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An Oneonta Concert Association Support Opportunity

   These are tough economic times. And the poor economy has affected many organizations that present classical music.
Item: The 110-year-old Philadelphia Orchestra may declare bankruptcy. (http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/arts/82535207.html)
Item: The Honolulu Symphony Orchestra declares bankruptcy and cancels the remainder of the 2009-10 season. (http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20091221_musicians_remain_loyal_to_orchestra_in_hard_times.html)
Item: The Concert Association of Florida files for bankruptcy. (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story)
Item: In its 2009 season Glimmerglass Opera presented three full operas, having previously presented four full operas for many years. (http://www.coopercrier.com/local/local_story_351124751.html)

   While we are not facing bankruptcy, the Oneonta Concert Association, like most other arts organizations, is facing a difficult situation in which government and business support has decreased. As a consequence of this we have been dipping into our "rainy day fund" to present concerts for both the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. We cannot continue to do this; this fund is quite limited and we have a fiduciary responsibility. We cannot save money by cutting personnel or salaries; we are an all volunteer organization -- no one on the board of directors is paid and we have no employees. Since roughly 85% of our budget goes toward artists' presentations we could reduce costs by engaging performers of lesser repute; we shall not do this. We could present fewer concerts; we'd rather not do that. We could raise the price of subscriptions and/or single tickets. We have instituted a modest increase in this area to boost revenue for the 2010-11 concert season. Currently, the gate covers less than 40% of our budget and we have not raised subscription prices since time out of mind. However, we do recognize that increased fees will be a burden for some, but not for others. Keeping in mind the former group, we have made only modest increases in charges. On the other hand, we are asking the latter group (and anyone else so moved) to make a voluntary -- tax deductible to the extent allowed by law -- contribution to the Oneonta Concert Association.

   If this philanthropic appeal has struck a responsive chord, you can make a donation

by writing a check to Oneonta Concert Association and mailing it to Oneonta Concert Association, PO Box 244, Oneonta, NY 13820, or
by charging a donation to your credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) via the Razoo non-profit network (you do not have to be a Razoo member to make a donation): http://www.razoo.com/story/Oneonta-Concert-Association.
We are partnering with Razoo because (a) they take care of the "paperwork" and send us your donation and (b) they cover the vendor cost of the use of the credit card; in other words 100% of your donation will reach us. For more information about Razoo: http://www.razoo.com/. (Unfortunately, we cannot accept credit card based ticket subscriptions via Razoo; they will only accept donations.)

OCA's 2010-2011 Concert Season Subscription Drive

We are engaged in our annual subscription drive. From now through June 30, 2010, you can purchase a subscription to the five concerts in the 2010-2011 series at discounted prices. If you click on the "2010-2011 Concert Season" banner, above, you can find information about the concerts. Subscription prices are listed in the table below.

Date Subscribed	Adult	Student	Family(parents+children under 18)
Prior to July 1, 2010	$60	$25	$120
After June 30, 2010	$75	$25	$150

It clearly pays to subscribe to the series prior to July 1st. For an individual adult the savings are $15 compared to obtaining a subscription after June 30th and at least $40 compared to purchasing individual tickets to the five performances. An examination of the table below shows the real value of an OCA subscription. The table lists contemporary ticket prices for the five groups we are bringing to Oneonta. The totals range from $134 for the least desirable seats to $226 for the most desirable seats. Since seating at OCA concerts is unassigned, a subscriber to the OCA series can sit in one of the most desirable seats for $60 (vs. $226, table totals) if he arrives at the concerts when the doors open.

Click on the "Series Subscription" banner, above, now; print and fill out the form, and mail it to us with your check!

Performers	Date	Location	Ticket Prices
Eileen Ivers	11/3/10	Saratoga, CA	$37-42
Bayanihan	11/20/10	Englewood, NJ	$29-69
America's Dream Chamber Artists	4/24/10	Blue Bell, PA	$25-25
Imani Winds	2/20/10	Reed College, OR	$22-45
The String Orchestra of NYC	4/24/10	Cerritos, CA	$21-45
Totals			$134-226

Eileen Ivers

Our next concert is on Friday, October 1, 2010 at 8 p.m. in the Hunt College Union Ballroom, Oneonta State College. It features Eileen Ivers. Details can be found here.

Have an enjoyable summer and see you at the concert in the fall!

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Earn A Free Subscription To The 2010-2011 Season

You can earn a free subscription to the OCA 2010-2011 Concert Season by selling subscriptions. For more information call Margery at 607-432-6056.

OCA Outreach

If an adult brings an organized student group of at least 5 students to a concert, the adult is admitted gratis.

Reserve Tickets for Individual Concerts by E-mail

Send your e-mail to Oneonta_concert_association@yahoo.com. In the subject line indicate the name of the concert you would like to attend. In the body of the e-mail indicate how many adult and how many student tickets you would like. You will receive a response from us in a few days and tickets will be held for you at the ticket counter until 15 minutes before the performance.

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