Sponsors

Participant Sponsors
Many donors choose to provide financial assistance in the form of fellowships to one or more participants in our summer study program. Sponsors are invited to special events to meet their sponsored participant(s), and often go on to forge strong bonds as they progress through the summer and beyond.

In 2009, 50 Participant Sponsors provided 66 fellowships. Levels of sponsorship for 2010 are:

           $5,000: tuition plus room, board and fees for one six-week participant
           $2,900: tuition for one six-week participant
           $1,650: tuition for one three-week participant

See our Fall 2009 newsletter article Beautiful Harmony: Student and Sponsors to read about Festival Trustee Pat Brown’s experience with sponsoring participants.

Bowdoin Virtuosi Sponsors
New for 2010, the Bowdoin Virtuosi program invites a select number of the most accomplished young artists worldwide – winners of major competitions and performers having important concert appearances – to perform with Bowdoin faculty and to participate as will benefit their artistic growth and careers in individually designed programs. All fees are paid for selected applicants.

            $5,500: all fees for one six-week Virtuoso participant
            $3,000: all fees for one 3-week Virtuoso participant

For information on the 2010 Bowdoin Virtuosi, click here.

Guest Artist Sponsors
Donors may choose to sponsor one of the Festival’s world-class guest artists. Past guest artists have included composer George Crumb; Glenn Dicterow, violin; Jaime Laredo, violin; Alberto Nosé, piano; Joshua Smith, flute; Michael Tree, viola; Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, cello; and Liang Wang, oboe. Sponsorship is $5,000.

Event, Concert, and Program Sponsors
There are many opportunities for sponsorship of the Festival’s events, including the annual Dine On gala benefit auction and concerts in the Festival’s three main series - Monday Sonatas, UpBeat!, and Festival Fridays. In addition, patrons may choose to sponsor program notes or specific Festival programs including the instrumental, composition, and woodwind programs.

Endowed Scholarships
The Festival has several endowed funds that provide annual scholarships to Festival participants who require financial assistance. These funds include:

Dr. Louis Bachrach Award – support for one or more participants in strings.
Award in Memory of David & Celia Kaplan – support for one or more violinists.
Adele Moskovitz Award – support for one or more participants in strings.
Hugh & Norma Phelps Award – support for one or more participants.
Marcia Speinson Trust Awards – support for two or more participants.
Robert A. Watson, Jr. Awards – support for two or more participants in piano.

Other Scholarships
The Festival receives various funding through foundations and individuals that provide scholarships to Festival participants who require financial assistance.
Scholarships for the 2010 season include:

ASCAP Foundation Young Composer Fellowship – support for one participant in composition.
Irving Caesar Trust – support for up to three participants.
Sphinx Competition Award – support for one Sphinx Competition semifinalist.
Sam L. Cohen Foundation – support for two participants and one intern residing in Maine.
Simmons Foundation – support for one participant residing in Maine.
John and Joan D'Addario Foundation – support for one participant in guitar.
Paul J. Lynskey Piano Scholarship – support for one participant in piano (See our Fall 2009 Newsletter article A Local Patron's Legacy to read about this scholarship).
Dr. Louis Bachrach Scholarship – support for one participant in violin.
Michael Rabin Travel Fund – travel funding for one student from abroad.

For inquiries and more information regarding any sponsorship opportunities, please contact Peter Simmons.

For information on business opportunities, please visit the Business Sponsors page.