Event Details

The 1st FSU International Music Festival will take place on March 9-12, 2023, in the city of Fayetteville, NC. This event is sponsored by Fayetteville State University and the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County. This will be a weekend-long series of concerts and activities, where attendees will be able to enjoy concerts, offered by small ensembles throughout the day, in different venues of the city. A series of talks, master classes, and lectures will also be presented in conjunction with the concerts. The festival will feature several genres of music to include classical (chamber music), jazz, and folkloric groups. The performers on this introductory festival are originally from Colombia, Czech Republic, Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, South Korea, and the United States.

This event is sponsored with a grant from the Arts Council of Fayetteville & Cumberland County, with funding from the NC Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Calendar of Events

1st Day

Thursday, March 9

11: 00 am - Festival Opening Concert

FSU Music Faculty- FSU Seabrook Auditorium

4:00 pm - Duo Guitiano/4HANDS Piano Duo

Pate Room, Cumberland County Library

2nd Day

Friday, March 10

11:00 am - Daniel Montoya-electronics

Joseph Spearman-percussion

Arts Council of Fayetteville, Gallery

4:00 pm - Duo Capriccioso, violin-flute

Pate Room, Cumberland County Library

7: 00 pm - FSU Student Ensembles

FSU Seabrook Auditorium

3rd Day

Saturday, March 11

10: 00 am - FSU International Students/Faculty presentations

FSU Seabrook Auditorium

3:00 pm - Marcos Machado-double bass

Pate Room, Cumberland County Library

7: 00 pm - Kim's Concert, voice-piano

Byron Johnson, tenor

FSU Seabrook Auditorium

4th Day

Sunday, March 12

11: 00 am - Duo Cintemani, guitar-flute

FSU Rosenthal Gallery

4:30 pm - Festival Closing concert

Lorena Guillen Tango Ensemble

FSU Seabrook Auditorium