The music starts with you.
If everyone who loves the Gulf Coast gave just $5 a month, our student musicians would have more coaching, more families would hear live music, and more kids would discover what an orchestra can do. Join our monthly giving family, and keep the music playing all year.
What your gift does
Young players learn side by side with professionals and get coaching from experienced musicians.
Mentorship for student musicians
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An orchestra where musicians from across the Coast can keep playing great music.
A home for community musicians
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A full concert season
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Pops, family and masterworks concerts at the Saenger Theatre.
Music across the Gulf Coast
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Community outreach and continued access to live orchestral music for families across the region.
Giving levels
Give once, or give monthly. Monthly gifts count toward the level that matches your yearly total, and your benefits start with your first payment. Every level includes the benefits of the levels before it.
Friend · $25+ (or $3 a month)
Your name in every concert program and on our website, plus a thank-you email with your receipt.
Contributor · $100+ (or $10 a month)
Your name listed with our Contributors, plus $5 off one ticket at every concert this season.
Patron · $250+ (or $25 a month)
A bring-a-friend ticket (buy one, get one free) and an invitation to sit in on our dress rehearsals. Early ticket access begins with the 2027–28 season.
Benefactor · $500+ (or $50 a month)
2 free center main-floor tickets to the concert of your choice.
Maestro's Circle · $1,000+ (or $100 a month)
Coffee and brunch with the Music Director to talk about where the orchestra is headed, top listing in our programs and website, an annual impact letter, 2 center main-floor season tickets for all four concerts, and your name on a musician's chair in every program.
Monthly givers get a star next to their name. Prefer to give anonymously? Just let us know. Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, less the value of any tickets or other benefits you receive. All gifts are unrestricted and support the Biloxi Civic Orchestra’s mission and general operations.
Thank you to our donors.
Maestro's Circle
Beau Soboul*
Benefactor
Jennifer Capasso* · Valinda Chantrell*
Patron
Cuttino Alexander · Mike Braud* · Beau Buchanan* · Kyra De Oliveira* · Alysia Ladner* · Tim Sanford · Kolyn Wentzell*
Contributor
Dawn Hansen · Lorelei Worland
Friend
Jeannie E. Donald · Philip A. Dunn II · Mary Helen Harper · Rachael Lee
* Monthly giver
Questions about giving
Is my gift tax-deductible?
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Yes. The Biloxi Civic Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 39-3003075), and you will receive a receipt for your records.
Where does my gift go?
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Every gift supports the orchestra as a whole: our musicians, our concert season, our students and our work across the Gulf Coast. Gifts are unrestricted, so we can put them where they are needed most.
Can I give by check or in-kind?
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Absolutely. Email admin@biloxicivicorchestra.org and we will help with checks, gifts of goods or services, and matching gifts from your employer.
Can I give my time instead?
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Yes, we love volunteers. Ushers, concert-day help and event support all keep the music playing. Reach out and we will find the right fit.
Own a business?
Become a year-round Business Partner of the Biloxi Civic Orchestra for as little as $25 a month. Your business becomes part of every concert, with recognition in our programs, on our website, from the stage and in the lobby.