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The MOSAIC Youth Philharmonic offers advanced students the experience of performing in a full symphony orchestra. Musicians rehearse and perform challenging orchestral repertoire under the direction of experienced conductors and alongside other accomplished young musicians. Students interested in the Youth Philharmonic must audition for placement.\n<\/p>\n
The MOSAIC Advanced String Ensemble provides an opportunity primarily for middle school string musicians who are ready to move beyond beginning ensemble work and further develop their technique, musicianship and performance skills. The ensemble also serves as a natural bridge for students who may eventually be ready to audition for the Youth Philharmonic. No audition is required.\n<\/p>\n
Both programs are designed to complement and enhance students\u2019 participation in their school music programs. MOSAIC values the work of Lee County music educators and provides students with additional instruction and performance experiences that reinforce the skills they are developing at school.\n<\/p>\n
In The KNOW:<\/p>\n
2026\u20132027 MOSAIC Enrollment Information:\n<\/p>\n
MOSAIC Youth Philharmonic Auditions\n<\/p>\n
MOSAIC Advanced String Ensemble\n<\/p>\n
About The Heights Foundation\/The Heights Center\n<\/p>\n
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COURTESY IMAGE<\/p>\n
Harlem Heights is a low-income community in south Fort Myers, Florida.\u00a0\u00a0 The Heights Foundation\u2019s mission is to build strong, self-sufficient families in the Harlem Heights neighborhood. The Heights Center, supported by The Heights Foundation, promotes education and wellness, nurtures family and community development, and provides the benefits of enrichment and the arts.\n<\/p>\n
Heights Early Learning serves more than 85 babies through 4 years old.\u00a0\u00a0 The Heights Center serves 150 children in AfterSchool and over 150 kids in Summer Camp.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Harlem Heights Community Charter School serves 200 children from kindergarten through fifth grade.\n<\/p>\n
Harlem Heights was originally settled as a rural agricultural community. Approximately 780 children live in a mixture of single-family homes and multi-family apartments. Demographically, the population is approximately 79% Hispanic, 15% African-American, and 6% Caucasian. The poverty rate for children in Harlem Heights is more than twice the county average, with family income 50% below the county average. As a result, families cannot easily access family support services in downtown Fort Myers and benefit greatly from programs within the neighborhood.\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Young musicians have the opportunity to become part of the 2026-2027 Youth Philharmonic ensembles. -COURTESY PHOTO Young musicians…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381918,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-382300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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