The Presser Foundation Announces Advancement of Music General Operating Grants

PHILADELPHIA, March 10, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of grantees for Advancement of Music.  These grants, totaling almost $650,000, provide general operating support to music presenting, music performing and music education organizations within a 100-mile radius of Center City Philadelphia. 

Michael Stairs commented on the Advancement of Music grants, "Nothing gives me more joy as Chair of the Advancement Committee than giving grants to area musical organizations that are performing high quality music in a high quality manner. These fine organizations report back to us that they feel grateful for the support of The Presser Foundation throughout their seasons."

2014-15 Advancement of Music Grantees (in alphabetical order)

Academy of Vocal Arts
Allentown Symphony Association
Ars Nova Workshop
Artistas y Musicos Latino Americanos
Astral Artistic Services, Inc.
Bowerbird
Cathedral Choir School of Delaware
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Chester Children's Chorus
Choral Arts Philadelphia
Commonwealth Youth Choirs
Community Conservatory
Community Music School Lehigh Valley
Community Music School of Collegeville
Darlington Arts Center
Delaware County Youth Orchestra
Delaware Symphony Orchestra
Dolce Suono Ensemble
Kimmel Center, Inc.
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
Lyric Fest
Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia
Musicopia
Network for New Music
OperaDelaware
Opera Philadelphia
Orchestra 2001
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
Piffaro, The Renaissance Band
PRISM Quartet, Inc.
Reading Symphony Orchestra
Settlement Music School
Singing City
Symphony in C
Tempesta di Mare, Inc.
Temple University Music Preparatory Division
The American Boychoir School
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem
The Crossing
The Friends of Chamber Music of Reading, Inc.
The Mann Center of the Performing Arts
The Peabody Preparatory of the Peabody Institute of  the Johns Hopkins University
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Tri-County Concerts Association, Inc.
Valley Forge Chorale

About The Presser Foundation
The Presser Foundation was established in 1939 under the Deeds of Trust and Will of the late Theodore Presser. It is one of the few private foundations in the United States dedicated solely to music education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation supports music performance and education through undergraduate and graduate scholar awards, operating and program support for music organizations, capital grants for music building projects, and assistance to retired music teachers.  More information on the Foundation's grant making activity can be found on it's website www.presserfoundation.org.

Contact:  Teresa Araco Rodgers
267.519.5350                                                                                     
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SOURCE The Presser Foundation