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# Santa Monica High students to perform at Carnegie Hall
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-high-students-to-perform-at-carnegie-hall/
- Published: 2002-02-23T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:03:40.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The Santa Monica High School Symphony Orchestra is about to hit the big time. The orchestra will be performing at Carnegie Hall on March 31, but some students need help getting there.

Of the 87 students planning to head to New York, about 19 of them need help raising the $1,500 it will cost each of them for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, according to Joe Phelps, president of the Samohi orchestra parents association.

Fundraising efforts are currently being coordinated. The first official event was held Friday night at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, where the chamber orchestra performed for about 50 people.

The Santa Monica City Council will consider a request by Councilman Ken Genser on Tuesday to donate money from the city’s coffers.

On March 17, there will be a send-off party for the students at the Lincoln Middle School auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The entire orchestra will perform. Admission is $10\. The price for students and seniors is $5.

Anyone who is interested in helping the students, or to donate can call (310) 752-4400, ext. 810\. Raffle tickets, being sold for $1 each, are being sold by students, parents and school faculty. To buy a raffle ticket call Grace Yamamura at (213) 614-4816 or Susan Hartley at (310) 458-3700\. The grand prize is a trip to Cabo San Lucas.

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Conductor Christopher Schwabe leads the Santa Monica Chamber Orchestra at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel Friday. (Photo: Carolyn Sackariason/Daily Press)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 23, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/022302.pdf?ref=smdp.com)