As kids warm up their desks and devices at school this year, many are tuning up their orchestra instruments, too.

One local organization wants to make sure the most invested among them continue tuning up for years to come.

Fargo Moorhead Area Youth Symphonies (FMAYS) is a cornerstone of music education in the region, and since 1967, they’ve been providing music students a chance to develop their skills beyond the classroom.

“FMAYS is dedicated youth music education,” said Executive Director Laura Kellogg, who took over in 2021 and said the organization has a very long history in the community that’s grown and cultivated new programs in recent years. “We started out with just one orchestra, and as more students got involved, it grew.”

Kellogg said each of the orchestras are tailored to

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