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flag The Philadelphia Orchestra's Verizon Hall has been renamed Marian Anderson Hall in honor of the Black American contralto, funded by a $25 million gift, and a statue is planned.

flag The Philadelphia Orchestra's home auditorium, previously named Verizon Hall, has been renamed Marian Anderson Hall in honor of the pioneering Black American contralto. flag The renaming was funded by a $25 million gift from Richard Worley and his wife Leslie Miller, and a statue of Anderson is planned for the vicinity of the hall. flag The orchestra plans to diversify its audiences and programming in response to the name change.

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