The EMU Music Department proudly presents its
Music Gala Broadcast Special: A Concert of Hope at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 21, exclusively on EMU's Facebook Live!
A diverse and eclectic array of music for hope, including a performance by world-folk fusion group
AppalAsia and a never heard before arrangement of the
Steel Wheels hit
"Sing Me Like a Folk Song" with the EMU Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of conductor
Benjamin Bergey; special performances of Mozart's The Magic Flute by baritone
James Richardson and soprano Kiara Kiah, Piazolla's Libertango by cellist
Kim Souther and pianist
David Berry, and music by Beethoven by the EMU Wind Ensemble, under the direction of
Robert Curry.
Also featuring contributions by the EMU Chamber Singers and EMU Jazz;
Kimberlea Daggy of WMRA's All Things Considered hosts the proceedings.
Donations welcomed for the EMU Music Scholarship fund.
Special thanks goes to
Truist for their generous sponsorship, and Clay Showalter and the staff at
Ryan Berry Productions for their expertise in producing this video