The Belleville Philharmonic Society is an Orchestra

Orchestra

An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...

 founded in 1866 in Belleville, Illinois

Belleville, Illinois

Belleville is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city has a population of 44,478. It is the eighth-most populated city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area and the most populated city south of Springfield in the state of Illinois. It is the county...

. Its current conductor is Robert Charles Howard, and the assistant conductor is Leon Burke III

Leon Burke III

Dr. Leon Burke III is an American musician, singer, and conductor from St. Louis, Missouri. He began his musical studies at age 12 and by age 16 was conducting orchestras.-Personal life:...

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Goal

The goal of the Belleville Philharmonic is to "Provide performing and listening opportunities for music lovers of all ages." The orchestra

Orchestra

An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...

 performs in restaurants, at schools, Churches, Retirement home

Retirement home

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s for the elderly, and many other sites mainly throughout the Belleville area.

Stars of Tomorrow

Stars of Tomorrow is a Concerto

Concerto

A concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...

 competition that is hosted by the Belleville Philharmonic Society once a year. There are three categories for participants: K-8, High School

High school

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, and College

College

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