The Phoenix Symphony Awarded $100,000 from Sundome Performing Arts Association  

Grant to support Symphony concerts and

educational programs in the Sun Cities 

 PHOENIX – On May 18, 2010, The Phoenix Symphony was awarded a $100,000 grant by the Sundome Performing Arts Association (SPAA) through their “Grants for the Arts” program. Over $2M was given to 25 local non-profit organizations to create and fund a lasting legacy for the Northwest Valley’s fine arts community.

      The $100,000 awarded to The Phoenix Symphony will support annual concerts in the Sun Cities, a week-long student learning project in elementary and middle schools, and subsidies for Northwest Valley students in Title I schools to attend “Symphony for the Schools” concerts held at Symphony Hall in Downtown Phoenix.

      The May 18 event was held at the Briarwood Country Club in Sun City West with the check presented by SPAA President Kathy Jones to Symphony Board of Overseers Larry and Nancy Miller and Symphony Director or Marketing and Development Frank Bourget.

      About The Phoenix Symphony: The Phoenix Symphony has been proudly serving the citizens of the Phoenix metropolitan area and Arizona since 1947. What began as an occasional group of musicians performing a handful of concerts each year (in a city of fewer than 100,000 people) today serves more than 300,000 people annually, with 275 concerts and presentations throughout the greater Phoenix area and beyond.

      Under the artistic leadership of Michael Christie as the Virginia G. Piper Music Director and administrative leadership of President Maryellen H. Gleason, the orchestra is overseen by the non-profit Phoenix Symphony Association under Board Chairman CA Howlett.

      The 76-member Phoenix Symphony presents an annual season from September through the beginning of June, featuring full-length classical and pops concerts at Symphony Hall in downtown Phoenix, as well as concerts in Scottsdale, Mesa, Prescott and throughout central Arizona. The Symphony performs for more than 50,000 students and children, helping to introduce music to new generations through a variety of education and youth-engagement programs.