BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//College of Visual and Performing Arts - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for College of Visual and Performing Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T210000 DTSTAMP:20240130T164853Z CREATED:20240130T164853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164853Z UID:10000948-1706815800-1706821200@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Chamber Winds • Lindsay Kesselman\, soprano DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAMPROGRAM NOTES AND BIOS\nJonathan Caldwell\, conductor\nLindsay Kesselman\, soprano\nKristin Arp\, graduate conductor\nNicholas Lewis\, trombone \n\nPRICE\nOctet for Brasses and Piano \nBERLIOZ\n“Oraison funèbre” from Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale\, op. 15 (world premiere) \nSHAW\nIs a Rose \nMOZART\nSerenade in E-flat Major\, K. 375 \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\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\nLindsay Kesselman is a two time GRAMMY-nominated soprano known for her warm\, collaborative spirit and investment in personal\, intimate communication with audiences. She regularly collaborates with orchestras\, wind symphonies\, chamber ensembles\, opera/theater companies\, and new music ensembles across the United States\, often premiering\, touring and recording new works written for her by living composers. She is a passionate advocate for contemporary music\, and has commissioned/premiered over 100 works to date. \nRecent and upcoming highlights include the premiere of the wind transcription of Caroline Shaw’s Is a Rose\, Energy in All Directions by Kenneth Frazelle with Sandbox Percussion at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center\, the role of Anna in Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins with the Charlotte Symphony\, the role of Ada Lovelace in a new opera\, Galaxies in Her Eyes by Mark Lanz Weiser and Amy Punt\, Astronautica: Voices of Women in Space with Voices of Ascension\, ongoing performances of two works written for Kesselman by John Mackey with orchestras and wind symphonies across the country\, the John Corigliano 80th birthday celebration at National Sawdust (2018)\, Quixote (Amy Beth Kirsten and Mark DeChiazza) with Peak Performances at Montclair State University (2017)\, a leading role in Louis Andriessen’s opera Theatre of the World with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Dutch National Opera and an international tour of Einstein on the Beach with the Philip Glass Ensemble (2012-2015). \n\n\nShe is featured on several recent recordings: David Biedenbender’s all we are given we cannot hold (2023\, Blue Griffin)\, Chris Cerrone’s opera In a Grove (2023\, In a Circle Records)\, Caroline Shaw’s Is a Rose (2023\, Blue Griffin)\, Chris Cerrone’s The Arching Path (2021\, In a Circle Records)\, Russell Hartenberger’s Requiem for Percussion and Voices (2019\, Nexus Records)\, Chris Cerrone’s The Pieces That Fall to Earth with Wild Up (2019\, New Amsterdam Records)\, Mathew Rosenblum’s Lament/Witches’ Sabbath with the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble (2018\, New Focus Recordings)\, Louis Andriessen’s Theatre of the World with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (2017\, Nonesuch)\, and Jon Magnussen’s Twinge with HAVEN (2016\, Blue Griffin). \n\n\nKesselman has been the resident soprano of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble for 12 seasons\, and Haven\, Kesselman’s trio with Kimberly Cole Luevano\, clarinet and Midori Koga\, piano (www.haventrio.com) actively commissions and tours throughout North America. Haven is the recipient of a 2021 Barlow Endowment for Music Composition award with composer David Biedenbender and a 2021 Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant with composer Ivette Herryman Rodriguez. \n\n\nShe is a dedicated teacher\, currently serving as Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice at UNC Greensboro. A frequent guest clinician at colleges and universities across the United States\, Kesselman specializes in voice teaching\, leadership\, entrepreneurship\, musicianship\, young composer mentoring\, chamber music\, audience development\, programming\, interdisciplinary collaboration\, harnessing vulnerability in performance\, and community engagement.  This season she is an adjudicator for student composer competitions through North Star Music\, LLC and Connecticut Summerfest\, and she co-teaches the Heretic’s Guide to Score Study and Interpretation with Kevin Noe. \nKesselman holds degrees in voice performance and music education from Rice University and Michigan State University. She is represented by Trudy Chan at Black Tea Music and lives in Charlotte\, NC with her fiancé Kevin and son Rowan. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/chamber-winds-lindsay-kesselman-soprano/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:CVPA Live!,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/woodwind-area-banner-6-CTRrdb.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-1-CVPA –%3B Recital Hall (350)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_38393931303333362d313837@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240205T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240205T190000 DTSTAMP:20240130T164904Z CREATED:20240130T164904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164904Z UID:10000982-1707154200-1707159600@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Voice Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAM\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. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/voice-studio-recital-3/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:CVPA Live!,School of Music ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-1-CVPA –%3B Recital Hall (350)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_38393931303333362d313837@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T210000 DTSTAMP:20240130T164907Z CREATED:20240130T164907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164907Z UID:10000992-1708025400-1708030800@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Red Clay Goes to the Opera! • Red Clay Saxophone Quartet with Lindsay Kesselman\, soprano • Faculty and Guest Artist Recital DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAM\nLindsay Kesselman\, soprano\nSusan Fancher\, soprano saxophone\nLaurent Estoppey\, alto saxophone\nSteven Stusek\, tenor saxophone\nMark Engebreston\, baritone saxophone \n\nMOZART\nOverture to The Marriage of Figaro \nPUCCINI\nCrisantemi (Chrysanthemums)\n“Quando m’en vo” from La Bohème\n \nHANDEL\n“Tornami a vagghegiar” from Alcina \nROSSINI\nRossini Medley \nBERNSTEIN\nOverture to Candide\n“There is a Garden” from Trouble in Tahiti \nBOLCOM\nAmor \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\n\n\n\n\nThe Red Clay Saxophone Quartet was formed in 2003 when the fates conspired to bring four internationally recognized saxophonists (Susan Fancher\, Robert Faub\, Steven Stusek and Mark Engebretson) together in Greensboro\, North Carolina. In January 2022\, Laurent Estoppey joined the quartet on alto saxophone. The RCSQ takes its name from the area’s luscious red soil. The Quartet presents a varied repertoire from classical to jazz to new music to tango\, featuring music by composers such as Chen Yi\, Ben Johnston\, James Paul Sain\, György Ligeti\, Guillermo Lago\, Francis Poulenc\, Alejandro Rutty\, Steve Reich\, Mark Engebretson\, David Maslanka\, Martin Bresnick\, Burton Beerman\, and Gavin Bryars. \n\n\nLindsay Kesselman is a two time GRAMMY-nominated soprano known for her warm\, collaborative spirit and investment in personal\, intimate communication with audiences. She regularly collaborates with orchestras\, wind symphonies\, chamber ensembles\, opera/theater companies\, and new music ensembles across the United States\, often premiering\, touring and recording new works written for her by living composers. She is a passionate advocate for contemporary music\, and has commissioned/premiered over 100 works to date. \nRecent and upcoming highlights include the premiere of the wind transcription of Caroline Shaw’s Is a Rose\, Energy in All Directions by Kenneth Frazelle with Sandbox Percussion at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center\, the role of Anna in Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins with the Charlotte Symphony\, the role of Ada Lovelace in a new opera\, Galaxies in Her Eyes by Mark Lanz Weiser and Amy Punt\, Astronautica: Voices of Women in Space with Voices of Ascension\, ongoing performances of two works written for Kesselman by John Mackey with orchestras and wind symphonies across the country\, the John Corigliano 80th birthday celebration at National Sawdust (2018)\, Quixote (Amy Beth Kirsten and Mark DeChiazza) with Peak Performances at Montclair State University (2017)\, a leading role in Louis Andriessen’s opera Theatre of the World with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Dutch National Opera and an international tour of Einstein on the Beach with the Philip Glass Ensemble (2012-2015). \n\n\nShe is featured on several recent recordings: David Biedenbender’s all we are given we cannot hold (2023\, Blue Griffin)\, Chris Cerrone’s opera In a Grove (2023\, In a Circle Records)\, Caroline Shaw’s Is a Rose (2023\, Blue Griffin)\, Chris Cerrone’s The Arching Path (2021\, In a Circle Records)\, Russell Hartenberger’s Requiem for Percussion and Voices (2019\, Nexus Records)\, Chris Cerrone’s The Pieces That Fall to Earth with Wild Up (2019\, New Amsterdam Records)\, Mathew Rosenblum’s Lament/Witches’ Sabbath with the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble (2018\, New Focus Recordings)\, Louis Andriessen’s Theatre of the World with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (2017\, Nonesuch)\, and Jon Magnussen’s Twinge with HAVEN (2016\, Blue Griffin). \n\n\nKesselman has been the resident soprano of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble for 12 seasons\, and Haven\, Kesselman’s trio with Kimberly Cole Luevano\, clarinet and Midori Koga\, piano (www.haventrio.com) actively commissions and tours throughout North America. Haven is the recipient of a 2021 Barlow Endowment for Music Composition award with composer David Biedenbender and a 2021 Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant with composer Ivette Herryman Rodriguez. \n\n\nShe is a dedicated teacher\, currently serving as Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice at UNC Greensboro. A frequent guest clinician at colleges and universities across the United States\, Kesselman specializes in voice teaching\, leadership\, entrepreneurship\, musicianship\, young composer mentoring\, chamber music\, audience development\, programming\, interdisciplinary collaboration\, harnessing vulnerability in performance\, and community engagement.  This season she is an adjudicator for student composer competitions through North Star Music\, LLC and Connecticut Summerfest\, and she co-teaches the Heretic’s Guide to Score Study and Interpretation with Kevin Noe. \nKesselman holds degrees in voice performance and music education from Rice University and Michigan State University. She is represented by Trudy Chan at Black Tea Music and lives in Charlotte\, NC with her fiancé Kevin and son Rowan. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/red-clay-goes-to-the-opera-red-clay-saxophone-quartet-with-lindsay-kesselman-soprano-faculty-and-guest-artist-recital/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,CVPA Live!,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/red-clay-header-uXDOA5.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-1-CVPA –%3B Recital Hall (350)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_38393931303333362d313837@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T210000 DTSTAMP:20240130T164907Z CREATED:20240130T164907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164907Z UID:10000993-1708111800-1708117200@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Spartan Voices and Coro di Belle Voce DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAM\nBrett Nolker\, conductor\nWelborn Young\, conductor \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\n\n\n\n\nThe mission of the UNCG Choirs is dedicated to the teaching\, performance\, study and cultivation of choral music of the highest quality representing not just the western choral canon but also choral music of other cultures by a diverse body of historical and new composers. We believe that the UNCG Choirs are a serious and distinctive medium of musical expression\, of vital service and importance to its members and to UNCG. Through ensemble performance\, we strive to create an environment of trust\, communication\, and expressive freedom\, to present outstanding performances throughout the year\, and to enhance the institutional sprit and character of UNCG. To music as an art and a profession\, the UNCG Choirs seek to bring increasing artistry\, understanding\, and respect by efforts within our own immediate sphere and by providing leadership and sponsorship to school choral programs and through cooperation with all other agencies pursuing similar musical goals. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/spartan-voices-and-coro-di-belle-voce-3/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,CVPA Live!,School of Music ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-1-CVPA –%3B Recital Hall (350)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_38393931303333362d313837@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T210000 DTSTAMP:20240130T164901Z CREATED:20240130T164901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164901Z UID:10000971-1708716600-1708722000@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Wind Ensemble • Stephanie Ycaza\, tuba DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAMPROGRAM NOTES AND BIOS\n34th Annual\nCarolina Band Festival\nand Conductors Conference \n\nJonathan Caldwell\, conductor\nStephanie Ycaza\, tuba\nLaToya Webb\, guest conductor\nCourtney Snyder\, guest conductor\nKevin Sedatole\, guest conductor \n\nBOULANGER\nD’un matin de printemps \nETEZADY\nAgainst the Rain \nBROUWER\nPulse \nZIEK\nConcerto for Tuba and Wind Ensemble \nPEGRAM\nL.A.tudes (consortium premiere) \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\n\n\n\n \nDr. Stephanie Ycaza is Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the UNC Greensboro School of Music. Prior to her appointment at UNCG\, Dr. Ycaza served as Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Northern Iowa. She has also served on the music faculties of Virginia Commonwealth University\, Virginia State University\, Longwood University\, and the University of Richmond. \nDr. Ycaza is a founding member of Calypsus Brass\, a brass quintet dedicated to performing new works and providing recordings for composers. Calypsus is committed to promoting the works of composers from historically marginalized groups and serves as an Ensemble-in-Residence for Rising Tide Music Press. Dr. Ycaza is active as an orchestral musician and currently serves as Principal Tuba of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony. Her recent solo performances have focused on music for low brass with electronic accompaniment\, music by women composers\, and her own transcriptions and arrangements for tuba and euphonium. She has performed as a soloist\, offered masterclasses\, and presented on the topic of mindfulness in music around the United States and in South America. \nDr. Ycaza holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Shenandoah University\, a Master of Music degree and Artist Diploma from Yale University\, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has studied with Ross Walter\, Toby Hanks\, Mike Roylance\, Andrew Hitz\, and Michael Bunn. Dr. Ycaza is a Miraphone Tuba Artist. \n\nThe UNCG Wind Ensemble is a highly select concert band of fifty performers majoring in music at the UNCG School of Music. Performers in the current Wind Ensemble are drawn from sixteen states\, Slovenia\, and Hong Kong. The ensemble has enjoyed a distinguished record of performance throughout its history. In January 1992\, the UNCG Wind Ensemble performed “A Tribute to John Philip Sousa” to a capacity crowd of 2\,700 at the Concert Hall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington\, D.C. Twice\, the Wind Ensemble earned critical acclaim from The Washington Post following concerts in the nation’s capital. The Wind Ensemble has performed throughout the eastern United States in recent years including the first-ever performance\, in 1987\, by a North Carolina collegiate ensemble in Lincoln Center\, New York City. The Wind Ensemble performed that same year in West Virginia\, Virginia\, Pennsylvania\, and Washington\, D.C. The Wind Ensemble has recorded nineteen commercially-available albums which have received widespread praise. \nIn 1985\, the Wind Ensemble performed a series of concerts with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-conductor Karel Husa. In 1988\, the UNCG Wind Ensemble performed in New Orleans\, Louisiana by invitation of the College Band Directors National Association for the Southern Division convention. On a number of occasions\, the Wind Ensemble has commissioned and premiered works from leading band composers. In November of 1990\, the Wind Ensemble performed for the Southern Division of MENC convention. In February 1994\, the UNCG Wind Ensemble performed for a convention of the CBDNA and NBA in Williamsburg\, Virginia. In March 1999\, the Wind Ensemble performed for the national convention of the American Bandmasters Association in Melbourne\, Florida. In February 2000\, the Wind Ensemble performed for the CBDNA Southern Division Convention hosted at UNCG. In 2006\, the Wind Ensemble performed in The Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda\, Maryland\, shared a concert with the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in Arlington\, Virginia\, and collaborated with Karel Husa\, David Dzubay\, and Carter Pann in the performaces of their music\, including two commissions. In 2009\, the Wind Ensemble performed at the CBDNA National Convention at the University of Texas at Austin and performed additional concerts in Georgia\, Alabama\, Louisiana\, and Texas as part of a week-long tour. The Wind Ensemble performed at the 2011 National Convention of the American Bandmasters Association and the 2013 National Conference of the College Band Directors National Association hosted in Greensboro. Most recently\, the UNCG took a twelve day concert tour through the Czech Republic\, Austria\, and Italy\, the highlight of which was a concert in Prague’s famed Dvořák Hall. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/wind-ensemble-stephanie-ycaza-tuba/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,CVPA Live!,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wind-ensemble-header-1lZH0v.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UNCG Auditorium-1-CVPA –%3B Master (2000)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_3736303334383835333332@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240224T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240224T210000 DTSTAMP:20240130T164911Z CREATED:20240130T164911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164911Z UID:10001006-1708803000-1708808400@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Jazz Ensembles I and II DESCRIPTION:Tickets\n\n \n\n\n\nAdults\n$12.00\n\n\nSeniors\n$9.00\n\n\nStudents\n$6.00\n\n\n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETSDOWNLOAD PROGRAM\nChad Eby\, director\nThomas Heflin\, director \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\n\n\n\n\nThe Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program at UNCG is a unique and innovative undergraduate jazz program designed to emulate the traditional process of learning jazz\, through a combination of mentorship\, real-world playing experiences\, and a communal approach to learning. Although the program is housed in one of the largest music schools in the Southeast\, it is kept intentionally small\, resulting in an intensive and highly personalized learning environment. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/jazz-ensembles-i-and-ii-3/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,CVPA Live!,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jazz-header-events-OAN93w.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-1-CVPA –%3B Recital Hall (350)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_38393931303333362d313837@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T210000 DTSTAMP:20240130T164913Z CREATED:20240130T164913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164913Z UID:10000967-1709062200-1709067600@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Symphonic Band • Eric Willie\, percussion DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAMPROGRAM NOTES AND BIOS\nJonathan Caldwell\, conductor\nEric Willie\, percussion\nEric Laprade\, guest conductor\nKristin Arp\, graduate conductor \n\nRAUM\n100 Years of Fanfares \nCOPLEY\nIn Living Color \nBALLARD\nScenes from Indian Life \nJACOB\nWilliam Byrd Suite \nSÉJOURNÉ\nConcerto for Marimba and Wind Orchestra \nTICHELI\nBlue Shades \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  \n\n\n\n\n\n \nDescribed as a “true musical talent and professional” Eric Willie has a varied career as a percussion soloist\, chamber musician\, orchestral player\, and teacher. \nHaving performed on three continents\, Eric has presented solo performances throughout the United States\, Russia\, Brasil\, and Colombia. Most recently\, Eric performed as soloist with the Tamborimba Ensamble in Cali\, Colombia\, and conducted Edgard Varese’s “Ionisation” at the III Encontro Percussivo in Recife\, Pernambuco Brasil. In the United States\, Eric has performed or conducted at ten Percussive Arts Society’s International Conventions (PASIC)\, presented at the Midwest Clinic\, as well as several state days of percussion and music educator conventions. \nAs a chamber musician\, Eric performs with the Nief-Norf Project and the Legal Wood Project. As well\, as an avid promoter of new music for percussion\, Eric has commissioned and/or premiered works by Christopher Adler\, Michael Burritt\, Doug Bristol\, Eric Cha-Beach\, Elliott Cole\, Greg Danner\, Christopher Deane\, Paul Lansky\, Anna Meadors\, Marc Mellits\, Leroy Osmon\, John Psathas\, Josh Quillen\, Baljinder Sekhon\, Adam Silverman\, D.J. Sparr\, Jason Treuting\, Blake Tyson\, Alejandro Viñao\, Matt Walker\, Jamie Whitmarsh\, and James Wood. \nActive within the Percussive Arts Society (PAS)\, Eric previously served as Chair of the International Percussion Ensemble Committee\, President of the Tennessee Chapter\, as a New Literature and Recordings Reviewer for Percussive Notes journal\, and now serves as Vice President for the North Carolina Chapter of the Society. His percussion ensembles have been named winners of the 2015 and 2020 PAS International Percussion Ensemble Competition. \nIn addition to his talents as a classical percussionist\, Eric is known for his marching percussion arranging and teaching experience. He has served on staff with the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps\, served as a Percussion Consultant with the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps (2012-2013)\, and instructor and/or arranger for the Spirit\, Southwind\, Carolina Crown\, and the Madison Scouts drum and bugle corps. He has also instructed for the University of North Texas “A” Line\, Music City Mystique\, and as Faculty for the Music for All World Percussion Symposium. \nAs an author and composer\, his books and solo have been published by Innovative Percussion\, TapSpace\, and Row-Loff. The latter\, his coauthored “All-Inclusive Audition Etudes” book\, has been adopted for use by the North Carolina and Tennessee Music Educator’s Associations. \nCurrently\, Eric serves as Professor of Percussion Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro\, where he directs a comprehensive percussion program. In addition to his teaching opportunities\, Eric has served as Chair of the School of Music Faculty\, as Chair of the Brass and Percussion Area\, as well as a member of the Strategic Planning Committee. \nEric and his wife\, Rebecca (Executive Director\, Music for a Great Space)\, reside in Greensboro\, NC\, with their children Aiden and Elina. \n\nThe renowned UNCG Bands are dedicated to the performance\, study\, and cultivation of wind band music of the highest quality\, and are a serious and distinctive medium of musical expression. The UNCG Bands are considered to be among the very finest collegiate band programs in America based upon our active profile of excellence in our performances\, recordings\, tours and convention performances. \nThrough exemplary practices in organization\, training\, and presentation\, the UNCG Bands provide exceptional experiences for our members\, sharing outstanding performances throughout the year and enhancing the institutional spirit and character of UNCG. \nThe UNCG Bands seek to support music education in the state of North Carolina and in our region by providing leadership and sponsorship to secondary school band programs and other organizations. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/symphonic-band-eric-willie-percussion/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:CVPA Live!,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/bands-header-3FOXQV.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UNCG Auditorium-1-CVPA –%3B Master (2000)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_3736303334383835333332@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T210000 DTSTAMP:20240130T164913Z CREATED:20240130T164913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164913Z UID:10000968-1709148600-1709154000@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Concert Band DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAMPROGRAM NOTES AND BIOS\nKristin Arp\, conductor\nMichael Burns\, bassoon\nCatherine Keen Hock\, clarinet \n\nFUČIK\nThe Florentiner \nNORRIS\nScarborough Fair \nVANHALL\nfrom Concerto in C Major for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble  \nDAUGHTERY\nTwitch \nPIUNNO\nBeauty Broken \nSAUCEDO\nAmerican Barndance \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  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe renowned UNCG Bands are dedicated to the performance\, study\, and cultivation of wind band music of the highest quality\, and are a serious and distinctive medium of musical expression. The UNCG Bands are considered to be among the very finest collegiate band programs in America based upon our active profile of excellence in our performances\, recordings\, tours and convention performances. \nThrough exemplary practices in organization\, training\, and presentation\, the UNCG Bands provide exceptional experiences for our members\, sharing outstanding performances throughout the year and enhancing the institutional spirit and character of UNCG. \nThe UNCG Bands seek to support music education in the state of North Carolina and in our region by providing leadership and sponsorship to secondary school band programs and other organizations. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/concert-band-2/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,CVPA Live!,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/bands-header-3FOXQV.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UNCG Auditorium-1-CVPA –%3B Master (2000)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_3736303334383835333332@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T210000 DTSTAMP:20240130T164913Z CREATED:20240130T164913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164913Z UID:10000972-1709235000-1709240400@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Sinfonia DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAMPROGRAM NOTES AND BIOS\nRebecca MacLeod\, conductor \n\nELGAR\nSerenade for Strings \nWILLIAMS\nPrayer for Peace \nDUCASSE\nLakay (Home) \nGETZ\nI Remember When\nNight Rider \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  \n\n\n\n\n\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. \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. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/sinfonia-6/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,CVPA Live!,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sinfonia-feature-lDG6QG.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-1-CVPA –%3B Recital Hall (350)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_38393931303333362d313837@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR