The opening concert of the Gaudium Musicae concert series begins at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2015, featuring East Carolina University’s Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival touring ensemble, ECU Next Gen on the Road, featuring world-class cellist Raman Ramakrishnan as guest artist along with ECU faculty, student, and alumni instrumentalists as well as select members of the Charlotte Youth Orchestra. Listeners will have an opportunity to meet the performers at the reception following this full-length concert, generously provided by Fiamma Restaurant and Famous Toastery of Dillworth (formerly Toast).