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DocuSign Envelope ID:814353F7-1 D2B-4D00-9475-67DB9D489761 <br /> Sarah Gilpin is Director of Education for the North Carolina Symphony, which conducts one of <br /> the most extensive education programs of any U.S. orchestra. Her duties include planning and <br /> administering 40 plus education concerts around the state each year and working with North <br /> Carolina music educators to provide orchestral experiences for students from pre-school through <br /> high school. <br /> She began studying clarinet in her hometown of Pella,Iowa, at age of 10 and pursued degrees in <br /> music education and clarinet performance at the University of Northern Iowa. While at the <br /> University, she won the Myron and Ruth Russell Award and People's Choice Award at the 2007 <br /> Presser Foundation Performance Competition and had the unique experience of student teaching <br /> at Millais School in England and the American School of The Hague in The Netherlands. <br /> Ms. Gilpin's interest in arts management was sparked after working at the Interlochen Arts <br /> Camp and the Bowdoin International Music Festival. After graduation, she began with Orchestra <br /> Iowa in Cedar Rapids. In her five years with that orchestra, she played a key role in the <br /> expansion of the Music in the Schools chamber music program to the Iowa City Community <br /> School District. She enhanced youth concerts with multi-media visual presentations and pre- <br /> concert trivia to engage students on a deeper level. In her free time, Ms. Gilpin is involved with <br /> local young professionals' groups and serves as an English tutor, <br />