The Heartbeat of Game Music

Close your eyes and picture your favorite video game moment. The final boss appearing. The victory fanfare. The drums of a battle theme pushing you forward. Underneath every one of those moments is percussion.

STLVGMO taking a bow after a concert

The St. Louis Video Game Music Orchestra (STLVGMO) is a community orchestra and federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit that brings the soundtracks of video games to life.

STLVGMO musicians visiting a St. Louis school

But there's one thing a community orchestra can't easily borrow: a percussion section. Timpani, concert bass drum, marimba, vibraphone, chimes, gongs. These are the instruments that give game music its thunder, and they're by far the most expensive section to build. A professional set of timpani alone costs as much as a used car.

We're raising $50,000 to build our percussion section piece by piece

Exactly What Your Money Buys

All prices are coming from https://www.steveweissmusic.com/ which is where the instruments will be purchased from.

Set of 4 Yamaha Professional Series Hammered Copper Timpani — $19,289.95
Adams 1.5 Octave Standard Series Chimes (GEN2) — $4,889.95
Musser 3.0 Combo Vibraphone with Motor — $4,314.95
Adams 4.3 Oct Soloist Padouk Marimba with Apex Frame — $3,449.95
Adams 3.5 Octave Soloist Synthetic Xylophone — $2,699.95
Pearl Concert Series Bass Drum with Suspended Stand (36" x 16") — $2,264.95
Set of 4 Yamaha CT-8000 Series Single-Headed Concert Toms — $1,529.95
Weiss 36" Chau Gong with Gong Stand — $1,169.95
Yamaha Stage Custom Birch 5-Piece Drum Set Shell Pack — $899.99
Yamaha YG250D 2.5 Octave Concert Band Bells — $844.95
Pearl Symphonic Concert Snare Drum - Maple 14x5.5 — $769.95
Weiss 18" Traditional Cast Marching Band Cymbals — $549.95
Yamaha Rolling Concert Bell Stand / Trap Table — $369.95
Ludwig Synthetic Temple Blocks - Set of 5 — $264.95
Black Swamp SoundArt 10" Double Row Tambourine — $239.00
Pearl Gooseneck Cymbal Stand — $214.95
Black Swamp 6" Legacy Bronze Triangle — $176.00
Weiss 18" Traditional Cast Suspended Cymbal — $169.95
Weiss 18" Traditional Cast Crash Cymbal — $159.95
Liberty One SW-1000T Timpani Throne — $134.95
Liberty One Trap Table with Stand (x2) — $124.95 each
Liberty One Double Tom Stand — $119.95
Liberty One Concert Cymbal Cradle Stand — $89.95
Liberty One Extended Concert Height Snare Drum Stand — $79.95
Meinl Castanet Machine — $69.99

You can also watch this list come to life at stlvgmo.com/registry as items are funded they move to the “Already Funded” wall, and you'll hear them at our next concert.

An STLVGMO ensemble performing for families at a community event

Every Gift Counts

Every donor is celebrated on our Donor Recognition Wall at stlvgmo.com (unless you choose to stay anonymous). All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

STLVGMO musicians backstage before a show

Thank you for helping us bring the boss battle to the concert hall. 🥁

Percussion Fundraiser

Help St. Louis' video game music orchestra build its own percussion section - from timpani to triangle.