Do you LOVE this Symphony?
We Need Your Support to Keep this Symphony Playing!
How Can I Help?
Did you know it costs about $60,000 to put on an orchestral concert? Ticket sales only cover a 1/3 of the expenses.
There are so many unglamorous costs like security, pension plans and sheet music. However, without these vital pieces you would not experience the thrill of 40 musicians performing live onstage. Your annual symphony donation is vital to producing powerful, moving and exceptional live music experiences in our community. In celebration of our 30 th year milestone, we hope you will choose to donate and Keep Music Live! in our community.
Donors enjoy some great benefits and opportunities.
WAYS TO GIVE
MAKE IT MONTHLY
BY PHONE
Please Call the VIS Office at 250.754.0177
VIA E-TRANSFER
Send an e-transfer to info@vancouverislandsymphony.com
BY MAIL
Do not mail your donation at this time.
You can donate in person by dropping by the office or seeing us at a concert.”
BANG FOR YOUR BUCKS
Percussion Capital Campaign
Did you know that percussion musicians don’t necessarily own their own drums?
Unlike a flutist who performs with their own flute, percussionists cannot travel with all the instruments required to play a piece of music – that could be over 20 different instruments! It’s therefore up to the orchestra to provide them. For 30 years, the VIS has rented and carted dozens of percussion instruments for each concert at a cost of $5,000 each season. With eyes on the long-term financial benefits, we have a goal to purchase 2 Bass Drums & stands, a Xylophone, a Marimba, Cymbals, Tubular Bells, Gongs, a Glockenspiel, an electric Keyboard and Chimes. Help us purchase these integral instruments, the heartbeat of the orchestra. We want a percussion section of instruments to be proud of!
All supporters will be invited to a Percussion Party. Make an impact that everyone will feel at every concert.
MUSICAL CHAIRS
Legacy Gift
Do you have a favourite Musician or Instrument in the Symphony?
Play Musical Chairs with us!
Name your favourite seat onstage with a significant legacy gift of $4,000. Honour the memory of a friend or music-lover. Put your business or corporate name in lights. Show our orchestra and your community how much you love your Symphony. Legacy gifts like this can be made over multiple years, but benefit your symphony today.
- Specific Orchestra Seats cost $4,000 and can be paid over 4 years.
- Your selected seat will have your name in perpetuity.
- You’ll be invited to try out your seat at a rehearsal and meet the musician who sits there.
- A chair in your favourite section is still available.
- A tax receipt will be issued for your Musical Chair Gift.
NAMED CHAIRS
Concertmaster – Eveline O’Rourke Honourary Concertmaster’s Chair
Principal Viola – Betty St. Jean Memorial Chair
Principal Cello – Judy Fraser Memorial Chair
Principal Oboe – Dr. Marjorie S. Holmes Memorial Chair
Principal French Horn – Carl Saarinen Memorial Chair
Donor Benefits
Circle Levels
DREAM CIRCLE ($5,000+)
- 4 Complimentary tickets to any VIS 2025-2026 performance
- A private meeting or meal with the Artistic Director Cosette Justo Valdés
- Plus everything listed below
MAESTRA’S CIRCLE ($2,000+)
- An invitation to the Maestra’s Circle Party on February 7, 2026 hosted by Cosette Justo Valdés
- Sit onstage at a rehearsal of Majestic Mozart on March 12, 2026 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM followed
by coffee & tea with our musicians. - Plus everything listed below
CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE ($1,000+) or $84/month
- Insider information on the 3 Concertmaster candidates vying for the position this season
- An invitation to the Concertmaster’s Circle Party on December 7, 2025 hosted by Alana Lopez
- An invitation to 2 post-concert receptions with our musicians, including the Concertmaster
candidates and guests artists on October 18, 2025 and April 25, 2026 - Plus everything listed below
ENCORE CIRCLE ($600+) or $50/month
- An invitation to attend the 12:30 PM Education Concert of Baba Yaga & The Magic Gallery
with all the Grade 4 students in the district on January 20, 2026 - Plus everything listed below
BRAVO CIRCLE ($360+) or $30/month
- Your name listed as a supporter in a concert programme
- Plus everything listed below
APPLAUSE CIRCLE ($240+) or $20/month
- Our gratitude, thanks and praise for supporting the Symphony’s work for our community
- A tax receipt for your generous gift
Donations can be allocated to a fund of your choice: General Operations, Choir, Music Education Programs or New Music Commissions. The Vancouver Island Symphony is a registered charity (#11905 0813 RR0001) and will issue a tax receipt for donations of $20 or more.
