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Media Contact: Maddy Elledge
(706) 379-5319, [email protected]
Young Harris College to Present Piano Ensemble Concert
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The Young Harris College Division of Fine Arts will present the YHC Piano Ensemble in concert on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. in Susan B. Harris Chapel on the YHC campus. Admission is $10 for adults and free with YHC ID. Tickets can be purchased at the door prior to the concert.
The repertoire will feature a set of tangos by Astor Piazzolla and Franz Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody” in C minor for two pianos, four hands. An arrangement of Edward Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance” for two piano, eight hands will conclude the program. There will be solo performances throughout the concert.
Under the direction of Instructor of Music Cynthia DeFoor, the ensemble includes senior music major Grace Mason, of Alpharetta, Ga., junior music education major Kate Snell, of Elko, Ga., sophomore music majors Ariel Philo, of Blairsville, Ga., and Caitlin Moore, of LaGrange, Ga, Hosanna Sherman, an independent piano teacher from Young Harris, Ga., and Peyton Barret, an eighth grade student of Ms. DeFoor.
For more information, call the Young Harris College Division of Fine Arts at (706) 379-5182.
About Young Harris College
Young Harris College is a private, baccalaureate degree-granting college located in the beautiful mountains of North Georgia. Founded in 1886 and historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church, Young Harris College educates, inspires and empowers students through the highest quality liberal arts education. The College currently has more than 1,100 students across five divisions—Education, Fine Arts, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The historic campus in Young Harris, Ga., has completed major campus improvements to accommodate the College’s growth. Recent LEED-certified campus improvements include the 121,000-square-foot Rollins Campus Center, new residence facilities, and a 57,000-square-foot recreation and fitness center. The College is an active member of NCAA Division II and remains a fierce competitor in the prestigious Peach Belt Conference. YHC is among fewer than 300 colleges and universities nationwide named to the 2016-2017 list of Colleges of Distinction and is listed as a “Best National Liberal Arts College” by U.S. News & World Report. For more information, visit yhc.edu.
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