Save the Date:
Monday, March 16, 2020
Join us for the “best gala in Boston!”
This festive evening celebrates Longy’s innovative programs, exceptional faculty, and extraordinary Conservatory students alongside special guest artists.
Longy’s Gala Celebration
Longy's Gala Celebration
FEATURING SISTEMA SIDE-BY-SIDE
Concert-Only Tickets
Tickets for Entire Evening
For more information, contact Hannah Grube at 617-831-1771 or hgrube@longy.edu
About Sistema Side-by-Side
Longy’s Sistema Side-by-Side Program grew out of a generous gift from Garth and Lindsay Greimann in 2013. Since then, the program has grown from 35, to over 110 young musicians! By attending Longy’s Gala each year, you can help us ensure the continued success of this life-changing program. Here’s to the next eight years of Sistema Side-by-Side!
Previous Years at the Gala
2018 Gala
We honored conductor Thomas Wilkins with the Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society. Please enjoy the video on his remarks!
2019 Gala
Timothy Chooi is First Prize Winner of the 2018 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Hannover, Germany, as well as 1st Prize Winner of the Schadt Violin Competition in the United States of America. He had already made a name for himself as an awarded of numerous prizes, among them the Michael Hill Violin Competition in New Zealand, Montreal Symphony ManuLife Competition, and this summer, the ‘Prix Yves Paternot’ of the Verbier Festival Academy as ‘Most Outstanding Young Musician,’ earning him his debut as a solo artist in the upcoming season at the Vebier Festival. Chooi has performed worldwide with renowned orchestras, among them the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Malaysian Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the NDR Philharmonie.
JOIN US!
2020 Sponsors
2020 Gala Honorary Chair
Gene D. Dahmen
2020 Gala Committee
If you are interested in joining Longy’s Gala Committee, please contact Hannah Grube at hgrube@longy.edu
Jamie Bernstein
Mary-Catherine Deibel
Tim Jacoby
Mary Jane Kornacki
Bonny Lamb
William Manley
Anne Miller
Patricia Ostrander
Don Schroeder
Gala Chairs Emeritus
Alex Attia
Sandra and David Bakalar
Amy and Joshua Boger
Bonny Lamb
Gates McFadden
Lia and William Poorvu
Andrée Robert
Don Schroeder
Denis Sheahan
Robert Straus
J. David Wimberly
Gala Advertiser Partners
2019 Corporate Sponsors
90+ Cellars
Cambridge Trust Company
The Charles Hotel
Compass
Currier, Lane, & Young
Foley & Lardner LLP
The Harvard Coop
Irving House at Harvard
Nubar – Sheraton Commander
S+H Construction
The Senné Company
Trinity Property Management
Webster Bank
2019 Gala Advertisers/Partners
Alden & Harlow
Benedetto
Bonny Lamb at Compass
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Brattle Square Florists
Brookhaven at Lexington
Cambridge Landscape Company
Dickson Bros. Hardware Co.
Flagship Press, Inc.
Friends of Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters
Gail Roberts Real Estate
Giulia
Gnomon Copy
Hannaford & Dumas
Hong Kong Restaurant
Jean Brooks Landscapes
Johnson String Instrument
Joie de Vivre
Mix-It
Montrose Spa
Mount Auburn Hospital
Newbury Court Retirement Community
Nirvana: The Taste of India
Samet & Company
Sea-Dar Construction
Shell Oil Company
M. Steinert & Sons
Trademark Tours
Thomas G. Gallagher, Inc.
Gala Sponsorship Benefits
SEASON SPONSORSHIP ($25,000)
- Opportunity to speak during the Gala Dinner
- 24 reserved VIP seats (two tables of 12 or three tables of 8) for the Gala concert, pre-concert reception, and dinner
- Prominent placement of your logo, with a link to your website, on Longy’s Sistema Side-by-Side and Gala websites
- Dedicated marquee displayed during every Side-by-Side performance this season
- Mutually agreed-upon additional benefits customized to meet your needs
- All Maestro-level benefits (below)
MAESTRO SPONSORSHIP ($10,000)
- 12 reserved VIP seats for the Gala concert, pre-concert reception, and dinner
- Press release to major media outlets and press coverage throughout the year recognizing your sponsorship
- Your logo on a Gala T-shirt worn onstage by 100+ young, aspiring musicians during the Gala
- All Concertmaster-level benefits (below)
CONCERTMASTER SPONSORSHIP ($6,000)
- Eight reserved VIP seats for the Gala concert, pre-concert reception, and dinner
- Invitation to a Sistema Side-by-Side Rehearsal at Longy’s Edward M. Pickman Hall
- All Principal-level benefits (below)
PRINCIPAL SPONSORSHIP ($3,000)
- Four reserved VIP seats for the Gala concert, pre-concert reception, and dinner
- Complimentary parking at the Gala
- Full-page color ad in Gala program book and a full-page ad in other concert programs throughout the year, as available
- Your logo and name listed in all publicity and marketing material, including print and digital media. Print and web pieces include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Event program given to approximately 500 Gala attendees
- On-site brand integration
- Pre-concert slideshows for more than 60 concerts
- Monthly “Longy Beat” email blasts to 20,000+ households
- Marquee outside of Edward M. Pickman Hall, which welcomes more than 18,000 guests annually