Mission
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Staff
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Board
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Why we
need the Symphony
The ROUND ROCK
SYMPHONY, Inc. is a newly-founded professional
symphony orchestra that has filed for IRS 501c3
status as a non-profit organization dedicated to
the musical enrichment of the City of Round Rock.
OUR MISSION
The Round Rock
Symphony’s mission is, in short:
Read about the
Round Rock Symphony in the Austin-American Statesman (click here)
Read about the Round Rock
Symphony in Community Impact Newspaper
(click here)
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ROUND ROCK SYMPHONY STAFF
Danton
Bankay Executive Director
Silas Nathaniel Huff
Music Director
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ROUND ROCK SYMPHONY
BOARD of
DIRECTORS
Brandon
Aghamalian
Chairman/President
Jennifer Fowler Vice-President
Michael R. Jones Secretary
Silas Nathaniel Huff Treasurer,
ex-officio
Snapper Carr Member-At-Large
Danton Bankay ex-officio
ROUND ROCK SYMPHONY
ADVISORY BOARD
Hon. Kris
Whitfield, Round Rock City Council
Hon. Rufus Honeycutt, Round Rock City
Council
Cathy Kincaid, Community Impact News
Dr. Linda Bolding, Round Rock Community
Choir
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WHY
DOES ROUND ROCK NEED A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
With a median age
of 31 years old, a generally well-educated
population, and an average annual per-household
income of $77,000, Round Rock is a perfect
community for attracting a sophisticated symphonic
audience. Round Rock has everything else!
According to the League of American Orchestras,
there are 1,800 orchestras in America, and:
“Communities with
orchestras attract ‘super-citizens’—volunteers,
voters, philanthropists, and other active,
civic-minded participants, and the presence of an
orchestra can be an indicator of a community’s
economic development…The vast majority of citizens
believe that the presence of live, professional
performing arts in the community…
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Improves the quality of life
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Promotes understanding of other cultures
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Fosters pride in the community
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Contributes to the education and development of
children”
PROGRAMS FOR
YOUTH/SCHOOLS
THE ARTS ARE GOOD
FOR BUSINESS
Cultural
arts are good for business, and the Round Rock
Symphony will contribute to economic development
in Round Rock. An active arts scene would
discourage the nightly flight of Round Rock
residents to Austin and other nearby communities
for leisure activities, and attract new residents
and employers who can boast an active cultural
arts scene in their communities. According
to the national report from the 2008 United States
Conference of Mayors (Mayors’10-point plan):
“The arts,
humanities, and museums are critical to the
quality of life and livability of America’s
cities. It has been shown that the nonprofit arts
and culture industry generates over $166 billion
in economic activity annually, supports over 5.7
million full time jobs, and returns over $12
billion in federal income taxes annually.
Governments which support the arts on average see
a return on investment of over $7 in taxes for
every $1 that the government appropriates.”
According to North
Texas Business for Culture and the Arts, “Money
given to and earned by arts and cultural agencies
does not just disappear; it provides jobs and
contributes to the wealth of the region…Over the
past 15 years, study results have provided
conclusive proof that the arts have generated an
extraordinary public/private partnership that has
an economic impact equivalent to a local
conglomerate with annual revenues of more than
$150,000,000; employs approximately 6,000 people
locally, and operates the region’s more
architecturally significant buildings.” In 2006,
Deloitte & Touche LLP devised and conducted a
study of the economic impact of the arts in north
Texas. Some results of the 2006 study:
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In 2005, arts
and cultural organizations in North Texas
generated approximately:
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$413.5 million
in economic activity and impact from
operations
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$314.1 million
from indirect audience spending associated
with arts events
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$67.8 million
from construction and capital expenditure
activity
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In 2005, the
total economic impact of the arts was
approximately:
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$523.2 million
in the City of Dallas
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$236.8 million
in the City of Fort Worth
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$35.4
million in other North Texas communities
(suburbs)
