SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Symphony Utah Opera has received a $1 million grant from the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation.
The symphony-opera says the donation comes at one of the most challenging times in its history.
In October Utah Symphony musicians donated $1.3 million in salary and benefits for the 2009-10 season. They also accepted a cut in salaries and benefits for the 2008-09 season worth $445,000.
Administration salaries also have been cut.
Eccles Foundation Chairman and CEO Spencer F. Eccles says he hopes the grant announced Tuesday will spur a community response to the contributions made by the organizations own musicians, administration and staff.
The Utah Symphony Utah Opera says the grant is a good start to ensuring the organization's long-term financial stability.
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