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Taylor Swift Donates $50K to Seattle Symphony

12/04/2015
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(Radio.com) Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to the Seattle Symphony after being inspired by hearing one of their recordings. According to the Seattle Times, Swift wrote a letter to the symphony's music director Ludovic Morlot.

In the note, Swift said she was inspired to donate after hearing a recording of John Luther Adams' Grammy-winning "Become Ocean." The singer added that the composition, commissioned by the Symphony, reminded her of going to her local symphony with her grandmother.

In a statement Morlot wrote, "I was thrilled to hear that Taylor was moved by 'Become Ocean,'" which won a 2014 Pulitzer Prize for music. The Seattle Times also reports that Swift's donation will be used for two Seattle Symphony programs: Link Up, a music-education program for elementary-school students and its musicians' pension fund. Read more here.

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