The Crow River Area Youth Orchestra (CRAYO) is pleased to introduce their new director. Noah Braun of St. Cloud will lead the orchestra for the 2004-05 season starting in September. Braun is the principal cellist for the St. Cloud State University (SCSU) Philharmonic, the stage manager for the SCSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and has conducted the Spiritoso Strings. He is an Eagle Scout and has worked with youth through the Boy Scouts of America. He also teaches private lessons for violin, viola and cello. Braun joins chamber orchestra director Marie Nelson, and string ensemble director Michael Crary. For more information about CRAYO and programs it offers, visit www.crayouthorchestra.org or call (320) 587-6340.
