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    A Note From Our Board President

    It has been a close call these past three years. For us, it was so hard not to play and listen together. Still, Sage City Symphony survived the pandemic and is back with our unique programs of great works, new commissions, players of all ages and backgrounds, and the inspiration that has always marked our organization. 

    What is even more remarkable this year, we achieved two notable landmarks: the 50th anniversary of the Symphony and the 30th anniversary of our Music Director, Michael Finckel. Celebrating these occasions with exciting live concerts, the hall filled with our friends and families, is pure joy. Thank you for being part of our musical lives, whether you are just meeting Sage or have been attending for 50 years!

    We have thrived all these years because you support us with your presence, your enthusiasm, and your gifts. As you probably know, our concerts are always free and our budget modest. Most of our costs are securing music, printing programs, a stipend for our amazing Music Director, and covering some mileage costs so our musicians can play regardless of their finances. 

    Sage City Symphony is a vital part of our community and region. We hope you will show your support and appreciation with a gift now, so orchestral concerts continue to be a part of our lives! We ask first for support of our annual costs, and on this anniversary year, we ask that you consider an additional amount to honor our 50 years past and 50 years to come!  Please click the Donate button, or mail a check payable to Sage City Symphony to PO Box 547, Shaftsbury, VT 05262. 

    And please join our celebration on May 21, with the concert at 4:00 pm in Greenwall Auditorium at Bennington College, followed by a light reception. 

     Celia Murray, Board President



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    THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

    Sage City Symphony is a registered federal non-profit organization in the State of Vermont that relies entirely on generous donations, gifts in kind, grants, and volunteer services from individuals, local foundations, businesses, and sponsors. 
    CONCERTS ARE ALWAYS FREE and OPEN TO ALL.

    To make a secure, tax-deductible financial contribution, please DONATE here,
    or contact us for information on donations, sponsorships, planned giving, volunteering, or
    other ways you can support Sage City Symphony with your time, talent, and/or treasure. 

    Institutional Support  

    Bennington College graciously donates rehearsal and performance space, shares their percussion instruments and pianos, and encourages students to participate as players. We thank the faculty and staff of the College for their support.  

    We thank Mount Anthony Union High School for allowing use of performance space and percussion equipment for some concerts.   
      

    Grants and Gifts  

    Maurice Sendak Foundation Inc.   
    The Fund for North Bennington   
    National Endowment for the Humanities   
    Vermont Arts Council   
    Vermont Community Foundation   
    Village of North Bennington

     

    Information for Grants and Sponsors

    The following documents are available for download for use by grant writers or others wishing to have the information on this web site in a local document.

    About Us, Mission Statement (Microsoft Word)  
    Conductor's Biography (Microsoft Word)  
    Works performed in last 10 years

    Sponsors

    Sage City Symphony is grateful to the following businesses, institutions, and individuals for their sponsorship. We encourage you to thank them for their support by, in turn, supporting them. 

    Barr, Sternberg, Moss, Lawrence, Silver, Saltonstall & Fenster, P.C.  
    Berkshire Bank  
    Board of Sage City Symphony  
    Karl Brosch and Ralph Thomas  
    Jack Dawkins  
    The Fitzgerald Family Foundation  
    Friends of Sage City Symphony  
    Catherine Hall-Schor in memory of my husband Joe Schor  
    Heidi Soons  
    Madison Brewing Company  
    E.P. Mahar and Sons Funeral Home  
    Sponsorship in Memory of Lou Calabro, Sage City Symphony's first Music Director, for the March 20, 2011 Youth Concert  
    Merchants Bank 
    Maxine Newman  
    Pangaea  
    People's United Bank (div. of M&T Bank) 
    Prime Lending of Bennington VT  
    Ann and Peter Seidman  
    Southwestern Vermont Health Care   
    State Farm Insurance (James Thibodeau)  
    Stewarts' Shops  
    TD Bank, Bennington  
    Sarah Tenney  
    Teru Simon  
    Vermont Country Store

    Business Partners

    Sage City Symphony is grateful to the following businesses for their contributions. Please thank them for their support by, in turn, supporting them. 

    Arlington Animal Hospital   
    Bank of Bennington (M&T Bank) 
    B.P.O. Elks #567   
    Bennington Bookshop  
    Bennington Museum 
    Clark Art institute  
    Clear Brook Farm  
    Fiddlehead at Four Corners    
    Green Mountain Tile  
    Hawkins House, Inc.  
    Macintosh Woodworks  
    McNeilly’s Greenhouse & Florist    
    Mt. Anthony Country Club  
    Matthew Neely, APMA  
    Prospect Mountain Ski Area  
    The Publyk House   
    The Richards Group   
    Robert Ware Attorney at Law 
    Segel Violins 
    Shea Family Funeral Homes 
    Sonny's Blue Benn Diner The Vermont Country Store   
    Thyme Tables Catering  
    True Love Farm  
    Tunnel City Coffee  
    Valley Artisans Market  
    Vermont Confectionery  
    Wassick Tire Service

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