The ATLSM Foundation would like to thank all our wonderful supporters who attended our concert today at Peachtree Presbyterian's beautiful Kellett Chapel. Our enthusiastic crowds have celebrated our collaboration with former students of the ASYO for 7 years. This year, we added current ASYO members to the first piece on our program, Golijov's Last Round. We hope to continue to make music with our alumni and young musician friends for years to come. Thanks so much for your generous donations to help make this wonderful annual event possible. See you next year!
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We’re very excited about the release of our own Michael Kurth’s CD of works recorded by the ASO! You can be a part of the excitement too by joining us at the release party tomorrow evening! More details can be found at the link below.   Justin Bruns - photo by Jeff Roffman On unconventional headshots
“There was a push at the symphony to do new headshots for everyone with a more informal or laid-back bent. We did a number of different poses, and at the end the photographer said, ‘Now let’s do something fun; grab a prop.’ So I grabbed a rocking horse pony and tapped into my Western roots and did a nice yee-haw.” The ATL Symphony Musicians continue to stand by and support our colleagues in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra during this painful time. We hope a new, growth-oriented contract agreement can be reached soon. The city of Baltimore deserves a great orchestra.   Deborah Borda, center, with Jaap van Zweden, left, the orchestra’s next music director, and Oscar Schafer, its chairman.CreditRebecca Smeyne By Michael Cooper | Dec. 12, 2017
In a show of donor confidence in its new leadership, the deficit-challenged New York Philharmonic announced Tuesday that it had raised $50 million to help it balance its budgets in the coming seasons as it rolls out its next music director, Jaap van Zweden. The rapidly raised $50 million was a coup for Deborah Borda, who has been the orchestra’s president and chief executive officer for only a few months but is already putting her stamp on the organization. Ms. Borda has pushed the Philharmonic to rethink the costly and disruptive plans to rebuild its Lincoln Center home, hired a new executive team, and turned her attention to the shaky finances of the orchestra, which has run deficits for most of the current century. “This really strengthens us,” Ms. Borda said of the recent gifts, which she said had come from longtime supporters of the Philharmonic, whom she did not identify. “It gives us a fantastic launchpad.”  PHOTO: IRA CVETNAYA/SHUTTERSTOCK A recent study by CECP, a CEO-led coalition founded by actor Paul Newman, analyzed 2016 corporate giving and employee engagement data from the world's largest companies.
Its most intriguing takeaway? Support for culture and arts is on the rise. According to the study, titled Giving in Numbers, cash giving to culture and arts programs grew by 48 percent between 2014 and 2016, the most among all program areas. (The area with the biggest decrease? Environment, at -24 percent.) "More and more research is presenting the increasing relevance of culture and arts among companies as a cause area," reads the study's Selected Key Findings Page, "as well as the positive impact this program area has in the well-being of communities."  Great news from proposed NEA funding for FY18. Thanks to those who voiced their opinion on the importance of supporting the Arts! 🎶🎵
----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee proposed funding the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) at $150 million in FY18, which is its current funding level. While the Trump Administration's budget had eliminating the NEA, the House Appropriations committee approved $145 million over the summer, and now with the Senate committee’s proposal released, the next steps are for the full chambers to pass their own respective budget proposals before coming to an agreement that reconciles their differences. Orchestras in the states of Senate Appropriations committee members have been speaking up over the fall – in addition to orchestras and arts supporters weighing in with all of their members throughout the year. We thank everyone for tirelessly reminding elected officials how essential federal support for the arts is in communities large and small. Please see our online campaign for key talking points." Talk about an anniversary gift: Cleveland Orchestra board president Richard Smucker and his wife, Emily, have pledged $15 million to the orchestra to fund artistic and education programs, with an emphasis on programs for young people. The orchestra on Wednesday, Nov. 8, announced the Smuckers' gift, which is in celebration of the institution's 100th season. A "significant portion" of their gift also will support funds for the orchestra's future, including its endowment, according to a news release. It's the second-largest gift in the orchestra's history, behind a $20 million gift from the Maltz Family Foundation in October 2010. The Smuckers are designating $3 million of their total pledge as challenge grants, which will be used "to inspire the Northeast Ohio community to support the orchestra as the ensemble enters its second century of musical excellence and community engagement," according to the release. "Emily and I love the Cleveland Orchestra. The work these musicians do inspires audiences and young people throughout our community, across the nation, and around the world," Richard Smucker said in a statement. "From my own life experience, I know that music has the power to change lives. It has transformed how I think about the world, and I revel in the experience of sharing a performance with family and friends, all of us together. I find myself renewed through music."  The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall. Photo by Roger Mastroianni. Congratulations to our colleagues in Baltimore for ratifying a new one-year, progressive contract 3 months early! "We are pleased to announce that BSO musicians and management have successfully negotiated a one-year contract several months ahead of deadline for the second year in a row. It is a positive sign for the future that both sides were able to reach an early agreement and to focus on the continued artistic growth of our orchestra. As always, many thanks to our hardworking Orchestra Committee!"  The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra during rehearsal with Marin Alsop (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun) "Georgia’s music industry currently has an estimated $3.7 billion annual economic impact, according to Georgia Music Partners, a nonprofit industry group that pushed for the legislation. The Georgia Music Investment Act, sponsored by state Rep. Amy Carter (R-Valdosta), is expected to create thousands of new jobs if it is signed into law by Deal."
If Governor Deal signs the Georgia Music Investment Act, it is expected to significantly bolster Georgia's music industry. |
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May 2021
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