Eastern Music Festival

This year’s Eastern Music Festival for aspiring young musicians and music lovers was cancelled due to a dispute between faculty musicians and the board. To help keep the spirit of the festival alive, dozens of current and past faculty and students from across the country are coming to Greensboro next week to perform a free concert.

The complaint filed with the labor board argues that the festival must maintain the status quo as negotiations between the two sides continue. That would include going on with this year’s festival as planned.

The cancelation comes after a year of discussions between the faculty’s Charlotte-based musicians’ union and the festival’s leadership.

Next month the nationally recognized Eastern Music Festival and summer education program gets underway in Greensboro. In addition to ticketed events,…

While many artists are canceling shows in North Carolina over House Bill 2, an acclaimed cellist and singer will perform tonight as part of the Eastern Music Festival's Fringe Series.