Wichita Symphony Ambassadors

Wichita Symphony Ambassadors

With approximately 150 members of women and men from the community, the Wichita Symphony Ambassadors (formerly the Women's Association of the Wichita Symphony) has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to benefit the Orchestra for more than 70 years. Members provide invaluable volunteer time, ideas and financial support to further the goals of the Orchestra. Throughout the season, members volunteer their time for such important projects as the Young People’s Concerts, symphony mailings and fundraising projects. Ambassador members are often found in the lobby at selected concerts selling CDs of the program’s featured artists.

WSA Involvement

Young People’s Concerts

A big project for the Ambassadors is the Young People’s Concerts, or YPCs. These are held during two weeks each year. Each week normally presents six performances, two each morning, for over 12,000 students and teachers each year. On concert days, Ambassadors meet busses filled with children from the 3rd through 8th grades in Wichita and surrounding communities and usher them into Century II Concert Hall where they are met by more ushers who show them to their seats for the concerts. In between concerts, volunteers from WSA are set up backstage to feed the orchestra members. (Their favorite part!) Ambassadors donate baked goods, fruits, veggies, cheeses and beverages to give the orchestra added energy.

Let’s Do Lunch!

WSA members and guests get together for lunch three times during the season. The places and the entertainment vary from year to year, but a good time is had by all who attend. Invitations are mailed out a few weeks before the date so you can make your reservations easily. Guests are welcome at any of these luncheons.

Need to RSVP to our next luncheon? Email Sally Chesser

Membership

Invitations to join the Wichita Symphony Ambassadors are mailed or emailed out to those interested in becoming a member of the group in June of each year. If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact Lisa Vayda.