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Our next concert:

Masters of the Craft

Fri, March 9, 2012
7:30 p.m.

Greenville Technical College Auditorium

Support Us!

The Greenville Concert Band is a non-profit organization that relies on contributions from members, arts organizations, area businesses, and the general public. Contributions from these people and organizations enable the band to pay its Music Director a modest salary, purchase music and equipment (for example, music stands and special percussion equipment), and pay storage and transportation fees.

We have provided concert band music to the citizens of Greenville County since our organization was founded in 1972. The band is composed of volunteer musicians of all ages.

Our Arts For a Lifetime series has won support from the Greenville Metropolitan Arts Council in recent years, allowing us to combine with a middle or high school band and engage a "headliner" soloist to perform a gala spring concert. The purpose of "Arts For a Lifetime" is to create a memorable experience for students so they will be more likely to participate in community arts activities during their post-school years.

Most of our concerts are presented at no charge; some have a small admission fee. We are a 501 (c) (3) organization (IRS Employer Identification Number 57-0734043 ). We are members of the Association of Concert Bands and the Greenville Metropolitan Arts Council.

Donations of all sizes are appreciated!

If you would like to help support the Greenville Concert Band, please send your tax-deductible contribution to:

Greenville Concert Band
P.O. Box 6984
Greenville, SC 29606

Reasons for Supporting the Greenville Concert Band

• Funding small groups may well serve many more people in the aggregate than would occur per dollar spent supporting the large and otherwise well-funded organizations. To "serve" means supporting the local producers of art and the patrons they attract. There is a multiplier effect here: the members of many small groups work for themselves and for their sponsors to attract new members and audiences (or other patrons).
  
• The sponsor can claim "ownership" for the many and varied products of the small groups, thus achieving a wider presence in Greenville.
  
• In the aggregate, many small groups involve more participants than large groups, so in this sense sponsor dollars invested in many small groups touch many lives in a personal way. Large groups deliver entertainment to large crowds, but that is not the same kind of personal touch that comes from individual participation.
  
• Supporting many small groups yields a more widespread creative effort. The many small group participants become creators and producers of art, rather than consumers. Recall the despair often voiced about our consumer-oriented society; those who produce a product or deliver a service bring essentials to society and the economy. Consumers are certainly necessary; producers are in shorter supply. Furthermore, active producers inject more life into the community than passive consumers.
  
• Dollars invested in small groups also stimulate ownership in the community. Participation always motivates the actor to buy into the message and the activity. That sense of ownership also extends to the community, and ownership in a community is basic for its growth and vitality.
  
• Small groups are best positioned to meet the specific needs of special groups, such as youth, ethnic, racial, and handicapped. Large organizations offer just one thing that is, necessarily, a "one size fits all" approach. They can advertise to everyone, but that doesn't mean their product appeals equally to all people. A wide variety of small groups means a wide variety of offerings and thus an increased likelihood that persons with special needs or interests will find in the variety something of interest.

Thank you!