HIGH POINT, N.C., July 6, 2015 – High Point University will host an evening of popular classical music with the Eastern Music Festival, an annual event held on campus. The performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. on July 20 in the Pauline Theatre of the Hayworth Fine Arts Center. The event is open to the public. Professional dress is required.
A limited number of complimentary tickets are available by emailing [email protected] or calling 336-841-9209.
The performance will include light classical and pops repertoire presented by the Eastern Music Festival’s Young Artist Orchestra. Selections include Charles Ives’ “Variations on America,” highlights from Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera,” John Williams’ “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” and John Philip Sousa’s “Semper Fidelis” and “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”
EMF Resident Conductors Grant Cooper and Eric Garcia lead the ensemble. Conducting Fellows will also conduct selected repertoire.
In its 54th year, the Eastern Music Festival promotes musical enrichment, excellence, professional collaboration and innovation through a nationally recognized teaching program, music festival, concerts and other programs. It features accomplished faculty and students, exhilarating repertoire, world-renowned visiting artists and extensive community outreach to create one of the country’s finest summer educational institutions and performance festivals.
Parking for the event is available behind Hayworth Fine Arts Center. Attendees should enter campus through the welcome center at Montlieu Avenue and North College Drive.