Ways To Support
Orchestra 2001 is a 501c3 nonprofit.
100% of your tax-deductible gift supports events that safely connect musicians and audiences!
Need music for an event, podcast or special project? Learn how Orchestra 2001's musicians and composers can work with you.
Email us to get started.
Find CD Recordings, including many works by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Crumb.
Annual donations of $250 or more qualify for Sounding Board membership.
The Sounding Board welcomes musicians, composers, audience members, community partners, advisors and donors. It aims to increase Orchestra 2001’s public engagement, assisting with the planning of events, and making connections with others who share a passion for the classical music of our time. Sounding Board members receive free concert tickets and special invitations to private events with guest artists or composers.
Photo credit: Erika Dohi, pianist
Sponsor a concert and receive exclusive opportunities to reach diverse audiences with your brand. Contact Adam Lesnick for information about sponsorship benefits.
Make a significant contribution by naming an instrument chair in honor of a friend, colleague or loved one. While the principal cello, clarinet, flute, and oboe chairs have been named, other opportunities are available. Contact Adam Lesnick for more information.
Include Orchestra 2001 in your estate plans. Contact Adam Lesnick for more information.
Thank you for making a difference!
MAJOR FUNDERS
since 2021:
$200,000 and Above:
Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
William Penn Foundation
$75,000-$99,900:
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
$50,000–$74,999:
PNC Arts Alive
$25,000–$49,999:
League of American Orchestras Futures Fund
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Philadelphia Funder Collaborative for the Semiquincentennial
Presser Foundation
$15,000–$24,999:
Steven R. Gerber Trust
Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia
National Endowment for the Arts
PECO Powering the Arts
$10,000–$14,999:
Barra Foundation
Copland Foundation
$5,000–$9,999:
Amphion Foundation
Connelly Foundation
New Music USA
In-Kind Contributions:
9th Street Market Association
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
Cunningham Pianos
Delaware River Waterfront Corporation
Reading Terminal Market
SEPTA
Curtis Institute of Music
Drexel University
Temple University
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Pennsylvania
JOIN OUR BOARD
Orchestra 2001 seeks dynamic new board members as it completes the most exciting transition in its three-decade history and begins a Strategic Planning process to chart its future. We are especially seeking board members with skills in finance, fundraising, event planning, legal issues, marketing, and public relations, but all areas of expertise are welcomed.
BOARD EXPECTATIONS
• Shape the mission and vision
• Engage in strategic planning and policy decisions
• Select, evaluate, develop, and support Executive Director, Artistic Leadership, Staff, and Board
• Ensure adequate financial resources
• Provide expertise and access for organizational needs
• Build the organization’s reputation and recognition
If you would like to be considered for membership on Orchestra 2001’s Board of Directors, please submit a resume and one-page letter expressing your interest and qualifications to:
alesnick(at)orchestra2001.org
Please use: "Orchestra 2001 Board – [Name]" in the header of the e-mail. Orchestra 2001 requests that all contacts be submitted electronically.
INTERNSHIP
Orchestra 2001 offers internship opportunities to assist administrative staff in operations, tailored to the skills of the individual and the immediate needs of the Orchestra 2001. Internships are unpaid, but provide a small fixed expense stipend. If you have an interest in applying for an internship please call 267-687-6243 and leave us a message, or email info@orchestra2001.org.
VOLUNTEER
Orchestra 2001 occasionally needs help from volunteers for events in the Philadelphia area such as concerts, mailings and benefits. Volunteer duties vary widely and may include distributing posters, mailing letters, or handing out programs at a concert. If you have an interest in volunteering with us, please call 267-687-6243 and leave us a message, or contact info@orchestra2001.org.
ADVERTISE
You can simultaneously promote your business and support new music by purchasing a program ad! Orchestra 2001's next printed concert program for "Birth of the Cool" will put your message in the hands of approximately 200 people! The submission deadline for next concert program is March 22, 2023.
Submit your ad online: https://forms.gle/cW1SBweUMLRksbdZ7
or download a pdf form to fill out and submit via email to info@orchestra2001.org.
Contact Alice with questions regarding the purchase of a program Ad!
WORK WITH US
Are you thinking about incorporating live music into an event?
Or perhaps you are looking for some original music to introduce a podcast?
Orchestra 2001 has created performances for the Barnes Foundation, Bartram's Garden, and Schuylkill Banks Park, to name a few. The ensemble is well versed in adapting performances for outdoor or indoor venues, and can curate a highly customized program through our diverse network of musicians and composers. Please reach out to us with questions!
Feel free to bring us your boldest ideas, because we like a challenge. Email Adam Lesnick, alesnick(at)orchestra2001.org.
Orchestra 2001 performing INUKSUIT, by environmentalist/composer John Luther Adams at Bartram's Garden, April 23, 2017.
Photo: Sharon Torello