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Gifts from alumni, friends, corporations, and community members help support the School of Music’s goal and mission to provide a student-centered education that promotes the highest levels of professional development while challenging students to achieve their greatest potential.
Your gift–no matter the size–helps us serve our students, the university community, the public, and the music profession.
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Give online
Help support our top priority programs, activities, and projects within the School of Music. Your donation to the School of Music Fund or the Michael Leckrone Director of Marching Bands Fund will provide flexible opportunities to support students.
Give by mail
To send a gift to the University of Wisconsin Foundation by mail, please print the gift form and mail it with your gift to:
UW Foundation
U.S. Bank Lockbox
Box 78807
Milwaukee, WI 53278-0807
Checks should be made out to the UW Foundation, with “School of Music Fund 132629070” or the “Michael Leckrone Director of Marching Bands Fund – 132620019” in the memo line.
Looking for a different fund?
LoVisit the UW Foundation website. Under the Find Your Cause Field, click on Write in Your Own Designation to indicate the fund name and number, if known. Need help finding the right fund? Contact Assistant Director Wendy Johnson at assistantdirector@music.wisc.edu or call 608-263-4018.
More ways to give
Looking for a more specific opportunity to support? We welcome the chance to meet with you to discuss your philanthropic interests and share our department’s greatest needs. Contact Senior Director of Development Rebekah Sherman at rebekah.sherman@supportuw.org to learn more.
Hamel Music Center Name a Seat Fund
Honor a graduate, celebrate a scholar, or memorialize a music lover. What better way to honor a graduate or celebrate a scholar than with a personalized inscription engraved in copper and installed in the concert hall? Dedicate a seat in Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall with a gift of $1,500 or more to the Hamel Music Center Fund. Seats are limited and locations will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
As a learning laboratory for music performance and education, the Hamel Music Center’s outstanding acoustic and recording technology will prepare students to perform at the highest of professional standards and allow faculty, staff, and guests to offer exceptional and innovative educational experiences.
True to our land-grand mission, our enhanced capacity to prepare, present, and capture UW-Madison’s greatest musical moments also will enable us to share our gifts far beyond the borders of campus.
Plaques will be affixed to the back of seats in the Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall.
Each plaque is 1 3/8 in. tall by 2 7/8 in. wide, copper, and engraved with black infilled type.
Each plaque may have up to four lines of text with 20 characters (including spaces) per line.
Inscriptions will be in UPPER-CASE LETTERS only. Font size is 16 pt.
All inscriptions are subject to approval by the Mead Witter School of Music.
Donations and inscriptions are welcome until further notice.
Seats locations will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to request a location, please let us know. While not guaranteed, we will make every effort to accommodate your request.
Seat dedications cannot guarantee access to performances. However, most performances do not have assigned seats so we hope you will take advantage of the opportunity.
Yes! Please complete the submission process as many times as you wish.
To name five or more seats or to name a section of seats, please contact:
Rebekah Sherman
rebekah.sherman@supportuw.org
608-572-2077
If you would like to name seats near or next to one another, please let us know in the comments field. While not guaranteed, we will make every effort to accommodate your request.
Yes! Opportunities remain to name sections of chairs, and prominent gathering spaces, and more.
For more information, please contact:
Rebekah Sherman
rebekah.sherman@supportuw.org
608-572-2077
Yes, multiple people may gift one plaque. However, the University of Wisconsin Foundation will process only one form of payment.
We are happy to help. Please contact:
Rebekah Sherman
rebekah.sherman@supportuw.org
608-572-2077