The Moonlight Sonata Gala is almost upon us. As we prepare for our enchanted time together, we wanted to provide a preview of this year’s Live and Silent Auction packages! Go on, take a moment and flip through the wonderful evening we’ll all share together!

Please don’t forget to bring your credit card in order to secure your bidding paddle!

LIVE AUCTION PREVIEW

TOAST TO THE GOOD LIFE – 3-NIGHT STAY FOR 2 IN GORGEOUS NAPA VALLEY

You’ll travel up California to where the sun dances on the vines of Napa Valley for a 3-night stay at the Meritage Resort and Spa.

This experience includes:

  • Wine Tasting for 2 at Jessup Cellars in Yountville, Napa Valley
  • 3-hour gourmet lunch for 2 on the Napa Valley Wine Train
  • Hot Air Balloon ride for 2 over Napa Valley
  • Booking & concierge service

VACTION WITH INSPIRATO

Choose your perfect vacation from more than 60,000 options, including luxury homes, hotels, and resorts in 75+ iconic destinations around the world including Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, and top U.S. destinations like the Hamptons, Vail, New York City, and Pebble Beach.

Enjoy first-class, personalized service—including pre-trip planning, daily housekeeping, and on-site concierge.

$8,000 per trip, an Inspirato Vacation package includes:

  • All nightly rates, taxes, and feeds
  • Vacations are fully transferable
  • 12-month complimentary subscription to The Inspirato Club ($7,200 value)

To preview Inspirato Vactions Packages that would be available with this item click here.

PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT HELICOPTER RIDE ALONG

Come aboard and experience the role of airborne law enforcement operations. You and one guest can ride with the Pasadena PD Air Operations Section as they assist ground units with on-view or in-progress crimes including pursuits, searches, and surveillance. An amazing and memorable experience!

42ND STREET & BROADWAY COMES TO PASADENA – GOURMET WINE DINNER FOR UP TO 20

“Come along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway…” Pasadena Symphony Association Vice President and Board member, Dr. Annette Ermshar and Dan Monahan open their beautiful home to you and up to 20 of your closest friends for a Broadway-themed dinner party and musical salon. The evening will begin with musicians from the orchestra and a luxe epicurean dining experience, paired with fine wine cellar selections. Then, the house lights will dim, places will be called, and the spotlight will shine on a special Pasadena POPS vocalist who will perform an intimate concert of show-stopping favorites. This is sure to be “Popular” so “Take Your Shot” so you don’t have to wait “525,600” minutes to get a front row seat to one of the most unique, exciting and one-of-kind evenings you will ever experience.

UNDER A TUSCAN SUN – 7-NIGHT STAY IN PRIVATE VILLA FOR 4

In the middle of the Italian peninsula, an enchanting region which the locals call Toscana lies underneath the golden sun. This package includes a once-on-a-lifetime excursion to this romantic and dazzling region of Italy. Tuscany is characterized by indescribably gorgeous panoramic views, a wealth of architectural and artistic wonders, and a culinary presence nearly as famous as Italy itself. It boasts the most important and highly regarded wine production region in all of Italy, if not, the world.  Participate in a unique and innovative experience to learn how to create your personal wine in true Tuscan style.

This experiene includes:

  • 7-night stay in a 2-bedroom luxury private villa for 4 people in Cortona, Italy
  • Private cooking class and dinner
  • Winemaking session with 6 bottles of your own custom-blend wine
  • Chauffeur to and from winemaking session
  • Booking & concierge service

BE OUR MAESTRO- CONDUCT THE POPS!

Time to command the Pasadena POPS stage and feel 5,000 people in the audience hush as you raise your baton. Take in the breathtaking view of a landscape of eager fans, as your downbeat strikes the first note of the concert. Yes, you can be a guest conductor of the Pasadena POPS! Feel the exhilaration as the entire orchestra begins to play in sync with your direction! This bucket list opportunity puts you in front of the orchestra and the crowd at the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanical Gardens during one of our Pasadena POPS concerts in 2023. Concert preparation includes a professional conducting lesson, dress rehearsal with the orchestra, your own orchestral baton and a professional photo of the event!

Don’t miss this ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!

FUND THE FUTURE – MUSIC EDUCATION – IT STARTS WITH YOU

We need your help to fund a vital initiative to solve structural deficiencies found in our schools.

Five years ago, our first steps of addressing learning gaps began with providing instrumental instruction to elementary and middle school children through after school programs and placing 75 coaches in classrooms to bring down the teacher to student ratio. Now, we have countless students who want to maintain their music education as they pass into higher-grade levels, yet the structural problem we see again and again is that many are not proficient enough to advance. For these students, musical instruction is simply no longer available to them; their journey ends and they are left behind. We are determined to change that.

By adding three new “bridge curriculum ensembles,” the PSA is course correcting to ensure all students have access to a musical education through their final high school year. We’ve grown from serving 300 students to over 600 students and expect that number to increase again next school year to 800+. Providing quality music education is an expensive endeavor, and is only possible through the generous contributions of donors like you who share our belief in the importance of music education for our youth.

To read CEO Lora Unger’s Vision for Music Education click here.

SILENT AUCTION PREVIEW

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