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North Carolina Symphony To Perform at MHC in April

North Carolina SymphonyMars Hill College will reopen ticket sales March 10 for the spring concert of the North Carolina Symphony on the campus. The concert will take place on April 25 at 7:30 pm in Moore Auditorium. It will be the first time in more than 30 years that the North Carolina Symphony, founded in 1932 by Mars Hill College alumnus Lamar Stringfield, has performed at the college.

N.C. Symphony Music Director Grant Llewellyn, often praised for his “graceful and expressive direction,” will lead the Mars Hill event. Among the pieces to be included in the concert will be Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 and Concert Aria “Ah, perfido!” Other pieces planned for the concert include: Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Wagner’s Prelude to Act I from Lohengrin, Mozart’s “Martern aller arten” from The Abduction from the Seraglio, and Wagner’s Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin.

General admission tickets to the concert are $25. Patron tickets are $100, and include special seating, as well as a post-concert reception with the maestro and musicians.

The expected program:

BEETHOVEN AND BEYOND

Grant Llewellyn, Music Director

Jodi Burns, a standout soloist from our acclaimed production of Amadeus last season, returns for Mozart, with a rare performance of Beethoven’s stirring “Ah, perfido!” for good measure. You’ll also hear selections from Wagner’s Lohengrin and two symphonic masterworks. Don’t miss a night of music giants.

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Wagner: Prelude to Act I from Lohengrin
Mozart: “Martern aller arten” from The Abduction from the Seraglio
Wagner: Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
Beethoven: Concert aria “Ah, perfido!”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

Support for the North Carolina Symphony’s tour of western North Carolina is made possible by a grant from The Cannon Foundation. Statewide partner: Progress Energy.