As a Music Academy donor you have the opportunity to expand the way you experience music.
Your investment in the Music Academy will support transformative educational opportunities for our Fellows through our full-scholarship training program – a commitment that provides free tuition, room, and meals to every Academy Fellow. Your generosity will also enrich the cultural landscape of the Santa Barbara community by supporting our annual Summer Festival of 210 extraordinary events, of which half are completely free to the public.
Please contact Director of Individual Giving and Donor Relations Janey Campbell to inquire about donor opportunities.
Donor Benefits
Listed below are the exciting benefits we extend to our valued annual fund donors, including exclusive orchestra rehearsal sit-ins, champagne pre-concert receptions, and private performances.
Festival of Friends
Donations $50 – $2,499
Academy Fan - $50+
Orchestra Member - $100+
Principal Chair - $250+
Principal Chair donor benefits include
- FanFare newsletter
- Program Book acknowledgement
- Music Academy-branded tote bag
Concertmaster - $500+
Concertmaster donor benefits include
- FanFare newsletter
- Program Book acknowledgement
- Music Academy-branded tote bag
- Invitation to an Academy Festival Orchestra closed rehearsal
Soloist - $1,000+
Soloist donor benefits include
- FanFare newsletter
- Program Book acknowledgement
- Music Academy-branded tote bag
- Invitation to an Academy Festival Orchestra closed rehearsal
- Invitation to Vocal Institute auditions
Conductor - $1,500+
Conductor donor benefits include
- FanFare newsletter
- Program Book acknowledgement
- Music Academy-branded tote bag
- Invitation to an Academy Festival Orchestra closed rehearsal
- Invitation to Vocal Institute auditions
- Invitation to Academy Festival Orchestra pre-concert champagne receptions
Council of Contributors
Donations $2,500+
Council - $2,500+
Council donor benefits include
- FanFare newsletter
- Program Book acknowledgement
- Music Academy-branded tote bag
- Invitation to an Academy Festival Orchestra closed rehearsal
- Invitation to Vocal Institute auditions
- Invitation to Academy Festival Orchestra pre-concert champagne receptions
- Priority ticketing and seating at all Academy performances in advance of the preceding Council level
- Personalized donor-concierge service by Academy administration
- Advanced garden reservations for picnic concerts
- Invitation to a Council-exclusive performance by a celebrated artist
- Priority studio matching preference in the Compeer Program
Premier Council - $3,500+
Premier Council donor benefits include
- FanFare newsletter
- Program Book acknowledgement
- Music Academy-branded tote bag
- Invitation to an Academy Festival Orchestra closed rehearsal
- Invitation to Vocal Institute auditions
- Invitation to Academy Festival Orchestra pre-concert champagne receptions
- Priority ticketing and seating at all Academy performances in advance of the preceding Council level
- Personalized donor-concierge service by Academy administration
- Advanced garden reservations for picnic concerts
- Invitation to a Council-exclusive performance by a celebrated artist
- Priority studio matching preference in the Compeer Program
- Invitation to the Premier Council recital
Luminary Patron - $5,000+
Luminary Patron donor benefits include
- FanFare newsletter
- Program Book acknowledgement
- Music Academy-branded tote bag
- Invitation to an Academy Festival Orchestra closed rehearsal
- Invitation to Vocal Institute auditions
- Invitation to Academy Festival Orchestra pre-concert champagne receptions
- Priority ticketing and seating at all Academy performances in advance of the preceding Council level
- Personalized donor-concierge service by Academy administration
- Advanced garden reservations for picnic concerts
- Invitation to a Council-exclusive performance by a celebrated artist
- Priority studio matching preference in the Compeer Program
- Invitation to the Premier Council recital
- Masterclass dedicated to you or an honoree of your choice
Scholarship Patron - $10,000+
Scholarship Patron donor benefits include
- FanFare newsletter
- Program Book acknowledgement
- Music Academy-branded tote bag
- Invitation to an Academy Festival Orchestra closed rehearsal
- Invitation to Vocal Institute auditions
- Invitation to Academy Festival Orchestra pre-concert champagne receptions
- Priority ticketing and seating at all Academy performances in advance of the preceding Council level
- Personalized donor-concierge service by Academy administration
- Advanced garden reservations for picnic concerts
- Invitation to a Council-exclusive performance by a celebrated artist
- Priority studio matching preference in the Compeer Program
- Invitation to the Premier Council recital
- Masterclass dedicated to you or an honoree of your choice
- Name a full scholarship and sponsor a fellow’s experience attending the Academy
- Summer Festival performance dedicated to you or an honoree of your choice
President’s Circle - $15,000+
President’s Circle donor benefits include
- FanFare newsletter
- Program Book acknowledgement
- Music Academy-branded tote bag
- Invitation to an Academy Festival Orchestra closed rehearsal
- Invitation to Vocal Institute auditions
- Invitation to Academy Festival Orchestra pre-concert champagne receptions
- Priority ticketing and seating at all Academy performances in advance of the preceding Council level
- Personalized donor-concierge service by Academy administration
- Advanced garden reservations for picnic concerts
- Invitation to a Council-exclusive performance by a celebrated artist
- Priority studio matching preference in the Compeer Program
- Invitation to the Premier Council recital
- Masterclass dedicated to you or an honoree of your choice
- Name a full scholarship and sponsor a fellow’s experience attending the Academy
- Summer Festival performance dedicated to you or an honoree of your choice
- Teaching artist sponsorship opportunities
- Invitation to attend in-home recitals hosted by the Music Academy President & CEO
- Invitation to sit onstage among the fellows during an orchestra rehearsal
Leadership Circle - $25,000+
Leadership Circle donor benefits include
- FanFare newsletter
- Program Book acknowledgement
- Music Academy-branded tote bag
- Invitation to an Academy Festival Orchestra closed rehearsal
- Invitation to Vocal Institute auditions
- Invitation to Academy Festival Orchestra pre-concert champagne receptions
- Priority ticketing and seating at all Academy performances in advance of the preceding Council level
- Personalized donor-concierge service by Academy administration
- Advanced garden reservations for picnic concerts
- Invitation to a Council-exclusive performance by a celebrated artist
- Priority studio matching preference in the Compeer Program
- Invitation to the Premier Council recital
- Masterclass dedicated to you or an honoree of your choice
- Name a full scholarship and sponsor a fellow’s experience attending the Academy
- Summer Festival performance dedicated to you or an honoree of your choice
- Teaching artist sponsorship opportunities
- Invitation to attend in-home recitals hosted by the Music Academy President & CEO
- Invitation to sit onstage among the fellows during an orchestra rehearsal
- Opportunity to sponsor a teaching artist, studio, or subscription series
- Reserved parking near Hahn Hall at all Music Academy events