Perth Undergraduate Choral Society Inc. Sponsorship Packages Dear Prospective Sponsor
We would like to invite you to sponsor the upcoming concert of the
Perth Undergraduate Choral Society (PUCS).
PUCS is a student and community choir based at the University of
Western Australia. PUCS regularly collaborates with local bands,
orchestras, organists and instrumentalists, hence supporting PUCS has a
flow on effect to the wider Perth music community.
PUCS INC. PO Box 606 Nedlands, WA, 6009 PHONE (08) 6230 2240 By sponsoring PUCS you will be supporting the arts, gaining VIP concert
tickets for your staff or clients and publicising your business.
Sponsorship will assist PUCS in paying for music purchases and concert
venue hire, and with professional fees for soloists, orchestral musicians,
accompanist and conductor.
Attached is a prospectus with our sponsorship opportunities and details
of our upcoming concert.
WEB www.pucs.org.au To enquire about any of the sponsorship options, please contact the
fundraising officer at [email protected].
Kind regards,
PUCS President
Cassie Houghton Perth Undergraduate Choral Society Sponsorship Prospectus, 2011/2012. About the Perth Undergraduate Choral Society The Perth Undergraduate Choral Society Inc is a choir based at the University of
Western Australia, dedicated to encouraging the enjoyment and appreciation of choral
singing for students of all WA Universities and community members.
The choir numbers between 50 and 100 singing members, and performs 2-3 concerts
per year.
Our most recent concerts include:
‘Misa Criolla and Songs from the Americas’ - a musical journey through the Americas
featuring the stunning folk mass Misa Criolla, excerpts from the Andean folk mass
Misa Andina, songs from Brazil and Argentina, plus superb choral music by
contemporary composers Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre. The concert featured
South American folk band Los Chasquis and tenor soloist Andrew Sutherland
'Christmas from Cambridge', combined sublime choral music from the British Isles
with favourite carols with organist Dominic Perissinotto.
‘A Celebration of Choir and Brass’, performed with The Royal Agricultural Society of
WA Brass, to celebrate our 50th Anniversaries. The concert featured the Australian
premiere of Young Lochinvar by Derek Bourgeois and the WA premiere of Waratah by
Australian composer Matthew Orlovich.
'Safari Ya Afrika' (Swahili: Journey to Africa), a concert of inspiring songs from across
the African continent, performed with inspirational drumming from Moses Nii Odartei
and Diibril Diagne.
PUCS is staffed by a volunteer committee and employs a conductor and accompanist.
Our patrons are:
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Professor Alan
Robson, ViceChancellor of UWA
Mrs Ruth Reid Upcoming Concert: The Genesis of a Requiem Mozart's Requiem has an almost mystical status within the canon of Classical choral
music. The Perth Undergraduate Choral Society (PUCS) is delighted to present
"Genesis of a Requiem," a concert which explores two masterworks which were
among the key influences on Mozart's composition: Michael Haydn's Requiem in C
Minor, and Handel's Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline. PUCS is thrilled to welcome
back distinguished soprano Katja Webb, who returns to Perth for this concert along
with performances with WA Opera in November. The concert also features the
outstanding Fremantle Chamber Orchestra, and soloists Caitlin Cassidy, Andrew
Sutherland and Thomas Friberg.
In January 1772, a 15 year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart participated in the
performance of a Requiem Mass for the Archbishop of Salzburg, Sigismund Graf von
Schrattenbach. Wolfgang's father Leopold Mozart held the position of deputy
Kapellmeister (director of music), and the recognized prodigy Wolfgang frequently
performed as a part of the court orchestra. The Requiem for the Archbishop was
composed by Johann Michael Haydn (younger brother of Franz Josef Haydn), who was
Kapellmeister and had maintained a close association with the Archbishop. The
profoundly moving work was no doubt heavily influenced by the death of Haydn's
infant daughter early in 1771.
Michael Haydn's Requiem had a profound impact on the young Mozart, who made
extensive use of themes from the Requiem in his own compositions. Twenty years
later, when Mozart was commissioned to compose his own Requiem, he used the
Michael Haydn work as a model for its structure, as well as revisiting many of Haydn's
themes and ideas in his own work. Listeners familiar with the Mozart Requiem will be
astonished by the parallels and common themes between the two works.
Mozart also modelled much of his liturgical writing after another master composer,
George Frideric Handel. For the Requiem, he naturally turned to Handel's own funeral
compositions, including an elaborate Anthem for the Funeral of Queen Caroline in
1737. Mozart's familiar opening introit is based extensively on the opening chorus of
Handel's anthem (a fact which was acknowledged by Mozart himself).
The performance at 7:30pm on October 1st takes place in one of Perth's premier
concert venues, Winthrop Hall at UWA. The two masterpieces on the program are
surprisingly neglected - the performance of the Handel Anthem will be the first in
Western Australia, and the performance of the Haydn Requiem may be only the
second.
Sponsorship Opportunities PUCS is inviting sponsorship for each concert.
"Platinum sponsorship" (or "Choir" sponsorship)
$5000
§ 30 VIP tickets with reserved seating
§ Interval refreshments
§1 full page programme advertisement,
§ Prominent billing as the key concert sponsor on all publicity material
§ Sponsorship listing on the PUCS website
"Gold sponsorship" (or "Conductor" sponsorship)
$2000
§ 12 VIP tickets with reserved seating
§ Interval refreshments
§ 1/2 page programme advertisement,
§ Naming rights for the conductor (i.e. Conductor, Jonathan Paxman, presented by
your organisation)
§ Sponsorship listing on the concert publicity material and the PUCS website
"Silver sponsorship" (or "Soloist" sponsorship)
$1000
§ 6 VIP tickets with reserved seating
§ Interval refreshments
§ 1/4 page programme advertisement,
§ Naming rights for a soloist or organist
§ Sponsorship listing on the concert publicity material and the PUCS website
Bronze sponsorship
$500
§ 2 VIP tickets with reserved seating
§ Reserved seating for an additional 4 guests
§ 1/4 A4 programme advertisement
§ Sponsorship listing on the concert publicity material and the PUCS website
In Kind Support
Interval Refreshments sponsorship - Provide interval refreshments
§ 2 VIP tickets with reserved seating
§ Reserved seating for an additional 4 guests
§ 1/4 A4 programme advertisement
§ Sponsorship listing on the concert publicity material and the PUCS website
§ Opportunity to display business signage during interval
Printing Sponsorship
Assist with printing of music, publicity for concerts, concert program
§ 2 VIP tickets with reserved seating
§ Reserved seating for an additional 4 guests
§ 1/4 A4 programme advertisement
§ Sponsorship listing on the concert publicity material and the PUCS website
§ Opportunity to display business signage during interval