Prince George Symphony

Marnie Hamagami is the General Manager of the Prince George Symphony for the past 15 months, having moved from Vancouver Island with her husband and baby.  Marnie is orignally from Cranbrook, BC and holds degrees in German Literature and International Business.

Marnie is also a Rotarian with the Prince George - Yellowhead Club and an active particpant in the community.

This morning we heard about some of the amazing outreach projects that are being done by the Prince George Symphony Orchestra.  Of particular interest and pride of the symphony is a program that was inspired by El Sistema from Venezuela which has proven successful in creating social transformation through teaching music to groups of children.

A Sistema program was launched in Prince George, in September 2013, at Quinson Elementary School.   The program was opened up to vulnerable students.  These students would not have had the opportunity to participate in music lessons.  They were each provided with a violin, something nutritious to eat, and instruction in playing the instruments.  The instructors are senior students from the Prince George Conservatory of Music and volunteer their time to teach the youth.

In addition to many benefits in improving the children’s learning, the parents and families have also become a stronger community.  The Prince George Symphony is proud of bringing this valuable program to Prince George.

Marnie was thanked for her presentation by Rotarian Harold Spensley, with another donation to our Rotary Polio Plus Prgram.