ADVERTISE

For over 50 years, MYS has established itself as one of the pre-eminent music education programs in the country. It is comprised of three full orchestras, a string orchestra, and a wind orchestra whose 300+ musicians range from early/intermediate-level to college/conservatory-level musicians.

Share your message with our community of engaged student musicians and their families, area music lovers and music educators, and MYS alumni!

Audience Profile

  • Approximately 300 students participate in MYS orchestras annually. MYS students represent the top instrumentalists from over 90 elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the Twin Cities and as far away as Northfield, Hudson, and Cambridge.

  • 2,000–3,000 concertgoers, including families, music teachers, and patrons attend MYS concerts each season featuring professional-level orchestral repertoire at major concert venues in the Twin Cities.

  • 5,400 subscribers receive our monthly e-newsletters featuring MYS news, program highlights, and community events. Average open rates of 49%!

  • 1,900 unique visitors access the MYS website each month to view regularly-updated content about MYS concerts, rehearsals, auditions, media, and special events. Our site receives 29K page views annually.

Advertising Rates & Details

Commemorative Program Book

  • High-quality commemorative program booklets distributed to 300 families at three annual concerts in November, February, and April.

  • Full-color (full bleed) ads available in full-page and half-page placements.

Rates

  • Full-page print ad: $660 (season package)/$275 (per concert)

  • Half-page print ad: $396 (season package)/$165 (per concert)

  • Limited premium placements available on inside covers and back cover. To inquire about premium pricing and availability, contact mys@mnyouthsymphonies.org.

Specifications

  • Full page: 5.5 x 8.5 in vertical full-color High Quality PDF

  • Half page: 5.5 x 4.25 in horizontal full-color High Quality PDF

  • Quarter page: 2.75 x 4.25 in vertical full-color High Quality PDF

Deadlines

  • Ad orders and payment due: September 20, 2024 (Fall Concert & Season Package); December 20, 2024 (Winter Concert); March 14, 2025 (Spring Concert)

  • Ad materials due: October 4, 2024 (Fall Concert); January 10, 2025 (Winter Concert); March 28, 2025 (Spring Concert)

E-Newsletter Sponsor

  • 5,400 subscribers receive our e-newsletters on the last Wednesday of every month. Issues feature Student Spotlights, “Where are they now?” alumni profiles, the Conductor’s Corner, as well as MYS news and event information. Average open rates of 49%!

  • Banner ad placed within body of email newsletter links directly to your website.

  • Limit one placement per email.

Rates (per email)

  • Banner ad: $150

Specifications

  • Banner ad: 600 x 255 px horizontal full-color PNG or JPG

  • Provide URL for hyperlink to your site.

Deadlines

  • Ad orders, payment, and materials due on the 15th of the desired placement month. Ad placement subject to availability.

Website Sponsor

  • 1,900 unique visitors access the MYS website each month to view regularly-updated content about MYS concerts, rehearsals, auditions, media, and special events.

  • Logo with hyperlink to your website appears in the sponsor section at the footer of each page of the MYS website.

Rates

  • Annual Website Sponsor: $440

  • Quarterly website sponsor: $165

Specifications

  • Logo: transparent PNG or JPG (300 dpi)

  • Provide URL for hyperlink to your site.

Deadlines

  • Sponsor order, payment, logo, and hyperlink due one week prior to desired placement date. Annual sponsorship effective through August 31, 2025. Quarterly sponsorship periods begin in September, December, March, and June.

All advertising materials will be subject to MYS approval prior to publication. MYS reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertising that, in the opinion of the editor, does not meet the interests of the MYS audience or does not meet the specifications provided above.