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Jan/Feb 2012
Vol 1, Issue 4 |
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Inspiration Alley
Our CSYO Alums Today
Class of 2003
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Our Donors
2010-2011
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Save The Dates!
Jan 28 Noon
Musical Petting Zoo
Imaginon
Feb 3-4 8:00 pm
CSO Classics 5
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Blumenthal PAC
Feb 10-11 8:00 pm
CSO Pops 6
A John Williams Spectacular
Blumenthal PAC
Feb 11 10:00 am
Lollipops 3
A Young Person's Guild
to the Orchestra
Blumenthal PAC
Feb 16 11:00 am
Guild Winter Meeting
Georges Brasserir
Feb 17-18 8:00 pm
CSO Classics 7
Copland
Blumenthal PAC
Feb 21 Noon
Musical Petting Zoo
Imaginon
Feb 24-25 7:30 pm
KnightSounds 2
Carmina Burana!
Knight Theater
Feb 27 7:30 pm
CSYO Winter Concert
Halton Theater, CPCC
Mar 10 8:00 pm
CSO Pops 7
The Music of Michael Jackson
Blumenthal PAC
Mar 15 11:30 am
Guild Board Meeting
(open to all)
Pfeiffer University
Mar 23 7:30 pm
KnightSounds 3
To Tchaikovsky with Love
Knight Theater
Mar 24 6:30 pm
Classical Idol
Knight Theater
Mar 30 Noon
Musical Petting Zoo
Imaginon
Mar 30-31 8:00 pm
CSO Classics 8
All Tchaikovsky
Blumenthal PAC
Mar 31 10:30 am
Master Class with Joshua Roman
Location TBD
Apr 3 Noon
Musical Petting Zoo
Imaginon
Apr 12 7:30 pm
Youth Festival
Knight Theater
Apr 13 8:00 pm
CSO Pops 8
Natalie Cole
Blumenthal PAC
Apr 19 5:30 pm
Guild Board Meeting
(open to all)
Pfeiffer University
Apr 27-28 8:00 pm
CSO Classics 9
Bach & Mahler
Blumenthal PAC
Apr 29 3:30 pm
CSJYO Spring Concert
Halton Theater
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Special Update
Nominating Committee
Thank You Lisa!
At the Jan 19 Board of Directors meeting, Lisa Phillips was unanimously elected President-elect
of The Symphony Guild for this year, and will be
President again next year. Lisa has done an outstanding job moving our organization forward and has truly made a difference!
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Letter from Our President
 | | Lisa Phillips, President 2011-12 |
Dear Guild Members and Friends,
It's 2012, and The Guild is a whirlwind of activity! My previous letters outlined my vision and passion for our mission, and presented the new initiatives and events planned by your leadership team for the coming season.
This issue of Noteables NOW! is full of updates on how our membership has embraced that mission and risen to the challenge of changing times to begin to craft a new Symphony Guild ...
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A benefit for the Charlotte Symphony Orchestras,
produced by The Symphony Guild ...
Charlotte's greatest classical musicians will show off their talent in some decidedly non-classical ways! Classical Idol will tell the story of the transformational power of music through performance, video and testimony.
March 24, 2012
Knight Theater
6:30 cocktails 7:30 show
To find out more, click here
To purchase tickets, click here |
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Young Artists Competition 2012
Fifty-eight extraordinary young musicians competed for top honors at Queens University of Charlotte on Saturday, January 21. It was a huge success, with musicians from the Charlotte area who auditioned for an esteemed panel of judges. The Senior Grand Prize Winner, Victoria Pan, violin, will perform the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra at Youth Festival on Thursday, April 12, 2012.
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Senior and Junior Division winners
gather for a group photo |
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Annual Holiday Party Delights!
The Guild's perennially fabulous
 | | (l. to r.) Guild members Ginger Bowman, Joanne Belford and Ann Guild |
holiday party was held December 4
at the lovely home of Catherine and Wilton Connor. Nearly 100 Guild members, spouses and guests attended.
Their home as a visual potpourri of exquisite holiday decorations filling every room. The mood was festive, food delicious and wine plentiful. Melodic background music was provided by Ethan Usian, pianist. We would like to thankd those members who assisted with the party planning, as well as those who helped with meeting and greeting that evening.
Our members look forward to this party every year, and we extend our sincere thanks to our hosts, Catherine and Wilton, for graciously sharing their home with us.
by Kathleen Prokay, VP Membership |
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Festival of Trees Ends on High Note...
During the Guild Holiday Party on December 4,
our eight Holiday trees graced the home of Catherine and Wilton Conner. Following the final performance of the Charlotte Symphony's Magic of Christmas, the trees were moved to the Connor's home for the closing bids.
Party attendees were able to bid on the trees and online bids were accepted until 7 pm that evening. The winners of the trees were announced shortly after the bidding ended. The best news:
net proceeds of $4400.
Many thanks to the donors, designers, volunteers, winners and partners who helped make the fundraiser a success!
Winners: Robin Cochran, Molly Foy, Brian Hess, Mica Oberkfell, Cookie Parnell, Scott Smith, Dave Tornberg and Linda Weisbruch.
by Cookie Parnell, Festival of Trees Chair |
We're Award Winning!
League of American Orchestras lauds Guild projects for leadership. education and community engagement ...
The Symphony Guild has been selected to receive outstanding volunteer project honors from the Volunteer Council of the League of American Orchestras. The League will present the awards for projects conceived and executed by volunteer organizations of symphony orchestras throughout the U.S. and Canada at its national conference
June 5 - 8 in Dallas, Tx.
Interested? click here to continue!
click here for League of American Orchestras
click here to browse Gold Book Online projects
(a League compendium of volunteer projects spanning the country) |
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Winter Guild 101
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Lanier Hoy (left) and Elaine Henderson savor mimosas! |
Champagne Brunch!
The third Guild 101 was held at the beautiful home of Sharon Lacy on Dec 8. Twenty-four new members and their mentors attended to socialize in her festively-decorated home before the program began.
Catherine Connor made a presentation on our Spring Fundraiser, Classical Idol, to be held Mar 24 at the Knight Theater. Donna Worstell, Education VP, provided an overview of educational activities in The Guild. She also spoke about volunteer opportunities in the education area.
The Spring Guild 101 will be held on Mar 6 at 7 pm at the home of new member Elise Orenstein. All new members and their mentors will be invited.
by Kathleen Prokay, VP Membership |
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Harpists Guest Star at MPZ
Bette Roth, principal Charlotte Symphony harpist emeriti, brought ten of her student harpists (aged 4 to 11) to Imaginon for a special program of holiday music on Dec 21. It was an awesome sight to see these ten young children seated side by side playing music on their beautiful harps.
There was a surprise for the children in the audience! After the harpists played, the children were invived to come and play the harps. By the end of the program, many many children had played the harp for the very first time. This fantastic program makes a positive impact on young children, and we hope they will be inspired to pursue music lessons in the future.
Thank you, Bette, for sharing your young, talented students with the Musical Petting Zoo!
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