The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded grants totaling $1.9 million to a consortium of three university‐based, multi‐disciplinary performing arts presenting organizations (all ISPA member organizations).  The grants were awarded to sustain and advance their ambitious commitment to classical music in the face of intense economic challenge.

The three organizations, each of which will receive a grant for $600,000 to support their respective classical music presenting and commissioning programs between January 2010 and June 2013, are Cal Performances at the University of California at Berkeley, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, and the University Musical Society of the University of Michigan. The Foundation awarded an additional $100,000 to the consortium to support collaborative activities, including commissioning.

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