HIGH POINT, N.C., July 13, 2011 – High Point University treated the community to a summer celebration of music as part of the annual Eastern Music Festival.
The performance, presented by EMF’s Young Artists full orchestra, included light classical and pop repertoire.
“We are always excited to welcome the local community to the HPU campus and experience these extraordinary performances,” says Roger Clodfelter, associate vice president for Communication and Culture.
The Eastern Music Festival and School, founded in 1961, is one of the country’s most prestigious training and performance programs for young orchestral and piano scholars. For 50 years, the EMF’s sole purpose has been to meet the needs of these aspiring artists in their quest to become superior musicians.
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people.℠ HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with over 4,200 undergraduate and graduate students from 51 countries and 46 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report at No. 3 among Regional Colleges in the South. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 7 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” Parade Magazine lists HPU in the top 25 private schools in the nation. The university offers 50 undergraduate majors, 43 undergraduate minors and 14 graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at highpoint.edu.
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Pam Haynes
Communication Specialist
336-841-9055
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