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Austin Wind Symphony joins ‘Orchestras Feeding America’
A little orchestra does good. One of Austin’s smaller and newer orchestras is the first in the area to join an important national hunger relief campaign.
Austin Wind Symphony will participate in Orchestras Feeding America, the first national food drive sponsored by America’s symphony orchestras.
The food drive — to take place in March and April — is organized by the League of American Orchestras, which represents the nation’s professional, volunteer and youth orchestras.
To date, over 160 orchestras have come together to combat hunger in their communities through Orchestras Feeding America. Austin Wind Symphony is the only Austin orchestra so far to participate in the program.
Volunteers will collect non-perishable food donations at the Austin Wind Symphony’s performance on March 26 at the Monarch Event Center.
The national food drive is inspired by the true story depicted in the upcoming film “The Soloist.” The movie is based on the story of the friendship between Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Ayers, a gifted Juilliard-trained string player whose mental illness landed him homeless on the streets. Starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr., the film is due for release April 24.
“I am very inspired by the number of people coming together during this time of need for so many people,” said Austin Wind Symphony Vice President Shelly Eager in a released statemen. “So often as musicians we are speaking through the music, telling stories, and teaching valuable lessons. This was our opportunity to step outside of the music, and truly make a difference.”
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