Volunteer

Volunteering with us is a great way to support the arts and make a difference in our community. Click to learn more about how you can help.
To volunteer, please contact our business manager at (509) 943-6602 or adm@midcolumbiasymphony.org

Host a Musician

PLEASE!  Host a musician to save lodging costs.  You effectively donate the cost of lodging a musician for a concert and meet interesting, educated, fun people.  Click here to learn more.

Host a Musician

Concerts – Stage Set Up

A lot of preparation goes into setting up the orchestra (and sometimes the chorus) for a concert.  Usually, this involves setting up chairs, music stands, and percussion instruments on Friday evening from about 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. After the last concert, we put everything away, which takes about an hour. Sometimes, the orchestra setup changes during a concert, and stage volunteers help move chairs, stands, and risers quickly during intermission or between pieces.

Volunteers need to be available when needed and physically able to move chairs, music stands, and help with larger items like risers and sound reflectors. 

Concerts – Lobby

Help Board members in the auditorium lobby with welcoming patrons, selling tickets, providing Will Call tickets, taking tickets, monitoring auditorium doors, helping patrons find their reserved seats, and assisting people with special needs.

Volunteers should have a cheerful attitude and a desire to make the concert experience pleasant for everyone. Enjoying problem-solving and wanting to be an advocate for patrons are also important qualities.

We need to identify lobby volunteers about two weeks before a concert. We provide training.

Audio/Video Recording

This involves setting up microphones in the orchestra seating and positioning video cameras nearby.  During the concert, directing recordings to ensure desired shots and handling post-production for polished video results. We also welcome volunteers eager to learn these skills with some training. Help for all or for a part of the process.

 This requires a few hours of volunteer time on concert days, plus training sessions between concerts as needed.

Website Design and Upkeep

Our advertising and marketing efforts largely focus on directing potential and current concert-goers to our website for online ticketing, Youth Programs and Community Outreach information, musician resources, and other organizational details. Therefore, maintaining an appealing and functional website that is consistently updated is crucial. We are looking to establish a small team of volunteers to assist in this effort, working closely with a designated webmaster and business office.

If you have experience in website design and maintenance, graphic arts, editing, especially with Elementor website editing software, and can dedicate a few hours periodically to support us, please contact us for further discussion.

Other Ways to Help

It takes many hands to make any organization thrive. As a non-profit, we rely heavily on volunteers for tasks we can’t afford to staff. Here are some areas where we could use your help:

  • Newsletter Editor or Content Provider: Gather  and edit content for our newsletter.
  • Grant Writer: Assist our business manager with grant writing.
  • Marketing Specialist/Advisor: Provide marketing advice to the Board.
  • Post-Concert Get-Together Coordinator: Arrange and coordinate post-concert social events.
  • Orchestra Thank-You Event Coordinator: Organize a pre-concert thank-you event for orchestra members, with support from board members for funding and refreshments.
  • MCAF Fundraising Event Steering Committee: Help plan and execute our fundraising events.


There are many ways you can support MCS without being on the Board (though we also welcome new Board members). If you’re interested in volunteering or have any questions, please contact our business manager, Pam Kizito, or any of our board members.