La Jolla Music Society

WinterFest Gala 2024

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Special Events

WINTERFEST GALA 2024 IS SOLD OUT.

Please join us at The Conrad for a Valentine’s Day celebration of music and romance at the 2024 WinterFest Gala.

Guests will meet and mingle in The Wu Tsai QRT.yrd for a Champagne toast to our brilliant artists, followed by an elegant dinner and brief live auction before we enter The Baker-Baum Concert Hall for a concert by world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming, accompanied by our own Inon Barnatan. Finally, a post-concert dessert reception is the perfect way to conclude this day of love!

This special evening provides the primary funding for La Jolla Music Society’s Learning and Engagement programs, which reach nearly 11,000 school children and adults in multiple locations throughout San Diego County every year. As someone whose love of music began in early childhood, these programs are especially dear to my heart. Your attendance at the Gala helps us improve and expand these programs to include even more San Diego children. Your participation is so much appreciated!

You are invited to select the level of support that you prefer; charitable donors of $2,500 per person or $5,000 or more per household are also invited to a private Sponsor Party at my home on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

I hope you will join us in welcoming Renée Fleming to The Conrad for a Valentine’s night to remember!

With heartfelt thanks,

Mary Ellen Clark
WinterFest Gala Chair

DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ANGEL SPONSOR
Mary Ellen Clark

CHERUB SPONSOR
Debbie Turner

CUPID SPONSOR
Brenda Baker and Steve Baum
Raffaella Belanich
Eleanor and Ric Charlton
Jeanne Herberger
Bebe and Marvin Zigman

ARTISTIC SPONSORSHIP
Gary Gallagher and Marla Bingham
Eric Cohen and Bill Coltellaro
Don and Karen Cohn
Peter Cooper and Erik Matwijkow
Julie and Bert Cornelison
Ed and Martha Dennis
Silvija and Brian Devine
Jennifer and Kurt Eve
Monica Fimbres
Virginia Graham
Victor Magna and Ingrid Hibben
Elisa and Rick Jaime
Angel and Fred Kleinbub
Marilee and Peter Kovacs
Andy Nahas
Rick and Jeanne Norling
Peggy and Peter Preuss
Sylvia and Steve Ré
Don and Stacy Rosenberg
Sheryl and Bob Scarano
Marge and Neal Schmale
Stephen and Susan Schutz
Sue and Peter Wagener
Mary Walshok
Abby and Ray Weiss

HONORARY TICKET SPONSOR
Brad and Gigi Benter
Carolyn and Giovanni Bertussi
Mary Ann Beyster
Robert and Julie Cowan-Novak
Robert and Ann Dynes
Wain and Debby Fishburn
Mike and Sarah Garrison
John and Sue Major
Maureen Shiftan
Iris and Matthew Strauss
Lise Wilson and Steven Strauss

UNDERWRITER
Brenda Baker and Steve Baum
Jeanne Herberger
Erik Matwijkow and Peter Cooper
Edward and Anna Yeung

*Listing as of February 12, 2024

The Evening’s Festivities

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

4PM
Champagne Reception in The Wu Tsai QRT.yrd
5PM
Elegant Seated Dinner and Raise the Paddle in The JAI
8PM
Benefit Concert for LJMS’ Learning and Engagement Programs
Intermission Reception in The JAI
10PM
Dessert Reception & Dancing in The Wu Tsai QRT.yrd and The JAI

Black Tie Attire

For further information, please contact Special Events at Gala@TheConrad.org

**GALA IS SOLD OUT.

Gala Program

PART I

CAROLINE SHAW Aurora Borealis
FAURÉ Au bord de l’eau, Op. 8, No. 1
FAURÉ Les Berceaux
RAVEL Jeux d’eau
LISZT S’il Est Un Charmant Gazon
LISZT Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh
GRIEG Lauf der Welt
GRIEG Zur Rosenzeit, Op. 48, No. 5
KERN All the Things You Are

INTERMISSION

PART 2: Voices of Nature: The Anthropocene

DICKENS Pretty Bird
HANDEL Care Selve from Atalanta
NICO MUHLY Endless Space
CANTELOUBE Baïléro
MARIA SCHNEIDER Our Finch Feeder from Winter Morning Walks
BJÖRK All is Full of Love
RACHMANINOFF Spring Waters from Moments Musicaux, Op. 16, No. 4
HOWARD SHORE: Twilight and Shadow from The Lord of the Rings
KEVIN PUTS Evening
BURT BACHARACH/ What the World Needs Now
HAL DAVID

*song selections are subject to change

Gala Tables

$100,000 Angel Table Sponsor

Includes private meet and greet with Renée Fleming*
Ten gala tickets with superior performance and dinner seating
Invitation for ten to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
$97,2000 deductible

*Subject to artist availability

$50,000 Cherub Table Sponsor

Includes private meet and greet with Renée Fleming*
Ten gala tickets with superior performance and dinner seating
Invitation for six to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
$47,200 deductible

*Subject to artist availability

$25,000 Cupid Table Sponsor

Ten gala tickets with superior performance and dinner seating
Invitation for four tickets to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
$22,200 deductible

Artistic Sponsorship

$10,000 Sponsor Ticket for Two

Two gala ticket with premium performance and dinner seating
Invitation for two to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
$9,200 deductible

$5,000 Sponsor Tickets for Two

Two gala tickets with premium performance and dinner seating
Invitation for two to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
$4,200 deductible

$2,500 Sponsor Ticket for One

One gala ticket with premium performance and dinner seating
Invitation for one to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
$2,100 deductible

Honorary Tickets

$4,000 Honorary Tickets for Two

Two gala tickets at performance and dinner seating
Recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
Includes $1,000 support of education programs
$3,500 deductible

$2,000 Honorary Ticket for One

One gala ticket at performance and dinner seating
Recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
Includes $500 support of education programs
$1,750 deductible

Gala Tickets

$3,000 Gala Tickets for Two

Two gala tickets at performance and dinner seating
$2,500 deductible

$1,500 Gala Tickets for One

One gala ticket at performance and dinner seating
$1,250 deductible

Underwriting

Underwriting gifts are fully deductible and include sponsor recognition throughout the event. Supporters at or above $2,500 per individual or $5,000 per household will receive an exclusive invitation to the Gala Sponsor Party on Saturday, April 13, 2024.