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CFFAC ENDOWMENT HELPS THE LSO PROVIDES CLASSICAL
MUSIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL IN CENTRAL MARYLAND
The Londontowne Symphony Orchestra
(LSO) is securing a future where everyone in
the community has access to the beauty of
classical music. By opening an Endowed
Agency Fund at the Community Foundation,
the vision of LSO founder, the late Kathy
Solano, is assured.
More than two decades after its founding,
Kathy’s vision, “to create a community
orchestra in Central Maryland to provide
high-quality classical and light classical
music at an affordable price and provide
young people experience and education in an
orchestral setting,” has not only held fast but
also expanded.
That’s why several years ago a small group of
donors and the LSO Board began to discuss
and research ways to provide financial
stability for the orchestra in perpetuity.
Initial funds to establish an LSO endowment
fund were donated over five years and
preserved by the LSO Board for such a
purpose. After performing much due
diligence, the LSO decided to work with the
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Community Foundation of Anne Arundel
County to establish the Londontowne
Symphony Orchestra Endowment Fund in
2020. CFAAC met with the LSO leadership to
make sure all of their questions were
answered and worked with them so they
could accomplish their goals of keeping the
orchestra and its programs thriving for years
to come.
“Working
Foundation
with
just
the
made
Community
the
most
sense for the LSO. They offer a very
competitive product, they’re local,
proactive,
and
very
easy
to
work
with — they get things done.”
— Jack Evans, LSO Board President
2021 CFAAC ANNUAL REPORT