Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, “We, The People”, Immigrant’s Stories Part 1, will include world premieres of Italian-American composer Ernesto Ferreri. Ernesto Ferreri (b. 1954, NYC) studied with Robert Ward, Sherwood Shaffer, and Charles Fussell at North Carolina School of the Arts for his Bachelor’s Degree (1979). Two years later he studied further at Manhattan School of Music and then CUNY Flushing, with Henry Weinberg, receiving his Master of Arts in Musical Composition (1984). Ferreri is a recipient of the NC Composer Fellowship and resides in Wilmington, NC, where he teaches at Cape Fear Community College.

Premieres: Ferreri | String Symphony & Octet for Chamber Orchestra

Respighi | Ancient Airs and Dances - Suite III (4/10)

Cost: Donation at the museum

For more information, contact:: adrian.sylveen@thevirtuosi.org