WELLS FARGO NEW AMERICAN ORCHESTRA CHALLENGE

Thanks to a generous $200,000 grant from Wells Fargo, the Greater Charlotte community will be given a chance to support the Charlotte Symphony and have their contributions doubled. 

The gift directly supports the Charlotte Symphony’s goal to build a renewed, long-term and sustainable funding model.  Wells Fargo designed the challenge to engage a broader segment of the community as new donors to the Symphony's New American Orchestra Campaign, a $40 million fundraising effort.  

Individuals can support and impact Symphony projects on power2give.org, a fundraising platform for arts and cultural projects created by the Arts & Science Council (ASC). Each donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000, for Symphony projects on power2give.org.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Innovate.Animate.KnightSounds.
Offset the cost of video equipment for the world premiere of Matthew Weinstein's digitally animated artwork at Bolero Comes Alive on May 4. Read more about this project.

These Kids Aren’t Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
Provide tickets to Peter and the Wolf on May 5 for students who couldn't otherwise afford them. Read more about this project.   

Give Summer Music to Winterfield Elementary Students
Provide a free, week-long summer music camp for our students at Winterfield Elementary. Read more about this project.

Let’s Go, Oratorio!
Provide music scores, rehearsal space, parking and piano tunings for the Charlotte Symphony’s 135-member volunteer chorus, the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte. Read more about this project.

COMPLETED PROJECTS

Youth Orchestra Scholarships: Empower Young Musicians
Provide tuition assistance and private lesson scholarships to student musicians who demonstrate financial need. Read moreabout this project.

Sounds like Angels at Winterfield Elementary
Provide at-risk second through fifth grade students with a free, after-school music program where they learn to play the violin, cello and percussion instruments from professional Charlotte Symphony musicians and teaching artists. Read more about this project.

Bring Mozart’s Requiem to Life with the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte
Purchase 40 scores of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D minor for another riveting performance at Belk Theater on November 11 and 12, 2011. Read more about this project. 

Discover the Magical World of Music with Lollipops
Provide supplies for and enhance the quality of our pre-concert festivals in September and October by putting the musical experience right into kids' hands with crafts, activities and instrument exploration. Read more about this project.