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Patron pledges $1 million to the Austin Symphony Orchestra
Austin arts patron James C. Armstrong has pledged $1 million to the Austin Symphony Orchestra’s education programs, symphony officials announced Tuesday.
The monies will be used in an endowment to support the symphony’s youth programs. Armstrong has been a longtime supporter of the symphony’s Young People’s Concerts which bring fourth and fifth graders to the special 45-minute orchestra concerts. The concert feature music the children have heard all year at school via study guides designed and published by ASO.
A steady supporter of youth arts programs, Armstrong has also donated to the Austin Lyric Opera, Ballet Austin, Austin Museum of Art and Zach Theatre, among other arts organizations. Austin Lyric Opera’s Armstrong School of Music is named in his honor.
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