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LSO receives Challenge America grant from
National Endowment for the Arts
The LaGrange Symphony Orchestra announced today it has received a Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grant in the amount of $10,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA). Funding will allow the LSO to expand the audience for its annual children’s concert “Music Tells a Story,” to include more than 400 children from neighboring Meriwether County, Georgia.
Scheduled for March 2010, “Music Tells a Story” explores the region's American Indian heritage and will feature orchestral music composed by LaGrange College Professor Lee Johnson and narration exploring the Cherokee Indian's experience during the Trail of Tears written by Gayle Ross.
Dr. Scott Smith, President of the LSO Board of Directors, expressed thanks on behalf of the entire organization saying, “The LSO is grateful to the NEA for their positive consideration of our application. This grant will allow the Symphony to provide 3rd and 4th grade students from Meriwether County the same opportunity currently afforded students from Troup, Harris and Chambers Counties to enjoy a live orchestral concert in Callaway Auditorium, complete with story-telling and audience participation.”
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