The QSOA raffle supports our youth educational programs, including our popular free Young People’s Concerts for 3000 area school children. Our goal is to raise $10,000, so please give generously. Your purchase of raffle tickets ensures we can continue to offer youth education efforts—and gives you an opportunity to win $1,000! Thanks to generous sponsorship by Homebank and prize donors, every raffle ticket purchased directly supports the mission of the QSOA.
This season you can win:
- 1st Prize– $1,000 cash
- 2nd Prize– Symphony Getaway! Entertainment Package including a $200 Amtrak gift card, one night in a Hilton Hotel, and tickets for 2 to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
- 3rd Prize– Symphony Duet! St. Louis Symphony and Illinois Symphony tickets for 2
- 4th Prize– Two adult season tickets to the 2025-26 QSOA Season concerts ($140 value)
Drawing Date: April 19, 2026
Earlybird Prize $250
Drawing Date: March 14, 2026
Tickets: $10 each or 12 / $100
Use the attached print and mail form to order your raffle tickets from the QSOA office. You may also purchase tickets from any Board, Encore, Orchestra or Chorus member.
Congratulations to last season’s Raffle Winners:
- Grand Prize ($1000) – Eric Basinger
- 2ndPrize (Chicago Symphony tix + Amtrak + Hilton Hotel) – Kae Blecha
- 3rdPrize (Tickets to St. Louis Symphony and Illinois Symphony Orchestra) – Jackie Steckler
- 4th Prize (Two adult season tickets to the 2025-26 QSOA Season) – Melanie Allen
- Earlybird Prize ($250) – Annette Newquist
Note: The Hilton night and the CSO, SLSO & ISO tickets are in the form of vouchers – seats and dates subject to availability. Winner of the Early Bird Prize will remain eligible for the final drawing on April 19, 2026. Winner need not be present to win.
Print & Mail Raffle Form
2026 Raffle Flyer With Order Form (PDF)
Raffle Rules
QSOA Raffle Rules (PDF)
