Category: Band
Take a Trip with NC Brass Band in “Brass Around the World”
This preview has been provided as part of a publicity exchange between CVNC and the NC Brass Band....
Read MoreJohn Brown Big Band Makes Vespers Service a Joy
Before attending this concert, I had never been to Duke University Chapel. I had heard of its splendor, of the peace found within its walls, and of the reverence that its architectural design inspires. As I entered on Thursday...
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Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper Set Stage Afire in Sounds of the Mountains at Yadkinville Arts Center
Flamekeeper is an apt name for the band of award-winning bluegrass fiddler Michael Cleveland. It’s a band on fire and a man on fire, for sure. In the first concert of the Sounds of the Mountains series’ eighth season, the musicians all played as if they were on fire or about to burst into flames.
The Sounds of the Mountains series is an inspired collaboration between the Willingham Theatre at the Yadkin Arts Council in Yadkinville and the Blue Ridge Music Center near Galax, Virginia. The Music Center holds concerts in its amphitheater May through September. By partnering with the Willingham Theatre, they can keep giving fans the great bluegrass and Americana music that they’re missing when it’s too cold for music out of doors.
Cleveland and Flamekeeper warmed the 30-degree night right up, as they kicked off the three-concert series with two sets of tunes that managed to be both nostalgic and avant-garde simultaneously. I promise you that Cleveland’s mind-blowing rendition of “Orange Blossom Special” opened up new pathways in my brain. I’ve never heard anything like it.
Read MoreNCBB’s Holiday Special: Christmas Wrapped in Brass
Join the North Carolina Brass Band for an evening of festive Christmas tunes secular and sacred, reverent and silly – but all brass! A fun family tradition, this concert is packed with familiar favorites as well as some...
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A Brassy Halloween
Join the North Carolina Brass Band for a Halloween spooktacular! The performances will feature a...
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Charlotte Symphony and the JCSU Concert Choir Lift Every Spirit at Brayboy Gym
You might have thought that a symphony orchestra performing in a college gymnasium would prove to...
Read MoreJoy and Grasso Revive the Kings and Queens of Bebop at Middle C
Born in the Bronx, Samara Joy didn’t stray far from home to win best vocalist honors in the annual Essentially Ellington high school competition at Lincoln Center. You can get to that Versailles of Jazz overlooking...
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Fingers on Fire: Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Doc Watson is a local legend around Boone, North Carolina; he was incredibly influential in the...
Read MoreIn a Tribute to Their Heritage, Salem Band Performs Vision
The Salem Band welcomed a large crowd of guests to the first of many summer concerts in the beautiful and historic Salem Square for an evening that represented their vision of music. Despite the rain postponing the original...
Read MoreThe North Carolina Brass Band Pays Tribute to the Old West
The North Carolina Brass Band, under the direction of Dr. Brian Meixner, gave the first of two concerts to close out their 2021-22 concert season, performing music that celebrates the Old West in R.J. Reynolds Auditorium. The...
Read MoreCelebrating the Incredible Career of Frank Bongiorno with the Cape Fear Jazz Society and UNCW
With love, appreciation, and Big Band tunes, the Cape Fear Jazz Society and the UNCW Department of Music celebrated the long and inspiring career of Frank Bongiorno in the Beckwith Recital Hall on the UNCW campus. Bongiorno is...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Brass Band Plays a Tour of John Williams’ Music
The North Carolina Brass Band welcomed guests to their season-opening performance, an afternoon at the movies in the beautiful R.J. Reynolds Auditorium. The ensemble, led by conductor Brian Meixner, played music by famous film score composer John Williams. They covered all the classics, from Star Wars to E.T., and even threw a few lesser-known works into the mix.
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