Flood of Support Update

You may remember the generosity of Marc van Bree, who used his blog and other social networks to raise money for the Nashville Symphony's flood recovery. While Marc was unable to reach his (admittedly arbitrary) goal of $1,000 (one dollar for each of his Twitter followers), his efforts resulted in a much appreciated $235 for the NSO. This figure is particularly impressive, since Marc exclusively used his social networks to raise the funds.

Using social networks to aid in non-profit fundraising is becoming hot topic in our industry, and Marc's post mortem on the campaign is becoming fodder for bloggers around the country.

Marc, the Nashville Symphony is grateful for all of your hard work. Please feel free to experiment on us like this anytime!

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STOS Deals!

As promised, I have specific info on our August 14 Single Ticket On-Sale day (STOS) special offers. STOS is the first opportunity for non-season ticket holders to purchase tickets to the 10/11 season. In years past we've invited the public to purchase STOS tickets in-person at the Schermerhorn, but given our situation, we're going to hold the event exclusively online and over the phone this year.

$20 Tickets from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
So what's the big deal that day? From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 14, you can purchase special $20 tickets for most of our fall concerts! Choose from:

• Beethoven’s Ninth on September 10-11
• Michael McDonald on September 23-25
• David Sanborn with Joey DeFrancesco on October 10
• Gershwin "Here to Stay" on October 14-16
• Brahms Second Piano Concerto on October 21-23
  
• The Rite of Spring on November 4-6
• Jewel on November 11-13
• Beethoven and Schubert on November 18-20
• Home for the Holidays on December 10
  
• Handel’s Messiah on December 16-18

Bonus!
As a bonus, for every $100 you spend, you will receive $10 in credit to be used for future 10/11 season ticket purchases.

How to purchase
All 2010/11 season tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on August 14. Purchase them on our website, or over the phone at 615.687.6400. Remember, the $20 tickets are only available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CST on August 14 and are in limited quantity, so make sure you shop early.

Let us know if you have questions. Thanks!

-Jared

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Tickets On Sale Soon

Single Tickets for all 2010/11 events will be going on sale Saturday, August 14 at 10 a.m. There's going to be some really great deals available online and over the phone. I'll have more on this in the coming days, but wanted you to know as soon as I did.

-Jared

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