LUMBERTON — A newly-formed Robeson County Youth Symphony is offering a string music summer camp at Robeson Community College.

The camp is open to students who have played a string instrument for at least one school year. It will be held weekdays from July 18 to July 29 from 9 a.m. to noon each day. Students can join either Advanced Orchestra or Beginning/Intermediate Orchestra.

Campers will have small group lessons with professional orchestra educators and musicians as well as rehearsal with Huadong Lu, director of orchestra at The University of North Carolina a Pembroke. There will be a concert for parents and the public at 7:30 p.m. on July 29.

Camp fees are $75 for students who sign up before Friday and $100 after Friday. Scholarships are available.

For information on how to sign up visit rc-youthsymphony.simplesite.com and click Summer Camp.

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