Brevard Music Center – A Brief History of BMC
In 1936 James Christian Pfohl opened a summer band camp for boys on the campus of Davidson College in North Carolina. Fifty young instrumentalists appeared for that first session. In 1945 Pfohl moved his camp to a beautiful site just outside the town of Brevard in Western North Carolina, and the now coeducational Transylvania Music Camp was born.
A few years later, Pfohl established a festival at the camp, and this soon became an integral part of the summer activities. The name was changed to “Brevard Music Center” in 1955.
In 1965, Henry Janiec succeeded James Christian Pfohl as Artistic Director. Mr. Janiec led the Center for more than thirty years, through the 1996 season. David Effron became Artistic Director in 1997. He will retire after the 2007 season. In 2008 Keith Lockhart becomes Artistic Advisor of the Brevard Music Center.
