Tara Chamra leads the Davidson College Symphony Orchestra in an outdoor performance Friday, Sept. 25, as a tune-up for their Oct. 7 concert. (Bill Giduz photo)

By EMILY MATRAS
Davidson College news office

Students in the Davidson College Symphony Orchestra are doing more than just tuning their instruments for the first concert of the year on Wednesday, Oct. 7. They’ve also been readying a new program called “Concerts for a Cause” that will collect donations for a charitable organization at each of four concerts this year.

The idea for “Concerts for a Cause” was born out of orchestra director Tara Villa Chamra’s recognition of student interest in community service. “I knew that many of my students are deeply involved with community Read the full story