Sunday Sounds

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Sunday Sounds
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History

• Began in 1976 as small concerts held in various
  homes, with one couple providing gourmet food.
• Concerts grew in popularity and donations were
  needed to cover musician and food expenses, so
  the symphony took over the concerts in 1990.

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Sunday Sounds

• Unique series of 3 to 4 Chamber Music concerts

• Concerts are held on Sunday afternoons _at_ 330

• The Council is responsible for serving
  refreshments

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Ticket Sales

• Symphony office is responsible for sales.
• Season tickets are available, or tickets may be
  purchased at the door.
• Ticket price includes admission and refreshments
• Ticket sales help to determine the budget for the
  refreshments

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Purpose

• Sunday Sounds started to provide chamber music to
  small, intimate audiences.
• Provides a different feel than regular symphony
  concerts (more intimate, different venues)
• Showcase different types of music and different
  musicians

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Different types of music are played and discussed
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Responsibilities

• Concert date, time, site, theme, musicians, and
  publicity is all handled by the Symphony office.
• Set up, refreshments, and clean up are the
  responsibility of the Council.

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Planning

• The Sunday Sounds chair begins planning for each
  concert about 2 weeks in advance.
• This involves touring facility, finalizing a
  menu, and deciding on decorations.
• Actual food and wine is purchased a few days
  before the concert.

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Budget

• The Council donates 400 each year for food and
  decorations.
• The remaining money comes from ticket sales,
  sponsorships and donations from patrons
• The overall budget for refreshments comes from
  the Symphony office and is about 500 per concert.

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Set Up

• Sunday Sounds Chair arrives early to begin
  set-up.

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• Set up includes arranging tables, decorating
  tables, arranging the food on platters, and
  setting up the wine bar.

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Sunday Sounds committee

• Committee members volunteer to help at concerts.
  
• There can be 3-8 volunteers at each concert.

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• The Sunday Sounds Chairs husband gets the job
  of serving the wine.
• Wine is served before and after the concert

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• The food is served after the concert
• Refreshments are planned by the chair, they
  usually include wine, heavy hors doeuvres, and
  desserts

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Refreshments
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Audience
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• This is a fun time for volunteers, Symphony
  Staff, musicians, and audience members to all
  mingle.

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Clean Up
The Chair and volunteers clean up all food,
dishes, and decorations.
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By the Waco Symphony Council