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TDO Engages Paul W. Goldberg as Chief Development officer
The Discovery Orchestra is pleased to announce the addition of Paul W. Goldberg, CFRE, as Chief Development Officer.  Prior to joining The Discovery Orchestra, Paul spent 15 years as a development professional working with performing arts organizations and institutions throughout the New York metropolitan area. As President & CEO of the Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Paul raised over $5 million in his first year. Previously, he was Development Director for the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre and Meet the Composer, and before that time Executive Director for Young People’s Chorus of NYC at the 92nd Street Y. As a professional cellist, Paul appeared with the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and at the Spoleto Festival and Aspen Festival. As an educator, he was Professor of Stringed Instruments at the Orquesta Nacional Juvenil in Venezuela. Paul earned a Masters in Public Administration from Baruch College, Bachelors in Music from City College of New York and is a Certified Fund Raising Executive.

2008-2009 Grants Affirm TDO Mission
The Discovery Orchestra (TDO) is proud to announce that the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) have awarded the orchestra a total of $71,400 in support for the 2008-09 season. Both grants provide for general operating and program support.  These affirmations of our direction are also reflected in the comments received with the grants. The Dodge foundation's chief officer David Grant noted: "...an orchestra whose unique contribution is helping people learn how to listen to classical music" and the NJSCA peer review panel lauded TDO for the "significant public benefit to be realized through this approach to lifelong learning".