The Northwest Mahler Festival is an all-volunteer
organization. We rely on the skills and labor of our volunteer pool to
make this festival happen. Do you have a bit of time or some special skill
to donate to the success of this year's festival?
To volunteer, fill in your name and email address, check
the boxes of the tasks that you can help with and press the Submit button at the
bottom of this page. If you have questions about what a task entails,
email info@nwmahlerfestival.org.
Items in Red are our most
pressing needs! Grayed out tasks already have
a volunteer for this year.
Mailbox Helper - our
PO box is across the street from Benaroya Hall. Can you check it and
forward important mail every two weeks? We need this help on an ongoing
basis.
Help us make photocopies
Transportation guru - help people find easy ways through traffic to the
festival, research bus routes, help coordinate carpools, warn of Mariner
traffic, etc
Publicity
Compile press contacts list - who do we send
our press releases to?
Get our concert listed in concert listings and
summer events calendars.
Send postcards
Post posters for publicity
Announce the festival at your orchestra rehearsals. We will provide flyers to hand out.
Ideally, we would have one person for every orchestra in the
area.
Help recruit musicians to fill in weak spots in the orchestra.
Involves phone calls and emails.
Fund Raising
Fund Raising Committee Chair - plan and
coordinate fund raising activities. Requires experience with fund
raising.
Contact businesses to request donations or grants, perhaps in exchange
for program advertising or being named as a sponsor.
Reading Sessions
Reading session set-up: chairs and tables
- arrive 1 hour early
- June 16, 2008
- June 19, 2008
- June 24, 2008
- June 26, 2008
Distribute music - arrive 30 minutes
early
- June 16, 2008
- June 19, 2008
- June 24, 2008
- June 26, 2008
Registration, Donation & Sales table -
arrive 1 hour early
- June 16, 2008
- June 19, 2008
- June 24, 2008
- June 26, 2008
Roving volunteer: available to help and answer questions
- June 16, 2008
- June 19, 2008
- June 24, 2008
- June 26, 2008
Reading session break-down: chairs, tables, clean up, lock up
- June 16, 2008
- June 19, 2008
- June 24, 2008
- June 26, 2008
Ticketing
July 20 Concert
Concert night box office - need at least two
responsible volunteers not in the orchestra who are willing to miss the
opening piece of the concert.
Sell tickets - Find ways to sell more
concert tickets and get them out there! Let the inner salesman in
you go wild!
Manage Ticket Sales to orchestra members. Check
out tickets to be sold, keep track of checked out tickets, etc.
Concert Rehearsals
Miscellaneous
Distribute
sheet music - involves arranging with people to pick up music or placing
music in envelopes and mailing to those who cannot easily pick up.
Percussion Assistant - help transport percussion equipment. A truck or
van would be helpful.
Rehearsal set-up: chairs and tables - arrive 1 hour early
- July 9, 2008
- July 14, 2008
Registration and Donation table - arrive 30 minutes early
- July 9, 2008
- July 10, 2008
- July 14, 2008
- July 18, 2008
- July 19, 2008
CD, Poster & Ticket Sales - arrive 30 minutes
early
- July 9, 2008
- July 10, 2008
- July 14, 2008
- July 18, 2008
- July 19, 2008
Rehearsal break-down: chairs, tables, clean up, lock up
- stay 15 minutes late
- July 10, 2008
- July 18, 2008
Concert Programs
Contact previous advertisers
Solicit new advertisers
Design and compose program. Requires good layout skills and Adobe InDesign
experience and access to the program.
Concert
Arrange post-concert party/reception
Sell CD's before concerts, at intermission and
after concert. Requires at least two people; at least one not in the
orchestra.
CD Production
Edit the audio of the concert CD. Requires
experience and skill with digital audio editing.
CD Mailroom - entails mailing CD's as orders
arrive.
Other
Do you have a skill to contribute that is not on this list? Let us
know!
