THREE CHOIRS SPONSORS
2010 will be the 283rd recorded Three Choirs Festival meeting, a massive achievement bearing in mind the constantly changing economic & artistic climate of the last 300 years! Classical Choral Music has gone from being the fêted musical format of the early 20th century in the time of Elgar and Vaughan Williams to relative obscurity in the minds of the British public 40 years later, and then back again with the emergence of Classic FM and the popularity of "Last Choir Standing". But through it all, the importance of perpetuating the ethos of excellence in live performance and continuing the British choral tradition of large-scale choruses performing breathtaking oratorios has shone through!
Our mission is simple:
1. Secure the future of live performance
2. Preserve the British Choral tradition
3. Maintain standards of excellence in performance
Your contribution makes a real difference to our ability to fulfil our aims.
Ticket sales cover just over 50% of our expenditure, so your support and sponsorship are vital. Thank you!
Please contact our Development Manager, Debbie Liggins on deborah.liggins@3choirs.org or 01452 529819 to discuss remaining sponsorship opportunities.
FOR INDIVIDUALS
Private Patronage
Concert donors will be given up to 10 top-price complimentary tickets depending upon the level of their donation, a listing in our programme book and public credit at the concert if desired.
Syndicate Giving
The "Chairman's Circle" offers a vehicle for individuals who feel they would like to support the Festival at a higher level, but wish to join with 19 others to form a syndicate. Membership is secured by pledging a single donation of £1000 which will bring the following benefits:
• Two top-priced tickets for the concert (or equivalent discount on Stewardship tickets)
• Pre-concert private reception in the Sponsors' marquee
• Listing in a Chairman's Circle display in the Three Choirs Festival programme book
• Private dinner after the concert
Gift Aid: For every £1 you donate, Three Choirs will receive an additional 28p through the Gift Aid Scheme. Higher rate tax payers will get additional benefits.
FOR BUSINESS
In these incredibly challenging times, businesses still need to secure good relationships with their clients and with other organizations. What better way to network and develop this than to relax and enjoy the excellent, intelligent, live atmosphere of a concert and to take advantage of our private hospitality which is thoughtful and can be catered to your requirements.
Below we list the full extent of our remaining sponsorship opportunities, from £1,000 to Title Sponsorship, though all contributions are gratefully received and individual concerts can be shared between any number of companies.
We can offer your business the following benefits
o An exhilarating, live, memorable experience for clients & staff
o World-class musicians & artists and an association with excellence
o The opportunity to meet the artists
o Magnificent venues - Hereford Cathedral, Leominster Priory, Tewkesbury Abbey
o Private hospitality facilities
Title Sponsorship - £50,000 per year
We offer a rolling 3 year or a 1 year Gloucester package; "The Gloucester Three Choirs Festival in association with ....." The company will have product & brand promotion opportunities and will feature on all our publicity, from the booking form (March 2010) and website, to the marketing campaign around Gloucester in the lead up to the Festival including street banners, banners around the cathedral and inclusion on the TV relay screens in the cathedral every night. We will provide a marquee to entertain guests and up to 10 complimentary top price tickets for each cathedral concert with the ability to reserve additional seats according to requirement.
Additional benefits:
• Letter from your Chief Executive and a free colour full-page advert in a prime location in our Festival Programme
• Advertising via our TV relay system throughout the cathedral
• Verbal acknowledgement of a sponsor's support at the start of each concert
• Extensive publicity in the event of us securing a media sponsor.
Sponsorship of an individual concert (£1,000 - £20,000)
We offer the following benefits:
o Product & brand promotion opportunities including publicity in our booking form (March 2010), programme book (Aug 2010) & website
o Complimentary tickets, depending upon the level of sponsorship
o Verbal acknowledgement at the start of the performance
o TV relay credit on the night of the concert in the Cathedral
o Banner display (to be provided by the sponsor) on the day of the concert.
o Complimentary half page advert in main programme book.
RECENT SPONSORSHIP & DONATIONS (2007-2009)
Arts Council England
Gloucester City Council
Gloucestershire County Council
Hereford City Council
Herefordshire Council
Leominster Town Council
Worcester City Council
Worcestershire County Council
Three Choirs Festival Society
Friends of Hereford Three Choirs Festival
Friends of Gloucester Three Choirs Festival
Friends of Worcester Three Choirs Festival
Friends of Hereford Cathedral
Friends of Herefordshire Museums & Arts
Anja Potze Jewellers
Ballard Dale Syree Watson
Barclays Bank plc
The Cotswold Collection
Cryoservice Ltd
Ecclesiastical Insurance Group plc
Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Co Ltd
Guise Jones Sawyer
Harrison Clark
Kendal Wadley Chartered Accountants
Lincoln Financial Group
Peplow Jewellers
Renishaw plc
Royal Bank of Scotland
Severn House Publishers
Trading Edge Worldwide
Treago Wine
Worcester, Bosch Group
CHK Charitable Trust
The DG Albright Charitable Trust
Miss JB Albright's Grimley Charity
The Angus Allnatt Foundation
Amy Griffin Memorial Trust
Baron Davenport's Charity
Beckett Bulmer Fund
The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust
CHK Trust
Frank Clarke-Whitfeld Trust
The Dent-Brocklehurst Trust
The Elmley Foundation
The Ernest Cook Trust
The Evans Bequest
The Finzi Trust
The Grimmitt Trust
The Helena Oldacre Trust
The Idlewild Trust
The Lynn Foundation
The Mercers' Charitable Foundation
The Messenger Bequest
Misses Barrie Charitble Trust
The Perry Family Charitable Trust
Philharmonia Trust
The RD Turner Charitable Trust
The Rowlands Trust
The RVW Trust
S&D Lloyd Charity
William A Cadbury Trust
