Support the Festival
The Southeastern Piano Festival is largely supported through generous contributions from donors like you.
Your support allows the USC School of Music to continue bringing the Piano Festival to the community of Columbia.
Many Southeastern Piano Festival concerts are sold-out affairs. Ensure that you have a seat at the next outstanding concert by making a contribution to the Festival at the Patron Sponsor level or above.
We are grateful for your loyal support over the years as the Festival would not be possible without you. Thank you for helping us keep the music playing!
We now offer a range of sponsorship opportunities. Here are our most popular levels of giving:
PATRON SPONSOR ($500)
Sponsor provides critically needed funding to support the ongoing efforts of the Festival (unlimited available)
Benefits:
• Name listed in program booklet
• 2 reserved seats/tickets to each evening concert
• Invite to VIP Donor Reception during Festival
In addition, donors at this level will be invited to an exclusive music salon in March.
INSTITUTE PARTICIPANT SPONSOR ($1,000)
Sponsor provides scholarship support for one USC Institute participant (18 available)
Benefits:
• Name listed in program booklet
• 2 reserved seats/tickets to each evening concert
• Invite to VIP Donor Reception during Festival
• Opportunity to meet your Institute scholarship recipient
• Post-festival thank-you video highlighting sponsored student’s experience
In addition, donors at this level will receive an invitation to an exclusive music salon in March.
SUSTAINING SPONSOR ($2,500)
Sponsor provides critically needed funding to support the ongoing efforts of the Festival (2 available)
Benefits:
• Name listed in program booklet
• 2 reserved seats/tickets to each evening concert
• Invite to VIP Donor Reception during Festival
• Website recognition with logo/name
• Verbal recognition at final Festival concert
• Social media recognition
In addition, donors at this level will be invited to an exclusive music salon in March.
GUEST ARTIST SPONSOR ($5,000 – $10,000)
Sponsor provides funding to produce a Guest Artist Concert during the Festival (3 available at $5,000, and
1 available at $10,000)
Benefits:
• “Guest Artist Concert sponsored by [Name]”
• Logo/Name on all concert marketing materials
• Logo/Name in program booklet
• Verbal recognition at guest artist’s concert
• 4 reserved seats/tickets to Guest Artist’s concert
• 2 reserved seats/tickets to all other evening concerts
• Full-page ad ($10,000 level only)
• Half-page ad ($5,000 level)
• Recognition in digital concert slides
• Private meet-and-greet opportunity with guest artist
• Invite to VIP Donor Reception during Festival
• Social media recognition
• Website recognition
In addition, donors at this level will be invited to an exclusive music salon in March.
For more information and to see additional sponsorship opportunity levels, click here.
PLEASE NOTE: $300 is the fair market value of 2 reserved seats for the 6 evening concerts, and this portion is not tax-deductible.
PLEASE NOTE: Reserved seats will be held until 10 minutes prior to the start of each concert. All unclaimed seats will be released at that time.
Make a Contribution
Make your contribution online, or send a check—made payable to Southeastern Piano Festival—to the USC School of Music, Attn: Caroline Earp, 813 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29208.
For more information, please contact Caroline Earp, Executive Director.
PLEASE NOTE: $300 is the fair market value of 2 reserved seats for the 6 evening concerts and this portion is not tax deductible.
Thank you for helping us keep the music playing!
