School of Music
P.O. Box 26170
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
(336) 334-5789 OFFICE
(336) 334-5497 FAX

e-mail: music@uncg.edu

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Summer Music Camp

Founded in 1983, the Summer Music Camp has become the largest camp of its type in the South. Each July, more than 1,700 pre-college students drawn from a fifteen-state area are welcomed into the camp's two weeklong sessions by a large professional staff. In addition to their participation in several bands, orchestras, jazz ensembles, and choruses, resident and non-resident students attend concerts, musicianship classes, and a variety of social events.

Community Music School

Founded in 1984, the UNCG Community Music School offers private lessons in voice and instruments for students of all ages, particularly those at pre-college and post-college levels. Instructors include both graduate students and other advanced School of Music students.

Carolina Band Festival and Conductors Conference

Each February since 1990, the School of Music has sponsored a three-day Carolina Band Festival and Conductors Conference. High school participants are competitively selected from a seven-state area to rehearse and perform in two honor bands under distinguished guest conductors. In addition, both students and band directors attend clinics featuring nationally renowned musicians and educators.

Hostings

Throughout the year, the School of Music hosts or co-sponsors numerous on-campus events for the mutual benefit of musical organizations, public schools, and UNCG. Such events include competitions, auditions, professional meetings, and specialized workshops.

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Opera Education Program

One of the primary missions of the UNCG Opera Theatre is outreach to our community. The UNCG Opera Theatre believes that the cultural education of our young children is of utmost importance. To this end, many activities throughout each year are dedicated to exposing school children to quality operatic experiences. During the 2001-2002 academic year, the UNCG Opera Theatre performed for over 10,000 school children, including the Fall, 2001 Tour of The Three Little Pigs, which reached more than 3500 students.

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Focus on Piano Literature

Focus on Piano Literature is an annual two-and-a-half-day symposium of lectures and concerts devoted to one segment of the piano repertoire. Designed for the professional musician as well as the casual concert goer, Focus on Piano Literature seeks to enrich, enlighten, and entertain a broad audience through lively, jargon-free lectures, first-class performances, and an emphasis on audience interaction.

Musical Arts Guild

Founded in 1972, the Musical Arts Guild, the School's 400-member support group, continues to develop a strong relationship between the School and the Greensboro community. In addition to funding both a scholarship endowment and an annual project, the Guild sponsors a number of musical/social events each year and, in particular, encourages attendance at UNCG concerts.