Why advertise with BYSO?

•  About 2,000 audience members of Boston and New England Community attend each concert, totaling about 8,000 audience members throughout the 4-concert season that you can reach via advertising in our program books.
  
  
• BYSO concert programs reach a highly targeted audience of exemplary young musicians, their families and classical music lovers who enthusiastically attend and participate in an array of cultural activities.  Also in attendance at concerts are the BYSO’s generous corporate sponsors and philanthropists who support the organization.
  
  
• BYSO will partner again with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) to collaborate on the BSO Family Subscription Series for the 2010–2011 season! After the success and sold-out performance of the past season, this partnership is considerably expanding our audience base and visibility.
  
  
• BYSO concerts take place at world-renowned venues, including Symphony Hall in Boston and Sanders Theatre at Harvard University. 
  
  
• “One of the country’s leading orchestras” - The Boston Globe.
  BYSO 53^rd season will maintain high-profile concerts including the fourth consecutive performance of a full semi-staged opera: Verdi’s Macbeth. The Boston Youth Symphony remains the only US Youth Orchestra to perform complete semi-staged operas. BYSO has also commissioned a World Premier by the multi genre violinist and composer Mark O’Connor which will be performed in March at Symphony Hall.
  
  
• Free Web Advertisement on BYSO website. BYSOweb.org is rated as one of the most visited websites in the sector with more than 22,000 page views a month from all four continents.
  
  
• BYSO is comprised of about 440 student musicians. Many of these students are immersed in the college selection process. Moreover, many of the 2011 BYSO graduates plan to pursue music in college.
  
  
• Advertising with BYSO supports the future of classical music!

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Current Season: 2010-2011
We are proud to announce that BYSO's 53^rd four-concert series will be another season of exciting repertoire.  Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and Shostakovich Symphony No.1 in F minor, a semi-staged performance of Verdi’s Macbeth and the world premiere of Mark O’Connor’s The Improvised Concerto are just a few anticipated highlights of the upcoming season.  We are also extremely pleased to announce that BYSO is again partnering with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) to collaborate on a 3-part BSO Family Series. Thanks to the BSO partnership, we offer increased visibility of BYSO’s regular subscription series in which you can advertise!

BYSO advertising: A great value
The current season features four concerts with the Boston Youth Symphony and an additional opportunity for BYSO's advertisers to reach the most accomplished young musicians in New England and their families.  Please note that as always, advertisers may purchase space in as many or as few programs as would suit their needs, and receive a deeper discount based on the number of advertisements placed.

You will find that there are many ways to save while advertising with us, as well as a variety of choices to best fit your needs. With the purchase of a full season of advertising in all four concerts’ program books you can save up to 20% off of the price of a single ad insertion. Plus, with the purchase of a BYSO ad, you will receive two complimentary tickets to a concert of your choice; join us at a concert and be inspired!

BYSO's Program Book Advertising Rates & Specifications.

Advertising Contract 

Complete list of advertisers for BYSO's 52^nd Season (2009-2010)