PERFORMED BY: Young Artist Orchestra; José-Luis Novo, conductor PROGRAM: REVUELTAS: Sensemayá, R. 67; STRAVINSKY: Le baiser de la fée: Divertimento (The Fairy’s Kiss); PROKOFIEV: Scythian Suite, op.20 Pre-concert lecture, “Musically Speaking,” at 7:00PM in the Moon Room, Dana Auditorium. Ticket Office 336-333-7450 x221
The Blue Ridge Music Center’s Deep Roots, Many Voices: Summer Outdoor Concert Series is highlighting women who are leading the way in refining, adapting, and redefining American roots and traditional mountain music. 2024 summer concert series lineup: May 25 East Nash Grass + The Amanda Cook Band June 1 Caleb Caudle performing with Wild Ponies June 8 Chatham Rabbits June 15 The SteelDrivers + The Wilder Flower June 22 An Evening with Tuba Skinny June 29 Missy Raines & Allegheny July 6 The Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee performing with New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters July 13 David Wax Museum + The Travis Williams Group July 20 Fireside Collective performing with Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road July 27 Martha Redbone + Zoe & Cloyd Aug. 3 Kruger Brothers Aug. 17 An Evening with Steep Canyon Rangers Aug. 24 Alison Brown Quintet performing with Wayne Henderson & Friends Aug. 31 Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
BRAHM's Annual Gala is returning, again taking place in Appalachian State University's beautiful Grandview Ballroom. The evening will include cocktails, dinner, live music, dancing, as well as both silent and live auctions to strengthen BRAHM's impactful exhibitions and educational programs.
PERFORMED BY: Gerard Schwarz, music director and conductor; Jason Vieaux, guitar; Chee-Yun, violin; Amanda Forsyth, cello; Marika Bournaki, piano; Eastern Festival Orchestra PROGRAM: VIVALDI: Guitar Concerto in D major, RV. 93; R. STRAUSS: Don Juan, op.20; HINDEMITH: Mathis der Maler (Symphony); BEETHOVEN: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, op.56 “Triple Concerto” Pre-concert lecture, “Musically Speaking,” at 7:00PM in the Moon Room, Dana Auditorium. Ticket Office 336-333-7450 x221
Founded in Birmingham, Alabama in 2011, the eight-piece soul ensemble burst onto the scene with their 2014 debut Half the City, establishing a swampy Southern-fried sound with tight horn lines that quickly became a calling card and landing the band a slew of major festivals, including Lollapalooza, Coachella and Glastonbury. Known for their electric, soul-rattling performances and showmanship, the band has been hailed as “one of the most authentic soul-revival sextets around.” Critics have called frontman Paul “St. Paul” Janeway’s voice “an amazing thing. Part James Brown, part Al Green, part lunatic hellfire preacher. …It’s a controlled falsetto shriek and a silky, woozy croon. It’s the sort of voice that leaves a room emotionally wrung out but willing to listen to its very last gasp. It’s simply remarkable.”
This exhibition features 3-D works by seventy-five contemporary Indigenous artists from throughout the United States and Canada, including eight from North Carolina. Form and design are two of the oldest elements in American Indian art. Artists use these to create culturally unique characteristics that convey meaning and function in ceramics, weaving, beadwork, and basketry. Tickets go on sale Thursday, February 8, at 10 am for members and Thursday, February 22, at 10 am for nonmembers. Free for Members. $20 Adults, $17 Seniors age 65 and older, $14 Youth ages 7–18, Free for children 6 and under and college students. This exhibit runs from March 2 - July 28, 2024, with additional exhibition programming on the following dates: Artist Panel: Indigenous Understanding of Shape and Meaning in American Indian Art Friday, March 1, noon–1 pm Free with registration Join us for a discussion moderated by guest curator Nancy Strickland Fields (Lumbee) with renowned artists Kenneth Johnson (Muscogee/Seminole), Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo), and Margaret Roach Wheeler (Chickasaw/Choctaw). NC Indigenous Artist Festival Saturday, March 2, 10 am–4 pm Free, including free admission to To Take Shape and Meaning Celebrate Indigenous arts and culture from across the state of North Carolina, meet artists and buy traditional crafts and contemporary […]
Passion. Politics. Power. Opera Wilmington presents Puccini’s sweeping operatic thriller, Tosca, starring Shannon Kessler Dooley as the tempestuous diva, Floria Tosca, Jonathan Kaufman, as her lover Mario Cavaradossi, and Joshua Conyers, as the corrupt and obsessive Police Chief, Baron Scarpia. Tosca faces the ultimate challenge of her career: submit to Scarpia, or watch her beloved be tortured to death. Updated to Rome in the 1940’s, this production features high-voltage drama, with sumptuous singing, scenery, and costumes, all taking place on one turbulent day. Sung in Italian with English supertitles projected.
Acclaimed pianists Simone Dinnerstein and Awadagin Pratt, each celebrated for remarkable artistry, come together to present a program showcasing a selection of timeless works for two pianos. From the introspective depths of Pēteris Vasks’ Castillo Interior and the shimmering harmonies of Philip Glass’ Etude No. 6, to the elegant melodies of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos and the natural serenity of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale,” arranged by Selmar Bagge for piano four hands, experience a diverse range of emotions and styles in this captivating program.
Ticket Office 336-333-7450 x221
PERFORMED BY: EMF 2024 Orchestral Fellows (Sarah-Anne Fried, violin; Savannah Kari, violin; Rosa Ortega Iannelli, viola; Victoria Lin, cello; Michael Wu, violin; Amir Kademani Gonzalez, violin; Christopher Gokelman, viola; Niloufar Mirzanabi Khani, cello; Yue Yang, violin; Angela Fiedler, violin; Hyemin Lee, viola; Freddy Renaud, cello; Shane Savage, double bass) PROGRAM: HAYDN: Quartet in D minor, op.76 No. 2 “Quinten”; PETERIS VASKS (b.1946): String Quartet No. 3; DVOŘÁK: String Quintet in G, op.77 EMF Kaleidoscope (Open House) is a showcase of this summer’s Young Artists. This is a Pay-What-You-Can performance. Set your own ticket price to support Eastern Music Festival with a donation of any amount. If you can afford to, consider paying a little extra to cover those who cannot. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Ticket Office 336-333-7450 x221
Spend an evening singing beautiful choral music, including holiday works, jazz, and several sections of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis in D. You will also learn more about how to audition to sing with the Choral Society of Durham. Experience being part of a choir with a passion for singing great music under the direction of celebrated conductor Rodney Wynkoop. All are welcome!
PERFORMED BY: EMF Conducting Scholars; Eastern Festival Orchestra PROGRAM: MOZART: Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K.620 (The Magic Flute); BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont; WEBER: Overture to Euryanthe, J.291; ROSSINI: Overture to William Tell; MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides, op.26 (Fingal’s Cave); BERLIOZ: Roman Carnival Overture; VERDI: Overture to La forza del destino; DEBUSSY: Prélude à “L’après midi d’un faune”; WAGNER: Overture to Die Fliegende Hollãnder (The Flying Dutchman) This is a Pay-What-You-Can performance. Set your own ticket price to support Eastern Music Festival with a donation of any amount. If you can afford to, consider paying a little extra to cover those who cannot. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Ticket Office 336-333-7450 x221
