Atlanta Symphony Center to be Built by Santiago Calatrava

Atlanta Symphony Center to be Built by Santiago Calatrava
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra announced a $5 million commitment from the Wachovia Foundation in support of the Atlanta Symphony Center, specifically to benefit the adjoining Learning Center.

The gift is the first corporate capital gift to the Learning Center, is the largest gift to a Georgia-based organization in the Wachovia Foundation's history and is the Wachovia Foundation's second largest contribution to a single organization.

Wachovia formally announced the gift at the 'Christmas with the ASO' concert on Thursday, December 8 at 8 p.m. in Symphony Hall.

"The new ASO learning center will benefit generations of Georgians, and funding for education and the arts are priorities for Wachovia's charitable giving programs.

That is why Wachovia is thrilled to help fund the Atlanta Symphony Center's world-class music and arts education facility," said Thomas H. Coley, head of Wachovia's Southern Banking Group.

"And the benefit does not stop at our borders.

The Atlanta Symphony Learning Center will be a catalyst for new technology and education that will enhance the work of students, composers, producers, vocalists and musicians from around the world."

The Learning Center will greatly expand the ASO's contribution to music education in three ways: with interactive learning on-site; 'virtual' music