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Visual and Performing Arts Visit Days are specifically geared to prospective students, giving them an opportunity to see firsthand what it would be like to perform with us at Mars Hill. Whether your interest is in a major or minor in music, singing or playing in an ensemble, or you just need to figure that out, a Visual and Performing Arts Visit Day can help you do just that. Our next Visual and Performing Arts Visit Day is November 6, 2024.
The schedule for Visual and Performing Arts Visit Days is as follows:
9–9:30 Broyhill Chapel: Check-in/General Information
9:30–10 Broyhill Chapel: Greetings and Welcome
10–10:15 Transition to the Moore Fine Arts Building (MFAB).
10:15–11 MFAB Spainhour Hall: Theory/Piano/Aural Skills Workshop
11–11:10 BREAK (see lesson time below)
11:10–11:50 MFAB Spainhour Hall: Admissions and Financial Aid Info
11:50–12 BREAK
12–12:30 Moore Auditorium: Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal
12:30–1:30 Pittman Dinning Hall: Lunch
1:30–2:30 Campus Tour
2:30–4 Individual Lessons/Small Ensembles
4–4:15 Moore Auditorium: Organ Demonstration
4:15–5 Moore Choir Room: University Choir Rehearsal
5:15–6 Moore Concert Hall: Wind Symphony Rehearsal
The 2025 Mars Hill University Honor Band will be held January 24-25, 2025. Click here to download the Band Directors letter.
Mars Hill University Honor Band is an invitational event comprised of the best high school musicians from across the region for a weekend of music making and community. In addition to the concert band experience, students have the opportunity to:
The J. Elwood Roberts – Mars Hill University Choral Festival was established in 1949 by the late J. Elwood Roberts to improve choral music in the high schools of western North Carolina. While in the beginning the “clinic” was comprised of about fifteen schools in the closely surrounding area, this annual event has grown into one of the premiere choral festivals in the southeast. Each year over 800 students from approximately 100 high schools audition for the Festival Choir (from which about 350 make the choir).
These students (and their teachers) attend the two-day event under the tutelage of some of the most recognized names in choral music. The festival is typically held in February.
For more information contact choralfestival@mhu.edu.
The Mars Hill University Summer Music Camp is a great learning opportunity for middle and high school students (grades 7-12). The MHU Summer Music Camp provides students the opportunity to learn under music faculty from Mars Hill University, regional public schools, and from across the southeast. The camp is a regular fixture for the summer session at Mars Hill University and has positively influenced many young musicians in the university’s storied history.
Dates for the MHU Summer Music Camp:
June 15–20, 2025