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Donor Programs

 

 

Please help us give “The Gift of Music, The Gift of Community”.  We need your help to sustain and thrive.  Every donation matters and builds the opportunities we provide including:

  1. high quality productions from our stages
  2. our award winning free after school music program: El Sistema Aeolian
  3. Our Aeolian Pride Choruses
  4. Art Shows
  5. Aeolian Talks
  6. Rebelheart collective
  7. community events: often free to the public

It’s been a challenging year with the stresses on our streets, the economy and construction.  Every donation, no matter how small helps us!  We thank you in advance for your consideration of support.

Sincerely,

The Aeolian Team

 

how to Donate

SECURITIES

To give the gift of securities, please complete the PDF form attached herein. To make a donation of securities to Aeolian Hall, you must instruct your broker to transfer your gift electronically, or you may send the securities to us in certificate form. In either case, please inform our contact (see the attachment below) and mail, email or fax the completed Notification of Gift of Securities to Aeolian Hall so that we can thank you, notify the Foundations broker of when to expect your gift and prepare an accurate charitable tax receipt. 

DONATION OF STOCKS & SECURITIES

Leaving a bequest in your Will provides you the opportunity to make a meaningful tribute to represent your love of arts, music and community.

Your gift will have a lasting impact and will go towards building stronger, healthier communities.

Bequests are instrumental in ensuring the longevity of our programs and initiatives.

There are many options for including the Aeolian Hall in your Will. You may leave a percentage of your estate, property, securities or cash. All bequests are receipted with a charitable tax receipt which can help to reduce taxes on your estate. You may also designate the Aeolian as a beneficiary on your life insurance policy, RRSP or other securities (common or preferred).

We strongly recommend consulting with your financial advisor if you are considering a bequest to the Aeolian Hall Musical Ars Association.

Intention to Leave a Gift TO the Aeolian In Your Will

Knowing of your intentions to leave a gift in your Will helps us to plan for our long-term sustainability far into the future and to ensure that your gift is used as you wish. But most of all, we’d like to thank you in advance for your thoughtfulness. Any information that you share with us will remain strictly confidential.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE INTENTION TO LEAVE A GIFT TO THE AEOLIAN IN YOUR WILL FORM.

Naming the Aeolian in your Will

Our legal name is: Aeolian Hall Musical Arts Association

Our charitable registration number is: 866178916 RR0001

It’s up to you to decide how your bequest will be used, however a general gift allows us to direct the monies received to the areas of greatest need.

CLICK BUTTON BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE NAMING THE AEOLIAN IN YOUR WILL FORM.

Making the Gift of Life Insurance

Making a Gift of Life Insurance is a convenient and affordable way to make a sustainable future donation to the Aeolian.

The following options are available:

  • Transfer an existing policy to the Aeolian
  • Transfer a new policy to the Aeolian
  • Name the Aeolian as a direct beneficiary

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MAKING THE GIFT OF LIFE INSURANCE FORM.

 

Resource for Professional Advisors

We value our close partnerships with our professional advisors including financial advisors, lawyers, trust officers and funeral directors. We are grateful for the impact of your work.

Here are a few resources that will help meet the needs of your clients who want to support the Aeolian.

Legal Name: Aeolian Hall Musical Arts Association

Charitable Registration Number: 866178916 RR0001

Our mailing address is:

795 Dundas Street London, ON N5W 2Z6

PHONE: 519-672-7950

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS INFORMATION.

For more information please contact: Clark Bryan, Executive & Artistic Director at clark@aeolianhall.ca

Aeolian General Campaign

Spreading Music, Changing Lives

 What would your life be like without music?

Music has the power to inspire, enlighten and transform.  It is a Universal Language that breaks down barriers and speaks to our collective humanity.

The Aeolian believes that everyone should have access to music and the arts.

Help us present excellence in performance and continue to offer and create revolutionary arts programs that build better communities.

Why

  • help sustain and grow the aeolian’s programs including concerts, el sistema aeolian, aeolian pride choruses london, aeolian talks and our art shows
  • help preserve and restore our designated heritage site: the aeolian hall
  • Promote diversity in our programming and foster Social Inclusion and Social Justice in our communities
  • To offer Universal Access to Music, Art, Culture and Education through our free opportunities such as El Sistema Aeolian and Aeolian Talks
  • Maintain our presence locally, nationally and internationally as a top venue in Canada
  • To offer opportunities to our local musicians to perform in a world-class “Legendary” venue
  • To help us purchase new equipment needed for our performance and teaching spaces

WHAT

  • Designated Historical Site: Aeolian Hall (1884)
  • Run by a Canadian Non-Profit Organization with Charitable Status: The Aeolian Hall Musical Arts Association
  • Board Members are highly experienced
  • Voted as Best Live Venue by the Forest City London Music Awards four times
  • Voted by CBC Radio 3 Searchlight Contest as one of the top venues in Canada
  • Small paid staff and large volunteer support
  • Executive/Artistic Director is member of Western University’s Don Wright Faculty of Music Wall of Fame

HOW

  • Present Concerts and events with very diverse offerings
  • Offer our facility for rent including special affordable rates for Non-Profit Organizations
  • Supporters include Government, Foundations, Corporate and Individuals
  • Create programming that supports disadvantaged populations
  • Work with Community Partners to help strengthen and grow opportunities in our community
  • Work with newcomers to help give opportunities in our programs and help them find a home in our community

Testimonials

Artist

“Aeolian Hall is a cozy theatre which hosts an abundance of local, national and international artists on their world-class stage…From the hall’s historic décor, artsy volunteers, hard-working staff, local brew, amazing entertainment, and heart-filling acoustics,  the word about Aeolian Hall is being spread far and wide and people are catching on to the gift that London Ontario natives are calling “The place to be for a great night out”. As a business-person, I am impressed by the organizational skills of the staff behind the scenes who work diligently to make sure each show goes without a hitch. Aeolian Hall is a magical place, built on love.  And all who enter its doors will be touched by this magic. It truly is the place to be!”
– Sarah Smith

Volunteer

“I love volunteering at the Hall for a number of reasons. There is an obvious giving back to the community but there is also the Aeolian community itself. The staff and volunteers are a great group of people from diverse backgrounds. We all start here for the love of music and stay for the community we are building.”

– Cindy Thomas

PROGRAM PARTICIPANT

“It means safe fun with people I like, it’s good to be with people of like mind.”

– Candace, Aeolian Pride Choruses London

PROGRAM PARTICIPANT

“I cannot express the impact that El Sistema has had on our family. Ella has blossomed as a confident eight-year-old and is identifying herself as a violin player. She often takes the opportunity to practice and teach her siblings the violin and has expressed her love for music […] Since starting in October of 2013, Ella has been invited to play her violin for various house guests and has been asked to play at several community events. This has enabled her to gain more confidence in her playing abilities and has also allowed her to connect with her emerging talent. El Sistema has truly opened many doors for my daughter, and through her, it is affecting the entire family in a positive way. I cannot express my sincere gratitude for this wonderful program. Many thanks for giving her this life-changing opportunity!” 
– Martha M., Parent of El Sistema Aeolian Student

 

 

2024 aeolian General Campaign Donors

Susan Agranove
Teresa Ainsworth
Mary Arnold
Brenda Benson
Paul Brady
John Broeze
Clark Bryan
Nancy and Eric Bryan
Pierre Bussieres
Chris Cahill
Sandi and Paul Caplan
David Chapman
Tess Coburn-Salem
Ruthe Anne Conyngham
Ian Cooper
Paul Cooper and David Hiebert
Jeff Craig
David Crawford
Jim Cressman
August Cruickshanks
Lynne Davies
Kate Delaney
Helene Desruisseaux
Garry Dodman
Natasha Ens
Holly and Colin Evans
Joel Faflak
Jill Farmer
Anne Finigan
Shirley Fleischhaker
Bob Fletcher
Allan Gedalof
Nancy Gillespie
Oscar Gomez
April Hall
Bern Hall
Mike Hanson
Gord and Maria Hardcastle
Vimla Harry and Robert Heacock
Blair Henry
Glenn Hickling
Ron Holliday
William Horne Horne
Andrew and Cindy House
Robert Howell
Sharon Howson-Jan
Bill Jansen
Tim Jansen
Verne Jarvis
Chris Jeznovik
Steve Killip
Kennedy Kimber-Johnson
Melissa Knott
John Kokko
Leslee Lefteruk
Dorinda Lewis
Karen Lilley
Darlene Lima
Curt Lind
Boyd Little
Ray Lloyd
Samuel Lyon
Ross Mackenzie
Jacob Malkin
Miriam Mann Professional Corp
Kathleen McCoy
Robert McCullough
Kelley McKeating and Bruce Jones
Katherine McLeod
Nancy Miller
Paulette Miller
Louise Milligan
Donna Moore
Bruce Murray
Amanda Nethercott
Maureen O’Dwyer
Maura O’Sullivan
H Elizabeth Parmeter
Thomas Peace
Janice Pelarca
Christopher Pin
James S. Reaney
Gary Renlund
Aiden Ross
Pat Schnare
Elizabeth Schultz
Bill Sheldon
Pirkko Sheldrick
James Shreve
Robert Siskind
David Skinner
Sue Soney
David Southen
Roderick Spence
Elizabeth Spracklin
Andrew Spriet
Janice and Paul Strickland
Mark and Donna Teeple
Renny Thomson
Lynn Tremain
Mark Vaandering
Hiedi Vamvalis
Derek Verveer
April Voth
Kirk Wallis
Ailene Wittstein
Janet Wombwell
Bev Zaifman
Sandy Zupancic

2024 El Sistema Aeolian Donors

Linda Alton
Mary Kay Baker
Jan and Brock Barrett
Jim Blumsom
Clark Bryan
Maria Calpito
Norton and Maureen Campbell
Sandi and Paul Caplan
Carlyle Peterson Lawyers
David Chapman
Merrigie and Mark Chung
Juan Cifuente
Karen Clarke
Deborah Cooper
Stephanie Cornell
Carol Ann Cornwall
Jo-Anne DeBlieck
Judith DeGroote
Robert Di Loreto
David DiBattista
Alison and Tim Doherty
Aija Downing
Ed Ellis
Kevin Endo
Elyse Fisher
Ellyot Fleming
Christine Fraser
Sarah Gallagher
Kathleen Gingrich
Mary Margaret Gloin
Laura Graham and Alex Cunliffe
Cheryl Griffith
Chansoo Han
Jim and June Harris
Lisa Harrison
Nastaran Hashemi
Judith Hately
Bonnie Hepburn
Joyce Hepburn
Scott Hipwell
John Howitt
Elana Johnson & Chris Collins
Kevin Johnston
Nancy Kedziersk
Trevor Lewington
Kathryn Loreti
Simon Ly
Christie Macgregor
David MacNeill
Shannon Maguire
Jeniffer Matias
Patricia Matthews
Vivian and Christiane McAlister
Marilyn McCaul
McMaster University
Pat Meathrell
Peter and Diane Merrifield
Randy Mills
Burton and Hilary Moon
K.J Muchan
Vineet Nair
Michelle Ngo
Darleen Oberas
David Palumbo
Michael and Heidi Peck
Anne Perebzak
Jim Robson
Breanna Ross
Robin Rundle Drake
Keith Sequeira
Emily Siu-Chow
Dave Southen
Richard Stacpoole
Cheryl Streete
Sarah Tattersall
Mark and Donna Teeple
Gordon Thompson
Wendy Thomson
Simon Thorel
Annamaria Tolgyes
Sylvia Van Hemert
Danika Vandermark
Sri Vemuri
Jacqueline Vettor
John H. and Josie Watson
Lynne Watson
Penny Welch West
Barbara Whalls
John Wiebe
William Horne Charitable Account
Tanis Wright
Richard Yake
Daekyung Youn

2024 AEOLIAN PRIDE CHORUSES DONORS

Rod Culham

Yvonne Trieber

el sistema “gift of music campaign”

Gift of Music, Gift of Community

ESA Gift of Music brochure 2024

Did you ever have “lessons” when you were young?  Whether they were swimming, hockey, music, art, dance or other lessons, think of your life without those experiences.  How would that change you?

Now imagine a program that offers to give high quality and intensive music education to youth in our city.

Your donation supports more than 115 Children between the ages of 6 and 18 to play in orchestras, sing in choirs and enjoy a healthy dinner and snack.  All of these experiences are 100% free, helping fill the gap between those receiving an enriched music education and those who don’t.

Many great musicians are acting as advocates for our program and have collaborated with the participants.    Marc Jordan, Royal Wood, Valdi, Yuri Pool and Matt Alber have all put their names behind this incredible opportunity as Honorary Patrons.

Why

  • Inspire youth with the gift of music
  • Fill the gap between those receiving enriched music education and those who don’t
  • Eliminate many barriers to participation including economic, social and academic
  • Cultivate Leadership and Peer Mentorship as transferable skills
  • Help participants and their families to have a sense of belonging in our community
  • Improve abilities such as memory, tactile skills, spatial reasoning and literary skills

What

  • A free, intensive music program open to all without audition or experience
  • Part of a Global movement of programs in 86 countries, winning TED, UNESCO and the Glen Gould Awards
  • Over 115 participants perform in orchestras, sing in choirs, eat nutritious meals and perform many concerts each year
  • Unique Leadership and Peer Mentorship program taught in collaboration with Western University’s Don Wright Faculty of Music

How

  • Minimum 3 days of training for 2.5 hours per day
  • Highly qualified music teachers many with Master’s Degrees or higher level training
  • Our home: The Aeolian Education Campus at first-st andrew’s united church in the heart of London
  • 15 to 20 performances per year
  • Over 50 volunteers support the classrooms, teaching and meals

Testimonials

Participant

“El Sistema Aeolian has made a big impact on my life specially when I was going through a hard time in my life. Going to El Sistema has helped me to escape all my worries and struggles. Thanks to the people that I met in the program who are so supportive, I became a more positive person who learn to love the music. I can feel the rhythm of each piece we play and in that moment I feel that we are just one trying to express the way that I see the world now. My mom loves the sound of my voice and she says that I have improved a lot since I am in the choir. Thanks so much to El Sistema Aeolian and all the people that are in the program they are like my family I feel at home when I am there.
– Laura C.

Parent

“This is my son’s fourth year at El Sistema Aeolian. He’s gained a real sense of musical technique and confidence, which is wonderful to witness. El Sistema is also a place of community where he enjoys spending time with friends and skilled teachers. This sense of belonging and responsibility to others has been an invaluable and enriching experience for our son and our family as a whole.”
– Ann T.

 Honorary Patron

 “Nothing develops a young mind more successfully, nor sets them on the right path quicker than the arts and the proper after school program to go with it. El Sistema Aeolian levels the playing field and allows more than just the privileged children an opportunity to expand their mind and abilities. El Sistema gives children the tools to change the world for the better.”

– Royal Wood

El sistema “sponsor a participant”

ESA Sponsor a Participant brochure 2024

Why sponsor a participant?

Sponsor an ESA participant and make an investment in the lives of youth in the community. Help support the opportunity to experience and learn music while cultivating teamwork, mutual respect, compassion and leadership. Your commitment to El Sistema Aeolian provides the needed stability to operate, develop, and expand this program to youth in our London Community.

Testimonials

Parent

“This program has had a huge impact on our family. Being a single mother has its challenges, and one of those challenges is engaging my children into life-long skills training at a reasonable price.  El Sistema Aeolian has made it possible for my kids to be a member of a skilled music program and confidently be a contributing force to the larger community that listens to their wonderful music, all provided for free. I am thrilled with the way my kids have grown as musicians, socially, and overall as contributing members of a community.”

– M. Macause

Parent

“My son has been in the El Sistema Aeolian program for over three years so far.   I have seen since the day he started huge progress in my son life ever since.   El Sistema is one of those programs that not only brings music to a kid`s life, it is also an integral program where all their capacities are tested to the level of excellence.   I can say that today my son has gained skills and knowledge not only in music, it is also social demureness, leadership, public speech, matures, stronger character making decision, independence and more. This program is well based in terms of the orientation to grow potential leaders in the music field that will bring value to the society in the near future.   The art of music through the El Sistema goes beyond any possible expectation.   I encourage everyone to participate actively promoting the social benefit of El Sistema Aeolian as organization.  I am so blessed of this wonderful opportunity.   My big thanks to all the El Sistema directors, coordinator, volunteers and everyone involved, working hard changing life for a better future.    Thank you El Sistema Aeolian!”
– Manuel Romero

parent

“We rely on and deeply appreciate the healthy meals that’s are created by the volunteers in the El Sistema program. It allows us to transition our daughter from the end of busy school day to the beginning of her El Sistema programming. Knowing that she has had a chance to decompress, eat a healthy meal and socialize with peers is important to fuel her body and mind. This is also time well spent on further developing new and existing relationships with peers.” 
– Bob & Penney Aggelonitis

volunteer

“Every time I see the El Sistema participants perform and see the growth in their music and confidence in themselves always gives me a special thrill having been involved with getting to know some of the participants over the years.”

– Janice Mark

el sistema Aeolian “gift catalogue”

 

Click here to see the 2024 El Sistema Aeolian Gift Catalogue.  Instruments and prices are on page 2 (scroll down to see them).

ESA Gift Catalogue 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

 

Please contact us by phone at 519-672-7950, by email at info@aeolianhall.ca or donate online at Donate Online at: www.CanadaHelps.org by selecting “El Sistema Gift Catalogue” from the list of funds and indicate what instruments would would like to purchase with your donation.

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

The Aeolian Hall Performing Arts Centre, a historic and iconic venue in London, Ontario, is dedicated to enriching the community through the arts. Our corporate sponsorship program offers businesses an opportunity to support the arts, gain brand exposure, and engage with our diverse and vibrant audience. Sponsorship levels have been designed to offer a range of benefits, allowing companies to align their brand with our mission of fostering creativity, inclusivity, and community through the performing arts.

We understand that every business has unique goals and needs. Custom sponsorship packages can be tailored to fit your company’s objectives. Whether it’s sponsoring a specific event, program, or offering in-kind support, we are open to discussing how we can work together to create a meaningful partnership.

Benefits of Sponsorship

Brand Exposure: Reach a broad and diverse audience through our events, programs, and marketing efforts.

Community Impact: Support the arts and make a positive impact on the local community.

Employee Engagement: Provide your employees with exclusive experiences and foster pride in supporting a community-oriented organization.

Tax Deduction: As The Aeolian Hall is a registered charity, your sponsorship may be tax-deductible.

Donors prior to current year

Click this link to see a list of donors from prior years:

donors

Rent The Aeolian

The Aeolian is a beautiful, unique, award-winning location to host your event.

While particularly renowned for its acoustic/live music presentations, the Aeolian is a versatile facility and can also host conferences and fundraisers.

Spaces. Rates & Services Rental Application

Give to Culture

Explore the arts. Support your community. Discover yourself.

The Aeolian relies heavily upon a strong base of community support that benefits many projects and events. All contributions, whether small or large, make a huge difference and will help sustain The Aeolian Musical Arts Association’s mission and future.

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