Greensboro College Presents a "Music Sampler" Sept. 25-26

"Greensboro College's music program presents a "music sampler" of instrumental and choral music Thursday and Friday, Sept. 25-26.

Performances will be at 7 p.m. nightly in the Gail Brower Huggins Performance Center in Odell Building on campus. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for senior citizens and students from other campuses.

The performances are part of the 17 Days downtown arts festival.

Reserve tickets by calling 336-272-7102, ext. 242, or emailing tickets@greensboro.edu.

The program features three of the premier performing organizations on campus: the Chorale, the Jazz Ensemble, and the Opera Workshop.

The Chorale will perform a sampling of choral pieces. The Jazz Ensemble will perform a mixture of old standards and new jazz arrangements. And the Opera Workshop will perform the comic one-act opera "Gianni Schicchi" by Puccini.

The Greensboro College Department of Music is a fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The department defines its mission in developing the musical knowledge, appreciation, talents, skills, and teaching abilities of its students within the dual traditions of the liberal arts and Judeo-Christian faith.

Admission into the music program requires a teacher recommendation, audition, and interview. For more information, contact Jane G. McKinney, department chair, at 336-272-7102, ext. 281, or email mckinneyj@greensboro.edu.

Greensboro College, an independent, coeducational college affiliated with the United Methodist Church, is an academic and social community that unites the liberal arts and Judeo-Christian values in an atmosphere of diversity and mutual respect.


Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,250 students from 32 states, the District of Columbia and 24 nations in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 16-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

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