Just in time for the holidays, the financially strained Utah Symphony/Opera has just been awarded a cool $1 million by the Eccles Foundation.

Spencer Eccles, the chairman and CEO of the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, was apparently taken back by the generosity of the musicians in the organization; who recently donated $1.3 million in salary and benefits for the current season, after already accepting a salary cut of $445,000 in the previous season as the organization clipped it’s budget. So much in fact, that it spurred this large gift. (original article after the jump)

The Eccles Foundation has a history of giving to the Utah Symphony, and in its currently struggling economic state, this came at the right time. It’s great to hear things will be a little easier for the historic orchestra.

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera unwraps $1M gift, The Salt Lake Tribune

Posted on December 16th, 2009 at 11:39 pm | Filed under General |