Symphony in C Receives Grant from The Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation for New Jersey

COLLINGSWOOD, NJ (September 24, 2018) – The nationally-recognized Symphony in C under the leadership of Music Director Stilian Kirov is pleased to be a recipient of a $20,000 grant from the Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation.

“Our grant from the Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation will provide support for Symphony in C’s Professional Development Internship Program that supports the development of our gifted, young musicians from the Mid-Atlantic region, who are on the cusp of careers with great orchestras throughout the world.”

About Symphony in C: Symphony in C is one of three professional training orchestras in the United States preparing musicians and conductors who are on the cusp of world-class careers through concert, educational outreach and professional development programs. Performing at the Gordon Theater at Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts in Camden, New Jersey, Symphony in C serves over 90,000 people annually through its critically-acclaimed concert series, educational outreach programs and radio broadcasts. Symphony in C has been designated a Major Arts Institution by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and strives to continue making artistic, educational, and economic impact on a regional, national and global scale.

Programs are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation the William G. Rohrer Charitable Foundation, the Presser Foundation, the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, the South Jersey Charitable Foundation, the Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation, Subaru of America, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Symphony in C is a member of ArtPride and the South Jersey Cultural Alliance (SJCA).