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Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra – Grace Butler Keith Endowed Chair

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra – Grace Butler Keith Endowed Chair

Grace Butler Keith, mother of local businessman Tom Keith, was a music teacher in St. Pauls, NC for 40 years. She also created the “Friends of the College Series” at NC State University. This series fetched world-renowned musicians to perform locally including orchestras like the New York Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, and the Moscow Philharmonic. Mrs. Keith sold tickets to the series and introduced her children and friends to the music she loved, thus developing Tom’s love of music, especially symphonic music.

Tom and his wife Anne honored his mother’s memory and her interest in music by creating an endowment to support the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra. This endowment not only preserves Grace Butler Keith’s legacy and her love of music, it will help to ensure the symphony continues to provide entertainment and education to the entire community for generations to come.

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