SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2025
You are warmly invited to join Music Director Chad Goodman and special guest artists as we celebrate the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s seventy-sixth anniversary.
This year’s Gala features a special ensemble performing timeless tunes in a loving tribute from the ESO to the community that has been our home and inspiration for seventy-six extraordinary seasons.
Purchase tickets and tables, register to bid for unique auction items, or donate using our new Gala Portal
5:00 PM Cocktails and Hors D’Oeuvres
6:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Performance
Choice of Entrees
Chicken Prosecco
Sauteed chicken breast with sun-dried tomatoes and basil-prosecco sauce
Stuffed Eggplant (Vegan)
with tomatoes, parsley, basil, garlic and onion in marinara sauce
The Shed at OTTO, Carpentersville
Cocktail of Formal Attire
Festival Flair Encouraged
PLATINUM BENEFACTOR TABLE
$10,000
Tax Deductibility after Value of Benefits: $8,794
• Front premier seating for eight (8) guests at the gala
• Opportunity for ESO musician guest seated at your table
• Name/logo recognition across event materials as lead benefactor of the evening
• Opportunity to give a block of 20 complimentary tickets to an ESO concert to another organization the donor supports
• Private access for up to twelve (12) guests to attend a closed ESO rehearsal
GOLD BENEFACTOR TABLE
$5,000
Tax Deductibility after Value of Benefits: $3,794
• Premier seating for eight (8) guests at the gala
• Opportunity for ESO musician guest seated at your table
• Name/logo recognition across event materials as gold benefactor of the evening
• Opportunity to give a block of 10 complimentary tickets to an ESO concert to another organization the donor supports
• Private access for up to eight (8) guests to attend a closed ESO rehearsal
PREMIUM SINGLE TICKET
$400
Tax Deductibility after Value of Benefits: $272
• Reserved priority seating for the gala
• Private access for two (2) guests to attend a closed ESO rehearsal
• Recognition in printed event materials
SINGLE TICKET
$200
Tax Deductibility after Value of Benefits: $49
• Reserved seating for the gala
• Recognition in printed event materials

