Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-11-22
n. c. Symphony Membership Drive Launched

@'Ns 49,
"ny in March if the member
ship drive recently launched
by the County chapter of the
North Carolina Symphony So
/ IiCty Is successful.
For the past two years. the
Little symphony has piayU (.
two concerts in WhitcVilic--
one lur a;.ult members and
one Tree CONCERT in the murn-
ing for the school children al
Whitcrilic City schools.
This year, Mrs. &. Bion Seas.
drive chairman. has SuccccucG
/ in scheduling a second free
/ chlldlcn'S c. ncrrt at the White
Vile school auditorium March
23 for students in grades three
through six in the Tabor City.
thadbOurn and Halls boro
schools. For tina, concert. ONT;
students from these three
schools will attend.
Mr.. 7. Ward Guy. COUNTY
*cr""l superintendent. has
sanctioned the planned con-
cert, and school busScS VII
provid" free transportation 10
and from the concert.
The evening concert for
members is scheduled for
March 26 at 800 in the White
vile school auditorium. and
the Whiicvillr school students
concert will be 2:3O PM. the
same day.
The added concert means
that the membership drive vii,
be extended into the Tabor
City. Chadbourn and HallSboIn
areas in order to help raise
the extra funds required fol
the second childrcn'S concert.
Local drive workers will be
Hing tickets in Tabor Cit,
. through civic organizations.
clubs. the Parents Teachers
A>Sn"iaii"n aud directly la in
dividualS and businesses.
Memberships are available in
various denominations: 81 -
student 'cvCninG concert: So
single 'adult: SIS -- Joint
. - persons al tic Same address.
SlO --. active - adult member
ships. Entities subscriber to
vote and hold office in the
Symphony Society: S25-S75 -
tonor 10 adult membership for
each S25. Listing in symphony
booklet. Entities subs ribcr to
B vote and hold office in Society:
500 and up - patron rs adul.
memberships. I.i>''ng in syn
phrny honklCt. Entities sub
Scr'ibcrS TO vote and hold Office
in Society.
. Each membership entities
the subscriber la attend any
adult concert given by the a..
&. Little Symphony or the full
symphony orchcStraS as we'll
as the one to be held in White
willie March 26.
Those who wish to attend
and To support the free concert
Tor tho TABOR City student;
must purchase tickets in adj
4 vance because no ii kctS will
hC on sale al the door.
Mem Der Ship subScrip-
toms may BE- obtained in thu
Tabor City area rom Mrs. f..
, &. Sanders. chairman. Mr..
: r%viS BrII;on. .Ir.. and Ian,
Walden. Others vii! BE- nance.
nj a later date
Fact About The SYMPHONY
Tho North Carolina Sym
rhony. fully professional
orchestra formed in 1892. W1s
The first state symphony in tho
Lation and the first TO receive
state support by legislative act
thus establishing the orchestra
aS basic educational inS'itu-
ton.
DR.. SwoIin. conductor. and
prOf"SSiGnal musicians h1r,
played 1874 concerts in tht
South. most nf them in NORTH
Carolina. This seasons tom
will take III" o. iICsira int
ever ~ counties in the state.
II has also played more free
concerts for more school chill
drcn than any other orchCStr;
in America. These CducaiiOnl
matinccS are free 10 tho chill.
drCn who attend. and are sup.
ported by the sale Of adu!
memberships.
In connection with the must
education the orchestra stress.
cS. symphony workshops fO'
teachers are held each year
symphony stories for student
arc available and Il teacher
manual 10 aid IN preparing thu
Students for the concert arr
offered.
The children's concerts ar
designed Ia introduce orchestra
nuSic 10 student. on their level
1 ri, children pnt.t i,ip.,ts IN I'm