A Unique Sponsorship and Hospitality Opportunity

The Wyastone Summer Series is now regarded as one of the premier Classical Music Festivals in Great Britain and was described by the South Wales Argus as "... Glyndebourne without the penguin suits and without the strain on your wallet".

The 2008 programme contains 12 events and will introduce some of the best known international artists. Highlights include John Lill, playing romantic masterpieces by Schumann, Liszt, Brahms and Bach / Busoni, the Kopelman Quartet playing Shostakovich, Schubert and Weinberg, Katerina Karnéus singing Poulenc, Brahms and Wagner, Florilegium playing Baroque favourites and The City of London Sinfonia conducted by William Boughton in the last concert of the season. We also welcome some newcomers - The Aurora Orchestra, Gothic Voices, Fibonacci Sequence, London Mozart Players and London Winds. The outstanding Gwilym Simcock Trio is our Jazz concert of the season, and the Band of the Royal Engineers and Bridgend Male Choir bring their usual touch of pomp to the proceedings.

About the Wyastone Summer Series

Located between Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth, in the heart of the rolling border country of the Wye Valley, the Wyastone Summer Series is now regarded as one of the leading classical music festivals in Great Britain. Given in the concert hall designed and used by Nimbus Records, the stunning grounds of the Wyastone Estate form a stunning backdrop, perfect for hosting an evening of corporate entertainment. Guests often arrive early to picnic in the beautiful grounds alongside the river, to enjoy a leisurely drink on the terrace or to take supper in the Wyastone Pavilion. Under the artistic direction of conductor William Boughton, the concerts have attracted an international line-up of acclaimed performers in music ranging from medieval to contemporary, song to orchestral and jazz to brass. Established in 2001, the annual Series has grown steadily and in 2006 attracted its highest ever audience of 7000. Described by the South Wales Argus as "the most important programme of concerts in Wales", eight of the concerts were sell-outs.

Audience Profile

The audience profile for the Wyastone Summer Series is very high:

more than 95% are home owners
change their cars every 3 to 5 years
take three or more holidays a year
average age range is between 45 and 65
geographical profile extends from Cardiff, throughout South East Wales, Monmouthshire and Herefordshire to the Cotswolds, Malvern, Worcester and the Midlands and also into the South West
visitors to the Series from all over the UK are attracted to visit the Wye Valley and to enjoy its food, heritage, crafts and culture alongside the concerts at Wyastone

If you would like more information on the Wyastone Summer Series or this exclusive sponsorship opportunity then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sponsor Benefits and Packages

The Wyastone Summer Series is a bi-annual event and provides unique sponsorship, corporate hospitality and marketing opportunities. There are several package options (listed below) or a package can be tailored to the individual requirements of organisations.

Series Sponsors will see their corporate identity, brands or products featured across the entire Summer Series.

Event sponsors will be featured across their chosen concert during the series and will be highlighted in the Summer Series brochure as well as the individual concert programme. They will also be provided with display space in the bar and restaurant Pavilion during their event.

Corporate Hospitality Sponsors can create an individual package, which allows them to enjoy high quality entertainment in idyllic surroundings with clients, guests or friends.

Develop a Sponsorship Package to Suit your own Business. All our sponsorship, corporate hospitality and advertising packages can be "mixed and matched" to meet your own specific marketing requirements.

Advertising in our concert programmes is a cost-effective way of targeting an audience with high spending power. Packages enable advertisers to sign up for the whole of the Series, or to take an advertisement in the programme or programmes of their choice. Discounted rates are available to sponsors or for multiple insertions. When surveyed 90% of our visitors said that they keep the event programmes for up to 3 years. Throughout the 2008 series you could be targeting more than 7,000 consumers.

Series Sponsor

Series sponsors are profiled throughout the Summer Series and in all of the advance marketing literature and publicity material, including series advertising, PR and a series brochure, distributed to 50,000 people throughout the region.

Packages are created on an individual basis to suit specific marketing objectives.
The sponsorship runs across six weeks and all events in the 2008 Summer Series.
The company will be recognised as a series sponsor inside the front cover of the 2008 series brochure, distributed to 50,000 people, with a logo, 20-25 words of copy and a website address.
The company can make its products available or have a permanent display at all events.
Series sponsors will be recognised in all event programmes.
Product or corporate literature can be distributed at every event
The sponsor will be entitled to a logo, 20-25 words of copy and a website link form the Wyastone website.
Targeted mailings can be arranged.
Corporate hospitality packages can be added to create a very special corporate entertaining event.
Product or corporate literature can be distributed at every concert and feedback can be generated via the use of bounce back cards in the programmes.
Tailored promotional leaflets and posters can be provided.
Series sponsorship can include discounted advertising packages in event programmes or the option of advertising in the series brochure.

Packages start from Ł 2,000.00

Event Sponsors

This package is linked to a particular concert or weekend. Sponsors receive an acknowledgement on the programme cover for the event, a mention in the series brochure and in PR and publicity for the event of their choice. Corporate hospitality packages can be included.

Packages are created around a particular concert or weekend
The Sponsorship is highly focused and targeted towards an audience providing a match to the client or products.
The Sponsor will be recognised in the Series brochure, distributed to 50,000 people, with 20-25 words of copy, a website address and logo.
The Sponsor will be recognised on the Wyastone summer series website with 20-15 words of copy, a logo and website link.
The Sponsor can make product or literature available at the event and put up display materials and banners.
Advertising space can be included in the event programmes either for an individual event or for the entire series, at a discounted rate.
Tailored leaflets and promotional materials can be provided
Concert tickets and corporate hospitality packages can be included as part of the package.
Staff discounts/offers can be arranged.
Targeted mailings can be arranged.

Packages start from Ł 1,000.00

To discuss and develop your package, please contact:
Peter Reynolds, Administrator
Post: Nimbus Foundation, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth. NP25 3SR
E-mail: Email: Peter@wyastone.co.uk

Advertising and Corporate Entertaining

Rather than selecting one of the packages above you may wish to create your own corporate event by selecting from the items bellow.

Concert Tickets can be purchased from the box office. Block bookings of 15 tickets or more are be eligible for a discount.
Dinner reservations or picnic platters can be arranged.
Picnics
Two course dinner with coffee
Individual menus can be arranged for parties of 40 or more.
Advertising space can be purchased in the event programs either for an individual event or for the entire series of sixteen concerts. Each panel is 82 mm x 135 mm.
Individual Event Program Ł 200.00
Series advertising 16 concerts Ł 1000.00
Corporate or product literature can be displayed and or handed out with programmes at a cost of Ł60.00 per item per concert.

The information contained in this website was correct at the time of publication - last updated 1st April 2004. We reserve the right to vary the advertised programme without notice.