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Concert kicks off Fourth of July weekend By GINA KINSLOWGlasgow Daily Times The original idea behind the concert was to bring a world-class orchestra to the community, said Tommy Lyons, chairman of the Glasgow-Barren County Community Foundation’s concert committee.
“With Louisville being the closest, we chose them to start with and they have proven year after year they are a great orchestra and the crowds we have had have shown the people of this area are appreciative of great music,” he said. “What we’ve asked the orchestra to do each year is to play recognizeable classics as well as patriotic music as a great way to kick off the Fourth of July.” The concert was canceled one year because of problems the orchestra expected, and two have been delayed due to weather. “One year we invited the Nashville Orchestra up,” he said. “We may do that again some day.” The committee had a budget of $24,400 this year to fund the concert. “We are going to fall a little short this year because the tourism board cut our funds in half from what we’ve had in the past,” he said. The shortfall amounted to $2,000. “Fortunately, we built up a little reserve. We will be able to dip into that reserve,” Lyons said. The concert is funded by donations, he said. “There are other activities that may come in the future that are supported by the foundation,” Lyons said. “We’re studying different things and we have the ability to fund most any activity and we decide what those activities should be. Right now some of the arts activities have been supported through the foundation, such as the mural project.” The mural project Lyons referred to is just that — a project created to beautify Glasgow with murals painted by area artists. “We don’t do enough of this,” he said. “We need more support from people who could help do this financially. We’ve got our group of sponsors, which is about 15 now, including the city and the county. We want people to step forward and offer to do this rather than requiring us to go out and raise the money.” 
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