Spring Concert Includes Gardner-Webb Orchestra and Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra

Program on April 15 Features Some of the Best Young Musicians in the State

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—The 50-member Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra (GSYO) will join the Gardner-Webb University Orchestra for a performance on April 15 at 7 p.m. in Dover Theater. They will perform individually and together the works of Resphighi, Mussorgsky, Ravel, and Sibelius.

The GSYO has a rich tradition of touring regionally, nationally, and internationally. The concert at Gardner-Webb is one of only two dates they will play in western North Carolina this spring. This will be a great opportunity to hear the best young musicians in North Carolina in performance.

The Gardner-Webb University Orchestra also has 50 members and is led by Dr. Patricia Sparti, director of Orchestral Activities, professor of music, and principal conductor. They are delighted to host the GSYO. “We feel so honored, thankful and blessed to work with Maestro Peter Zlotnick and the members of The Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra!” she praised. “We hope many from the University and surrounding communities will come to the concert, which promises to be fantastic.”

Tickets are $10, but free to Gardner-Webb faculty, staff and students. Students from any other K12 school or college are also free with ID.

Peter Zlotnick serves as music director for the GSYO and has worked with the GSYO since 2006. The GSYO provides a professionally directed environment for young musicians to study, prepare, and perform music. The organization serves the community at large by providing high quality, free performances, complements school music programs, and encourages and advocates the arts, music, and music education in the Piedmont Triad region.

Zlotnick has many years of professional orchestral experience, a background in music education, and extensive organizational experience with the Greensboro Symphony. He is also the principal timpanist for the Greensboro Symphony and the Winston-Salem Symphony. Throughout the year, he teaches percussion at the Greensboro Cultural Center and is also percussion teacher and program director with Young Musicians of Alamance. In the summer, he serves as instrumental music lead teacher at North Carolina Governor’s School West.

Auxiliary aids will be made available to persons with disabilities upon request 10 working days prior to the event.  Please call 704-406-4270 or email [email protected] with your request.

Gardner-Webb University is North Carolina’s recognized leader in private, Christian higher education. A Carnegie-Classified Doctoral/Professional University, GWU is home to nine colleges and schools, more than 80 undergraduate and graduate majors, and a world-class faculty. Located on a beautiful 225-acre campus in Boiling Springs, N.C., Gardner-Webb prepares graduates to impact their chosen professions, equips them with the skills to advance the frontiers of knowledge, and inspires them to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Ignite your future at Gardner-Webb.edu.