Volunteers Welcome!
The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra relies on the efforts of many non-performing volunteers to help with running our non-profit organization. Volunteering is a great way to get to know the orchestra musicians and learn more about what goes on behind the scenes at the MSO. Following are some ways for orchestra lovers to support us as volunteers.
If you are interested in helping out, here are some areas of particular need. Please call the orchestra office at (207) 315-1712 or email info@midcoastsymphony.org to get involved with the MSO. Thank you for helping to keep your community orchestra thriving!
Ushering
Many people are needed on concert days. They check tickets and seat all of our patrons in a short amount of time, and perform many other essential tasks during the hour before the concert begins -- including setting up the lobby, placing any inserts in the program, and handing out programs. In exchange for their help, ushers receive free concert tickets.
Special Events
Like most non-profit organizations, the MSO supplements our revenue from ticket sales and donations with one or more special events each season. Fundraising events celebrate our wonderful community orchestra while raising important funds for our operations, and they require many people to organize successfully. Some ways you can assist us: soliciting donated items, coordinating food and drink, securing a venue, arranging entertainment for the evening, among others.
Marketing
We are always looking for new ideas of how to spread the word in our community about the great work done by the MSO. The Marketing Committee assists staff in developing publicity ideas, including working with social media, and generating leads in the community for articles and other types of coverage.
Board of Directors
The MSO Board meets five times a year to help guide the organization’s long-term vision and plans. Members of the board supervise the Music Director and Executive Director, draft and approve the budget, create policies and procedures to help us meet state and federal guidelines, and act as emissaries for the MSO in their communities. Individuals with legal and/or financial experience are especially welcome, though anyone who is a committed lover of the MSO is invited to contact Executive Director Michael Levine at mlevine@midcoastsymphony.org to learn more.