“Something which is of such huge importance to the Bantry area, and indeed to music in Ireland and overseas, gives a unique opportunity to the company to provide evidence of its commitment to be a good corporate citizen as well as being a responsible business operation in its home region.” Conoco Phillips, Festival Sponsor

Sponsorship of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival is a powerful way to reinforce your corporate image, allowing you to promote your company’s name, products and services to a wider, targeted audience.

Highly visible and cost-effective sponsorship of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival gives you the opportunity to develop an association between your company and a world class classical music event; foster goodwill with customers and employees and strengthen your involvement with the cultural life of your community.

West Cork Chamber Music Festival in the Media

• The Festival is seen as synonymous with quality at the highest level with an appeal to the A, B, C1 demographic groups
• The West Cork Chamber Music Festival generates substantial media interest and the value of its editorial print media coverage in 2008 exceeded €125,000
• The Festival is advertised in the local, national and international media. A significant advertising budget will be allocated across a range of media
• In 2009 RTĒ Lyric fm will be back in Bantry and will be broadcasting eight concerts live
• Concerts are broadcast live via the European Broadcasting Union to as many as sixteen countries throughout Europe
• The Festival produces and distributes around 13,000 promotional brochures, posters, banners and programmes
• A growing number of European and American journalists visit the Festival each year. This generates further international press coverage

What the Press says about the West Cork Chamber Music Festival
“Bantry House – the veritable home of chamber music in Ireland”
Karen Dervan, Sunday Tribune

 “When bows hit strings Bantry House was transported to a place where music meets the soul and transcends all earthly concerns.”
Aline Nassif, The Strad

“Francis Humphrys has again succeeded in attracting performers of outstanding ability to Bantry. Their presence drew an international audience to hear a feast of music, some of which they would never hear outside such a forum and which was performed at a level of brilliance and intensity that almost makes the head spin.”
Declan Townsend, Irish Examiner

Investment in Youth

• The chamber music masterclasses for our best young performers make up a crucial investment in the future of chamber music in this country. The classes not only expose the students to top class teachers and performers but they also give them an opportunity to network at the highest level
• Established Irish performers like Finghin Collins, Catherine Leonard, Elizabeth Cooney, Brian O’Kane, Ioana Petcu and the Callino and Carducci Quartets have all been given international exposure and invaluable chamber music experience as a result of masterclasses and performances at Bantry

“ This is quite simply the most magical Festival of its kind I’ve had the good fortune to participate in. It’s clearly a virtuoso exercise in planning yet it all feels as relaxed and serene as a swan on water. And what surroundings! They help so much to engender the feeling of continuity, of easy conversation and working together..”

Andrew Keener, Record Producer and Tutor

How your company can become involved

For a sponsorship of €1,000, your company would be entitled to:

• Full page advertisement in the West Cork Chamber Music Festival programme
• Priority booking for the West Cork Chamber Music Festival for up to 6 people. This priority booking opens 9 March 2009 (General booking opens 27 April 2009)
• Acknowledgement in the West Cork Chamber Music Festival brochure (10,000 brochures are distributed locally, nationally and internationally)
• Acknowledgement in the West Cork Chamber Music Festival programme (1000 are sold during the Festival)
• Acknowledgement on West Cork Music’s website
• Acknowledgement on the display board in the foyer of Bantry House during the West Cork Chamber Music Festival
• Invitation to Corporate Sponsors, Friends and Patrons Receptions at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival
• Complimentary Festival pack which includes:
  Festival programme, Friends’ discount vouchers for use in Bantry-based businesses during Festival week and other Festival souvenirs
• Personalised Membership Card

Title sponsorship of one of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival concert strands

Coffee Concerts
Afternoon Concerts
Tea Time Concerts

Title Sponsorship of one of the concert strands at the 2009 West Cork Chamber Music Festival

For a sponsorship of €15,000, your company would be entitled to:

• Your company name included as title sponsor in every mention of the Concert Strand. Ie) The [company/sponsor name]Tea Time Concerts
• A full page advertisement in the West Cork Chamber Music Festival programme
• Two pairs of complimentary tickets to each of the sponsored Concerts
• Invitation to Corporate Sponsors, Friends and Patrons Receptions at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival
• Priority booking for the West Cork Chamber Music Festival. This priority booking opens 9 March 2009 (General booking opens 27 April 2009)
• Logo placement in the West Cork Chamber Music Festival brochure (10,000 brochures are distributed locally, nationally and internationally)
• Logo placement and acknowledgement in the West Cork Chamber Music Festival programme (1000 are sold during the Festival)
• Exclusive branding at venue hosting the sponsored Concerts
• Publicity through the media coverage generated by the Festival
• Specific mention of sponsor in on-air promos for the sponsored  concerts on RTĒ Lyric FM
• Publicity through Festival advertising features

Please note that this list of entitlements and benefits may be tailored to your organisation’s requirements.