In a unique collaboration, students from the School of Music and School of Theatre and Dance will present excerpts from Henrik Ibsen’s timeless tale of the mischievous wanderer, Peer Gynt, featuring Edward Grieg’s incidental music. This concert also celebrates the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth with a performance of the composer’s fourth piano concerto by faculty pianist Eric Ruple.

The JMU Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Foster Beyers, is the premier symphonic ensemble for the School of Music at James Madison University. The Symphony presents a number of concerts on- and off-campus each year, and has performed regularly as the invited college ensemble for the Virginia Music Educators Association. The ensemble presents a series of Youth Concerts for students from Harrisonburg/Rockingham and surrounding counties.