Philadelphia Orchestra's hall to become the Marian Anderson Hall

A huge gift to the tune of $25 million from Richard Worley and wife Leslie Miller to the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center will enable a name change. Ergo, Verizon Hall will now be Marian Anderson Hall. Marian Anderson, the famous opera contralto, was the aunt of former Oregon Symphony Music Director James DePriest. You can read all about this wonderful gift and tribute to Anderson here. This piece has a great quote from Ginette DePreist, who still resides in the Rose City: "Knowing Marian, she would be humble," said her niece, Ginette DePriest, the wife of late conductor James DePreist. "She always used to say: 'Don't make any fuss about this,' but I think that the fact that it's her hometown that she adores — I think she would be obviously honored but mostly humbled by this gesture."