Membership Circles and Benefits

Join Music@Menlo! By making a gift now, you deepen your connection to the music, the artists, and the Music@Menlo community during the festival and throughout the year while helping us advance the unique aspects of Music@Menlo that you treasure most.

Enjoy behind-the-scenes access, VIP ticketing, premium seating upgrades, and intimate events with artists while helping us advance activities that are at the core of our mission:

• Presenting live chamber music performances of the highest artistic quality
• Shaping the future of the art form by mentoring and training the next generation of musicians
• Offering extensive opportunities for audience engagement with the music and artists at free, open-access events

Donate online using our secure online donation form, or donate by check, payable to Music@Menlo-Menlo School. Please send to:
  Music@Menlo
  50 Valparaiso Avenue
  Atherton, CA 94027

Performers Circle

Enjoy behind-the-scenes access, discounts, and being the first to receive festival news.

Paganini ($100–$249)
Get your brochure early and have the opportunity to reserve your tickets in advance of the general public, helping you obtain better seats in our reserved-seating venues and tickets to concerts that sell out quickly. You’ll be among the first to receive the latest festival news, and your support will be acknowledged in the festival program book.

Joachim ($250–$499)
Receive a discount of 10% on your purchase of festival merchandise, including festival artists’ and Music@Menlo LIVE CDs, books, and apparel.

Caruso ($500–$999)
Join the Artistic Directors for an exclusive daytime conversation during the festival—a wonderful opportunity to ask questions and learn what happens behind the scenes.

Composers Circle

Enjoy VIP ticketing services, premium seating upgrades, and special events with artists.

Bach ($1,000–$2,499)
Receive VIP ticket services,* including free ticket exchanges, discounted handling fees, and priority ticketing. With this valuable benefit, your ticket order will be filled first, based on your level of giving, providing you with access to the best seats in our reserved-seating venues. Enjoy chamber music up close and connect with festival friends at a special invitation-only performance during the year.

Haydn ($2,500–$4,999)
Join a handful of other members and Music@Menlo’s Artistic Directors during the festival for lunch and a special recital hosted by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation featuring participants in the Chamber Music Institute. Enjoy two premium seating upgrades** for ticketed festival events.

Mozart ($5,000–$9,999)
Take part in a festive evening of music, food, and conversation with the Artistic Directors, artists, and friends at a concert and party during the year. Enjoy a total of four premium seating upgrades** at ticketed festival events and a concert dedication acknowledging your support.

Beethoven ($10,000–$24,999)
Get to know the artists while enjoying the festival’s unique camaraderie at an exclusive post-concert dinner party. Enjoy a total of eight premium seating upgrades** for ticketed festival events and a season dedication in concert-hall signage and the festival program book.

Patrons Circle

Enjoy live music in the intimacy of a living-room setting—an unparalleled way to further explore the festival’s music and get to know the Music@Menlo artists.

Esterhazy ($25,000–$49,999)
Join us for the Patrons Circle Season Announcement Celebration—a private in-home party and concert when the theme and programming for the 2011 festival will be unveiled for the first time. Enjoy a total of twelve premium seating upgrades** for ticketed festival events.

Carnegie ($50,000–$99,999)
Enhance your enjoyment of chamber music year-round with customized benefits and recognition tailored to meet your interests. Enjoy a total of sixteen premium seating upgrades** for ticketed festival events.

Medici ($100,000+)
Host a private concert in your home and experience a unique opportunity to share your love of chamber music with artists and your closest friends.

In addition to the benefits at your membership level, you will receive the benefits associated with all previous levels.

*VIP ticket orders will be filled before those of Subscribers and the general public according to level of giving. For concerts in reserved-seating venues, seats will be assigned on a best-available basis at the time your order is filled.

**Use your upgrades to reserve premium seats for the performance(s) of your choosing. Please make an advance reservation for your seating upgrades by May 7. For concerts in reserved-seating venues, premium seats will be assigned before all other ticket orders. You must purchase a regular ticket for each upgrade you wish to reserve.

SPECIAL THANKS

Music@Menlo is made possible by a leadership grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Additional support is provided by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Koret Foundation Funds, and the many individuals and organizations that share the festival’s vision.