PO Box 302 | Fayetteville, NC 28302

www.fayettevillesymphony.org(910)433-4690

EDUCATION PROGRAMSFayettevilleSymphony

Youth OrchestraConcert Band,

String Orchestra, and Full Orchestra

Ensemble Experience

Directed and Conducted by: Dr. Larry Wells, Professor of Trumpet and Director of

Instrumental Studies at Methodist UniversityRehearsals:

Sundays from 4pm-6pm at Fayetteville AcademyRequirements:

Student must be a rising 8th grade, high school, or college instrumental student from public, private, or home school that has experience playing one of the following:

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, French Horn, Trumpet,

Trombone, Tuba, or PercussionRegistration Deadline for the 2017-2018 school year

is Friday, September 1st, 2017

www.fayettevillesymphony.org/youth-orchestra

Summer Music CampEvery June, we host a one-week day camp for rising 8th grade, high school, and college level instrumental students, led by professional musicians of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra. This summer

camp focuses on small ensemble playing, daily group and individualized instruction, and masterclasses/lectures for their instrument of study. The development of each student’s leadership and musicianship is emphasized as students learn to work collaboratively

in this fun and inviting musical atmosphere.

SUMMER 2017 CAMP: JUNE 12-16Registration Deadline: June 1, 2017

www.fayettevillesymphony.org/summer-music-camp

ENDOWED CHAIRSConductor’s Podium

Given by Anonymous Donors

ConcertmasterGiven by William John Gillis

Assistant ConcertmasterGiven by Berte D. Carter Howell

Principal ViolaGiven Anonymously

Principal CelloGiven by Terri Union

Principal FluteGiven by Ellenor and Dan Barker

Principal OboeGiven by Anne and Tom Keith

Principal French HornGiven by Robert Drake

Principal TrumpetGiven by Susan and Richard Shereff

Principal TubaGiven by Edna Curl (posthumously)

Principal PianoGiven Anonymously

Second ViolinGiven Anonymously

String BassGiven by Frances Loy Grimes

Second ClarinetGiven by Lyn and Michael Green

All endowments are held at Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc. To learn more

about giving options through the FSO Endowment Fund, please call the symphony

office at (910)433-4690 or visit our website at www.fayettevillesymphony.org

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Gone to Carolina

WELCOME TO OUR 2017-2018 SEASON!

Founded in 1956, the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra is a professional, regional orchestra

whose mission is to educate, entertain, and inspire the citizens of the Fayetteville, North

Carolina region as the leading musical resource. Praised for its artistic excellence, the symphony leads in the cultural and educational landscape

for Fayetteville and southeastern North Carolina.

MEET OUR NEW MUSIC DIRECTORSTEFAN SANDERS!“It is my distinct honor to begin this season as the new music director of your Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra and I are delighted to

invite you and your families to be a part of an unforgettable “Carolina” themed season of all kinds of magnificent music. From American masterpieces like Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring to Gershwin’s beloved Summertime, we look forward to entertaining and inspiring audiences with each program this year. We are also very excited to feature great guest artists like world renowned Metropolitan Opera soprano Angela Brown on a program in February that will celebrate the sesquicentennial of Fayetteville State University. I am especially eager to reconnect with the orchestra’s musicians and continue deepening our musical relationship. We look forward to meeting you at performances and in our great community of Fayetteville, NC!” - Stefan Sanders

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F R O M T H E C O A S T T O T H E M O U N T A I N S . . .

Cape FearSaturday, October 14th, 2017 • 7:30pm

Huff Concert Hall, Methodist UniversityNefarious pirates and treacherous seas! Join the Fayeteville Symphony Orchestra and new Music Director Stefan Sanders for this family friendly

concert as we explore our Carolina coastline, home to pirates and shipwrecks. Works to be performed include Wagner’s Overture to The Flying Dutchman,

Music from Hook, Pirates of the Caribbean, and many more! Come dressed in your best pirate

costume, and start practicing your pirate slang - ye not want to be marooned on an island for

disobeying the pirate code!

A Carolina HolidaySaturday, December 2nd, 2017 • 7:30pm

Huff Concert Hall, Methodist UniversityAlthough snow at Christmas is not common

here, you can enjoy White Christmas with the Fayetteville Symphony. Come celebrate the

holiday season with traditional and popular holiday tunes to get you in the holiday spirit! And what’s better at this time of year than the sound

of children’s voices raised in song? The Fayetteville Academy Chorus will join the

symphony for several selections.

The French ConnectionThursday, January 11th, 2018 • 7:30pm

St. John’s Episcopal ChurchFrancophiles and Lafayette lovers, this concert is

for you! Our first chamber concert of the season at St. John’s will feature the Fayetteville Symphony

String Quartet as they perform Ravel’s String Quartet, a piece that is a cornerstone composition

of French Impressionism.

Music of the New WorldThursday, January 25th, 2018 • 7:30pm

St. John’s Episcopal ChurchOur second chamber concert at St. John’s will feature the Fayetteville Symphony Brass and

Woodwind Quintets performing American works including ones by Foster, Gershwin, and Bernstein.

1867-2017 A 150-Year Celebration!

Saturday, February 10th, 2018 • 7:30pmSeabrook Auditorium, Fayetteville State University

In celebration of the sesquicentennial of Fayetteville State University, the Fayetteville

Symphony Orchestra will be performing with guest artist, the world-renowned soprano Angela Brown.

Together we will explore the influence of African Americans on music composed during this

150-year time period including works by Joplin, Gershwin, and Still.

AmericanaSaturday, March 10th, 2018 • 7:30pm

Huff Concert Hall, Methodist UniversityJoin the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra as we celebrate being American, from the military to

the movies, performing pieces such as American Salute, Apollo 13, and Forrest Gump. Portions

of this concert will include side-by-side performances with the Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra, as well as a solo performance

by the winner of the Harlan Duenow Young Artist Concerto Competition.

Appalachian SpringSaturday, April 21st, 2018 • 7:30pm

Seabrook Auditorium, Fayetteville State UniversityTravel to the Blue Ridge Mountains for the last concert of our Carolina season. Imagine hiking

the Appalachian Trail as the symphony performs Copland’s Appalchian Spring and Sibelius’s

Finlandia. This concert will also feature a solo performance by Alex Jokippi, Principal Trumpet

of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, as he performs an original piece composed for him.