April 4, 2013 (Jackson) - Chamber music from famous composers like Beethoven and Tchaikovsky will fill the night at Belhaven’s Center for the Arts Concert Hall on Saturday, April 6. The Belhaven University Music Department will present their Orchestra Concert at 7:30 p.m. and will showcase the talent of students, faculty and alumni.
Come and enjoy this free concert and evening of symphonic orchestra music. The program includes works by such great composers as Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Grieg. Dr. Paxton Girtmon, Associate Professor of Music, and Mr. Song Xie, Associate Professor of Music, will both share the baton to direct the orchestra.
Belhaven University stands among select Christian colleges and universities and has been repeatedly named one of “America’s 100 Best College Buys." The University offers 30 academic majors across a full spectrum of disciplines as well as a variety of graduate programs. In addition, Belhaven has achieved the distinction of being among only 30 universities nationally accredited in each of the major arts – music, theatre, visual art and dance. All programs are taught from a Christian worldview perspective and are guided by the mission to prepare students academically and spiritually to serve Christ Jesus in their careers, in human relationships, and in the world of ideas.
Belhaven University serves over 3,700 students offering undergraduate and graduate degrees on its residential campus, an online degree program, and graduate and adult degree programs in Jackson, Memphis, Orlando, Houston, Chattanooga, and Atlanta.