PRESS RELEASE
October 2005
For immediate release
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ARTS RECEIVES GRANT FROM
APPLIED MATERIALS TO SUPPORT 2005-06 CONCERT SEASON IN TATEUCHI
HALL
(Mountain View, CA) The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA)
at Finn Center announced that it has received funding from Applied
Materials for its 2005-06 season of performances. The grant supports
the school’s mission of Arts for All by making concerts
and events in CSMA’s Tateuchi Hall accessible to the community.
During its 2005-06 season, CSMA will present several free series,
including its popular Sunday afternoon Family Concerts and Concerts4Kids and its Young
Musicians of the Bay Area featuring CSMA’s
talented students. Other Tateuchi Hall events this season include
the moderately priced Music@7, Faculty & Friends series and
Classes w/o Quizzes Arts Lectures.
“
Applied Materials is pleased to be able to partner with CSMA.
Our company has been a longtime supporter of the school and its
mission of making music and the arts accessible to all,” said
Mike O’Farrell, Vice President, Global Affairs. “We
hope that many families will take advantage of the opportunity
to attend these outstanding series.”
During CSMA’s 2005-06 season, which runs from October to
June, the school will present more than 35 free or moderately
priced events in Tateuchi Hall. The 200+ seat concert hall is
Silicon Valley’s newest performance venue.
CSMA’s executive director Angela McConnell said, “We
are so grateful to Applied Materials for their generous support
and commitment to the arts. Because of their sponsorship, people
of all ages throughout the region will be able to enjoy performances
featuring the diverse music, dance, and artistic traditions of
cultures from around the world.”
Applied Materials, Inc., the world's largest supplier of products
and services to the global semiconductor industry, is one of
the leading information infrastructure providers. The company
has offices worldwide, with its corporate headquarters located
in Santa Clara.
The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA), a non-profit arts
education center founded in 1968, is committed to providing Arts
for All. The school serves more than 30,000 people of all ages
yearly through: private music lessons; music, visual and digital
arts classes and camps; arts-in-the-schools (Arts in Action,
Music in Action) programs; lectures and concerts (in Tateuchi
Hall); exhibitions (in Mohr Gallery); community outreach events;
and a generous financial aid program. In January 2004 CSMA opened
its permanent home at Finn Center, an award-winning, 25,000 square-foot
facility located at 230 San Antonio Circle in Mountain View.
For complete information about all CSMA programs and services
and about 2005-06 Tateuchi Hall events supported by Applied Materials,
see www.arts4all.org or call 650-917-6800.
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