Q: What client entertainment opportunities will the Orchestra offer my company at our sponsored concerts?

A: The Orchestra’s robust performance schedule provides myriad opportunities for companies to enhance their client entertainment events. Benefits for corporate members include:

• Turn-key event planning, from pre-concert dinners to the concert’s final note
• Access to the Artists, including opportunities to meet and mingle with guest artists, conductors, and Orchestra musicians at private receptions
• Private backstage tours of our exclusive Kimmel Center facilities
• Premiere tickets for corporations and their special clients
• Priority seating & corporate box access during sponsored concerts
• Year-long access to private donor lounge before performances and during intermissions throughout the season (private cash bar and light refreshments)
• Discounts off the standard rates for tickets and event space rental fees in any of our six exclusive venues inside the Kimmel Center
• Advance invitations to special events with donors, Orchestra musicians, and Orchestra VIPs

Q: How would the Orchestra include my company in its marketing materials and promotions?

A: Aligning your brand with The Philadelphia Orchestra provides a unique opportunity for your products and services to be directly connected to excellence and artistry at the highest level. Your sponsorship can provide millions of impressions for your corporation and will be tailored to meet your marketing and philanthropic objectives.

Q: What demographics make up the Orchestra audiences?

A: SEASON PERFORMANCES
Age:                                                     
34% between 45 and 64 years old
62%  65+ years 
Income:
54% earn over $100,000
32% earn between $50,000 and $99,999
Profile:
50% male / 50% female
68% married
79% have children

EDUCATION CONCERTS
Age:
45% between 45 and 64 years old
24%  65+ years
Income:
45% earn over $100,000
26% earn between $50,000 and $99,999

COMMUNITY CONCERTS
Age:                                                     
44% between 45 and 64 years old
11%  65+ years             
Income:
25% earn over $100,000
38% earn between $50,000 and $99,999

Q: Where does the Orchestra perform?

A: At Home in Philadelphia

• 94 concerts - Verizon Hall
• 80 concerts – education and community partnership concerts throughout the Greater Philadelphia region
• 9 concerts - The Mann Center

     New York:

• 4-concert series - Carnegie Hall
• 2-week summer residency - Saratoga Performing Arts Center

    Colorado

• 10-concert residency - Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

    Around the World

•  3-week tours - past tours have included Asia, Europe, and South America

     Performances via Internet

• Global Concert Series: The Philadelphia Orchestra’s groundbreaking Global Concert Series transmits live concerts with interactive content to venues at select universities and colleges around the world via Internet2.  Live Orchestra performances from Verizon Hall are distributed in high definition and enhanced with close-up views of the conductor and musicians, entertaining and informative introductions and intermission features, and interviews with musicians, conductors, and guest artists.  Sponsorships offer companies the ability to communicate their messages in an artistic and emotionally charged environment directly to university communities across the country and around the world.
• Podchestra: Podcasts posted on the Orchestra’s website for online streaming or downloading feature interviews with Orchestra musicians, guest conductors, and soloists, as well as musical experts. 
• The Online Store: This resource offers archival and recent recordings released on commercial CDs and Digital Downloads of archival recordings, historical performances and recent Philadelphia Orchestra concerts. 

Q: What would my company’s night at the Orchestra be like?

A: On the night of your sponsored concert, a member of the Orchestra’s staff will meet you at your Corporate Box seats and welcome you to the concert. You will enjoy the world-class artistry of the Orchestra in your plush red velvet seats in the beautiful cello-shaped Verizon Hall, the first major concert hall to open in the 21st Century. By partnering with The Philadelphia Orchestra, business leaders can create one-of-a-kind events in six venue locations inside the Kimmel Center. Entertainment options include a pre-concert dinner or reception, an intermission reception, or a post-concert reception – each with opportunities to meet Orchestra musicians, guest artists, or the maestro.