Music

Music

Music Overview

East Carolina University’s approximately 60 music faculty members and more than 300 music students from across the nation provide over 200 free, high quality performances each year for the enjoyment of area residents. Additionally, a wide variety of free or low-cost concerts are given throughout the year by different musical groups. A favorite is the Greenville Parks and Recreation Department’s “Sunday in the Park” series which features everything from classical to country to rock to bluegrass in an outdoor amphitheater setting.

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Performing Musical Organizations

Barbershop Choruses	ECU Percussion Ensemble
ECU Afro-Andean Ensemble	ECU Percussion Players
ECU Chamber Singers	ECU Symphonic Band
ECU Choral Scholars	ECU Symphony Orchestra
ECU Concert Band	ECU University Chorale
ECU Contemporary Jazz Ensemble	ECU Viol Consort
ECU Early Music Singers	ECU Wind Ensemble
ECU Guitar Ensemble	ECU Womens' Chorale
ECU Jazz Bones	Emerald City Big Band
ECU Jazz Ensemble	Greenville Choral Society
ECU Marching Pirates	Greenville Summer Pops Orchestra
ECU Opera Theatre	Tar River Community Band
ECU Pep Band

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East Carolina University Student/Faculty Recitals

Each semester the faculty and students of the School of Music at East Carolina University perform a variety of concerts that are absolutely free of charge. These concerts are usually performed by students as a requirement for a particular musical degree so they, therefore, present a great variety. There are recitals in voice, cello, violin, percussion, and many other instruments. The music played at these concerts has been rehearsed and sometimes composed by the student. These talented students have mastered their pieces and/or instruments and give excellent performances.

The concerts go on throughout each semester. There are usually 3-5 per week but the schedules vary. A list of the concerts and their dates and times can be obtained online at www.events.ecu.edu/music/.

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Billy Taylor Jazz Festival

The ECU Jazz Ensemble helps organize and serves as the host and clinic group for the annual Billy Taylor Jazz Festival held each spring. The Festival is a two- or three-day series of jazz workshops, clinics, and discussions culminating with a gala jazz concert featuring the ensemble with visiting guest artists. Past performers have included Greenville native Billy Taylor, for whom the series is named, Vanessa Rubin, and Melton Mustafa. The 2012 Festival dates are April 20-21. For more information, call (252) 328-4370.

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The NewMusic@ECU Festival

The NewMusic@ECU Festival, a showcase of contemporary works, is sponsored by the Theory, Composition and Musicology Department in the School of Music. The 2010 Festival will feature concerts, master classes, reading of student compositions, and seminars by visiting distinguished composers. The Festival will be held March 15-20, 2011. For more information, contact (252) 328-4280.

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Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival of Eastern North Carolina

The Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, founded in 2000, brings the world’s most dynamic chamber musicians to eastern North Carolina to perform and interact with the community. The Four Seasons is unique as a festival in that it occurs at four different times during the year. During each residency, the guest artists and Artistic Director Ara Gregorian, conduct master classes for ECU and community students, present open rehearsals, and perform interactive concerts for young children in the region in addition to the concert that concludes each residency.

The 2011-12 concerts are September 29-30, 2011; December 8-9, 2011; January 12-13, 2012; and April 26-27, 2012. Performances are held in the A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall at the ECU School of Music. Season and single concert tickets are available. Tickets can be purchased at the Central Ticket Office at (252) 328-4788 or 1-800-ECU-Arts or online at www.ecuarts.com.

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