Brevard Music Center, Brevard, North Carolina:
Situated on a lovely wooded 180-acre campus in western North Carolina, Brevard Music Center stands as one of this country’s premier summer training programs and festivals. Under the artistic direction of acclaimed conductor Keith Lockhart, Principal Conductor of the Boston Pops and Chief Guest Conductor of the BBC Orchestra in London, 500 gifted students (ages 14 through post-college) come to the Music Center each summer to study with distinguished faculty and renowned guest artists. From June through August, students participate in a rigorous program of instruction and performance including orchestral ensembles, private lessons, chamber music, opera, classical guitar, and jazz. Primary BMC performance venues include the 2200-seat, open-air Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium and the new 400-seat Parker Concert Hall.
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
