Symphony Ball 2023
Saturday, June 10
A single note strikes, casting a captivating spell. Did you hear it?
Your support of Symphony Ball shares the magical and powerful gift of music with Minneapolis and the broader community.
Step in and Experience The Magic with the Minnesota Orchestra at Symphony Ball 2023. You never know what surprises might be up our sleeve!
Evening Schedule
5:00PM - Dinner guest arrival, cocktail reception and silent auction
Hilton Third Floor
6:30PM - Dinner and Live Auction
Hilton Ballroom
8:20PM - Guests move to Orchestra Hall Auditorium
Partier guest arrival at Orchestra Hall
9:00PM - Concert featuring the Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by Sarah Hicks
Orchestra Hall
9:45PM After-Party: Enjoy light fare, an interactive starlight gallery and dancing with singer-songerwriter extraordinaire Chan Poling and guests
Orchestra Hall
12:00AM - Event Concludes
Black Tie Recommended
Ticket options
Individual Gala Tickets - $500+
Experience the Symphony Ball from start to finish. Guests will enjoy a cocktail hour, silent auction and a chef-curated dinner in addition to the program, concert and after-party.
Group Gala Tickets - $10,000+
Assemble a group of friends or colleagues for a night of magic. Guests will enjoy a cocktail hour, silent auction and chef-curated meal in addition to the program, concert and after-party.
Partier Tickets - $99
Come for a dazzling Minnesota Orchestra concert and stay for the after-party with light fare, interactive starlight gallery and dancing with singer/songerwriter extraordinaire Chan Poling and his guests.
Artists
The Grammy Award-winning Minnesota Orchestra, led by Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård—who is serving as music director designate during the 2022-23 season—is recognized for distinguished performances around the world, award-winning recordings and broadcasts, educational engagement programs, and commitment to building the orchestral repertoire of the future. Founded in 1903, the Orchestra has an extensive history of touring throughout Minnesota, nationally and abroad, including high-profile visits in recent years to Cuba, Europe and South Africa. Recording projects undertaken in the past two decades include complete cycles of symphonies by Beethoven, Sibelius and Mahler, all recorded under Osmo Vänskä, who is now the Orchestra’s conductor laureate.
Sarah Hicks is the Minnesota Orchestra’s principal conductor of Live at Orchestra Hall, a role in which she oversees planning for and conducts many concerts in the broad-spectrum series of popular music, jazz, Broadway classics, movie scores and other genres. She also conducted the Inside the Classics and Sam & Sarah series for ten seasons.
Hicks’ career has seen collaborations with a diverse range of artists, from Hilary Hahn and Dmitri Hvorostovsky to Rufus Wainwright, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson. She has been an artistic leader in concerts featuring artists from Minnesota’s internationally-renowned popular music scene—including shows with The New Standards, multiple sold-out performances with Dessa and a live-in-concert recording released on Doomtree Records, and collaborations with indie band Cloud Cult. A specialist in film music and the film in concert genre, she is passionate about creating concert experiences which combine sight and sound, and that welcome new audiences to the orchestral genre.
Chan Poling is a songwriter, bandleader, composer of theatrical, television and film scores, and a seasoned performer. His alternative rock band, The Suburbs, became a touchstone of the “Minneapolis Sound” in the 1980s, recording albums for Polygram and A&M Records. His charismatic jazz trio The New Standards performs in theaters and clubs around the world, including Orchestra Hall with the Minnesota Orchestra. He has written musical scores and songs for a variety of award-winning theater productions, TV shows, documentary and independant films and, commercials. Among the honors for his work are an Ivey for Glensheen, two Emmys and a Cine Golden Eagle for documentaries featuring his musical scores.
Presenting Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
3M Ameriprise Breakthrough Growth, LLC EY Fredrikson HGA KMPG |
Okabena Investment Services, Inc. PNC Bank Robins Kaplan, LLP Star Tribune U.S. Bank Xcel Energy |
Additional Support Provided by
Du Nord Social Spirits LaMarca Prosecco Mill City Capital Mortenson Wuollet Bakery Current as of 3-20-2023 |
Interested in sponsoring Symphony Ball?
Patron and Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available now.
Contact Krysta Meisberger for more details - kmeisberger@mnorch.org or (612) 371-7125