The Other Side of the Symphony
When you think of the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, you most likely imagine our 70+ musicians on the Ardrey stage under the baton of Maestra Schulze and making the classical music that has endured for centuries.
What many don’t see are the dozen behind-the-scenes music education and outreach programs the FSO initiates and engages in each season. Why? Because music is essential to everyone, especially the young.
Symphony Schools. Student Musician of the Month. Mentoring Through Music. Music & Me: These are four of our programs that engage more than 3,000 students each school year. Four programs that put FSO ensembles into classrooms, that honor and recognize outstanding young musicians, that offer young people in the juvenile court system the opportunity to strengthen their social skills. Programs that further arts and music education. Programs that articulate our mission. Programs that are as much of who we are as our concerts in Ardrey.
