The Great Falls Symphony has announced its largest unrestricted donation in history, a $500,000 gift from longstanding patron Diane Volk and her family that will go directly to the symphony's youth orchestra programs.

According to director Hillary Shepherd, the gift comes at a critical juncture in the organization's five-year strategic planning process. "We do have a five-year strategic plan that our board voted on last season, and we're working to execute all of the tactics within it," Shepherd told me.

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The plan calls for restoring the summer symphony program, recruiting a new conductor, and strengthening the young orchestra.

The youth program, now known as the Diane & Roy Volk Youth Orchestra, supports young musicians throughout the community

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