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 in July. The following virtual performances are scheduled and will be streamed at http://livemusic. ecu.edu: (Note: These are not public performances.)

Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival

The Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival is scheduled to celebrate its 21st season at East Carolina in the 2020-21 aca

demic year. Concerts are usually held in A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall. However, no performances are currently scheduled due to the novel coronavirus. Call 252- 737-5444 for more information.

Fletcher Recital Series

This music series usually hosts performances at 7:30 p.m. at A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall on 10th Street at College Hill Drive. However, no performances are currently scheduled due to the novel coronavirus. Call 252-737-5444 or visit go.ecu. edu/Fletcher-Series for more information.

NewMusic Initiative

The initiative, which will celebrate its 21st season at East Carolina University in the 2020- 21 academic year, includes a series of free performances. Performances are usually held at 7:30 p.m. in A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall on campus unless otherwise noted. Contact 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.

Greenville Choral Society

The Greenville Choral Society is scheduled to celebrate its 51st year in the 202-21 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, including safety precautions and digital performances as a result of the novel coronavirus, or contact General Manager Paula Mitra 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. Concerts for 2020 have been canceled because of the novel coronavirus, but organizers plan a return for the series in 2021. Visit www.greenvillenc.gov/ government/recreation-parks/ programs-and-activities/special-events/sunday-in-the-park 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 Commu

nity Park, located of 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 created as a nonproft corporation to develop musical projects, including concerts and educational workshops; to enrich the cultural oferings 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 15th Anniversary Summer Recital Series that was scheduled in 2020 has been postponed to 2021. The foundation’s Fisk-onFourth 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

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. visit www.opus126.com.

Eastern Youth Orchestras

The Eastern Youth Orchestra is a nonproft, 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 beneft performances throughout the year. Call 756-7842.

Folk Arts Society of Greenville

The Folk Arts Society of Greenville is dedicated to enriching the community’s understanding and appreciation of, and participation in, traditional and contemporary folk arts - primarily dance and music. Salsa dances are usually held from 7-9 p.m. the third Fridays of September-November, February-March and May at Emerge Gallery, 404 S. Evans St. Dances may be postponed or cancelled because of the novel coronavirus. Visit www.fasgnc.org for information.

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 nonproft community music school for students of all ages and abilities and ofers music lessons, jazz studies, music therapy and Suzuki guitar. The academy is currently ofering in-person services, online instruction and virtual recitals. For more information, including safety practices related to COVID-19, 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.