College of Visual and Performing Arts

Kippeum Shin, voice • Graduate Recital
2023-04-12 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Miles Fowler and Daniel Sansbury, viola • Undergraduate Recital
2023-04-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Jazz Ensemble II featuring Rahsaan Barber • Centennials
2023-04-13 19:30 - 21:00 | The Crown at the Carolina Theatre, 310 S Greene St, Greensboro, 27401, United States
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1923 marked the birth of several jazz luminaries, as well as the beginning of Louis Armstrong’s long and storied recording career. UNCG’s Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program celebrates this watershed year with saxophonist Rahsaan Barber joining Jazz Ensemble II for a diverse program of music by Thad Jones, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Tito Puente, Milt Jackson, Sam Rivers, and many more.

Since earning a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance from the Manhattan School of Music in 2005, Rahsaan Barber (Assistant Professor, UNC Chapel Hill) has set out on a singular path of musical excellence in performance, composition, education, and entrepreneurship. Rahsaan enjoys a career that encompasses an ever-expanding range of musical styles, including jazz, blues, funk, classical, fusion, soul, Latin, and world music.
Rahsaan’s passionate, sincere, and studious approach to music-making has garnered professional appearances onstage alongside such heavyweights as Christian McBride, Brian Blade, the Temptations, Delfeayo Marsalis, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Duffy Jackson, Winard Harper, Kirk Franklin, Meghan Trainor and the Wooten Brothers. The saxophonist has performed on many of the world’s most prestigious stages for music including The Ryman, The Village Vanguard, Birdland, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Montreux Jazz Festival, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Rahsaan joined the ranks of the nation’s rising jazz stars as the leader of his own quintet, Everyday Magic, and co-leader of the groundbreaking Nashville-based Latin-jazz septet El Movimiento. Rahsaan has entered the ranks of the nation’s premier jazz artists following several celebrated releases, most recently including “Mosaic,” a double-disc collection of original works released in April of 2021, featuring trumpeter Nathan Warner and trombonist Roland Barber, Rahsaan’s twin brother. Prior to the release of “Mosaic,” Barber received critical acclaim for “The Music In The Night” (2017) and “Everyday Magic,” (2011) both released on the saxophonist’s record label, Jazz Music City, which he founded to showcase his hometown’s (Nashville, TN) diverse and impressive musical talent. In addition to his own jazz outfits, the saxophonist founded The Nashville Salsa Machine in 2016, a twelve-member ensemble featuring Music City’s most celebrated Latin-music performers. Barber is also an in-demand saxophonist for recording sessions and touring work, most recently completing a year-long tour with pop icon Kelly Clarkson and multiple tours with Lauren Daigle.
Rahsaan currently serves as Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and Saxophone at the University of North Carolina. Barber has taught extensively at the collegiate level for over a decade, including six years of instruction at Belmont University, where he began his collegiate teaching career as instructor jazz and classical saxophone, jazz ensembles, and commercial music styles at the impressive age of twenty-five. Barber has given masterclasses and concerts at multiple Jazz Education Network conferences and at numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, the University of Memphis, Lipscomb University, UNC-Pembroke, UNC-Wilmington, Indiana University, The University of Wisconsin (OshKosh), the University of Evansville, and many more. In addition, Rahsaan has served as Vice-President of the Tennessee Jazz and Blues Society and as a board member for the Nashville Jazz Workshop’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion panel.

The 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.

Audience Note
Patrons must sit in their assigned seat. Face coverings that cover the nose and mouth are strongly encouraged, but not required, while inside the performance hall. Social distancing is encouraged when possible.

Minerva Stage Company: Opera and Musical Theatre Scenes
2023-04-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Margaret Stuckey, piano • Graduate Recital
2023-04-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Alexia Della Valle, soprano • Graduate Recital
2023-04-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Cancelled: Joseph Ciampi, trombone • Undergraduate Recital
2023-04-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Zachary Taylor, tenor • Graduate Recital
2023-04-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Spring Dances 2023
2023-04-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Dance Theatre, 1408 Walker Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27412, United States
Spring Dances 2023 features choreography from UNC Greensboro School of Dance faculty and guest artists. Tickets will go on sale January 9, 2023 at go.uncg.edu/dancetix

ROCK OF AGES
2023-04-14 19:30 - 22:00 | UNCG Taylor Theatre, 406 Tate St, Greensboro, NC 27403, USA, 406 Tate St, Greensboro, NC, 27403, United States
By Chris D’Arienzo
Arrangements and Orchestrations by Ethan Popp
Directed by Erin Speer
Dates:
April 14 – 15 at 7:30 p.m.
April 16 at 2:00 p.m.
April 19 – 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: Call the UNCG Theatre Box Office at 336-334-4392 or click the button below to purchase tickets online.
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Age Rating: PG-13
Content Advisory: Mature language, adult situations, sexual innuendo, loud sounds, drug and alcohol use, strobe lights, and haze.
Run Time: Approx. 2 hr.
Frame/Works Discussion via Zoom: April 26 at 7:00 p.m. (click here for the link)
Location: Taylor Theatre, 406 Tate St., Greensboro, NC 27412
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Summary:
It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace, and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strips last legendary venues, a place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star (and resident toilet cleaner) Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing (and longs for small-town girl Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas with stars in her eyes). But the rock ‘n’ roll fairy tale is about to end when German developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist strip mall. Can Drew, Sherri and the gang save the strip – and themselves – before it’s too late? Only the music of hit bands Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and more hold the answer. – Concord Theatricals
“As the show opens with blinding lights, shredding guitars and hammer-handed drumming, even nonbelievers may start inhaling the Aqua Net and embracing their inner rocker.” – Variety
“A seriously silly, absurdly enjoyable arena-rock musical… the performances blend sincere conviction and knowing parody. I never would have guessed that wine coolers could age this well!” – New York Times
ROCK OF AGES is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Erin Burke, percussion • Undergraduate Recital
2023-04-15 11:30 - 13:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Nicholas Lewis, trombone • Graduate Recital
2023-04-15 13:30 - 15:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

William Labossiere, percussion • Graduate Recital
2023-04-15 15:30 - 17:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Chloe White, saxophone • Undergraduate Recital
2023-04-15 17:30 - 19:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Peyton Wheeler, mezzo-soprano • Undergraduate Recital
2023-04-15 17:30 - 19:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Roland Burnot, saxophone • Undergraduate Recital
2023-04-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Joseph Calcagno, trumpet • Undergraduate Recital
2023-04-16 11:30 - 13:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Grace Nelson Poe, flute • Graduate Recital
2023-04-16 13:30 - 15:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Matthew Henderson, piano • Undergraduate Recital
2023-04-16 17:30 - 19:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

William Morris, jazz double bass • Graduate Recital
2023-04-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Saxophone Studio Recital
2023-04-17 17:30 - 19:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Voice Studio Recital
2023-04-17 17:30 - 19:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Emerson Borg, trumpet • Undergraduate Recital
2023-04-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Threads of Time
2023-04-18 - 2023-04-22
Threads of TimeA Group Show Featuring Mature, Community Artists (65+)—–Curated by GPS Interns Athena Fenstermacher and Steven Parker—–April 18 – 22, 2023Reception: Friday, April 21st, 6-8PM
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Wardrobe Storytelling
2023-04-18 - 2023-04-22 | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E February 1 Pl, Greensboro, NC 27406, USA
Wardrobe Storytelling
Florence WaltonApril 18 – 22, 2023Reception: Friday, April 21st | 11-1PM
What is Wardrobe Storytelling
Wardrobe Storytelling transforms the Greensboro Project Space into a community thrift store where people can exchange clothing and written stories attached to them. The project explores the hidden journey of clothing and connects with the community in a fashionable way, as participants can thrift with meaning and understand the history of the clothing they choose.
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Threads of Time Exhibition
2023-04-18 12:00 - 2023-04-22 17:00 | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E February 1 Pl, Greensboro, NC 27406, USA
Threads of Time
A Group Show Featuring Mature, Community Artists (65+)
Curated by GPS Interns Athena Fenstermacher & Steven Parker
On View: April 18 – 22, 2023
Reception: Friday, April 21st, 6-8PM

The curators, Athena & Steven, seek to honor and give a platform to a demographic of artists (aged 65+) that are sometimes underrepresented and overlooked. Their mission is simple: showcase senior artists in any and all artistic mediums whose work reflects the exhibition’s theme, how time and the threads within it connect us all.
To learn more about the artist, visit our website here

Greensboro Project Space Weekly Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Friday, 12 -5 PM
Saturday, 2-5PM

Wardrobe Storytelling Exhibition
2023-04-18 12:00 - 2023-04-22 17:00 | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E February 1 Pl, Greensboro, NC 27406, USA
Wardrobe Storytelling
A Community Thrift Experience of Clothes and Their Stories
Florence Walton
On View: April 18 – 22, 2023

Wardrobe Storytelling transforms the Greensboro Project Space into a community thrift store where people can exchange clothing and written stories attached to them. The project explores the hidden journey of clothing and connects with the community in a fashionable way, as participants can thrift with meaning and understand the history of the clothing they choose.
To learn more about the artist and how the clothing exchange works, visit our website here

Greensboro Project Space Weekly Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Friday, 12 -5 PM
Saturday, 2-5PM

James Lane, trombone • Graduate Recital
2023-04-18 17:30 - 19:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Malik Winston, violin, and Davis Lingner, cello • Undergraduate Recital
2023-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Symphonic Band • Anthony Taylor, clarinet
2023-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | UNCG Auditorium, 408 Tate Street, Greensboro, NC, 27412, United States
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Jonathan Caldwell, conductor
Anthony Taylor, clarinet

HUSA
Smetana Fanfare
GOTŌ
Fêtes lointains
BASSI
Fantasia da Concerto sopra motivi dell’opera
GRAINGER
Lincolnshire Posy

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Anthony Taylor, clarinet, has been on the faculty of the UNC Greensboro School of Music and Principal Clarinet of the Winston-Salem Symphony since 2007. He has been an Artist/Teacher for the Eastern Music Festival since 2013 and served on the faculty of the Hot Springs Music Festival (Arkansas) from 2008–2012. He has formerly held positions with the Spokane Symphony, the Boise Philharmonic, Washington State University, Eastern Washington University, and Whitman College. Taylor’s clarinet playing can be heard on recordings on the Navona, Centaur, Naxos American Classics and Gothic recording labels, and the most recent releases are two Centaur records projects with New Music Raleigh. The most recent is the world premiere recording of Brett William Dietz’s opera introspective Headcase, and another recent release is the debut recording of composer DJ Sparr, 21207. He can also be found on youtube; his video promoting his March 2011 basset clarinet performances of the Mozart concerto with the Winston-Salem symphony now has nearly 100,000 views. In 2014, Taylor was among the first performers of Donald Crockett’s Dance Concerto(please see media page for recordings). He has appeared at the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest®, with a notable performance of John Adams’s clarinet concerto Gnarly Buttons in 2010 and in 2011, the world premiere of UNCG composer Alejandro Rutty’s work for Guitars, for two clarinets and Ableton Live-based electronics. In recent years, Taylor has been expanding his pedagogical skills through extensive study of human movement and the Alexander Technique, and expects to complete his ATI certification as a teacher of the Alexander Technique some time during the 2016–17 academic year. Taylor holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, the Florida State University and Washington State University. His former teachers include Steve Cohen, Ron Aufmann, Richard Hawkins, Frank Kowalsky, Jim Schoepflin, and Joseph Brooks.

The 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.
Through 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.
The 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.
