Expanding on a Tradition


THE CHARLOTTE CONCERTS LEGACY FUND AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND PROMISE TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE OFFERINGS AT QUEENS


By Michelle Huggins


Charlotte Concerts has a long tradition in the Queen City. For 90-plus years, the nonprofit organization has brought world-renowned classical musicians, including Joshua Bell, the Vienna Boys’ Choir, Kathleen Battle, Itzhak Perlman and the Boston Pops, to local stages. Tis past January, Charlotte Concerts announced an


endowment for the Charlotte Concerts Legacy Fund at Queens University of Charlotte. Te endowment—an innovative shift for Charlotte Concerts—enables it to continue its two-prong mission of bringing internationally known classical musicians to Charlotte and fostering music education.


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Nancy McNelis, associate vice president for advancement and managing director for external relations at Queens, sees many benefits for students, and welcomes the opportunity to bring the community to the 1,000-seat Sandra Levine Teatre housed in the newly opened Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement. “We think it will be a real prize for Charlotteans to come


and see performers in an easily accessible performance center nestled in the heart of Myers Park,” McNelis said. Te Charlotte Concerts Legacy Fund sponsors one classical concert per year that features famous performers


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