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2008 Season Schedule

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CONCERT SERIES
Lincoln Financial Festival Orchestra Series
Young Artist Series
Friends & Great Performers
UNCG Chamber Music Series
Guilford College Chamber Music Series
Sunday Afternoon Piano Recitals
Master Classes
Bonus Concerts
Community Outreach Concerts

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA SERIES Five incredible Saturdays—always exciting, always sold out. All in Dana Auditorium at 8pm, Guilford College.
	SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE Superstar MIDORI debuts with EMF! David Lockington, guest conductor Midori, violin PHILLIP SAWYERS: The Gale of Life BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D Major SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 5
	SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE RUSSIAN ROMANTICS plus pianist Cecile Licad and the revered Rachmaninoff Gerard Schwarz, conductor Cecile Licad, piano STRAVINKSY: Scherzo fantastique SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 9 RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3
	SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE The sensational ANDRÉ WATTS returns with beloved Grieg Concerto Gerard Schwarz, conductor André Watts, piano GRIEG: Lyric Suite GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D Major
	SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE ELMAR OLIVEIRA: First American Gold Medalist at Tchaikovsky Competition! Jorge Mester, guest conductor Elmar Oliveira, violin BERNSTEIN: Divertimento for Orchestra TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D Major MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition
	SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE SEASON FINALE with Maestro Schwarz and Xavier Phillips! Gerard Schwarz, conductor Xavier Phillips, cello MOZART Overture: Don Giovanni HAYDN: Cello Concerto in C Major R. STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben
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YOUNG ARTIST SERIES Two hundred of EMF’s finest students. The prodigious talent and sheer energy of these young artists will leave you breathless. Eight concerts in Dana Auditorium on Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm.
	FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE A tribute to the life and legacy of Sheldon Morgenstern, founder of Eastern Music Festival José-Luis Novo, conductor David Lockington, guest conductor Christina Dahl, piano COPLAND: An Outdoor Overture DIAMOND: Symphony No. 4 GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue TCHAIKOVSKY: Overture 1812, Op. 49
	THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE PROKOFIEV’S Somber Seventh Symphony José-Luis Novo, conductor Jeffrey Multer, violin SHENG: The Gorges of the Long River MOZART: Violin Concerto No.5 in A major PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7
	FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE SHOSTAKOVICH’S Bombastic Eleventh Symphony David Lockington, guest conductor Christopher Olka, tuba BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture SAMUEL JONES: Tuba Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11
	THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE MESTER, MANASSE & MOZART Jorge Mester, guest conductor Jon Manasse, clarinet DAUGHERTY: Bells for Stokowski MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A Major ELGAR: Enigma Variations
	FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE KAVAFIAN plays Memorable and Melodious Mendelssohn José-Luis Novo, conductor Ani Kavafian, violin REVUELTAS: Janitzio MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor RESPIGHI: Feste Romane
	THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE COPLAND’S Billy the Kid José-Luis Novo, conductor James Giles, piano LISZT: Les Préludes CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 COPLAND: Billy the Kid (Suite)
	FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite Gerard Schwarz, conductor Awadagin Pratt, piano HANSON: Symphony No. 2 MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite
	THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNERS plus Gershwin José-Luis Novo, conductor Chelsea Tipton II, guest conductor EMF Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners: Marley Eder, flute Julian Schwarz, cello Chien-Lin Lu, piano MARTIN: Ballade DVORAK: Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104 LISZT: Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat major GERSHWIN: An American in Paris
	FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNERS plus Hindemith José-Luis Novo, conductor Chelsea Tipton II, guest conductor EMF Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners: Holly Jenkins, violin Hayato Tanaka, trumpet Kara Huber, piano RAVEL: Tzigane ARUTIUNIAN: Trumpet Concerto GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto in F major HINDEMITH: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber
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Friends & Great Performers
	WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE Cellist MATT HAIMOVITZ Happy 100th Birthday Elliott Carter Geoff Burleson, piano BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 102 ELLIOTT CARTER: Sonata for Cello and Piano DAVID SANFORD: 22 Part I for Cello and Piano SAMUEL BARBER: Sonata for Cello and Piano
	WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, GUILFORD COLLEGE Jazz Piano Legend ELLIS MARSALIS The father of six sons—including Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo, and Jason—Ellis Marsalis’ main importance to jazz may very well be as a jazz educator; his former pupils include Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison, Harry Connick, Jr., Nicholas Payton, and Kent and Marlon Jordan, among others. He started out as a tenor saxophonist, switching to piano while in high school. Marsalis was one of the few New Orleans musicians of the era who did not specialize in Dixieland or rhythm & blues. He played with fellow modernists in the late ‘50s with AFO, recorded with Cannonball and Nat Adderley in the 1960s, played with Al Hirt (1967-70), and was busy as a teacher. Marsalis freelanced in New Orleans during the 1970s and taught at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. He recorded with Wynton and Branford on “Father and Sons” in 1982.
	WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008 8pm, Greensboro Cultural Arts Center Night and Day: An Evening of “Delovely” Music by George Gershwin and Cole Porter EMF and The Greensboro Opera Company Heavy hors d’oeuvres and desserts Bring your own wine Casual dress.
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MONDAY UNCG CHAMBER SERIES Five extraordinary performances combining the talented faculty at EMF with guest artists such as Awadagin Pratt and Christina Dahl.
MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2008 8pm, recital hall, UNCg HAYDN: Piano Trio in G major, H.XV, No.25 KODÁLY: Duo for Violin and Cello, op.7 BRAHMS: Quartet for Piano and Strings No.1 in G minor, op.25
MONDAY, JULY 7, 2008 8pm, recital hall, UNCg BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio No.1, op.1 in E-flat major SCHUMANN: Opus 1 pieces DOHNÁNYI: Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, op.1
MONDAY, JULY 14, 2008 8pm, recital hall, UNCg EWALD: Brass Quintet No.3 SCHNITTKE: Quintet for Piano and Strings TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Trio in A minor, op.50
MONDAY, JULY 21, 2008 8pm, recital hall, UNCg MOZART: Oboe Quartet in F major, K.370 JOLIVET: Chant de Linos SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A major, D.677 (“The Trout”)
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 8pm, recital hall, UNCg MOZART: Serenade No.12 for Winds in C minor, K.388 MENDELSSOHN: Octet for Strings in E-flat major, op.20
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TUESDAY CARNEGIE CHAMBER SERIES Five moving performances by EMF’s own talented faculty members.
TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2008 8pm, Carnegie Room, Hege Library, Guilford College GÓRECKI: Duo for Two Violins TOURNIER: Vers la Source dans le Bois RAVEL: Pièce en Forme de Habanera FRANCK : Sonata in A major
TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2008 8pm, Carnegie Room, Hege Library, Guilford College MOZART: Duo for Violin and Viola in G major, K.423 KOETSIER: Unterkagner Ländler, op.87 no.2 STILL: Danzas de Panama MOZART: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, K.581
TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2008 8pm, Carnegie Room, Hege Library, Guilford College WOLF: Italian Serenade for String Quartet SCHULHOFF: Concertino for Flute, Viola, and Double Bass BRAHMS: Piano Trio in B major, op.8
TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2008 8pm, Carnegie Room, Hege Library, Guilford College CARTER, ELLIOTT: Hiyoku for Two Clarinets FORD, MARK: Stubernic for Marimba SFORZINI, MARK: Sextet for Winds and Piano ENESCU: Octet for Strings, op.7
TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008 8pm, Carnegie Room, Hege Library, Guilford College MENDELSSOHN: Capriccio for String Quartet in E minor, op.81, no.3 BRUCH: Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano op.83 SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, op.67
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON PIANO RECITALS
SUNDAY, JULY 6, 2008 3pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, Guilford College EMF Student Piano Recital General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2008 3pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, Guilford College EMF Student Piano Recital General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2008 3pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, Guilford College EMF Student Piano Recital General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 3pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, Guilford College EMF Student Piano Recital General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
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masterclasses
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2008 4:15pm, STERNBERGER AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Master Class with Midori, violin General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008 4pm, CHOIR ROOM, DANA AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Master Class with Michael Sachs, trumpet General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2008 4pm, CHOIR ROOM, DANA AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Master Class with Christopher Olka, tuba General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2008 4pm, STERNBERGER AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Master Class with Nelita True, piano General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2008 4:15pm, STERNBERGER AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Master Class with Cecile Licad, piano General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008 6:15pm, CHOIR ROOM, DANA AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Master Class with Jon Manasse, clarinet General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2008 4pm, STERNBERGER AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Master Class with Ani Kavafian, violin General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2008 4pm, STERNBERGER AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Master Class with Awadagin Pratt, piano General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2008 4:15pm, STERNBERGER AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Master Class with Elmar Oliveira, violin General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2008 4pm, STERNBERGER AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Master Class with Jeffrey Multer, violin General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2008 4pm, STERNBERGER AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Master Class with Xavier Phillips, cello General Admission $10 (tickets available at door) *this event free to season ticket holders
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BONUS CONCERTS
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Annual Steinway Piano Gala *this event free to season ticket holders
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008 8pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, Guilford College EMF Brass Choir: Joyful Noise *this event free to season ticket holders
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2008 3pm, DANA AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Percussion Ensemble *this event free to season ticket holders
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2008 4pm, Sternberger AUDITORIUM, Guilford College Pianopalooza *this event free to season ticket holders
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH CONCERTS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008 8pm, mCCRARY THEATRE, eLON uNIVERSITY Annual Steinway Piano Gala in Honor of Esther C. Kernodle Tickets: 336.278.5610 (12:30 - 5 pm), $19 All proceeds benefit the EMF Piano Scholarship Fund
SUNDAY, JULY 6, 2008 8pm, FARTHING AUDITORIUM, APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY Eastern Festival Orchestra at the Appalachian Summer Festival with Midori Tickets: 800.841.2787 or 828.262.4046 A-$25/B-$18 Adults A-$15/B-$10 Students A-$10/B-$5 12 and under
SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2008 3pm, REYNOLDA HOUSE, WINSTON-SALEM EMF Chamber Music at Reynolda House Tickets: 336.758.5150 $16/$13
TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2008 6pm, KENNEDY CENTER, WASHINGTON D.C. Millennium Stage: EMF at the Kennedy Center Tickets: FREE
SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2008 8pm, FARTHING AUDITORIUM, APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY Eastern Festival Orchestra at the Appalachian Summer Festival with André Watts Tickets: 800.841.2787 or 828.262.4046 A-$25/B-$18 Adults A-$15/B-$10 Students A-$10/B-$5 12 and under
MONDAY, JULY 21, 2008 7:30pm, Hayworth Fine Arts Center, HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY EMF High Point University Gala Tickets: FREE, call 336.841.9220 to reserve tickets
SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 3pm, REYNOLDA HOUSE, WINSTON-SALEM EMF Student Piano Recital at Reynolda House Tickets: 336.758.5150 $16/$13
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 7:30pm, “UNDER THE OAKS”, eLON uNIVERSITY EMF Student Pops Concert at Elon University Tickets: FREE
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PLEASE NOTE: Dates, programs, and artists are subject to change.