2026 Symphony Gala - Jacksonville Symphony

JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY GALA

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FEBRUARY 27, 2027

Event Schedule

Cocktail Reception – 5:00 pm
Dinner & Live Auction – 6:30 pm
Performance – 9:00 pm
After Party Follows

Ticket Pricing

$25,000 · Diamond Sponsorship Package 
$10,000 · Sapphire Sponsorship Package 
$5,000 · Gold Sponsorship Package 
$3,000 · Silver Sponsorship Package
$750 · Individual Ticket

Gala dinner seating and Patron Party access seating are limited and in high demand. Reservations will be honored as they are secured.

Concert & After Party $175

The Concert & After Party Package includes a concert ticket, access to the After Party with an open bar and complimentary valet parking.

Venue and Questions

Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts
300 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

For more information, contact Rebecca Cooper Thibeault at 904.354.5657 or rcooper@jaxsymphony.org

Magen McRoberts

Magen McRoberts of Boundless Impact Agency returns to the stage as our auctioneer and emcee, delivering her quick wit, incredible skills and signature style.

Thank you sponsors of the 2026 Gala

Title Sponsor

Patron Party Sponsors

Leah and Patrick Zalupski

Diamond Sponsors

Poppy and Rob Clements | Lory Doolittle | Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Duke
Jennifer Glock and Michael Ward | Joan and Preston Haskell | Ann Hicks
Matthew and Kelsey Marcin/Tad and Eileen Smith | Ryan Schwartz
Sally and Ross Singletary

Sapphire Sponsors

Amy and Gilchrist Berg | Cindy and Dan Edelman
Monica Jacoby | Beth and Billy Morris
John A. and Amy B. Reed | Linda Berry Stein
Deborah and Stephen Quazzo

Gold Sponsors

Beville and Gregory Anderson | Beverley Brooke and Billy Ball
Elizabeth Lovett Colledge and Frank Denton | Annie and George Egan
Joe T. Porter and Carter Elliott | William E.* and Josephine V. Flaherty Family
Tripp and Marleigh Gulliford | Margaret Rood Gibbs | Margaret and David Hicks
Dorothy Iaconis | Missy and Will Ketchum | Ken and Dianne Kirschner
Eleanor and John Lock | John McKee | Karla and Will Newton | Lisa and Fred Page
Erica and Christopher Paul | Sharon and Michael Pentaleri | Michelle and Jeffrey Preuss
Annette and Monte Salsman | Brittany and Nathan Sheffield | Ms. Laura Shumay
Page and Bryan Simpson | Brooke and Hap Stein | Evan Strain | Mrs. C. G. Strum
John and Kristen Surface | Holly and Michael Upchurch | Dori and Bill Walton
Terry and Lon Walton | Avery and Taylor Williams

Silver Sponsors

Susannah and Craig Albright | Linda R. Alexander | Dr. John and Janet Avendano | Jacquelyn D. Bates Patricia Paul Bent | Rebecca Black | Mr. & Mrs. J.F. Bryan, IV
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher and Andrea Bultinck | Rafael Caldera | Charles and Rushton Callaghan
Vicky C. Commander | Dr. Sher-Lu and Mr. Rajeeb Das | Barbara and Brian Fay | Susan and Glen Feeley
Glenn and Denise Hansen | The Rev. and Mrs. Adam Greene | Carol and Peter Kaplan
Branita and Eric Mann | Lydia Saris, M.D. and Daniel Mechenbier
Capt. John E. O'Neil, Jr. and Mrs. Caron S. O'Neil | Pamela Y. Paul | Mrs. Sandra R. Smith
Dr. Justin Stowell & Travis Joyal | Susan and Bruce Smathers | David and Elaine Strickland
Cecilia Werber | Regency Centers | Riverside Liquors
Pinnacle Financial Partners | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits