A thank you fundraiser to bring the Hynsons' dream finale season to life.

What’s this all about? 

Music Director Richard Hynson and Assistant Conductor and Accompanist Michelle Hynson are retiring in June of 2024. 

After decades of purpose-driven service and care for Bel Canto’s musical community of audience members and singers….

….it’s our turn to say thank you by bringing their dream finale season to life. Be part of Set the Stage, a 2023-24 season fundraiser.

What’s the goal?

$70,000 

The 2023-24 season program contains artistic elements beyond normal season costs. An additional $70,000 will provide for instrumentalists, vocal soloists, and more. A full orchestra and a special venue are planned for Richard and Michelle’s finale performance featuring Edward Elgar’s rarely performed Dream of Gerontius.

How can I contribute? 
​We’re so glad you asked! 
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Come to the ​Fundraiser Launch Party

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​Join in for an evening of laughter, friendship, and fun as a group of singers compete for the first-ever Bel Canto Idol championship title. Who will win? Your votes decide!

Thursday, February 16, 2023
6:30-9:30 pm
AMPED Karaoke Bar
910 W Juneau Ave, Milwaukee
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Learn More & Buy Tickets

Make a Donation

Check out the menu of pledge options that cover all the choral elements held within the final season. A stage, risers, lights, singers, you name it!  Click a donation category below to make a donation.

Individual Donation Levels

• Stage - $30,000
• Orchestra - $15,000
• Audience - $10,000
• Conductor - $5,000
• Accompanist - $5,000
• Risers - $3,000
• Conductor's Podium - $1,500
• Grand Piano - $1,000
• Soprano Soloist - $1,000
• Alto Soloist - $1,000
• Tenor Soloist - $1,000
• Bass Soloist - $1,000
• Stage Lights - $500​

​Multi-Person Donations
Give at any level to reach a $5,000 goal set for each voice section. Recommended giving is $300 to support a section leader and $150 to support a singer.

• ​​Soprano Section
• Alto Section
• Tenor Section
• Bass Section
• Your best gift for use wherever it's needed most

Donors as of 1/17/2023

​Stage Level
Anonymous Donor

​Conductor Level
Helen & Robert Vettori

Grand Piano Level
Elaine & Robert Wessel

Attend a Concert

2022-23 Season Concerts:

Music of Our Times
Sunday, March 12, 2023, 3:00 pm
Experience an unforgettable combination of new and rarely heard music, with full orchestra accompaniment.

A German Requiem
Sunday, May 21, 2023, 3:00 pm
Enjoy a festival concert as Bel Canto collaborates with Kettle Moraine Symphony along with several high schools from around Southeastern Wisconsin. A full orchestra and over 200 singers will bring Brahms’ A German Requiem to life. 

2023-24 Season Concerts:

To be announced summer 2023.

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