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Mobile stage unveiled for Charlotte Symphony Orchestra's free concerts

Gwendolyn Glenn, WFAE -- 

Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and city officials on Thursday unveiled a mobile stage that will be used to bring free concerts to Charlotte's underserved communities.

CSO musicians were on hand for the ribbon cutting and unveiling of the 40-foot trailer that Symphony CEO David Fisk says can be easily pulled around the city with a pickup truck.

"If you imagine a trailer that has a side that comes down and a top that folds out to create a protected environment in which the musicians can play their instruments safely protected from the elements," Fisk said. "But the audience can easily see them because it's well-lit, and we have sound amplification."

Fisk says with the push of a button, the trailer " unfolds from being a trailer looking like a trailer to being a mobile stage that can house up to as many as 35 musicians."

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