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Article: Cultural series benefits Tillamook Country students and residents
- Article from:
- American Music Teacher
- Article date:
- April 1, 1998
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When Marianne Gienger moved from the city to her new husband's 100-yearold family dairy farm, she had no idea that she would be bringing cultural opportunities to Tillamook, a rural community with a population of 4,000 located on the northern coast of Oregon where cultural opportunities are few.
"I had season tickets to the Oregon Symphony for years. When I moved to the coast, I realized what a hardship it was to get to the concerts. I began to wonder about the possibility of bringing the Oregon Symphony to our small town," says Gienger. "I discovered there was a void in the cultural scene in the community, and I felt like I wanted to do something to help. I became aware that many adults ...