Garth Fagan Dance is rooted in African traditions, Caribbean stories, and the Black dance vocabulary Fagan Technique™. Garth Fagan Dance is founded by the man who taught more than a 100 million audience members to move as one global community through Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway! Over decades, Garth... Continue reading...
GALBRAITH Febris ver
NEWMAN As the scent of spring rain
LIKHUTA Vivid Dreams
DELLO JOIO Scenes from The Louvre
TCHAIKOVSKY Dance of the Jesters
Jonathan Caldwell, conductor
Courtney Miller, oboe
Dustin Barr, guest conductor
Kristin Arp, graduate conductor
SCHUMAN Chester
CONTRERAS Mariachitlán
ZARE Ocean of Undiscovered Truth (consortium premiere)
BALLARD Dances of the Nighthawk Keetowah
SHOSTAKOVICH Folk Dances
Tim Warfield, saxophone with UNCG Jazz Ensemble I Tim Warfield, Jr., a native of York, Pennsylvania, began studying the alto saxophone at age nine. He switched to tenor saxophone during his first year at William Penn Sr. High School where he participated in various musical ensembles and won many jazz... Continue reading...
Clark also composed the music and lyrics for the hit musical comedy Shucked alongside her longtime collaborator, Shane McAnally. With the show, she won Outstanding Music at the 67th Drama Desk Awards and was nominated for Best Original Score at the 76th Tony Awards, with Shucked receiving nine Tony nominations overall last year. In... Continue reading...
"On Love and Longing" • Dr. Courtney Miller, Professor of Oboe, explores the theme of deep longing inherent in the human condition as well as the joy and peace that flow from love. This program will also feature works by Suzanne Polak, Manuel Pedro Ferreira, and Álvaro Cámara.
Paul Nolen is Professor of Saxophone at Illinois State University where he has taught for the past 16 years. Paul has appeared as soloist, chamber musician, and jazz artist throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.
Prof. Marissa Guarriello, conductor
Prof. Lindsay Kesselman, conductor
Dr. Heidi Radtke, Lecturer of Saxophone at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presents a program of music for solo saxophone and fixed media.
The University Chorale is joined by Inspiro for a program of works by Gwyneth Walker and Marques L.A. Garrett.
