SPECIAL EVENTS IN MARCH





 
March 6-7, 2015

Friday, March 6th 
GUEST ARTIST CONCERT
7:00 PM, The Music Academy of North Carolina Performance Hall
Students, teachers, and members of the community are invited to attend the opening String Festival and Competition concert on Friday evening with special guest artists Deirdre Hutton, violin, and Christopher Hutton, cello! 

Tickets ($10/$15) available at the door.

Saturday, March 7, 2015
CHECK-IN OPENS
8:30 AM  
FESTIVAL
9 AM-12 PM 
Non-competitive students play for comments only
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY DROP-IN PRESENTATION
9 AM-12 PM, Free of charge
Presented by Heather Lofdahl, MANC faculty

COMPETITION (not open to the public)
Grade K-2 Category - 9:00-9:25am
Grade 2-4 Category - 9:45-10:15am
Middle School Category - 10:30-11:00am
High School Category - 12:00 - 1:00 and 1:30 - 2:40 pm

VIOLIN, VIOLA, & CELLO MASTERCLASSES
Free to view
Christopher Hutton, cello - 9:00-10:00am
Dierdre Hutton, violin - 10:00am- 11:30pm
Eric Koontz, violin and viola - 12:00 - 1:30pm

COMPETITION WINNERS RECITAL
4:30 PM, MANC Performance Hall
Free of charge

vocal
6TH ANNUAL VOCAL FESTIVAL
March 20-21, 2015

Be a singer for a day!  Guest Judges will hear students and give comments and/or rating; an accompanist will be provided.  Enjoy four workshops led by MANC's Vocal Faculty starting at 9:30 am.  Join us for a masterclass with nationally-renowned soprano, Jill Gardner at 1:30 pm.  Celebrate the day with a MANC Vocal Festival Student Showcase at 4:00 pm!  

Guest Artist Concert will take place on March 20th at UNCG Recital Hall, 100 McIver St.  All other events will take place at The Music Academy.  

Deadline to register is March 13th.
JillJILL GARDNER
March 20, 2015
7:30 PM, UNCG Recital Hall, 100 McIver St.

Please join us for an evening of wonderful music with nationally-renowned soprano Jill Gardner!
 

General Admission Tickets
$25
VIP Tickets to include a Meet the Artist post-concert reception with Jill Gardner! 
$50

Many thanks to our sponsors for this event!
 

  
SSRSTUDENT SHOWCASE RECITALS
March 22, 2015
12:30 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:30 PM

All recitals are free and open to the public.