Flint Institute of Music

The Flint Institute of Music, also called the FIM, is located in the Flint Cultural Center in downtown Flint, Michigan. It is ranked as the 8th largest community music school in the United States.[1] The FIM is made up of The Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint School of Performing Arts and The Flint Youth Theatre. Nearly 300,000 visits are made to these programs annually. The Flint Institute of Music offers music and dance lessons for all levels and Drama School for ages 3 years to grade 12. Students perform in the dance and performance ensembles such as Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra, Flint Youth Ballet Ensemble, Dort Honors Quartet, Imrpov Squad, among several others. The Flint Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Enrique Diemecke, performs a full season of classical concerts as well as free Music in the Park concerts at Genesse area parks in the Summer season. Additionally, the FIM sponsors the Holiday Pops concert every holiday season, featuring the Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint Festival Chorus and local choirs. FIM's production of the Nutcracker ballet has been a local tradition for over 30 years.

The FIM is also a home base for the annual William C. Byrd Young Artists Competition.[2]

History

In 1971 the Community Music Association of Flint along with several other musical organizations merged to the newly formed Flint Institute of Music[3] The FIM was established on the grounds of the automobile pioneer J. Dallas Dorts' family home.

In August 2016 Rodney Lontine was appointed as the new CEO of Flint Institute of Music.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Flint Institute of Music". Michigan. 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  2. ↑ "The William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition - The Flint Institute of Music". www.byrdartists.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  3. ↑ Spurgeon, Alan L. “The Community Music Association in Flint, Michigan, 1917-1920.” The Bulletin of Historical Research in Music Education, vol. 16, no. 1, 1994, pp. 29–42. JSTOR
  4. ↑ "Meet Rodney Lontine President and CEO Flint Institute of Music". www.mycitymag.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
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