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1 Michael Slon, Music Director season

2 Program Sponsorship and Advertising Seasonal or by Performance Season (current opportunities) Season (last year s final) THE THE SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA Michael Slon, Music Director SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, :30 PM & 7:30 PM Christmas at the Paramount Seasonal pieces and festive holiday favorites, including Daniel Pinkham s Christmas Cantata. Collaboration with local school/community choirs and ensembles. SPONSORED BY The Paramount Theater SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA Michael Slon, Music Director SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, :30 PM & 7:30 PM Christmas at the Paramount Benjamin Britten s Ceremony of Carols, Nigerian carol Betelehemu, Silver Bells, other holiday favorites Guest performances by the Albemarle High School Patriot Singers and the Burley Bearettes Young Women s Chorus SPONSORED BY SATURDAY, MARCH 14, :00 PM Together in Song A community sing-in to benefit a local charity (TBA) Schubert Mass in G and other works. $10 suggested donation. Additional donations gratefully accepted. First Presbyterian Church, Park Street SATURDAY, MARCH 1, PM Together in Song A ACEM Vivaldi s Gloria and Mozart s Ave Verum Corpus $10 suggested donation. Additional donations gratefully accepted First Presbyterian Church SATURDAY, APRIL 18 8:00 PM & SUNDAY, APRIL 19 3:30 PM Beethoven s Symphony #9 Members of the Oratorio Society with the Charlottesville Symphony and UVA University singers. Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center MONDAY, MARCH 17, :30 PM Alexander Nevsky Members of the Oratorio Society with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra & Roanoke Symphony Chorus Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre FRIDAY, JUNE 12, :30 PM Honegger s King David Arthur Honegger s symphonic psalm dramatically detailing the life of King David. Performed with a professional orchestra and soloists. SPONSORED BY Earl V. Dickinson Theater, Piedmont Virginia Community College FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: THE ORATORIO SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA P.O. BOX 5073 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA SEASON SPONSORS MEDIA SPONSORS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM FRIDAY, MAY 2, :30 PM & SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2 PM Candide The Oratorio Society s inaugural collaboration with Semi-staged concert performances of Leonard Bernstein s comedic and moving interpretation of Voltaire s classic satire The Paramount Theater FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: THE ORATORIO SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA P.O. BOX 5073 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA SEASON SPONSORS MEDIA SPONSORS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM

3 Summer 2014 Michael Slon Music Director Elisabeth Golden Executive Director BOARD OF DIRECTORS Amanda Williams President Dory Hulse Vice President Frank Maginnis Treasurer Marcia Strait Secretary Elaine Alpern Nancy Brockman Dorian Brown Joan Carrara Nancy Davis-Imhof Terry de Guzman Sandra Hodge Murray Hulse Marc Johnson Immediate Past President Kimberly Lauter Jane Colony Mills Donna Plasket David Poist Arthur Sherwood Frank Sherwood Donald Loach Music Director Emeritus Dear Friends, Would you like to reach over 3,000 area residents who love arts, culture and entertainment? Then I cordially invite you to support the Oratorio Society of Virginia by sponsoring or advertising with us for the season. Under the baton of Music Director Michael Slon, The Oratorio Society (TOSVA) has expanded its appreciative audiences and is now widely regarded as one of the preeminent community choruses in this region. Founded in 1966, the Oratorio Society is supported in a variety of wellknown area venues by those who enjoy fine music and patronize businesses and organizations that help sustain us through advertising and sponsorships. Last season, The Oratorio Society undertook several new, exciting initiatives to build partnerships and increase visibility in the area: The Burley Bearettes Young Women s Chorus and the Albemarle High School Patriot Singers joined us on stage at our Christmas at the Paramount performances; Singers from the Oratorio Society joined the Roanoke Symphony for their performance of Prokofiev s Alexander Nevsky in mid-march; TOSVA hosted a community sing-in of Vivaldi s Gloria and Mozart s Ave Verum Corpus as a benefit for PACEM, a nonprofit that works with the faith community of the greater Charlottesville area in providing temporary shelter, compassionate support, and access to services to individuals who are homeless; and For the first time ever, The Oratorio Society collaborated with Ash Lawn Opera at the Paramount to produce a semi-staged performance of Leonard Bernstein s Candide. The two May performances were enthusiastically received by near-capacity audiences. The success of these initiatives led TOSVA to plan a line-up of similarly exciting ventures for the season, to include: The Oratorio Society of Virginia PO Box 5073 Charlottesville, VA Phone Two performances of our traditional Christmas at the Paramount concert on December 20, featuring seasonal pieces with brass ensemble and Daniel Pinkham s Christmas Cantata performed in Charlottesville s historic Paramount Theater; Another community sing-in in March, to feature Schubert s Mass in G and to benefit another community organization (to be announced); A performance of Honegger s King David on June 12 at Piedmont Virginia Community College s Dickinson Theatre; and i i Dedicated to musical excellence, the Oratorio Society of Virginia enriches, inspires, and educates the community through regular performance of choral masterworks that express the best of the human spirit.

4 A collaborative performance with the Charlottesville Symphony of Beethoven s Ninth (Choral) Symphony, in celebration of the Symphony s 50 th year. With this exciting prospective season, we are hopeful that your organization will add its name to our list of sponsors and advertisers. Your sponsorship gift to the Oratorio Society which will include an ad in concert programs will help to enrich our community s cultural fabric while spotlighting your support of the arts to current and prospective customers throughout the region. A list of opportunities is included in this packet, and we would be happy to work with you to create a custom sponsorship to fit your budget and goals for exposure. A program advertisement, to the size and proportions you specify, will put your organization s name in front of an estimated 3,000 or more audience members in the coming season people who appreciate and patronize supporters of the arts in our area. Please join your fellow area businesses and organizations in sponsoring one or more Oratorio Society concerts or our entire season with your contribution or ad purchase, and help us continue to bring exceptional choral music to Charlottesville! Thank you in advance for your support, Elisabeth A. Golden Executive Director [email protected] Dedicated to musical excellence, the Oratorio Society of Virginia enriches, inspires, and educates the community through regular performance of choral masterworks that express the best of the human spirit. --

5 Background of the Oratorio Society of Virginia The longest-running non-profit community chorus in Charlottesville, the Oratorio Society of Virginia presents the genius and inspiration of the greatest composers in four or five professional-level, affordable choral and orchestral concerts each year. Since its first performance of Handel s Messiah in 1968, the Oratorio Society has performed many of the greatest choral works, including Bach s Mass in B Minor, Mendelssohn s Elijah, Rossini s Stabat Mater, and Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony along with lessfrequently performed compositions such as Duruflé s Requiem, Menotti s The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi; Barber s Prayers of Kierkegaard, and Rutter s The Reluctant Dragon. Over the past 45 years, the Society has provided a creative outlet for more than 1,500 Charlottesville-area citizens and numerous orchestral performers who accompany them, and has been the choral music performance choice for thousands of audience members. Music Director Michael Slon is known for consistently tak[ing] ensembles to the spiritual place within pieces, getting there through precision of musical execution. Maestro Slon s leadership of the 90-person chorus is attracting new and returning singers from past seasons and he is forming intriguing partnerships with other community arts groups. Our audiences have rewarded our performances with enthusiastic applause and supportive comments: GLORIOUS! Kudos all the way; best thing I ve seen this year Audience member, Candide, May 2014 What a wonderful treat for our community to have such a grand collaboration. Audience member, Candide, May 2014 After the concert I was so elevated, so inspired to just live and work, that such artistic vision is available to us. It was for me one of those higher moments never to be forgotten. Audience member, Gems of the Baroque, June 2013 Wow, what a great huge sound! I was just enthralled by such beauty! The concert was truly captivating. Audience member, Gems of the Baroque, June 2013 [Michael Slon] has artistic talent and gets so much subtlety from the chorus! Bravo! Love the music! Audience member, Christmas at the Paramount, December generous and altogether moving. Thank you (and your fine musicians and volunteers) for drawing together our community for an hour of wonders. former UVa president John Casteen, Christmas at the Paramount, December 2012 Of utmost importance to the Oratorio Society as we approach our 50 th year is engaging our community in our music, as singers and as audience. To achieve this, we are providing learning opportunities with lectures before each concert; promoting our work to organizations that have similar constituents; inviting students at UVa, PVCC, and local high schools to audition to sing with us; using social media to promote our auditions and concerts to younger audiences; and exploring working with the UVa Music Department s arts outreach program, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, UVa s Madison House, and local churches to bring more young community members to our performances. Dedicated to musical excellence, the Oratorio Society of Virginia enriches, inspires, and educates the community through regular performance of choral masterworks that express the best of the human spirit.

6 MICHAEL SLON, MUSIC DIRECTOR Sponsorship Opportunities Sponsor one concert, all three, or advertise in concert programs! Christmas Concerts - Paramount Theater Seasonal pieces including a Christmas Cantata. Together in Song Community Sing-In First Presbyterian Church of Charlottesville Schubert Mass in G and other works.* Honegger s King David Dickinson Theater PVCC December 20, 2014, 2:30 PM December 20, 2014, 7:30 PM March 14, 2015, 4:00 PM June 12, 2015, 7:30 PM Up to 2,000 attendees total Up to 600 attendees Up to 600 attendees $5,000 rents the Paramount Theater for one performance. $4,000 underwrites a year s worth of weekly chorus rehearsals at Charlottesville s Municipal Arts Center. $3,500 pays a brass quintet and harpist for the Christmas at the Paramount concerts. $3,000 hires eight violinists to accompany the chorus in one concert. $2,500 pays the Paramount Theater s Building Preservation Fund fee for two Paramount performances. $1,500 underwrites the costs of the March 14 community sing-in, meaning all revenue will benefit our chosen local charity (to be announced). $1,000 provides a vocal soloist for King David or two orchestra players for Christmas at the Paramount or King David. $500 subsidizes discounted tickets for 50 K-12 students who attend with a paying adult. Premium placement of a full-page black & white ad in three concert programs for one full year, plus special acknowledgment in programs 8 complimentary tickets to each concert (a great way to thank your customers for their patronage!) Special mention in all season press releases Business logo on printed materials for all concerts, including advertising, posters, programs Special acknowledgment and logo with link to your website on oratoriosociety.org Curtain introduction and chance to welcome audience Full page black and white ad plus special acknowledgment in sponsored concert program 6 complimentary tickets to sponsored concert Special mention in press release for sponsored concert Logo on printed materials for sponsored concert, including advertising and programs Special acknowledgment, logo with link to your website on oratoriosociety.org Half page black and white ad plus special acknowledgment in sponsored concert program 4 complimentary tickets to sponsored concert Special acknowledgment with link to your website on oratoriosociety.org Quarter page black and white coupon or ad plus special acknowledgment in sponsored concert program 2 complimentary tickets to sponsored concert Link to your website on oratoriosociety.org *Proceeds from this event will benefit a local community charity, to be announced. The above examples represent specific costs to produce Oratorio Society concerts. Please contact Beth Golden at or [email protected] if you are interested in customizing your sponsorship gift. The Oratorio Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Contributions may be tax-deductible; please consult your financial advisor. --

7 Company Potential Audience Reach Christmas at the Paramount -- December 20, 2014, 2:30 and 7:30 PM -- up to 2,000 attendees Together in Song Community Sing-In -- March 14, 2015, 4:00 PM -- up to 600 attendees Honegger s King David -- June 12, 2015, 7:30 PM -- up to 600 attendees Entire Season -- December 20, 2014 / March 14, 2015 / June 12, over 3,000 attendees! Program Book Advertising Contact Address City State Zip Phone Website address (For hotlink to your website on ) Please check the desired program option and ad size below. Please note: cover ads are automatically included in the full season -- all three program booklets! Back cover (full color) 5 w x 8 h $1,000 Full season Christmas 2014 Spring 2015 Inside front cover (full color) 5 w x 8 h $750 (3 programs) at Paramount March & June Inside back cover (full color) 5 w x 8 h $750 (2 programs) Full page (bw/grayscale) 5 w x 8 h $625 $325 $325 ½ page HORIZONTAL (bw/grayscale) 5"w x 4"h $350 ½ page VERTICAL (bw/grayscale) 2 ½"w x 8" $350 ¼ page HORIZONTAL (bw/grayscale) 5"w x 2"h $200 ¼ page VERTICAL (bw/grayscale) 2 ½"w x 4"h $200 Ad copy deadlines for each concert are as follows: Dec. 20 program -- Nov. 14 deadline March 14 program -- Feb. 13 deadline Method of Payment: Check enclosed payable to Oratorio Society of Virginia, a 501(c)(3) corporation June 12 program -- May 15 deadline Most of our advertisers use the same ad in all programs; please let us know if you intend to use different copy. I plan to use the same ad copy in all three programs. I plan to use different copy in the programs. Camera-ready ad should be sent to Kemper [email protected] cc: [email protected]. Credit Card No. _Exp / Security Code Signature Name on Card Please invoice me. Sponsor a Concert Please contact me with information about sponsoring a concert. Additional Contribution I would like to support the Oratorio Society of Virginia with a contribution of $. Your Signature Send completed form to: The Oratorio Society of Virginia PO Box 5073 Charlottesville, VA OR TO: [email protected] Oratorio Society of Virginia Contact Name Phone Date Contract Received Ad Copy Received Payment Received The Oratorio Society of Virginia PO Box 5073, Charlottesville, VA