Market your Business & Become a Cultural Arts Leader

An impressive list of successful businesses supports the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. Corporate sponsorship is integral to bringing the highest caliber of artists to the Festival stages each year. Partnerships between business leaders and the arts community bring about enhanced cultural offerings and promote economic well-being.

It is the Festival’s goal to provide sponsorship packages that will help elevate its supporters in the eyes of the community. Marketing of sponsors is a high priority, and the Festival has structured its packages to support those needs.

Listed below are sponsorship options, complete with benefit packages. Please contact Natalie Bruno, Development Officer, at 248.559.2097 or bruno@greatlakeschambermusic.com to discuss any of the following options.

• Company name and logo used on all printed advertising materials
• Company name and logo used on the front cover and inside of the subscription brochures (20,000 planned)
• Company name and logo used on the cover of the Festival’s 5,000 program books
• Company name and logo used on top of each of the 15 program pages in the Festival’s program book
• Company name and logo used on each of the posters (500 printed in 2006) prepared for the event and hung in local businesses in each of the Festival’s venue cities
• A drop-sheet color advertisement for your company inserted into each of the 20,000 subscription brochures
• One full-page, four-color advertisement (inside or outside back cover) in the Festival program book
• A sign indicating your company’s participation displayed prominently at the entrance to each of the Festival concert sites
• Company logo printed on the front of each Festival ticket
• Recognition from the stage at each Festival performance
• The language "Presented by (your company)" used near the words "Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival" on any radio advertisements lasting longer than 15 seconds purchased by the Festival
• The language "Presented by (your company)" used near the words "Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival" on any print advertisements purchased by the Festival
• A private performance for your guests at one of the Festival locations, presented on a mutually agreed-upon date by an artist or artists associated with the Festival
• 100 complimentary tickets to the Festival's concerts and an additional 10 tickets to the Opening Night Concert
• An invitation for 10 guests to a post-concert reception with Festival artists
• A complimentary table (8 guests) at the Festival's annual fundraising event (held in April each year)
• The opportunity for a company executive to speak at the Festival’s annual fundraising event or on one of the Saturday night concerts
• Four complimentary tickets to any Festival Benefactor event
• The words "sponsored by your company" used on each of the approximately 30 press releases sent annually by the Festival to a mailing list of 120 media targets
• A link to your company’s website via your company’s logo on the Festival website.
• Recognition as a Lead Sponsor in each of the Email correspondences to the Festival's estimated 1000 constituents with email addresses
• Recognition as a Lead Sponsor in all Festival donor lists and at all events

• Company name and logo used on all printed advertising materials
• Company name and logo used on the front cover and inside of the subscription brochures (20,000 planned)
• Company name and logo used on bottom of each of the 15 program pages in the Festival’s program book (5,000)
• Company name and logo used on each of the posters (500 printed in 2006) prepared for the event and hung in local businesses in each of the Festival’s venue cities
• One full-page, four-color advertisement in the Festival program book distributed at each performance
• A sign indicating your company’s participation displayed prominently at the entrance to each of the Festival concert sites
• Company logo printed on the front of each Festival ticket
• Recognition from the stage at each subscription performance
• 50 complimentary tickets to the Festival's concerts and 10 additional complimentary tickets to the Festival's Opening Night Concert
• An invitation to a post-concert event with Festival artists
• A complimentary table (8 guests) at the Festival's annual fundraising event (held in April each year)
• Two complimentary tickets to any Festival benefactor event
• The words "sponsored by (your company)" used on each of the approximately 30 press releases sent annually by the Festival to a mailing list of 120 media targets
• A link to your company’s website via your company’s logo on the Festival website
• Recognition as a Major Sponsor in each of the Email correspondences to the Festival's estimated 1000 constitutents with email addresses
• Recognition as a Major Sponsor in all Festival donor lists and at all events

• Company name and logo used on the front cover and inside of the subscription brochures (20,000 planned)
• Company logo used to announce sponsorship on the Saturday night program page in each of the 5,000 Festival program books
• Company name and logo used on each of the posters (500 printed in 2006) prepared for the event and hung in local businesses in each of the Festival’s venue cities
• One full-page, black & white advertisement in each of the Festival’s program books
• A sign indicating your company’s sponsorship displayed prominently at the entrance to the Saturday night concert
• Company logo printed on the front of the sponsored Saturday night tickets
• Recognition from the stage at the sponsored concert
• 10 complimentary tickets to each sponsored concert and 10 complimentary tickets to the Festival's Opening Night Concert
• An invitation to a post-concert event with Festival artists
• A complimentary table (8 guests) at the Festival's annual fundraising event (held in April each year)
• Two complimentary tickets to any Festival benefactor event
• A link to your company’s website via your company’s logo on the Festival website
• Recognition as a Saturday Night Concert Sponsor in each of the Email correspondences to the Festival's estimated 1000 constituents with email addresses
• Recognition as a Saturday Night Concert Sponsor in all Festival donor lists

• Company listed as a sponsor on the program page in each of the 5,000 Festival program books
• Company name and logo used on the inside of the subscription brochures for the sponsored concert (20,000 planned)
Company name and logo used on each of the posters (500 printed in 2006) prepared for the event and hung in local businesses in each of the Festival's venue cities
• Company listed as a sponsor on the program page for the sponsored concert in each of the 5,000 Festival program books
• One full-page, black & white advertisement in each of the Festival’s program books
• Company logo printed on the front of the sponsored concert tickets
• Recognition from the stage at each of the sponsored concerts
• An invitation to a post-concert event with the performing artists
• 10 complimentary tickets to each sponsored concert and 10 complimentary tickets to the Festival's Opening Night Concert
• Recognition as a Sponsor in all Festival donor lists

• Company identified as the event’s sponsor, including logo display on the invitation;
• Company identified as the event’s sponsor, including logo display on the 200 printed program books for the event
• Company identified as the event’s sponsor, including logo display on all correspondence before the event. Listing on all correspondence is dependent on the date of the sponsorship commitment
• Signage for your company at the event itself
• The opportunity for a representative from your company to speak at the Festival Gala
• The opportunity to display your company products (including auction items) at the Festival Gala
• A full-page black & white advertisement for your company in the Festival program book (a $950 value)
• A complimentary table (8 guests) at the evening’s event (a $1600 value)
• A placard on each sponsored table, announcing the name and logo of the table’s sponsor
• Company identified as the event’s sponsor in each of the approximately 20 press releases sent to nearly 50 media outlets advertising the event
• Recognition in all appropriate Festival donor lists
• 10 complimentary tickets to the Festival’s Opening Night Concert

• Company identified as a table sponsor, including logo display on the invitation
• A complimentary table (8 guests) at the evening’s event (a $1600 value)
• Company identified as a table sponsor, including logo display on the 200 printed program books for the event
• A placard on each sponsored table, announcing the name and logo of the table’s sponsor
• A thank you for your table sponsorship announced from the stage at the gala
• A 1/2 page advertisement in the Festival season program book
• 10 complimentary tickets to the Festival’s Opening Night Concert