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MAY 2015 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
From the Top Board of Directors Jeffrey F. Rayport, Chair • John L. Pattillo, Vice Chair & Treasurer • Stephen L. Symchych, Clerk • Kent Baum • Deborah Chipman •
Susan B. Cohen • David Feigenbaum • Corinne Ferguson • Jennifer Hurley-‐Wales • Beth S. Klarman • Elaine Lindley LeBuhn • Marie Pettibone Llewellyn • Gloria Rose • Stephen J. Shapiro • Gerald Slavet • Salwa Smith • Janet Whitla • Anthony Woodcock •
Francis O. Hunnewell, In Memoriam
FROM THE TOP GALA • May 2015 • Sponsorship Opportunities
Contact Kara O’Keefe at 617.437.0707 or [email protected] for more information.
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Event Overview The 11th From the Top Gala takes place on May 27, 2015 at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “The annual From the Top Gala is the most inspiring and entertaining event of the year! You really feel the magic of these young performers and come to appreciate the great opportunities that From the Top brings to their lives.” Eran Egozy, From the Top Overseer and Founder, Chief Technical Officer and VP of Engineering, Harmonix Music Systems
“Thank you for including me in your event last night. As you might imagine, my work is often challenged and there are moments when I wonder if it is all truly worthwhile. And then, I have an experience such as last night. Please know that at those moments when I am most in need of a reminder why I got into this business, I will think of your kids. Thank you for the many gifts you bring to public television and radio and, most importantly, the communities we serve.” Paula Kerger, President and CEO, PBS
ABOUT From the Top’s annual gala is the organization’s most anticipated event of the year, raising critical operating support for From the Top – an independent non-‐profit organization that celebrates the stories, talents, and character of our nation’s best young classically-‐trained musicians. Your sponsorship ensures that From the Top’s radio, video, education, and scholarship programs reach the largest possible audience, supporting and developing America’s next generation of arts leaders while also providing hope and inspiration to music lovers of all ages. From the Top’s gala leaves attendees uplifted, smiling, and shedding the occasional happy tear. Visit www.fromthetop.org/gala to learn more.
ATTENDEES Approximately 250-‐300 high-‐profile individuals, corporations, and institutional partners; including The Baupost Group, L.L.C; Bernstein Global Wealth Management; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts; Fish & Richardson P.C.; Gordon Brothers Group; Liberty Mutual; The Parthenon Group; U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management; and The Bostonian Group; among others. DETAILS The event features a cocktail reception, seated dinner, and live musical performances by the country’s finest classically-‐trained young musicians and Christopher O’Riley, renowned classical pianist and host of From the Top’s radio and television programs. Guests have the opportunity to meet and mingle with the performers during the evening.
FROM THE TOP GALA • May 2015 • Sponsorship Opportunities
Contact Kara O’Keefe at 617.437.0707 or [email protected] for more information.
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From the Top Gala Sponsorship Opportunities Presenter $50,000 ($47,500 is tax deductible) • Two tables of 10 tickets each with guaranteed preferred seating to gala • Top billing of name and logo on event website, multimedia at event, and event program • A private performance with a From the Top musician at a gathering of your choice • 25 tickets to an upcoming From the Top show in Boston, MA to share with friends, colleagues, or another charity you support Producer $25,000 ($23,750 is tax deductible) • One table of 10 tickets with guaranteed preferred seating to gala • Prominent display of name and logo on event website, multimedia, at event, and event program • A private performance with a From the Top musician at a gathering of your choice • 10 tickets to an upcoming From the Top show in Boston, MA to share with friends, family, or another charity you support Announcer $10,000 ($8,750 is tax deductible) • One table of 10 tickets with guaranteed preferred seating to gala • Name recognition on event website, multimedia at event, and event program From the Top Gala Individual Tickets $2,500 ($2,375 is tax deductible) • Single ticket to gala with guaranteed preferred seating $1,000 ($875 is tax deductible) • Single ticket to gala with guaranteed preferred seating $500 ($375 is tax deductible) • Single ticket to gala
Photo credits: Caitlin Cunningham
FROM THE TOP GALA • May 2015 • Sponsorship Opportunities
Contact Kara O’Keefe at 617.437.0707 or [email protected] for more information.
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From the Top’s Media Programs From the Top’s signature media program, From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley, is the most popular weekly one-‐hour classical music program on public radio, heard by more than 550,000 households in over 225 markets. Recorded before live audiences across the country, Each one-‐hour broadcast features five or six performances along with interviews, sketches, and games, revealing the heart and soul behind the talent of these extraordinary young musicians. From the Top at Carnegie Hall on PBS, produced in 2007 and 2008, takes viewers behind the scenes with rising young musicians and captures the excitement of their Carnegie Hall debuts. From the Top at Carnegie Hall received two Daytime Emmy Awards. Education and Outreach Every musician who appears on From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley receives intensive leadership training, exploring the communication and collaborative skills needed to bring music to new audiences. They then apply this training by creating and performing customized outreach activities in every community we visit. In Boston, From the Top recruits 30-‐45 young musicians each year to the Center for Development of Arts Leaders, the first center of its kind focused on developing and training Greater Boston’s young musicians as performers, teachers, and leaders, working with educational and service organizations to share the power of music. Scholarships Since 2005, From the Top and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation have awarded more than $2 million in scholarships to exceptional young musicians with financial need. In addition to performing on From the Top, recipients are awarded up to $10,000 to continue their musical studies.
About From the Top Now in its 15th season, Boston-‐based From the Top is America’s largest national platform dedicated to celebrating the stories, talents, and character of classically-‐trained young musicians. Through live events, NPR and YouTube broadcasts, scholarships, and leadership programs, From the Top empowers these extraordinary young people to engage and inspire music lovers of all ages. From the Top reaches more than one million people per year, through its radio show, YouTube videos, live concerts and events, and arts leadership programs.
From the Top’s musicians, ages 8–18, astonish audiences with their skill and talent. Their hard work, dedication, and passion make them role models for their peers. Yet, when they tell us about their lives outside of music, we are reminded that they are typical kids and teenagers, with normal worries and big dreams. In this winning combination we see a bright future, filled with the joy and hope that music offers to the world.