Individual Giving

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Your gift will make a difference!

$100 provides shuttle buses to and from season concerts
$250 provides musicians for a school visit
$500 provides one year of youth orchestra activities for a student
$750 provides a symphony musician soloist for a season concert
$1,000 provides sheet music for one season concert
$2,500 supports one St. John’s Chamber concert

Any gift supports music in our community and is greatly appreciated!

Individual Donation Levels

All donation levels and benefits are valid for the 2018-2019 season only and are non-transferable. The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donations, less market value of benefits, are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Conductor Society : $5,000+

All the benefits of the Symphony level, plus…
- An invitation to a meal in a private home with the Music Director

Symphony : $2,500+

All the benefits of the Bravo level, plus…
- Sponsorship of a soloist

Bravo : $1,000+

All the benefits of the Encore level, plus…
- Invitation to lunch with FSO Leadership

Encore : $500+

All the benefits of the Concerto level, plus…
- Invitation to the VIP Season Announcement

Concerto : $250+

All the benefits of the Overture level, plus…
- Invitation to sit with the musicians during an open rehearsal

Overture : $100

Recognition in season program book, plus receive a Bring-a-Friend Voucher (one per-season)

Any gift supports music in our community and is greatly appreciated!

Donations must be received by August 31st, 2018 to be included in the 2018-2019 season program. Donations from advised funds are not eligible to receive any benefits of monetary value according to IRS rules.

Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at (888)830-4989. The license is not an endorsement by the state.

Featured Musician

Steve Skillman – Principal French Horn

Steve Skillman is the principal horn of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and the Long Bay Symphony in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He is also a frequent performer with the Wilmington Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Opera Carolina, and chamber groups throughout the region. He has appeared in shows in Myrtle Beach with Burt Bacharach, Barry Manilow, Johnny Mathis, and the late Ray Charles, as well as many touring Broadway productions. Mr. Skillman served as a teacher and administrator for thirty years in Brunswick County, North Carolina, and also taught horn at UNC Wilmington. He received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from East Carolina University, where he studied with James Parnell. Mr. Skillman is a former president of the Brunswick Arts Council, and is a recipient of the Award of Excellence from the North Carolina Bandmaster’s Association.

To Educate. To Entertain. To Inspire.

The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1956 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and is a professional, regional orchestra whose mission is to educate, entertain, and inspire the citizens of the Fayetteville, North Carolina region as the leading musical resource. Praised for its artistic excellence, the Symphony leads in the cultural and educational landscape for Fayetteville and the southeastern North Carolina region.

The Fayetteville Symphony typically performs 8 concerts during any given season performing both at Methodist University and Fayetteville State University. Partnerships with other agencies include collaborative performances with Cape Fear Regional Theatre, chamber concerts at St. John’s Episcopal Church, as well as the city’s annual Independence concert with fireworks. The Symphony brings music to the schools and the community by performing educational concerts, as well as having its own Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra, after school strings and summer music camps.