Join fellow corporate and community leaders in sponsoring the North Carolina Symphony’s music education programs for students across North Carolina.
Sponsoring the Friends of Note event helps your business:
- Increase visibility among your peers
- Network with executives and community leaders
- Engage your employees and clients in community philanthropy
- Support innovative music education programs
Sponsorship Levels & Benefits
Presenting Sponsor | $50,000
- Thirty (30) tickets for the event
- Reserved seating
- Opportunity to make remarks at event
- Extra-large ad in digital statewide program books throughout the concert season with hyperlink
- Recognition in Salute to Sponsors materials throughout the concert season
- Invitation for two (2) guests to a separate VIP event
- Recognition on event video screens, signage, and program
- Logo on Friends of Note, Music Education, and Corporate Support pages with hyperlink
- Logo on Corporate Support page of NCS materials throughout the concert season
Signature Sponsor | $30,000
- Twenty (20) tickets for the event
- Reserved seating
- Verbal recognition from the podium
- Extra-large ad in digital statewide program books throughout the concert season with hyperlink
- Recognition in Salute to Sponsors materials through the concert season
- Invitation for two (2) guests to a separate VIP event
- Recognition on event video screens, signage, and program
- Logo on Friends of Note, Music Education, and Corporate Support pages with hyperlink
- Logo on Corporate Support page of NCS materials throughout the concert season
Founding Sponsor | $15,000
- Sixteen (16) tickets for the event
- Reserved seating
- Verbal recognition from the podium
- Large ad in digital statewide program books throughout the concert season with hyperlink
- Invitation for two (2) guests to a separate VIP event
- Recognition on event video screens, signage, and program
- Logo on Friends of Note, Music Education, and Corporate Support pages with hyperlink
- Logo on Corporate Support page of NCS materials throughout the concert season
Celebration Sponsor | $10,000
- Ten (10) tickets for the event
- Two (2) reserved cocktail tables
- Verbal recognition from the podium
- Medium-sized ad in six (6) months of digital statewide program books with hyperlink
- Invitation for two (2) guests to a separate VIP event
- Recognition on event video screens, signage, and program
- Logo on Friends of Note, Music Education, and Corporate Support pages with hyperlink
- Logo on Corporate Support page of NCS materials throughout the concert season
Ovation Sponsor | $5,000
- Eight (8) tickets for the event
- One (1) reserved cocktail table
- Verbal recognition from the podium
- Recognition on event video screens, signage, and program
- Logo on Friends of Note and Corporate Support pages with hyperlink
- Recognition on Music Education web page
- Logo on Corporate Support page of NCS materials throughout the concert season
Ensemble Sponsor | $2,500
- Four (4) tickets for the event
- Recognition on event video screens, signage, and program
- Recognition on Friends of Note and Music Education web pages
What does your sponsorship support?
228+
music education programs
performed by the Symphony anually
150,000+
children, teachers, and parents
served across the state
64%
of students participating
are from low to moderate income households
What do kids say?
Thanks to our 2026 sponsors!
Celebration Sponsors
Ovation Sponsors
Sandi M. A. Macdonald
and Henry J. Grzes
Ensemble Sponsor
Brighthouse Financial
Thanks to our 2026 sponsors!
Founding Sponsors
Rae H. and James C. Gulick
Celebration Sponsors
Catharine Biggs Arrowood
Joseph C. and Diane Bastian
Patty Briguglio
L.J. and Jennifer Brock
Mrs. Frances P. Rollins
Mrs. Darliene Sweeten Woolner
Ovation Sponsors
Don and Mary Haile
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Haines
DeLisa K. Alexander
Sandi M. A. Macdonald
and Henry J. Grzes
Ensemble Sponsors
George and Debbie Aiken
Chip Anderson and Judith LeGrand
Jason Austell
Barnhill Building Group
Stephanie and Wil Bass
Bass, Nixon & Kennedy, Inc.
Brighthouse Financial
Canopy Talent Solutions
Duke Energy
Excalibur Group, LLC
First Citizens Bank
Fox Rothschild LLP
Matthew and Deborah Haile
Kate and Jeff Hedges
Mr. Terry A. Henderson
Bill and Susan Hodges
Kane Realty
Jane Marr and the Vance Young Team at Intracoastal Realty
Maynard Nexsen
Margaret J. Millett
NACEO
OneDigital
Salas O’Brien
Smith Anderson
Sandy Sully
TowneBank
Triangle Chief Human Resources Officer Association (TCHROA)
Triangle Community Foundation
UNC Health
Kurt Woolner and Peggy Hall
Rosemary and Smedes York
Special thanks to in-kind sponsors
Angus Barn • Bailey’s Fine Jewelry • Carolina Hurricanes • Inslee Fariss • Fink’s Jewelers • Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines • Johnson Lexus of Raleigh • KLC Fine Art Conservation Framing & Restoration • Jeffrey W. Marquis, Sr. • North Carolina Museum of Art • Pinehurst Resort • PNC • Reliable Jewelry • Residence Inn Raleigh Downtown • The Umstead Hotel and Spa