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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            August 26, 2010

Wells Fargo Private Bank to Sponsor Classics Series
2010-2011 Season is New Music Director’s First

The Charlotte Symphony (CSO) announced today that Wells Fargo Private Bank will be the 2010-2011 season sponsor of the Charlotte Symphony Classics Series, the Symphony’s signature series. The 2010-2011 season is the inaugural season of new Music Director Christopher Warren-Green. The Classics Series opens on Friday, September 24 at the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center.

“We are pleased to make this grant to the Charlotte Symphony,” said Madelyn Caple, regional managing director for Wells Fargo Private Bank in the Greater Charlotte area. “Wells Fargo takes pride in supporting Charlotte, as well as the arts in our local communities. Our goal is to help build strong and vibrant communities, improve the quality of life, and make a positive difference.”

The Classics Series is the Symphony’s largest concert series, with 10 programs, each performed twice. Featuring orchestral masterworks and international guest artists, the Classics concerts present the finest orchestral repertoire from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Highlights of the 2010-2011 season include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, Haydn’s oratorio The Creation, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major, and Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. The season opens on September 24 with a program of music by British composer Edward Elgar, a favorite of Maestro Warren-Green.

“This season is an especially exciting one for the Charlotte Symphony, as we welcome Christopher Warren-Green to our orchestra and our community,” said CSO Executive Director Jonathan Martin. “We are profoundly grateful to Wells Fargo for their commitment to the arts in Charlotte and their generous sponsorship of the Classics Series.”

About the Charlotte Symphony
The Charlotte Symphony is the largest performing arts organization in the Charlotte region, with 62 musicians on full-time contracts. It 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, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and by a basic operating grant from the Arts & Science Council-Charlotte/Mecklenburg.

About Wells Fargo Private Bank
Wells Fargo Private Bank offers a full range of financial services and products to help individuals and families build, manage, preserve and transfer their wealth.  The Private Bank is the third largest wealth management provider in the United States (Barron’s 2009) and provides teams of experienced local professionals who advise clients on complex financial issues and provide them with investment management, private banking, trust and estate, insurance and brokerage service.

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