River Music that is now receiving attention from PBS stations in Sacramento and New York. 

 

The documentary will air locally in Sacramento on September 24, 26 and 28, and will be on national broadcast Saturday, September 27.

 

 

Kelly Ruggirello, executive director of the Long Beach Symphony, talks in 2010 about her experience leading change with her organization at the time, the Pacific Chorale in Orange County. 

• National Voter Registration Day is September 23 - get the vote out to raise nonprofit voices this fall! Learn more at www.NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org. 
 
• CalNonprofits has discovered there is a provision to the Obama Administration's 2015 proposed budget: an increase in the rate at which volunteers can deduct the costs of mileage when they drive as part of their volunteer work. 

• CalNonprofits is thrilled to announce the release of CAUSES COUNT, their groundbreaking report on the economic impact of California's nonprofits. Their findings show that nonprofits rank as the 4th largest private employer in California and contribute 15% of the state GDP.  http://www.calnonprofits.org/causes-count. 

 

On the upcoming November 4 ballot, LA County residents will vote on whether to absorb $23 in annual per-parcel property taxes over the next 30 years for improvements to various county facilities, among them the art venues in county, municipal, and state parks. 

 

This would extend an existing tax passed in 1992 and 1996, which has had an estimated yield of $63.6 million for the arts and culture. The proposition needs a 2/3 majority to pass.

 

Major beneficiaries of the 1992 and 1996 tax are the Hollywood Bowl, California Science Center, LACMA, The Natural History Museum, The California African American Museum, and the Music Center. 

Prominent California artist John "Jack" Johannsen passed away recently, just after donating one of his final pieces to be auctioned off at an upcoming fundraiser for the Folsom Symphony. Folsom Symphony's September 27 gala, "Evening Under the Stars," auctions off many rare items, including Johannsen's piece, "Symphony Blue." The Folsom Telegraph published an article about Johannsen's passing.

Music in the Mountains was a lucky recipient of a $230,000 gift by J. David Ramsey, who has also bequeathed over
$1 million to classical music organizations in the Sacramento region. Mr. Ramsey was a patron and supporter of Music in the Mountains during his life, and continues to be an advocate for the arts after his death.

Issy Roberts has been appointed manager of operations, education and community engagement at the Long Beach Symphony. Issy was formerly the operations director & youth symphony manager at the San Luis Obispo Symphony for over eight years. She also founded the administrative internship program as her legacy.

Nick Winter has been named director of artistic planning for the San Francisco Symphony effective September 24, 2014. Mr. Winter comes from the Chicago Symphony where he served as the director of artistic administration since 2009. He will work with music director Michael Tilson Thomas in setting the Orchestra's artistic direction and act as a member of the executive management team.

Daniel Zimardi is the newly appointed general manager of the Camellia Symphony Orchestra in Sacramento. Mr. Zimardi comes to the Symphony after a summer working in the administration at the Aspen Music Festival and School. 

A lovely evening in Healdsburg