Arts at the Abbey Concert Series Features Belmont Abbey College"s Artists in Residence -- Carolina Pro Music to Share ‘Spanish Splendor’ with Audiences

Belmont, NC (PRWEB) March 19, 2005

Charlotte’s premiere early music ensemble, Carolina Pro Musica, will perform a special concert for Belmont Abbey College’s Arts at the Abbey concert series on April 11, 2005 at 8:00 PM in the Abbey Basilica, Belmont Abbey College. The event is free and open to the public.

The concert, Spanish Splendor: Music from 18th Century Europe and South America, will feature the grandeur of El Escorial to the far reaches of Peru and Argentina. The performance will include be newly discovered Spanish works for solo harpsichord and vocal works from Peru rarely heard in North America.

Carolina Pro Musica is a period instrument and vocal ensemble, which specializes in performing music written before 1850. Founded by Karen Hite Jacob in 1977, the group does many historic presentations and features such instruments as 18th century flute, recorder, viol and harpsichord, plus many medieval instruments including krummhorn, hurdy-gurdu, harp and shawm.

The ensemble, which consists of Karen Hite Jacob, harpsichord; Rebecca Miller Saunders, soprano (Gastonia native); Holly Wright Maurer, viol; and Edward Ferrell, recorder and flute, will be entering their 28th season this year.

For more information on Carolina Pro Music, please visit their website at http://www.carolinapromusica.org.

The Arts at the Abbey concert series is made possible in part by the Associated Foundation, Inc. of Belmont, The Monks of Belmont Abbey and other private donors. Karen Hite Jacob is the series’ coordinator. For additional information, call 704.334.3468 or email kjacob@vnet.net.

Ranked one of the best liberal arts colleges in the South by U.S. News and World Report, Belmont Abbey College celebrates excellence and virtue steeped in its 128 year Catholic Benedictine heritage. It is home to students from over 34 states and 17 countries and welcome everyone from any background or tradition committed to this vision of excellence and virtue. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape.

Just minutes from Charlotte, NC, the nation’s second largest banking center, Belmont Abbey College offers students numerous internship opportunities and career placement.

The College believes in development of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. By offering a wide array of clubs and activities including, Division II athletics, theatre, publications, and study abroad, Belmont Abbey College invests in the personal growth of its students.

Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands of visitors each year.

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Arts at the Abbey Concert Series Features Belmont Abbey College"s Artists in Residence -- Carolina Pro Music to Share ‘Spanish Splendor’ with Audiences