The Mobile Symphony Youth Orchestra and conductor Orland Thomas recently took a road trip to play in Grove Hill, Alabama.  The Youth Orchestra was warmly received by the Grove Hill community for their performance of works by Copland, Haydn and Johann Strauss.  You can see photos of the concert here.

The League of American Orchestras announced today that the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, CA and the Mobile Symphony, AL have each been awarded a Bank of America Award for Excellence in Orchestra Education. The 2007 Bank of America Awards honor excellence in programs in which orchestras partner with elementary schools to provide music education programs for underserved children. Additionally, the awards help the League to identify best practices in the orchestra field and to share information with its membership about outstanding orchestra education programs. Through a generous grant from Bank of America, each of the honored orchestras will receive an award of $7,500.

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The Mobile Symphony Orchestra's 2007-08 Season opened with "Pictures at an Exhibition" on Saturday, September 8.  As patrons entered the Saenger Theatre, music motif paintings by local artists set the stage. Following the concert all ticket holders were invited to a reception at Cathedral Square Gallery on Dauphin Street where paintings from the exhibition were available for purchase with 40 percent of the purchase price going to Mobile Symphony music education programs.

To view some of the paintings from our "Pictures at an Exhibition, click here.