California Symphony Orchestra
For General Operating Support
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Amount$120,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/1/2018
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
California Symphony Orchestra is the only symphony orchestra serving diverse Contra Costa County. The Symphony, located in Walnut Creek, presents an annual subscription series featuring world-class artists. Subscription and free performances are seen by 8,000 people annually. The Sound Minds intensive music education program is rooted in the city of San Pablo, and serves more than 100 students annually. Many of the composers who participate in the organization’s Young American Composer-in-Residence program go on to national acclaim. Through in-depth research, California Symphony Orchestra has significantly grown its audience and donor base in recent years. Renewed support will help the organization have greater impact and serve a wider audience.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.californiasymphony.org
Address
100 Pringle, Suite 540, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
California Symphony Orchestra, the only professional symphony orchestra serving Contra Costa County, produces a four-concert subscription series at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, alongside its Young American Composer-in-Residence program, free community performances, and a Music-in-the-Schools assembly program reaching 3,000 K-5 students. The past two years have seen major leadership transitions, with the hiring of a new executive director and the controversial board dismissal of the founding music director; financial vulnerability has dogged the organization for a number of years. Renewed funding would allow the orchestra to stabilize and chart its future course. Particular attention will be paid to the organization’s financial stability and its ability to navigate transitions in executive and artistic leadership.
