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Contact: Meg Whalen, Director of Public Relations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2010 Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras Announce New Season The Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra and Junior Youth Orchestra announced today their 2010-2011 concert schedule, beginning on September 26 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. They perform throughout the season. Generous support of the Charlotte Symphony youth orchestras comes from The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc., Babson Capital, and the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras Parents’ Association. ### 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 becomes the orchestra’s 11th Music Director. |
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