Flint Institute of Music
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The Flint Institute of Music, also called the FIM, is located in the Flint Cultural Center in downtown Flint, Michigan
. The FIM is made up of The Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint School of Performing Arts and The Flint Youth Theatre. Nearly 300,000 visits are made to these programs annually. The Flint Institute of Music offers music and dance lessons for all levels and Drama School for ages 3 years to grade 12. Dance and performance ensembles such as Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra , Flint Youth Ballet Ensemble and the Imrpov Squad, among several others. The Flint Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Enrique Diemecke, performs a full season of classical concerts as well as free Music in the Park concerts at Genesse area parks in the Summer season. Additionally, the FIM sponsors the Holiday Pops concert every holiday season, featuring the Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint Festival Chorus and local choirs. FIM's production of the Nutcracker ballet has been a local tradition for over 30 years.
Flint, Michigan
Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
. The FIM is made up of The Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint School of Performing Arts and The Flint Youth Theatre. Nearly 300,000 visits are made to these programs annually. The Flint Institute of Music offers music and dance lessons for all levels and Drama School for ages 3 years to grade 12. Dance and performance ensembles such as Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra , Flint Youth Ballet Ensemble and the Imrpov Squad, among several others. The Flint Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Enrique Diemecke, performs a full season of classical concerts as well as free Music in the Park concerts at Genesse area parks in the Summer season. Additionally, the FIM sponsors the Holiday Pops concert every holiday season, featuring the Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint Festival Chorus and local choirs. FIM's production of the Nutcracker ballet has been a local tradition for over 30 years.