Appalachian Guitar Orchestra perform April 19

Posted April 15, 2015 at 4:02 p.m.

BOONE—Join the Appalachian Guitar Orchestra for an April 19 performance beginning at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.

The orchestra is directed by Hayes School of Music faculty member Douglas James.

The program features a variety of works spanning the 16th to 20th centuries. They include Béla Bartók’s “Bear Dance,” Claude Gervaise’s “Dancerie,” Heitor Villa-Lobos’ “Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5,” “Three Preludes” from George Gershwin and “In the Clouds” by Joey Hirsh.

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