FLORIDA SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRAS WINS LATEST ROUND OF AMPLIFY CENTRAL FLORIDA ARTS FUNDING
90.7 WMFE PROVIDES $2,500 IN ON-AIR & ONLINE MESSAGING TO LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATION
ORLANDO — Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras has won the latest round of Amplify Central Florida arts funding. The contest brought together fans of arts organizations across Central Florida to choose their favorites.
Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras will get $2,500 in free on-air and online messaging on 90.7 WMFE and sister station 89.5 WMFV.
FSYO is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that has served Central Florida for 62 years. It is made up of nearly 300 students and seven ensembles: three symphonic orchestras, one string-training orchestra, a chamber orchestra, and two jazz orchestras.
Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras. Photo by Lindsay Parks Neel
"FSYO is fondly called Central Florida's best-kept secret," FSYO Executive Director Heide Evans Waldron said. "The Amplify funding will provide us with the opportunity to reach new audiences and share classical music through performance. This award will also help us spread the word that young musicians are fostered and educated in Central Florida — something to be very proud of."
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