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Charlotte Symphony's mobile stage meets people on their own turf

Elvis Menayese, WFAE -- 

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra performs regularly outside of uptown in parks and breweries, and now it has a new venue with wheels. The symphony is hitting the road with its mobile stage -- bringing its music to many long-underserved neighborhoods that make up Charlotte's Corridors of Opportunity. A recent performance took place in east Charlotte.

The sides of a 40-foot trailer, wrapped in a colorful design by a Charlotte artist, opened to reveal a stage. The stage was set up in the parking lot of the Simmons YMCA off Albemarle Road, with a few hundred people gathered to hear the music. Among them, was Michael Blanco who was sitting in the front row. He lives just a few minutes away.

"I like symphony music, and I've never listened to the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra live," Blanco said. "It's my first time, and I'm excited."

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