Sarasota Orchestra Receives Grant from The Exchange

January 14, 2022 – Sarasota

Sarasota Orchestra has received a $20,000 grant from The Exchange for the Sarasota Youth Orchestra program.

Joseph McKenna, Sarasota Orchestra President and CEO, states, “Sarasota Orchestra is grateful for the generous grant from The Exchange and their support of the arts and young people’s access to music education in the Sarasota area. The Exchange’s long relationship with the Orchestra is one of the region’s success stories.”

The grant will support the Sarasota Youth Orchestra program, which provides comprehensive after-school instrumental training and performance experience to young musicians at all levels. Students from third grade through high school participate in this 30-week, five ensemble program.

For over 60 years, this orchestral program has provided young musicians with musical instruction, unique performing opportunities, and the chance to study and perform classical music with their peers. Over fifty percentof the students receive some form of financial assistance to participate. The Exchange has been providing financial support to Sarasota Orchestra since 1962.

About The Exchange:

The Exchange is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization with a central purpose of supporting and enriching a variety of programs for local cultural organizations. Funds for this purpose are realized through a consignment operation in which merchandise is accepted either for donation or for consignment to be sold in its store. Grants and scholarships derived from the earnings of this store are used to enrich and strengthen arts-related programs and to encourage creativity in organizations and individuals throughout the community. Visit  http://sarasotawex.com/ to learn more.