Well over 30,000 foreign employees of international companies, so-called expats, live in the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft. The Basel Symphony Orchestra has launched a project aimed specifically at this group: the Symphony Club for Expats & Friends. An initial invitation was accepted by around 600 interested parties.
The Symphony Club will provide various offers: "Meet & Mingle" with orchestra members, locals and other expats after the concerts, discounts for certain concerts and special events for club members.
A monthly newsletter in English informs members about events and offers. The Symphony Club welcomes not only expats, but also locals who enjoy mingling with Basel's international community. Membership is free and without obligation.
The Symphony Club was launched on the occasion of a "cocktail concert". The invitation to the concert with Richard Strauss' A hero's life (guest conductor: Karen Kamensek), followed by an aperitif, was attended by around 600 expats.
The Symphony Club is ideally supported by a patronage committee made up of the President of the Government Guy Morin, the Principal Conductor of the Basel Symphony Orchestra Dennis Russell Davies and Baselconnect President Kathy Hartmann-Campbell.
