Every Gift Matters
Our goal is to be the most accessible orchestra in the country and we need your help. By making a donation now, you can help keep our ticket prices low so that people from all walks of life can enjoy our concerts. Your donation also helps us to take the music out of the concert hall and into the community, reaching children and families across the region.
Every donation is tax-deductible and acknowledged at every opportunity.
Become a Chair Donor
From $1,500 per year
Our musicians are the beating heart of Orchestra Wellington, devoting countless hours to providing music that motivates and inspires.
We invite you to support the music and the orchestra you love while getting to know your favourite player at the same time. Through our Chair Donor program, you can honour their talent, artistry, and life-long commitment to music.
Involvement in Orchestra Wellingtons Chair Donor program is often far more than building relationships between donors and musicians - it fosters a genuine, reciprocal transfer of knowledge, experience and learning for all involved.
Joining the Chair Donor program enables you to:
Develop a relationship with a musician of your choice.
Watch and enjoy the musical career of your musician – many of our players are involved in other projects alongside Orchestra Wellington
Gain a deeper insight into the world of your musician.
Enjoy relaxed social occasions with your musician, other Chair Donors and the Orchestra Wellington family.
Receive recognition in Orchestra Wellington concert programs and the Orchestra Wellington website.
Becoming a Chair Donor is easy
Select a player you'd like to support.
Involve your friends. Together you can become a Chair Donor by forming a syndicate. This helps make adopting more affordable.
Contact us. We’re here to help with your Chair Donor support and organise your first meeting with your musician.
Join the Music Director's Club
$2,500 individual per year/$3,500 couple per year
Join this select community of generous donors, with the opportunity to both support your orchestra and build a personal relationship with our engaging and inspiring Music Director, Marc Taddei.
Benefits:
You will receive invitations to exclusive events and receptions
Invitations to exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ rehearsals and events
An exclusive Music Directors Club dinner with Marc Taddei
Support acknowledged in concert programmes and season brochure
Leave a Legacy
Give an extraordinary gift
Thank you for considering making a bequest to Orchestra Wellington. We are thrilled and delighted that we play a part in your own personal musical life.
Including a gift in your will to Orchestra Wellington – however large or small - is a powerful way to leave a lasting and meaningful legacy. By doing so, you will have an impact on the cultural life of our city and region for decades to come.
If you wish your planned gift to Orchestra Wellington to be used for a specific purpose, we strongly encourage with you to have a chat to us, to ensure that your gift can put to its intended use for generations to come. All details of your bequest will be held in confidence.
I’ve decided to leave a gift to Orchestra Wellington. What do I need to tell my solicitor?
Thank you very much for your generous support. If you have decided to leave a gift to Orchestra Wellington, the words you will need to add to your will are:
“I leave a gift to The Orchestra Wellington Foundation Trust Board, 35 Victoria Street, Level 3, Wellington 6011, Charity registration number CC23685”
By making a notified bequest, you can be certain the Orchestra Wellington Foundation will be a grateful beneficiary. It will ensure you continue to enjoy your association with the orchestra during your lifetime, and the orchestra will continue to honour and remember you after you've gone.
Visit our frequently asked questions page to learn more about the process of leaving a bequest.
Become a Member of the Orchestra Wellington Foundation Legacy Circle
If you choose to leave a gift in your will to Orchestra Wellington, no matter what size or type, we’d like to welcome you as a new member of our Orchestra Wellington Foundation Legacy Circle.
The Legacy Circle acknowledges the wonderful generosity of those who have left a gift to Orchestra Wellington in their wills. This extraordinary commitment is recognised in concert programmes and on our website. Alternatively, should you prefer, we can acknowledge your contribution anonymously.
As a member of the Orchestra Wellington Foundation Legacy Circle, you will be invited to become closer to the orchestra and our players through special events and opportunities across the season.
Click here to read more bequests and becoming part of our Legacy Circle.
Contact us
If you would like to talk to us about how you can support your orchestra please contact Kerry-Anne Gilberd, Partnership Manger, at kerryanne@orchestrawellington.co.nz or phone (04) 801 7810.