The Festival is like no other due to the variety of music it presents and its extraordinary location. We strive to make each season more vibrant, inspiring, informative and excellent than the last, in spite of rising costs. The Festival is a volunteer-driven family of music lovers; fostering community and connection.
Your support makes it possible for us to hire more than a hundred top-notch musicians each year, keep our skilled office staff, update our website, and remain in our Tent Concert Hall on the Mendocino Headlands. Ticket sales cover less than fifty percent of the Festival’s expenses.
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When reveling in live music at the Festival there is great joy and satisfaction in knowing that it couldn’t have happened without you.
How to Support
Donate online, send a check, or phone the office. No donation is too small. Many employers match donations; and some do so for retirees. In the process of donating online you can easily check to see whether yours does.
Sponsor a Concert
This is an opportunity to support a musician or a type of music you’re especially excited by. Your name is in the program and on signage. Prices range from $600 to $3,500. Ask us about specifics.
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Include the Festival in your estate planning, making it part of your legacy. As you plan for the eventual distribution of your estate, think of those rows of beaming concert goers, enjoying your gift.
If you’re older than seventy-two you may transfer funds annually from your traditional IRA. This can count as your Required Minimum Distribution.
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Each summer the Festival community hosts over one hundred musicians for up to two weeks; members of the Festival Orchestra, members of the Emerging Artists program, and concert soloists. Great friendships have been formed by this experience.
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Volunteers are at the heart of our production. Over two hundred people serve as door-captains, ushers, and concessions workers. Many more help out at fundraising events, serve on committees and the Board of Directors.
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