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For Immediate Release                                                                                                  August 9, 2011

Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras Announce 2011-2012 Season
CSYO and JYO feature region’s finest young musical talent

The Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra and Junior Youth Orchestra announced today their 2011-2012 concert schedules, beginning on September 25 with a free concert at Freedom Park’s Festival in the Park.

The Charlotte Symphony is dedicated to nurturing talent in young musicians and supports two youth orchestras. Led by Charlotte Symphony violinist Dr. Ernest Pereira, the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra and Junior Youth Orchestra provide nearly 200 young musicians in the Charlotte region with superior music instruction and orchestral experience. Admission is by audition. Serving students in fourth through twelfth grades from more than 60 schools, the two youth orchestras rehearse weekly and receive intensive coaching from Charlotte Symphony musicians. Performances are held throughout the season.

Generous support of the Charlotte Symphony youth orchestras comes from The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. and the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras Parents’ Association. 

               Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras 2011-2012 Season
                                    Ernest Pereira, conducting 

September 25, 2011
Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra
Festival in the Park
Freedom Park-Charlotte
2:00pm
Admission is free 

November 21, 2011
Charlotte Symphony Youth and Junior Youth Orchestras Fall Concert
Halton Theater, Central Piedmont Community College
7:30 p.m.
$8.00 adults/$6.00 students & seniors. 

February 27, 2012
Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra Winter Concert
Halton Theater, Central Piedmont Community College
7:30 p.m.
$8.00 adults/$6.00 students & seniors. 

April 12, 2012
Charlotte Symphony Youth and Junior Youth Orchestras Youth Festival Concert
Sponsored by the Symphony Guild of Charlotte
Knight Theater
7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices TBA 

April 29, 2012
Charlotte Symphony Junior Youth Orchestra Spring Concert
Halton Theater, Central Piedmont Community College
3:30 p.m.
$ 8.00 adults/$6.00 students & seniors. 

May 14, 2012
Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert
Halton Theater, Central Piedmont Community College
7:30 p.m.
$8.00 adults/$6.00 students & seniors. 

June 10, 2012
Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra performs at Symphony Park
Symphony Park, SouthPark Mall
7:00 p.m.
$10.00 adults/under 18 free

For tickets, call 704-972-2000. For more information, visit www.csyo.net.

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Founded in 1932, the Charlotte Symphony is a cornerstone cultural organization in the Charlotte region and is the largest employer of professional artists in the Charlotte area, with 62 full-time musicians. The Charlotte Symphony is supported by ticket sales, performance fees, generous individuals, The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc., corporate sponsors, foundation grants, the North Carolina Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and by a basic operating grant from the Arts & Science Council-Charlotte/Mecklenburg. In September 2010, Christopher Warren-Green became the orchestra’s 11th Music Director.