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 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.

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.

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.

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.

East Carolina Musical Arts Education Foundation

The East Carolina Musical Arts Education Foundation was cre-

ated as a nonprofit corporation to develop musical projects, including concerts and educational workshops; to enrich the cultural offerings in eastern North Carolina, making them available to a broad diversity of audiences and to encourage continued interest in and performance of organ and choral music. The foundation’s Fisk-on-Fourth Concert Series features The Perkins and Wells Memorial Organ, C.B. Fisk, Opus 126 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 401 E. Fourth St. For more information visit www. opus126.com.

Eastern Youth Orchestras

The Eastern Youth Orchestra is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1970 to provide students in eastern North Carolina with orchestral and chamber music experience. For more information, visit www. easternyouthorchestras.org.

Emerald City Big Band

This big band, made up of volunteer musicians, rehearses at the Music Academy of Eastern Carolina and is directed by Michael Stephenson. It usually presents concerts and benefit performances throughout the year. Call 756-7842.

Music Academy of Eastern Carolina

The Music Academy of Eastern Carolina, 811 S. Evans St., is a member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts. MAEC is a nonprofit community music school for students of all ages and abilities and offers music lessons, jazz studies, music therapy and Suzuki guitar. For more information, visit www. musicacademyec.org or call 353-6232.

Suzuki Association

The Greenville Suzuki Association exists for students and parents in Greenville and Pitt County and neighboring areas who teach and learn music through the Suzuki methodology. The N.C. Suzuki Institute is held at East Carolina University in A.J. Fletcher Music Center each July. For more information, visit www.ecu.edu/music/ suzuki.

Tar River Community Band

The band is an all-volunteer organization that has been making music in Greenville since 1987. The band includes members of all ages and levels of ability who played in high school or college bands. It performs a variety of music: marches, show tunes, jazz, swing and classical. The band’s season typically begins in September and ends in July. Visit www. tarriverband.com for more information.

DANCE

Eastern North Carolina Dance Foundation

The Eastern North Carolina Dance Foundation promotes dance education, performance and outreach in rural eastern North Carolina. The foundation hosts an annual winter performance featuring The Dance Collective at ECU’s Wright Auditorium in January. Tickets can be purchased at www.ecuarts.com or 1-800-ECU-ARTS.

North Carolina Academy of Dance Arts

The North Carolina Academy of Dance Arts hosts an annual performance of “The Nutcracker” each December at ECU’s Wright Auditorium. Call 355-2140 or visit www.danceacademyofnc.com for more information. Tickets can be purchased at www.ecuarts.com or 1-800-ECU-ARTS.