August 10, 2024

Dear K-State Symphony Orchestra Friends and Alumni,                                      

Greetings from Kansas State University! Our school year is well underway, and the K-State Symphony Orchestra is thriving! Enrollment in our program is growing and students are mastering works by Beethoven, Brahms, Bernstein, and many more!

For over 50 years, the K-State String Division has sponsored hundreds of student string players (maybe even you!) through the String Fling Scholarship Fund. String Fling is an annual festival that hosts Kansas middle-school orchestra students on our campus for a weekend filled with music, fun, and community. The student registration fees from this event provide a 100% profit revenue source for future scholarship dollars.

We currently support over 20 string students each year with scholarships ranging from $200-500 per semester through the String Fling Scholarship Fund. All recipients of these scholarships are students majoring in other fields of study who wish to continue their musical journey in college. Our goal is to encourage our future engineers, doctors, veterinarians, teachers, computer programmers, and architects to continue playing in college and beyond. We believe music can and should be a life-long avocation!

Please consider making a donation to this incredible program. Each contribution brings us closer to continuing the legacy of support we’ve been able to offer K-State musicians over the past 52 years. You may contribute by clicking on the link below. The K-State Symphony Excellence Fund through the K-State Foundation supports all projects related to the growth of the KSUSO, including future String Fling Scholarship recipients.

Thank you for your generous consideration of this request. We hope to see you at our concerts throughout the season. And, we hope you will follow us on Facebook and Instagram @kstateorchestra.

With Warmest Wishes,

Rachel Dirks, Ph.D.

Director of Orchestral Studies & String Education

Assistant Professor of Music