COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Getting out and exploring Colorado Springs and the surrounding area doesn't need to break the bank.

We're highlighting businesses, organizations, and happenings that you can engage with for under $40.00; the focus for this article (and outing) is the Pikes Peak Philharmonic, a fully volunteer orchestra based in Colorado Springs.

Initially formed in 1965 as the Colorado Springs Community Orchestra, this group is dedicated to providing access to masterpiece-level music to folks across the region.

"We really want people to experience something beautiful," commented Sonia Carey, VP of the Pikes Peak Philharmonic board and also a violinist for the orchestra," and I think classical music is something beautiful, and there is something especially profound about

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