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