Thank You

To all of our patrons, donors and visitors — thank you for a great 2008 season! We hope you enjoyed our season as much as the students, faculty, staff and guest artists. Be sure to re-live some moments from our 2008 season by listening to our streaming chamber music.

Visit this site often for details about our Fall Fringe schedule to be published shortly. Finally, mark your calendars for our 2009 season from June 27 – August 1, 2009.

Chiara String Quartet

Please join us for our Après Season event with the Chiara String Quartet on Thursday, September 4 at 8 pm at Mack and Mack. Tickets
Support EMF!
Please consider supporting EMF by making a donation. All amounts are greatly appreciated and will be acknowledged for tax purposes. For 47 years the Eastern Music Festival has drawn outstanding faculty, distinguished guest artists and talented youth from around the world. Of EMF’s 200 students, more than 90% receive a partial or full scholarship. Your donation will help us continue this tradition and maintain our 2:1 student to faculty ratio. We assure you that your gift will be wisely used to educate and train future musicians. This experience will enrich not only their lives and our community; it will ensure classical music lives on for future generations. Thank you!
In the News
CLASSICAL VOICE OF NORTH CAROLINA
“The five-week run of the world-renowned Eastern Music Festival (EMF) ended this evening after a summer of musical excellence that takes a back seat to no other festival, orchestra or teaching faculty.”
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NEWS & RECORD
"...as the closing piece at the 2008 Eastern Music Festival on Saturday, Richard Strauss' 1898 tone poem had the feel of a musical valedictory...it's rare to encounter playing that balances the racket with the emotional resonance and poignancy that the musicians and Schwarz coaxed from the surrounding passages.”
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