National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman (who is stepping down at the end of the calendar year) has announced that the Association of California Symphony Orchestras is recommended for a $30,000 grant to support professional and leadership development and technical assistance programs for California orchestras.
Among ACSO members receiving NEA grants:
Oakland East Bay Symphony: $20,000
Oakland Youth Orchestra: $15,000
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: $12,500
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players: $20,000
San Francisco Symphony: $75,000
San Francisco Youth Symphony: $65,000