Your Donation Makes the Music!

Thank you for your consideration and for all YOU do to make our community a better place to live!​

Volunteer Opportunities


  • Welcome and assist guests attending the BSO concerts by distributing programs, helping with seating, and answering questions.

  • Tasks may include stuffing programs with inserts, selling tickets, staffing the Will Call table, selling merchandise and concessions.

  • Assist with administrative tasks that may include mailings, filing and archiving, picking up printed documents, distributing posters around town, or data entry.

  • Represent the BSO at fundraising and constituent events such as Watermark Arts Festival, Bemidji Pride Festival, Bemidji Brewing Pint Nights, donor appreciation events, musician appreciation luncheon, and yearly BSO fundraising events. Tasks typically include assisting with planning an event, soliciting silent auction items, greeting guests as they arrive, decorating for an event, etc.

Do you have any special skills that you think may be useful? Let us know, we may have an opportunity for you!

Contact

BSO Endowment Fund

The BSO also recieves donations for long-term stability with an endowment fund at Northwest Minnesota Foundation. If you would like to discuss major giving or estate planning with a BSO representative, call 218-444-7914 or email bso@bemidjisymphony.org. Donate directly to the fund here.

NW MN Foundation

Sponsor a Musician

Levels
​Section Musician - $300 or more
Principal Musician - $500 or more
Concertmaster - $1000 or more
Music Director - $2000 or more

Three years ago, the majority of our musicians were volunteers. Now, while many continue to volunteer their time for rehearsals, we are able to pay musicians a small stipend to help offset concert-related costs like travel and instrument maintenance. Musician stipends make up 20-25% of our yearly expenses. Support of the BSO is support of the local community members who dedicate their time and energy to providing high-quality musical entertainment. Know a BSO musician personally? You can sponsor them or we can select a musician for your business to sponsor.

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Sustain & Save!

When you commit to a monthly donation of $25 or more, we will apply a $25 discount to your season ticket package. Similarly, donations of $50 or more will receive a $50 discount, while $75 or more will receive a $75 discount, and $100 or more will receive a $100 discount. 

Supporting the BSO as a sustaining donor makes giving to the BSO easy and convenient for you and it allows the BSO to manage and plan its offerings more effectively. Talk about win-win!

Sustain & Save

Individual Giving

Over 33% of our income last year came as a result of donations from generous individual supporters! Because of these donations, the BSO is able to invite guest artists of international stature to perform with the Orchestra, allowing us to take some artistic risks and pursue the vision of bringing great music to the community.

Individual Giving Levels
Consider a gift to the BSO at one of the levels below and we will list your name in our concert program under the level you select:

  • Solo: $25 or more

  • Duet: $75 or more

  • Trio: $150 or more

  • Quartet: $300 or more

  • Quintet: $500 or more

  • Ensemble: $750 or more

  • Section: $1000 or more

  • Orchestra: $2,000 or more


    Gift by Mail:
    Bemidji Symphony Orchestra
    PO Box 3136, Bemidji, MN 56619

    Donor-Advised Fund & Qualified Charitable Distribution
    make payable to Bemidji Symphony Orchestra Tax ID number: 39-2017074
    PO Box 3136, Bemidji, MN 56619

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Corporate Giving

Support of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra is more than just a donation- it's an investment in our community. A thriving arts scene makes our region more vibrant, our schools more enriched, and attracts and retains newcomers. The businesses that back the BSO play a vital role in the vitality of our organization.

The BSO offers customizable packages and experiences to fit a company's brand and goals. From complimentary tickets, to advertising, or a booth for exposure at a concert, we strive to collaborate with corporate partners to create shared value and meet your interests.

To back the BSO and find out how your business can play a part, please contact Katey Lutz at bso@bemidjisymphony.org or download our Corporate Partnership Brochure.

Corporate Brochure

Thank you to our sponsors.

  • A poster for Watermark Art Center with sections for seeing art, making art, and buying art. It includes images of a ceramic sculpture, a young girl working on an art project, and a jewelry necklace. The poster provides details about art galleries, classes, camps, and a gift shop, along with location and contact information.
  • A logo for Amity Graphics featuring the company name in cursive script and three small colored circles (red, blue, yellow) above the letter 'i' in 'Amity'.
  • Logo with a green triangular shape and text reading 'Bemdpi I Endowment I For I Tomorrow' and 'Area Arts'
  • Beltrami Electric Cooperative Inc. logo with tagline 'Your Touchstone Energy Cooperative' and colorful figures holding hands.
  • A collage of seven photos featuring staff members at Lueken's Village Foods, displaying baked goods, staff smiling, and group photos inside and outside the store.
  • A light green background with a quote by Maya Angelou at the top, an abstract green pear graphic in the center, and black and green text promoting a graphic design business called Creative Pear. The text includes a website and designer credits.
  • Deerwood Bank logo featuring a red deer silhouette on the left and the text 'Deerwood Bank' with 'Est. 1910' on the right.
  • Logo of the Region 2 Arts Council, featuring abstract geometric designs and the text 'Region 2 Arts Council' in orange and maroon colors.
  • Graphic design poster with abstract geometric shapes in green, blue, yellow, and white, promoting classical music for stress relief and inspiration.
  • Logo for the George W. Neilson Foundation with a graphic of houses tilted on a hillside.
  • Paul Bunyan Communications logo with blue background and white text, powered by GigaZone.
  • A newspaper titled 'Weekend' with a photo of a woman and an amusement park ride on the front page, a tablet with text about Brown D. Area's history since 1896, a sign offering home delivery sign-up with a phone number, and the logo and website for Bemidji Pioneer on a wooden surface.
  • Graphic alert for a security bank in the USA, with a green and white color scheme, and the text 'Banking Down To A Fine Art'.
  • Jewelry advertisement featuring diamond earrings, two necklaces with musical note pendants, and a large diamond, with the text "A gift for every rhythm of your life" on a black background with red and white sparkles.
  • A collage of photos showing various scenes at a community event in northern Minnesota, including a concert, radio broadcasting, people at a festival, and interviews with workers and festival attendees.
  • Poster for Harmony Food Co-op in Bemidji, Minnesota, featuring images of the store's exterior, produce section, and staff, along with contact information and social media icons.
  • Close-up of a piano keyboard with overlay text 'Banking in a Major Key' and a logo for First National Bank Bemidji, along with sponsorship information.
See a full list of Sponsors & Donors