Friday, February 25, 2011

Mt. Diablo Music Education Foundation sponsors 5th grade symphony outing

By Theresa Harrington from On Assigment - ContraCostaTimes.com

I received the following press release this morning from the Mt. Diablo Education Foundation, which recently sponsored visits to the California Symphony Orchestra for district fifth-graders. The nonprofit organization spent about $15,000, including performers, theatre rental, and student buses — or a little more than $10 per student, according to publicist Gary Carr.

“WALNUT CREEK: Members of the California Symphony presented a special ‘In Formance’ for over 1400 5th graders from the Mt. Diablo Unified School District over four shows in two days at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.

The ‘In Formance’ was held on February 22 and 23 and was sponsored by the Mount Diablo Music Education Foundation, who paid for the program and the busing for the 5th graders

Read complete article HERE.

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