Chair Sponsorship
Chair Endowment
The Annual Chair Sponsorship joins orchestra members and patrons to create an even more exceptional concert and giving experience. Whether you have an affinity for a particular instrument or player, you will enjoy the personal connection when your name is associated with a musician’s chair for a whole season!
Create a gift of lasting support and cultural significance by a Marin Symphony musician’s Chair Endowment in your name! Established by the symphony’s Board of Directors, this fund provides an opportunity to honor musician and patron alike, and ensures the lasting legacy of one of Marin County’s greatest assets.
Chair Sponsor Benefits:
- Your name featured with your selected chair in the orchestra roster, website, and program book.
- First rights to renew sponsorship of your chair from the previous season.
- Entrance to VIP donor receptions. Take advantage of this delightful opportunity to mingle with fellow Symphony lovers and orchestra musicians!
- Invitations to special events throughout the year.
- Opportunities for sponsors and musicians to get to know each other. Many of our musicians also play a devoted role in the Symphony’s year-round efforts to engage Marin in schools, retirement communities, and public events through outreach and education programs.
The Marin Symphony expresses its profound gratitude to the following visionary individuals who have Endowed a Chair:
- Concertmaster’s Chair, presently honoring Ani Bukujian is now: The Catherine Munson Chair
- Principal Viola Chair, presently honoring Jenny Douglass, is now: The Elsie Rigney Carr Chair
- Principal Clarinet Chair, presently honoring Art Austin, is now: The Jack Bissinger & Robert Max Klein Chair
- Assistant Principal First Violin Chair, presently honoring Karen Sor, is now: The Schultz Family Chair in Honor of Niels Schultz
- Assistant Principal Viola Chair, presently honoring Elizabeth Prior, is now: The Constance Vandament Chair
Chair Sponsor Levels:
(for the current season, subject to availability)
- Section Chair – $2,000 & above
- Assistant Principal Chair – $3,500 & above
- Principal Chair – $5,000 & above
- Concertmaster – $15,000 & above
Chair Endowment Levels:
- Music Director – $1,250,000
- Youth Orchestra Conductor – $1,000,000
- Concertmaster – $200,000
- Guest Artist – $125,000 (one concert set)
- Principals and Assistant Concertmaster – $100,000
- Assistant Principal Players – $75,000
The Marin Symphony is committed to making your philanthropic wishes as easy as possible. You can set up a recurring gift, contributing in manageable installments – monthly, quarterly, or bi-annually.
Annual Chair Sponsorships and Chair Endowment opportunities exist independently from one another. If you are interested in participating in a Chair Naming opportunity, please contact Nuri Kye, Director of Development, at nuri@marinsymphony.org.