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SUMMARY:Notes from downstream art exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Notes from downstream \n\n\n\nExhibition by Adrianne Huang & Elizabeth (E) Trefney\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOctober 6 – 17\, 2026\n\n\n\nReception + Artist Talk: Friday\, Oct 16th | 6-8P\n\n\n\nMore About Notes from downstream \n\n\n\nIf all the world was a river\, how would we situate ourselves in its flow? Elizabeth (EJ) Trefney’s work dives into rushing waters and swims among smooth currents\, weaving images of the natural world into past and present\, distant and familiar. Objects and specimens foreground Adrianne Huang’s work\, which prefers to embark on a riverside search\, turning over rocks and peering into crevices. Notes from downstream considers both artists’ approaches to questions of observation\, collection\, and coexistence in an exhibition of drawings\, prints\, and zines. Elizabeth’s Dawn Chorus and Adrianne’s catalog weave together depictions of material scenes and entities to convey the intangible resilience\, magnetism\, and intimacy of nature. Looking to ancestral practices and peculiar objects\, these projects engage in a dialogue with the natural world through careful depictions of earth\, sea\, sky\, and heritage.  \n\n\n\nDawn Chorus tells stories of environmental resilience through a series of cyanotype prints\, graphite drawings\, and handmade wooden frames. These artworks bear witness to nature’s gentleness alongside its unforgiving strength in wake of climate change. From ancestral homelands in Armenia to the Haw River shoreline in Elizabeth’s backyard\, these artworks serve as a collection of regional climate portraits. \n\n\n\nA series of ink drawings and handmade zines that resemble cabinets of curiosity\, catalog considers the acts of collecting and observing natural and manmade objects. The series works to unpack\, and at times remake\, structures of categorization by purposefully presenting items in abstractly connected groups\, without any discernibly meaningful organization or hierarchy within. Do we seek order by nature\, or because we’ve created a world that necessitates it? \n\n\n\nMore About the Artists \n\n\n\nAdrianne Huang \n\n\n\nAdrianne Huang works across painting\, drawing\, and book arts to navigate ambiguity and complex emotional states. With an educational background in Information Science\, she is interested in the dissonance between definitive answers and nature’s fundamental uncertainty and impermanence. Making and collecting images is one way of attempting to establish permanence and hold the unattainable\, but why are we drawn to preservation and ideas of eternity? How do we know to treasure things before they’re gone\, or when to let them go after? An exploration of how and why we make sense of objects and experiences\, and in doing so\, establish a boundary between rational and arbitrary\, emerges as an undercurrent in her work and refracts in many directions. Connections between unexpected subjects and settings evoke tension and ambiguity\, like scenes from a vivid\, constantly shifting dream. Objects of personal fascination – tropical plants\, fish\, the Chinese zodiac\, and human figures – become stand-ins for comfort\, regret\, and the elasticity of time. Stranger than life but more familiar than fantasy\, her images question the act of “making sense\,” serving as wish fulfillment\, dream diary\, self-critique\, and catalog of curiosity. \n\n\n\nLearn more: huangadrianne.myportfolio.com | IG: @hngyrn \n\n\n\nElizabeth (E) Trefney  \n\n\n\nHandwritten letters\, rocks pulled from a river\, dried leaves: Elizabeth (EJ) Trefney combines physical memories with depictions of nature to tell stories of climate change\, Armenian heritage\, and\, above all\, caregiving. To tell these stories\, she creates narrative-based artworks using cyanotype\, graphite drawing\, laser-etching\, or\, most commonly\, a combination of these mediums. \n\n\n\nThe symbols in the foreground of EJ’s artworks are sourced from family & public archives or hikes in the North Carolina woods. As a public health & social services professional\, science and caregiving are inevitably at the core of her artwork. The act of creating is tied deeply to research: How can Armenian oral tradition help us tackle today’s (un)natural disasters? How can the geology of Haw River rocks teach us about balance and evolution? \n\n\n\nWhile using familial Armenian handwriting or ancient rocks from my Haw River backyard may seem like an act of perpetual care to our ancestors\, EJ’s goal is to create a meeting place in the present. She calls on ancestral wisdom and science as a joint solution to modern environmental crises\, and hopes the ephemeral and often deeply personal symbols in these projects can be used to form a connection not just to nature but to each other.“From heart to heart there is a path.” – Armenian Proverb \n\n\n\nLearn more: elizabethtrefney.com | IG: @ejtref
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/notes-from-downstream-art-exhibition/
LOCATION:Greensboro Project Space\, 111 E February 1 Pl\, Greensboro\, NC 27406\, USA
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,Greensboro Project Space,School of Art
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SUMMARY:Symphony Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\n\n\n\nDownload Program\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n\n\n\nJoin Our Email List\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nart\, Exhibition\, free\, gallery\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJungho Kim\, conductorAlessandra Feris\, piano \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nAARON COPLANDHoe-Down from Rodeo (1942/1945) \n\n\n\nGEORGE GERSHWINRhapsody in Blue (1924) \n\n\n\nJOHANNES BRAHMSSymphony No. 1 in C minor\, op. 68 (1855–76) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\nThis program explores three distinct musical perspectives on orchestral storytelling. Copland’s energetic Hoe-Down from Rodeo captures the spirit of the American West\, while Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue blends jazz and classical traditions in one of America’s most celebrated concert works\, featuring faculty pianist Alessandra Feris. The concert concludes with Brahms’s Symphony No. 1\, a cornerstone of the symphonic repertoire that journeys from dramatic intensity to a triumphant and inspiring finale.  \n\n\n\nBack to Program \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Soloist\n\n\n\n\nPraised for her artistry and passion\, Brazilian pianist Alessandra Feris has established a distinguished career as a performer\, pedagogue\, and advocate for Latin-American piano music. She has performed widely across South America\, Central America\, Mexico\, Europe\, and the United States\, with successful solo debuts in major venues including the Theatro São Pedro in Porto Alegre (Brazil)\, the Costa Rican National Theater\, the Steinway Haus in Frankfurt (Germany)\, the Palácio de Bellas Artes (Sala Manuel M. Ponce) in Mexico City\, and the Auditório León de Greiff in Bogotá\, Colombia.  \n\n\n\nAlessandra Feris holds a bachelor’s degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil\, an Artist Diploma from the University of Music Franz Liszt in Germany\, a master’s degree from the University of Iowa\, and a doctoral degree from Florida State University. Her major teachers include Dirce Knijnik\, Thomas Steinhöfel\, Réne Lecuona\, Read Gainsford\, and the legendary Lazar Berman.  \n\n\n\nCommitted to excellence in teaching\, Dr. Feris has received the John Simms Piano Award at the University of Iowa\, the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award at Florida State University\, and the Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year Award. A sought-after pedagogue\, she has been a guest adjudicator for various national and international competitions\, including the Lancaster International Piano Competition\, the Hyatt Piano Competition\, the Pianissimo Piano Competition in Colombia\, and the Piano Latinoamericano Competition in Costa Rica. Her students have frequently won piano competitions such as the South Dakota MTNA Young Artist\, SDMTA Collegiate Piano\, Truran Piano Competition\, and the University of South Dakota Concerto Competition.  \n\n\n\nHer guest-artist engagements include masterclasses and performances at universities and conservatories worldwide\, including the Colburn School\, Bowling Green State University\, Purdue University\, University of Nevada-Reno\, Radford University\, Texas Woman’s University\, Goshen College\, Irvine Valley College\, University of Arizona\, Washington State University\, University of Kansas\, University of Central Florida\, Louisiana State University\, Montclair State University\, North Dakota State University\, Auburn University\, University of Southern Mississippi\, Kansas State University\, Huntingdon College\, University of North Dakota\, Chadron State College\, University of South Alabama\, University of Montevallo\, Southern University\, Wayne State University\, University of Costa Rica\, University of Aveiro in Portugal\, University of Buenos Aires in Argentina\, Ionian University in Greece\, Royal Birmingham Conservatory in England\, National University of Music in Peru and several universities in Colombia and Brazil.  \n\n\n\nAlessandra Feris is devoted to the diffusion of Latin-American piano music and has been a guest performer at the Trester Festival for Latin-American Music at the University of Arizona\, the Latin-American Piano Festival at Texas A&M University in Commerce\, the Ibero-American Festival Cinco Sentidos in Jena\, Germany\, and the Brasilien trifft Berlin Festival.  She is a passionate contemporary pianist and is often invited to premiere works by living composers. Recent premieres include Love Letters by Steven Sacco\, Wissenschaftsgläubigkeit by Paul Lombardi\, and Mni Wiconi by Jeffrey Paul.  \n\n\n\nDr. Feris has recently joined the University of North Carolina at Greensboro as Assistant Professor of Piano. She has previously served as Associate Professor of Piano at the University of South Dakota and Piano Faculty/Artist-in-Residence at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. She is an artist-teacher at the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Italy and the Lancaster International Piano Festival in Pennsylvania.  \n\n\n\nBack to Program \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Orchestras\nThe vibrant UNCG Orchestra program has long been recognized for performance excellence\, adventurous programming\, and high artistic standards. A diversity of offerings allow students the opportunity to perform repertoire for ensembles ranging from the largest cornerstone and contemporary works for full orchestra\, to intimate pieces for chamber orchestra\, to string orchestra. \n\n\n\nStudents in the UNCG Orchestra program are dedicated to the performance\, study and cultivation of orchestral music of the highest quality. The UNCG Orchestras offer outstanding performances throughout the year and enhance the institutional spirit and community of UNCG. We seek to promote music education in the state of North Carolina and in our region by supporting secondary school orchestra programs and other organizations through our outreach activities and other annual events on campus. \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Orchestras\n\n\n\n\nBack to Program
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/symphony-orchestra-11/
LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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