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Sarah Bryan Miller Fund

Status: Established endowed fund

Type: Endowed fund established in honor of late St. Louis Post-Dispatch classical music critic Sarah Bryan Miller

Funding Source: Bequest from Sarah Bryan Miller estate - more than $1 million

Focus Areas:

  • Support for vocal soloists

  • Underwrites performances of choral repertoire with the SLSO

  • Performance and preservation of music from African and African-American traditions
  • Background:

  • Sarah Bryan Miller was St. Louis Post-Dispatch classical music critic for 20+ years

  • Covered SLSO extensively; covered institutional news

  • In 2001, her reporting on SLSO led Taylor family to double financial commitment, eventually raising $80 million

  • Post-Dispatch nominated her for Pulitzer Prize

  • Former professional mezzo-soprano who particularly cherished vocal soloists and choral performances

  • Died November 28, 2020 of cancer

  • During lifetime, did not contribute financially to maintain journalistic impartiality
  • Geographic Scope: St. Louis area

    Contact:

  • St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

  • 718 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103

  • Phone: 314-533-2500

  • Email: info@slso.org
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    musicperforming-arts

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