Education & Community

Education Programs

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The North Carolina Symphony has one of the most extensive music education programs of any U.S. orchestra, performing over 40 education concerts a year for students throughout North Carolina.

This program is designed to introduce students in the third through fifth grades to the principles of orchestral music, culminating in a live performance by the North Carolina Symphony. By concert time, students have learned about the musical compositions and the composers featured in the North Carolina Symphony's performance.

Read about our newest program Young All Stars here!
 

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Education Concerts
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Ensembles in the Schools
The North Carolina Symphony Ensembles in the Schools program brings North Carolina Symphony ensembles into classrooms for personal performance and learning experiences. Small ensembles comprised of North Carolina Symphony musicians perform chamber works and engage students on the fundamentals of music, working collaboratively with teaching artists and classroom teachers to create programs that are entertaining and reinforce North Carolina education curriculum guidelines. Read more »


Young Strings of the Triangle
The Young Strings of the Triangle is a private lesson program sponsored by the North Carolina Symphony for young string students who are residents of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area. The Young Strings of the Triangle was created to identify, nurture and develop the musical performance potential of young minority and underserved string players in the Triangle. Read more »


Fidelity FutureStage
The North Carolina Symphony and Fidelity Investments are partnering through the 2010-2011 season to launch Fidelity FutureStage® in Wake, Durham, Chatham and Orange counties. Fidelity FutureStage® in North Carolina will help prepare and inspire underserved elementary school students for future stages in life. The program is a series of intensive in-classroom and concert hall experiences including instrumental instruction, mentoring, and general music education. Read more »


Open Rehearsals
Students in grade six and above are invited to observe the dress rehearsal for a performance of the North Carolina Symphony in Meymandi Concert Hall. An Open Rehearsal is a fascinating opportunity to watch the North Carolina Symphony at work, and see how a piece of music is shaped and polished by the conductor and the musicians. Read more »


Master Classes
North Carolina Symphony musicians and guest artists coach young instrumentalists in the classroom and in rehearsals across the state. Read more »


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