Deciding to give back to her entire 1989 Tour crew, Taylor Swift gathered up all involved with the tour and flew them out to an Australian vacation. Known for her charitable instincts, Swift is back at it again. She can now add a donation of $50,000 to the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and their rendition of "Become Ocean," to her long list of contributions, including a donation of 25,000 books to New York City high schools, $50,000 to young Swifties fighting against cancer and $15,000 to an injured family of a firefighter.
After hearing their rendition of John Luther Adams' "Become Ocean," the "Out of the Woods" star offered up a whopping $50,00 to the Seattle Symphony Orchestra--the recording brought her back to the times attending the local symphony with her grandmother. "Become Ocean" reeled in a Grammy this year for best contemporary classical composition as well as the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for music, Entertainment Weekly notes. Swift is well-versed in donating to orchestras, too, after gifting $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony Orchestra in 2013.
The donation will go directly to the symphony's elementary level music education program, the Seattle Times reports. "We are so lucky you love become ocean as much as we do, and we'd like to thank you for supporting our incredible Seattle Symphony Orchestra musicians and all the work we do with thousands of students through our educational programs," music director Ludovic Morlot said to Swift in a YouTube video "This means a lot to us."
Swift could definitely use the good press after being involved in multiple lawsuits and being accused of disturbing the habitats of Australia's endangered dotterels while filming on the beach. During her time spent down under, the "Bad Blood" singer spent time with a native fan who's one wish before losing her hearing was to meet the 25-year-old pop sensation.
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