College of Visual and Performing Arts

Chambers Singers and Coro di Belle Voce
2023-10-05 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Welborn Young, conductor

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The 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.

Wind Ensemble
2023-10-05 19:30 - 21:00 | UNCG Auditorium, 408 Tate Street, Greensboro, NC, 27412, United States
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Jonathan Caldwell, conductor
Kristin Arp, graduate conductor
David Aarons, steel pans

THOMAS
Caribana
CUONG
Deciduous
HIGDON
Mysterium
BRYANT
Concerto for Wind Ensemble (consortium premiere)

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The 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.
In 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.

Ziteng Guo, saxophone • Graduate Recital
2023-10-06 15:30 - 17:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Concert Band • Anthony Taylor and Luke Ellard, clarinets
2023-10-06 19:30 - 21:00 | UNCG Auditorium, 408 Tate Street, Greensboro, NC, 27412, United States
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Kristin Arp, conductor
Jennifer Walter, guest conductor
Dalton Guin, guest conductor
Anthony Taylor, basset horn
Luke Ellard, clarinet

COPLEY
Halcyon Hearts
CAMPBELL
A Thousand Inner Voices
MENDELSSOHN
Concertpiece No. 2
GIROUX
Celestial Seas
NELHYBEL
Corsican Litany
BUCKLEY
Cascadia Suite

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Anthony Taylor, clarinet, has been on the faculty of the University of North Carolina College of Visual and Performing Arts 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.

Clarinetist, composer, educator, and new music collaborator Luke Ellard strives for art that continually reaches out, valuing a relational spirit, informed engagement, and unapologetic authenticity.
For Luke, collaboration is what gives music life. As clarinetist, they have performed with members of Bang On a Can All Stars, Eighth Blackbird, International Contemporary Ensemble, Fifth House Ensemble, Arkansas Symphony, and Lone Star Wind Orchestra. Their current performance projects center around their self-produced solo cross-genre/electronic band LE, and commissioning new exciting works for the clarinet.
Their collaborative spirit is reflected in their life as a composer as well, drawing inspiration from a personal and communicative place. Their music has been performed by groups such as New Trombone Collective (Blue Interjections, finalist in the 2013 Slide Factory International Composition Contest), the North Texas Wind Symphony (The Seer, concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble), HOCKET (someone else’s days, #What2020SoundsLike), the University of Texas Symphony Band (Shifting Tides), Michigan State University Concert Band, Barkada Quartet (threads of execution), the Mother Falcon String Quartet (all I’m feeling right now, winner of Golden Hornet Composer Lab’s String Quartet Smackdown III), and in collaboration with cellist Nick Photinos (haven’t yet, Bang on a Can Summer Festival).
Dr. Ellard joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in the Fall of 2023 as Visiting Assistant Professor of Clarinet, having previously served on faculty at the University of Oklahoma and Midwestern State University while teaching privately and performing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Luke earned their Doctor of Musical Arts in Clarinet Performance with related studies in Contemporary Music and Music Entrepreneurship at the University of North Texas, studying under Kimberly Cole Luevano. Additionally, Luke has earned degrees from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (James Campbell & Eric Hoeprich), the University of Texas at Austin (Yevgeniy Sharlat, Dan Welcher, & Donald Grantham), and Louisiana Tech University (Lawrence Gibbs, Joe L. Alexander).

Trash Bash: A Competitive Art Installation & Exhibition
2023-10-07 18:00 - 2023-10-14 18:00 | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E February 1 Pl, Greensboro, NC 27406, USA
Trash Bash!
A Competitive Art Installation & Exhibition
A collaboration between Greensboro Project Space and Reconsidered Goods
Public Installation/Competition:
Saturday, Oct 7th | 6-8P
Installations will remain on view:
October 7 – 14, 2023

Join us for a public, competitive art installation and exhibition on Oct 7th! Come, see for yourself the teams “in action” and enjoy some live music, food, and refreshments! Competition begins at 6pm, winners will be announce by 7:30pm.

Teams will compete with each other to build an installation sculpture working with a variety of reused materials from Reconsidered Goods. Five teams will be randomly selected, each consisting of a mix of students, faculty, and community members. Teams will meet for the first time on opening night and work on their collaborative site-specific artwork under a time constraint (only 75 minutes), while spectators cheer them on. Each team will be assigned to a specific space in the gallery and receive a list of rules and a “trash kit” to work from – a panel of judges will select winners, each team receiving an original Reconsidered Goods-designed trophy to take home.

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Greensboro Project Space Weekly Gallery Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday – Friday, 12 -5 PM
Wednesday, 2-7 PM
Saturday, 2-5PM

Jiawei Qu, collaborative piano • Graduate Recital
2023-10-12 17:30 - 19:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Abiding Treasures: Women Composers of the Classical Period • Olga Kleiankina, piano • Guest Artist Recital
2023-10-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Olga Kleiankina is a graduate in piano performance and music theory from St. Neaga College of Music in Chisinau, Moldova. She continued her international musical training and the Academy of Music Gh. Dima in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, further receiving a Master of Music from Bowling Green State University and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan. Over her career, Dr. Kleiankina has obtained various awards and prizes for performance, accompanying, chamber music, jazz, composition and arrangements.
Dr. Kleiankina is currently the Teaching Professor of Piano at North Carolina State University. She has presented numerous lectures, lecture-recitals, and master classes internationally and in the United States at events such as the 2008 MTNA Conference in Denver and the 2011 CMS Conference in Richmond.
Kleiankina is an active solo and chamber music performer with an international career. She has performed with orchestras from Moldova, Romania, United States and Russia with conductors Emil Simon, Robert Houlihan, Zsolt Janko, Randolph Foy and Jeffrey Meyer. Besides her interest and expertise in Classical and Romantic music, she is an enthusiastic performer of new music promoting works of North Carolinian composers Karel Husa, Rodney Waschka, and J. Mark Scearce. She has appeared in new music festivals such as 2002 Sigismund Toduta Festival in Romania, 2010 Sound Ways Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, 2012 New Music Festival in Moldova, 2014 Modern Music Festival in Santiago, Chile.

Jack Thorpe, saxophone • Guest Artist Recital
2023-10-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Atlanta-based saxophonist Jack Thorpe currently serves as an Artist Affiliate of saxophone at Georgia State University and the adjunct instructor of saxophone at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. As a concerto soloist, he has performed with the University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra, the Stephen F. Austin State University Symphonic Orchestra, and the Georgia State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble. As the alto player in the Versa Quartet, Thorpe won first place in the 2020 North American Saxophone Alliance’s Quartet. In 2017, he co-founded the Snow Pond Saxophone Quartet, a chamber ensemble formed to represent the Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute at the Snow Pond Center for the Arts to international audiences. The quartet performed throughout Japan in 2017 alongside soloist Masato Kumoi and toured the southeastern United States in 2019. Thorpe’s debut album Illusory Dreams was released on October 6, 2023.

Julio Jeri, trumpet • Graduate Recital
2023-10-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Garrett Klein, trumpet • Artist Faculty Recital
2023-10-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Trumpet artist Garrett Klein has garnered an international reputation for his varied performing career and dedicated teaching. In 2019, he joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In the role of Assistant Professor of Trumpet, he heads the vibrant UNCG Trumpet Studio, serves as Brass Area Chair, and directs the UNCG Trumpet Ensemble.
As a former member of the esteemed Dallas Brass, Klein toured the United States from 2017 to 2022, presenting concerts that captivated audiences with virtuosic playing and engaging showmanship. With Dallas Brass, Klein presented at top universities and conservatories, performed as soloists with respected large ensembles, and presented at several music educator conferences.
Currently, Klein performs with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra as Principal Trumpet. He is also the Principal Solo Cornet of the North Carolina Brass Band and a member of the newly formed Brass Impact ensemble. Guest appearances have come with Presidio Brass and the Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass. As an orchestral musician, Klein has performed with the Charlotte Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and Minnesota Orchestra. While a student, Klein spent summers at the Aspen Music Festival and the National Repertory Orchestra.
An active soloist, Klein has performed several solo recitals at venues throughout the country. He has also been a featured soloist with bands at UNC Greensboro, the Minnesota Symphonic Winds, St. Olaf Band, St. Olaf Norseman Band, and the Gustavus Wind Orchestra. A proud promoter of new music for trumpet, Klein has commissioned several new works for trumpet including a concerto for trumpet and wind ensemble by composer Nathan Hudson. Klein has been invited on several occasions to perform new works at the International Trumpet Guild Conference.
Dr. Klein is in demand as an educator, having presented masterclasses for students of all ages across the US and Southeast Asia. Prior to teaching at UNCG, Klein taught at St. Olaf College and Gustavus Adolphus College, both in Minnesota. With an eye to the future of trumpet pedagogy, he has served as an artist, adjudicator, and consultant for the Next Generation Trumpet Competition. He has hosted the National Trumpet Competition at UNCG and has served as an adjudicator for the competition. Klein’s latest educational project is a new book of trumpet fundamentals called “Collaborative Practice Routines,” which seeks to promote group practice and ignite a sense of community amongst trumpet students.
Klein studied at Arizona State University, earning the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees, along with a Certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy. Prior to studying at ASU, he attended the prestigious Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore, studying trumpet and conducting. His Bachelor of Music degree comes from St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Klein’s primary teachers have been Steven Hagen, Dr. Martin Hodel, Benny Nguyen, and David Hickman. Outside of music, Klein is a passionate tennis player and enjoys discovering links between music and tennis. Together with his wife, Mara, they enjoy traveling the world, spending time in the mountains, and playing with their dog, Scout.
Garrett Klein is an endorsing artist for Conn-Selmer and proudly performs on Vincent Bach trumpets.

Object as Vessel, Process as Catharsis Art Exhibition
2023-10-17 12:00 - 2023-10-29 17:00 | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E. February One Place, Greensboro, NC, 27406, United States
Object as Vessel, Process as Catharsis
An Exhibition & Experience
curated by Jean Gray Mohs
October 17 – 28, 2023
Reception: Friday, October 27th | 6-8P*
6:30p Panel Talk

Virtual Artist Talk with Jean Gray Mohs | October 18th 7p

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(space limited to 20 people per workshop)
Registration for all events here
Making Workshop: Object as Vessel | Onsite @ GPS | October 21st 10a-12p | $35 sliding scale
Writing The Body Workshop: Creative Writing with Allison Kirkland | Virtual | October 24th 7p | $25 sliding scale
Moving Workshop: Opening the Vessel with Teresa Heiland | Onsite @ GPS | October 27th 5-6p | Free

Object as Vessel, Process as Catharsis, an exhibition and experience curated by Jean Gray Mohs, invites viewers to delve into the diverse techniques artists use to mold their individual stories into tangible expressions, employing their creative process as a form of catharsis. This exhibition beckons the audience to actively engage through thinking, looking, making, writing, moving, and sharing.

To learn more, visit our website here
Greensboro Project Space Weekly Gallery Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday – Friday, 12 -5 PM
Wednesday, 2-7 PM
Saturday, 2-5PM

Taylor Stirm, clarinet • Graduate Recital
2023-10-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Akropolis Reed Quintet • Guest Artist Recital
2023-10-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Akropolis Reed Quintet
Kari Landry, clarinet
Andrew Koeppe, bass clarinet
Ryan Reynolds, bassoon
Matt Landry, saxophone
Tim Gocklin, oboe

THOMAS
Moods and Attitudes
MELLITS
Splinter
JETHS
Maktub
SCOTT
Homage to Paradise Valley

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Celebrating their 15th year as “a sonically daring ensemble who specializes in performing new works with charisma and integrity” (BBC Music Magazine) and a “collective voice driven by real excitement and a sense of adventure” (The Wire), Akropolis has “taken the chamber music world by storm” (Fanfare). As the first reed quintet to twice grace the Billboard Charts (2021, 2022), the untamed band of 5 reed players and entrepreneurs are united by a shared passion: to make music that sparks joy and wonder.
Winner of 7 national chamber music prizes including the 2014 Fischoff Gold Medal, Akropolis delivers 120 concerts and educational events each year and has premiered over 130 works. In November 2023 Akropolis will become the first reed quintet to grace the luminary University Musical Society (UMS) stage and have appeared in Canada, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, and in January 2024 will debut in the Netherlands under the auspices of USArtists International.
“There’s nothing tentative in [Akropolis’] approach, and that extends to their programming of multifariously challenging and imaginative new works” (The Wire). Akropolis’ 23-24 season will include world premieres by Derrick Skye and Stephanie Ann Boyd; performances of Are We Dreaming the Same Dream? with 2-time Grammy-nominated composer/pianist Pascal Le Boeuf and drummer Christian Euman; imaginative renditions of music by Ravel and Gershwin; and the release of their 6th full length commercial album on the Bright Shiny Things label.
Winner of the 2015 Fischoff Educator Award and a nonprofit organization which has received 7 consecutive grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Akropolis runs a festival in Detroit called Together We Sound and an annual, yearlong residency at three public Detroit high schools.
The “pure gold” (San Francisco Chronicle) Akropolis Reed Quintet performs worldwide and is represented exclusively by Ariel Artists.

Additional Event
Masterclass
Friday, October 10 • 10:00 am • Organ Hall
Following their performance on Thursday evening, Akropolis will work with the School of Music students on Friday, giving a Masterclass for individual artists and chamber musicians.

Julieta Eugenio
2023-10-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Oden Brewing Company, 804 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, 27403, United States
Julieta Eugenio, saxophone with UNCG Jazz Faculty
Julieta Eugenio is an Argentinian saxophonist based in New York. She studied at Queens College and now plays with preeminent jazz musicians. She has had the opportunity to record with such prestigious musicians as David Kikoski and Leon Parker. She won the International Women in Jazz Competition in 2017 as a member of the SIJ trio. In October 2021, Julieta performed at the Joyce Theater for a two-week residency with the Eyal Vilner Big Band. That December, Julieta performed at the Guggenheim Museum for the Rotunda Solstice Concert with the Eyal Vilner Big Band. She then recorded her debut album JUMP. In 2022, the Julieta Eugenio Trio won the 2022 DCJazzPrix, an International competition presented by DC Jazz Fest. Julieta has also toured with the SW!NG OUT show. Julieta has also been presenting her debut Album in New York with her trio at Dizzy’s, Jazz at Lincoln Center Summer Stage, Smalls Jazz Club, Bushnell Park Jazz Festival in CT and has been presenting new music in Los Angeles at Sam First, Just Jazz Series, and ETA Highland Park.
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Robinson Family Visiting Jazz Artists
A residency made possible by the Robinson Family Fund, established by Ward Robinson (’19 PBC Jazz, ’10 MPH) and Pamela Pittman, is bringing three jazz luminaries to UNCG’s School of Music this year. Saxophonist Julieta Eugenio, Trumpeter Marcus Printup, and Saxophonist Tim Warfield will come to Greensboro for residencies with students and concerts which will be open to the public.

US Air Force Heritage of America Brass • Guest Artist Recital
2023-10-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Heritage Brass is a six-member pioneering symphonic brass ensemble. Bringing the military tradition of brass and percussion to the concert stage, Heritage Brass presents programs that are both exhilarating and intimate.
Representing Air Force professionals serving across the globe, Heritage Brass showcases the service’s excellence and precision in every performance throughout the eastern seaboard, from South Carolina to Maine. The ensemble maintains a rigorous performance schedule, presenting a diverse repertoire featuring orchestral transcriptions, patriotic favorites, jazz standards, and new compositions. Whether performing at a concert hall, educational venue, a large sporting event, or in support of a military function, their innovative approach allows them to perform both as a large symphonic group and a small chamber ensemble.
As professional Airmen, the musicians of Heritage Brass are committed to inspiring patriotism, communicating Air Force priorities, recruiting the best to serve our country, and honoring our nation’s veterans through the power of music. They are proud to represent our nation’s Airmen who fly, fight, and win in air, space, and cyberspace.

Night Of The Living Dead
2023-10-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Pam and David Sprinkle Theatre, 402 Tate Street, Greensboro, NC, 27403, United States
By Lori Allen Ohm
Directed by Jim Wren
Dates:
Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 28 at 7:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
Oct. 29 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: Call the UNCG Theatre Box Office at 336-334-4392 or click the “website” link below to purchase tickets online.
Age Rating: PG-13
Run Time: Approx. 1 hr. and 30 min.
Frame/Works Discussion via Zoom: October 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Pam and David Sprinkle Theatre (Brown Building), 402 Tate St, Greensboro, NC 27412
Summary:
Fall out from a satellite probe shot to Venus returns to Earth carrying a mysterious radiation that transforms the unburied dead into flesh-eating zombies. Seven people trapped in an isolated farmhouse, held hostage by the ravenous ghouls, begin to turn on each other as the dead encroach. A gripping terror-filled monochromatic play that brings all the fright of the cult classic to life. This blend of thrilling horror laced with touches of black humor envelops the audience in the action and unfolds into a shocking theatrical ending. “There are a lot of characterization possibilities in this piece. We got to work on the dynamics of fear, terror and the human responses they elicit. The zombies loved playing out evil.” (Krista Klander-man, Menasha High School, Menasha, WI.) –Dramatic Publishing
“Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois”

Collage
2023-10-28 19:30 - 21:30 | UNCG Auditorium, 408 Tate Street, Greensboro, NC, 27412, United States
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The UNCG School of Music is proud to present our 16th annual performance of Collage at 7:30 PM on October 28, 2023! We are excited to welcome audiences back to UNCG Auditorium for our most exciting event of the year with a new date! Get in the spooky spirit with special lighting, haunting music, and non-stop scintillating performances!
Collage is captivating and totally unique, featuring an incredible range of performers presenting one riveting work after another. Join School of Music students and many of our world-class faculty members for this non-stop evening of amazing performances. It’s not to be missed!
All ticket proceeds benefit the School of Music Collage Scholarship Fund.

Ticket Prices
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Section
Adults
Seniors
Students

Section A
front orchestra, mezzanine
$26
$21
$16

Section B
middle and rear orchestra, lower balcony
$19
$15
$11

Section C
upper balcony
$14
$10
$7

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Note: Due to the production design utilizing multiple locations around the auditorium, certain parts of the performance may be out of the direct sightline from seats in each price tier.
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Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Annie Jeng and John Salmon, piano

Beethoven: Choral Fantasy (Finale)
Symphony Orchestra, Choirs, and Faculty Soloists
Welborn Young, conductor

OcTUBAfest featuring Dr. Brandon Smith
2023-10-30 15:00 - 19:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Schedule

3:00 pm
Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Coaching

4:00 pm
Guest Artist Masterclass

5:30 pm
Guest Artist Recital

All events are open to the public.

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Brandon Smith is proud to be joining the University of Kentucky faculty as the Visiting Lecturer of tuba and euphonium. Prior to this position, Smith led the tuba and euphonium studio at Valdosta State University, where he taught applied lessons, studio class, brass methods, and music appreciation. Smith has given masterclasses at several universities, including Kennesaw State University, Florida A&M University, Mississippi State University, University of Tennessee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Reinhardt University. Smith’s students have performed at the Army Band Tuba and Euphonium Conference, as well as the South East Regional Tuba and Euphonium conference. Students from Smith’s studio include winners and finalists of multiple competitions, including the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference solo artist competition, the Leonard Falcone solo artist competition, and the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto Competition.
Smith is a versatile musician who has performed extensively as an orchestral, chamber, and solo artist. As a soloist, he has performed solo recitals at the Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Tuba and Euphonium Workshop, the Southeastern Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference, Kennesaw State University, Stetson University, and Reinhardt University. Smith was awarded the Bronze Medal in the 2020 Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Artist Tuba Competition, and has also been a finalist for the Army Band “Pershing’s Own” 2020 Tuba and Euphonium Conference solo competition.
As an orchestral musician, Smith has served as principal tubist for the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra and the Albany Symphony Orchestra. He has also played with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, the Arlington Philharmonic, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, the Tyson’s McLean Orchestra, and the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. He was awarded first prize in the 2019 International Tuba and Euphonium Conference’s Arnold Jacobs Mock Orchestra Competition, and has been a finalist for tuba positions with the Florida Orchestra, Austin Symphony Orchestra, the United States Air Force Academy Band, and the United States Navy Band.
Smith holds a Doctorate in Music Performance from Florida State University, a Master’s in Music Performance from the University of Tennessee, and a Bachelor’s in Music Performance from Shenandoah Conservatory. His primary teachers include Dr. Justin Benavidez, Dr. Alexander Lapins, and Michael Bunn, respectively.

Saxophone Studio Recital
2023-10-30 17:30 - 19:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Halloween Organ Spooktacular ????
2023-10-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Daniel Garcia, clarinet • Graduate Recital
2023-10-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Students Composers Concert I
2023-10-31 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Student Composers Concert II
2023-11-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

The Cassilhaus Collection at the Gatewood Gallery
2023-11-03 09:00 - 16:00 | Gatewood Studio Arts Center, 527 Highland Ave, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA, 527 Highland Ave, Greensboro, 27412, United States
The Cassilhaus Collection – a collection of photography curated by Professor Leah Sobsey’s ART 487 students
November 3 – January 31, 2024
Cassilhaus Collection artist talk and reception November 8th, 4:00 – 6:00pm

Yuhua Li, conductor • Graduate Recital
2023-11-03 17:30 - 19:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Prime Movers 2023
2023-11-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Dance Theatre, 1408 Walker Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27412, United States
A concert featuring original choreography works by UNCG School of Dance majors. This show is produced entirely by the dance student organization, Prime Movers. Tickets are on sale through go.uncg.edu/dancetix

Chris Botti
2023-11-03 20:00 | UNCG Auditorium, 408 Tate St, Greensboro, NC 27403, USA, 408 Tate St, NC, United States
Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD, When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti has become the largest-selling American instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music, and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four #1 jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum, and Grammy Awards. Most recently, his latest album, Impressions, won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental. Performing worldwide and selling more than four million albums, he has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre.
Over the past three decades, Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music, including Sting, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, Michael Bublé, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, and even Frank Sinatra. Hitting the road for as many as 300 days per year, the trumpeter has also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues from Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House and the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy.

Orchestra/Mezz
Balconies

(All) Students
$7.50
$7.50

UNCG Faculty/Staff
$25.00
$25.00

Single
$75.00
$70.00

Seniors/Military
$65.00
$60.00

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Impressions, Botti’s 2012 Columbia Records and Grammy winning release, is the latest in a stellar parade of albums—including When I Fall In Love (2004), To Love Again: The Duets (2005), Italia (2007), and the CD/DVD Chris Botti in Boston (2009)—that has firmly established him as a clarion voice in the American contemporary music scene. Playing with his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination, Botti is joined on the disc by featured artists Andrea Bocelli, Vince Gill, Herbie Hancock, Mark Knopfler, and David Foster in a warm, intimate celebration of melodic balladry. With Impressions and the albums that preceded it, Chris Botti has thoroughly established himself as one of the important, innovative figures of the contemporary music world.

In addition to public presentations, every artist in the UCLS series does important work with UNCG students, such as holding masterclasses and seminars, often just hours before performing on stage. Thanks to The Cemala Foundation, some of these artists also work with K-12 students in the Guilford County Schools.

Josh Vozdik, tuba • Undergraduate Recital
2023-11-04 15:30 - 17:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Wind Ensemble • Scott Rawls, viola
2023-11-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Grimsley high School Auditorium, 801 N Josephine Boyd St, Greensboro, NC, 27408, United States
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Jonathan Caldwell, conductor
Scott Rawls, viola
John R. Locke, guest conductor

OKOYE
Voices Shouting Out (world premiere)
WHITACRE
October
CUONG
Deciduous
PUCKETT
I wake in the dark and remember (consortium premiere)
BRYANT
Concerto for Wind Ensemble, Mvts. IV and V (consortium premiere)

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Violist Scott Rawls has appeared as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Europe. Recent chamber music endeavors include performances with Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Bill Preucil, Kurt Nikkanen, Paul Rosenthal, Jinjoo Cho, Zuill Bailey, and Sergey Antonov. Last season, he was a featured artist at chamber festivals ranging from Sitka Summer Chamber Music Festival and El Paso Pro Musica to Northwest Bach Festival. His solo and chamber music recordings can be heard on the Centaur, CRI, Nonesuch, Capstone, and Philips labels.
A strong proponent of new music, Rawls has premiered dozens of new works by prominent composers. Most notable, he has toured extensively as a member of Steve Reich and Musicians. As the violist in this ensemble, he performed the numerous premieres of Daniel Variations, The Cave and Three Tales by Steve Reich and Beryl Korot, videographer. And under the auspices of presenting organizations such as the Wiener Festwochen, Festival d’Automne a Paris, Holland Festival, Berlin Festival, Spoleto Festival USA and the Lincoln Center Festival, he has performed in major music centers around the world including London, Vienna, Rome, Milan, Tokyo, Prague, Amsterdam, Brussels, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.
Under the baton of maestro Dmitry Sitkovetsky, he plays principal viola in the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. And during the summers, Rawls plays principal viola in the festival orchestra at Brevard Music Center where he also coordinates the viola program.
Dr. Rawls currently serves as Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He holds a BM degree from Indiana University and a MM and DMA from State University of New York at Stony Brook. His major mentors include Abraham Skernick, Georges Janzer, John Graham and Julius Levine.

The 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.
In 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.

Prime Movers 2023
2023-11-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Dance Theatre, 1408 Walker Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27412, United States
A concert featuring original choreography works by UNCG School of Dance majors. This show is produced entirely by the dance student organization, Prime Movers. This performance will also be livestreamed. Tickets are on sale through go.uncg.edu/dancetix
