DATE: Wednesday, May 28, 1997               TAG: 9705280489

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B1   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 

SOURCE: BY MILES DANIELS, STAFF WRITER 

DATELINE: ROANOKE ISLAND                    LENGTH:   32 lines

NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY WILL PLAY JULY 12 ON ROANOKE ISLAND

Waterside Theatre will fill with the sounds of music July 12 when the North Carolina Symphony plays patriotic favorites at the outdoor home of the Lost Colony drama.

Conducted by Stuart Malina, the 65-piece orchestra will perform at 8 p.m.

The Dare County Arts Council has worked for more than six months to lure the orchestra to Roanoke Island.

``It's important that Dare County is enriched by the arts,'' says Sandra Maddox, Dare County Arts Council administrative assistant. ``We're bringing the arts here so that people don't have to drive so far to enjoy cultural events.''

The North Carolina Symphony was formed in 1932 under the direction of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lamar Stringfield. In 1943, the state passed the famous ``Horn Tootin' Bill,'' which provided funding to take the orchestra to children and adults throughout North Carolina.

Now the symphony is a full-time, fully professional orchestra performing about 175 concerts a year. About 65 of the orchestra's concerts are given free to school children.

This year's concert will include a variety of music including ``The Star Spangled Banner'' and ``America'' as well as hits from ``Star Wars'' and ``The Sound of Music.''

Tickets for the concert range from $5 to $12. In case of rain, the concert will be held at First Flight Middle School in Kitty Hawk. Call 441-5617 for more information.

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