Third Grade Classroom Ensemble Visits and Concerts
Once every school year, master FSO musicians visit select elementary schools in the Cumberland County Schools (CCS) to give third grade students engaging presentations and informative Q&A sessions supplementing the music teachers’ own work with the FSO/CCS pre-approved curriculum guide. All of this is to prepare the students for their upcoming trip to the Symphony. In the late fall of this year, the FSO will release virtual youth concerts for all 4,000+ third grade students in the Cumberland County Schools. This concert is often the first introduction for these students to a live symphonic concert experience. We are grateful for United Way of Cumberland County’s Youth Growth Stock Trust for making this program possible with their generous support.
High School Musician Mentoring
FSO professional musicians are available to visit middle schools and high schools to help mentor music students of Cumberland County. This program offers the students the opportunity to learn more detailed performance techniques of their instrument and the chance to learn from some of the top performing musicians of North Carolina.
School Visits
If you are interested in scheduling a school visit by our professional musicians, contact us at our Symphony Office at (910)433-4690 or by email at operations@fayettevillesymphony.org.
Dr. Chad Horsley is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where he earned a Master in Music Degree and Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Trombone Performance and Wind Conducting. Before attending CCM, Dr. Horsley received a Bachelor in Music Education Degree from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, AL under the instruction of Dr. James Roberts.
