MUSIC The ECU School of Music The East Carolina University School of Music usually presents more than 100 free and ticketed public performances each year. These include guest recitals, faculty recitals and ensemble concerts of jazz, classical music, chamber music, symphony orchestra, sacred music, bands, new music, opera and choir. Multi-day public festival events and concerts include the yearlong Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, the year-long North Carolina NewMusic Initiative, the Billy Taylor Jazz Festival in April and the ECU Summer Guitar Festival. For more information about the School of Music, including concerts and events, visit www.ecu.edu/music or call 328-6851. Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival The Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival is scheduled to celebrate its 22nd season at East Carolina in the 2021-22
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academic year. This year, the festival is divided into four seasons: fall, winter, spring and summer. Four Seasons is scheduled to return to live performances at A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall while continuing the FS Digital Concert Hall. Visit fourseasons.ecu.edu or call 737-5444 for more information.
NewMusic Initiative The initiative, designed to engage the community in all phases of new music’s culture, includes a series of free performances in A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall on campus. Visit music. ecu.edu/nc-newmusic-initiative, email NewMusic@ecu. edu or call 328-6851 for more information. ECU Opera Theater University students usually present two opera theater productions each year, one in fall and one in spring at Turnage Theatre, 150 W. Main St., Washington, N.C. Call 946-2504 for more information or visit www. facebook.com/ecuoperatheater.
Greenville Choral Society The Greenville Choral Society is celebrating its 52nd year in the 2021-22 season. The society includes a concert choir for adults, youth chorale for grades 9- 12, and children’s chorus for grades 4-8. Visit www.greenvillechoralsociety.com to learn about plans for this year’s season. Contact General Manager Ramona LeGrand at 412-7927 or gcsgeneralmanager@gmail. com.
Winterville concert series The Winterville Parks and Recreation Department hosts a concert series each year, beginning in late spring and continuing monthly into fall. Performances are held at the Winterville Recreation Park Amphitheatre, 332 Sylvania St. Admission is free and concession stand is available. All bands play from 7-10 p.m. For more information, visit www.wintervillenc.com/ special-events.
Sunday in the Park This is a free concert series usually held at 7 p.m. Sundays beginning in June and continuing through August or later at the Greenville Town Common, 105 E. First St. produced by Greenville Recreation and Parks Department, P.O. Box 7207, Greenville, 27835. Visit www.greenvillenc.gov/government/recreation-parks/ programs-and-activities/ special-events/sunday-in-thepark or call 329-4567 for more information.
Grimesland concert series The Town of Grimesland hosts the Music in the Park concert series each year, beginning in late spring and continuing monthly into fall. Performances are held at Grimesland Community Park, located off Pitt Street next to the Grimesland Town Hall complex. Concerts are free and begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.grimesland.org or call 752-6337.
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