As part of their 11-day residency at Haw River State park, ETHNO USA will visit the UNCG School of Music on September 5 to demonstrate their work and share their unique program. A free demo/workshop at 4:00 pm in Tew Recital Hall is open to all interested music students. At 7:30 pm there will be a free public concert, also in Tew Recital Hall. Ethno USA will also perform at the NC Folk Festival.
"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.
Dr. Zachary Hobin, Visiting Asst. Professor of Double Bass, and collaborative pianist Dr. Alice Shenyang Xu
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.
This event is made possible by support from the UNC Greensboro Jewish Studies Program, The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, and the UNCG School of Music.
The UNCG Spartan Jazz Ensemble presents an evening of music by John Coltrane. A legend of American Jazz, Coltrane was a native of High Point, NC. Come celebrate his birthday with an evening of his music!
Students of Dr. Robert Bracey, Prof. Janinah Burnett, Prof. Lindsay Kesselman, and Dr. Robert Wells
UNCG’s award-winning Jazz Ensembles I and II present their first concert of the 2024-25 season! The flagship big bands of the Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program are back in their home-away-from-home, presenting a diverse program from the entire 100-year history of big band jazz music. From the crisp swing of the 1920s, to the fusion experimentations of the 1970s, 80s, and beyond. Expect the unexpected from these energetic and dedicated young musicians from all across the globe.
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.
