College of Visual and Performing Arts

Wind Ensemble • Scott Rawls, viola
2023-11-04 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | 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

Percussion Ensembles
2023-11-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Dr. Eric Willie, director
McKayla Phillips, director
Joe Turner, director
featuring
Dr. Pedro Sá, guest artist
UNCG Samba Batucada: Os Espartanos

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Wind Ensemble • Scott Rawls, viola (NCMEA Conference)
2023-11-06 13:00 - 14:30 | Stevens Center, 405 4th St NW, Winston-Salem, 27101, United States
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North Carolina Music Educators Association Conference

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.

Ephemeral Art Exhibition
2023-11-07 12:00 - 2023-11-11 17:00 | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E February 1 Pl, Greensboro, NC 27406, USA
Ephemeral
A Group Art Exhibition Exploring Momentary Time Passage
A UNCG Student Show
Curated by GPS Interns: Margo Ha, Aliyah Thompson, and KT Wilson
November 7 – 11, 2023
Reception: Friday, November 10th | 6-8P

Ephemeral is a group exhibition inviting undergraduate students to explore the relationship of momentary time passage. Ephemeral is the concept of existing briefly. Calling visual and interdisciplinary artists to explore their interpretation of what ephemerality means to them, our goal is to celebrate the transitory nature of living.

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

Mexico’s Cultures: Prehispanic and Current Art Exhibition
2023-11-07 12:00 - 2023-11-11 17:00 | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E February 1 Pl, Greensboro, NC 27406, USA
Culturas de México: Prehispánicas y Actuales
Mexico’s Cultures: Prehispanic and Current
Solo Exhibition
by Sofia Aguilar
November 7 – 11, 2023
Reception: Friday, November 10th | 6-8P

Culturas de México: Prehispánicas y Actuales Is a group of works within the mediums of printmaking and paintings. Draw from cultures of Prehispanic and current Mexico, from the mythological viewings of the Aztecs to Mixtec artisans’ execution of jewelry. From the current: cultures within certain states within the country. Taking these artifacts and cultural objects and showcasing them in a manner that is representative of the beauty that has come out of the civilizations and today’s cities of Mexico.
Paintings that are enhanced with botanical elements native or representative to Mexico as well as vivid colors show the warm and lively culture. Prints made out of the contexts hold information from the Codex Borgia of the Aztecs’ mythological viewings, as well as artifacts from lost native civilizations, such as Paquime. All holding the viewings of their cultures from then and now.

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

God Is… A Door, A Horse, and The Madonna Art Exhibition
2023-11-07 12:00 - 2023-11-11 17:00 | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E February 1 Pl, Greensboro, NC 27406, USA
God Is… A Door, A Horse, and The Madonna
An Installation Exploring Devotion
Solo Exhibition by Ngoc M. Ha

November 7 – 11, 2023
Reception: Friday, November 10th | 6-8P

Growing up I found religion to be suffocating, an adverse reaction to a forced Catholic upbringing. Despite this, in moments of dread, I always pray. If I believe in a God would this help me attain my worldly pleasures? What is beyond this Faustian relationship I have with devotion?

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

Care and Custody Exhibition
2023-11-07 12:00 - 2023-11-18 17:00 | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E February 1 Pl, Greensboro, NC 27406, USA
Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health
The National Library of Medical Exhibition
Curated by Anne Parsons
November 7 – 18, 2023

Care and Custody is a traveling banner exhibition and companion website that explores the treatment of people with mental health conditions throughout history, especially in the United States, bringing to light the tension that has existed between care and custody. Physicians, advocates, families, and government agencies have all contributed to the shaping of mental health policies. Care and Custody examines this history to understand how the country has moved away from custodial forms of treatment, toward more inclusive approaches, and worked to protect the rights of people with mental health conditions.
Care and Custody includes an education component featuring a new university module and a digital gallery that further explores selected works from the historical collections of the NLM, which are also available in their entirety in NLM Digital Collections.
The National Library of Medicine produced Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health. The guest curator was public historian and educator Anne E. Parsons, PhD (UNC at Greensboro), who published the book From Asylum to Prison: Deinstitutionalization and the Rise of Mass Incarceration.

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

Oboe Studio Recital
2023-11-07 17:30 - 19:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Tuba and Euphonium Studio Recital with the UNCG TubaBand
2023-11-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Issac Dusek, trombone • Undergraduate Recital
2023-11-08 17:30 - 19:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Brews-Keys
2023-11-08 17:30 - 20:30 | Borough Coffee, 204 N Mendenhall St, Greensboro, 27401, United States

Horn Choir
2023-11-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Jazz Ensemble II: Dizzy, Mary Lou, and the Duke
2023-11-09 19:30 - 21:00 | The Crown at the Carolina Theatre, 310 S Greene St, Greensboro, 27401, United States
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Adult
$15.20

Military
$12.20

Senior
$12.20

Student
$12.20

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Chad Eby, director

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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.

Li Yizhe, horn • Graduate Recital
2023-11-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Purcell’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’ and Friends from UNCG PopTech • Opera Theatre
2023-11-09 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-11-10 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-11-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-11-12 14:00 - 16:00 | UNCG Auditorium, 408 Tate Street, Greensboro, NC, 27412, United States
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Adult
$10.00

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$5.00

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The UNCG Opera Theatre presents Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, joined by students in the School of Music Popular Music and Technology program, who will reimage some of Purcell’s melodies before the opera itself.
Come see the dynamic story of the love of Dido, the Queen of Carthage, for the Trojan hero Aeneas and her despair when he abandons her. Dido is Purcell’s only real opera and an important work in the scope of Baroque Opera.

The UNCG Opera Theatre, under the direction of David Holley, annually produces at least four operas. In the fall, “Tour to the Schools” reaches over 10,000 area school children and a chamber opera is presented in November (Amahl and the Night Visitors in even years). In the spring, the School of Music and the School of Theatre join forces on a large-scale opera, and the UNCG Opera Theatre collaborates with the Greensboro Opera to present GO’s signature outreach program, “Opera at the Carolina,” in which every fifth grader in Guilford County (6,000+) attends a live opera at the downtown Carolina Theatre.
Since 1993, UNCG’s productions have regularly earned awards in the National Opera Association’s Annual Opera Production Competition, including seven first place awards for: Susannah, Little Women, Orpheus in the Underworld, The Consul, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Don Giovanni. Second place was awarded for our productions of Gianni Schicchi, Albert Herring, La vida breve, L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, and Philip Glass’s Galileo Galilei, which Mr. Glass attended, and he worked with our cast.
In the spring of 2009, the UNCG Opera Theatre proudly presented the world premiere of Libby Larsen’s Picnic which was commissioned in 2004 by a generous grant from the Charles A. Babock Foundation.

Lauren Derflinger, oboe • Graduate Recital
2023-11-10 15:30 - 17:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Meraki • Guest Artist Recital
2023-11-10 17:30 - 19:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Meraki is a chamber ensemble co-founded by former classmates Anastasia Christofakis, clarinet, and Elizabeth G. Hill, piano. They are recipients of Chamber Music America’s 2018 Classical Commissioning Grant for their current collaboration with award-winning composer, Jerod Tate. The ensemble is dedicated to awakening cultural compassion through music. Meraki’s recurring focus is the music of “Essence” that evokes the culture and history of people through their folk sound and musical language. Their debut album Within was recently released by Equilibrium Records and features works by Anthony R. Green, Jamie Wind Whitmarsh, and Jerod Tate, that were commissioned by the duo.
Anastasia Christofakis has performed around the world, but only buys bagels in her hometown of Syosset, New York. Having purchased a down coat while getting her Masters in Chicago, Illinois and several pairs of flip flops for her Doctorate in humid Tallahassee, Florida, Anastasia finally settled into the temperate climate of Greenville, South Carolina where she serves as Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Furman University. Anastasia is a sought-after educator, most recently taking on the role of Coordinator of the Chamber Music Intensive at the New England Music Camp, in Sidney, Maine. Outside of her teaching schedule, Anastasia enjoys collaborating with others to expand the scope and diversity of new music, as well as its accessibility. In addition to her role with Meraki, Anastasia also performs and serves as the Vice President of Education and Community Outreach of What is Noise – an award-winning Pierrot ensemble made up of musicians from around the world. A non-profit organization, What is Noise focuses its mission on building community through music. She is a Royal Global Performance Artist and performs on Firebird clarinets and Brian Corbin clarinet products.
A recognized leader in chamber music and contemporary music advocacy, pianist Elizabeth G. Hill has performed across the US and Europe in service of her life’s work: joining cultures together through music. In addition to her role as co-founder of Meraki, She is also pianist for Balance Campaign, a chamber ensemble whose focus lies exclusively on commissioning and performing works by marginalized composers. She currently also serves as the pianist for the National Philharmonic. An active pedagogue, Elizabeth is a private piano teacher in the DC-metro area, and is a member of the Collaborative Piano Faculty at the Heifetz International Music Institute. Originally raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Elizabeth holds degrees from Mary Baldwin College (B.A.), James Madison University (M.M.), and The Catholic University of America (D.M.A. with a specialization in Chamber Music).

Cassio Vianna, piano and Wagner Trindade, electric bass • Guest Artist Recital
2023-11-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Abigail Hughes, violin • Undergraduate Recital
2023-11-12 15:30 - 17:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Ben Weiss, tuba • Undergraduate Recital
2023-11-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Small Works Art Exhibition
2023-11-14 12:00 - 2023-11-18 17:00 | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E February 1 Pl, Greensboro, NC 27406, USA
Small Works Exhibition
A Collection of Prints, Paintings, and Drawings
by UNCG Students & Alumni
November 14 – 18, 2023

The desire of this show is to seamlessly blend the interests and inspirations of UNCG’s current students alongside its recent alumni. With the works juxtaposed close together, the viewers are encouraged to reference the commonalities between the artists’ and mediums.

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

Community Mood Project Exhibition
2023-11-14 12:00 - 2023-11-18 17:00 | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E February 1 Pl, Greensboro, NC 27406, USA
Community Mood Project
Solo Exhibition by Rae Cozart

November 14 – 18, 2023

I like to explore escapism in my installations, making an alternative space of being for my mind. At 20 years old I began using art to explore my experiences with neurodivergence. By sharing a peek into my experiences, I am advocating for myself and my community.
The RX Garden and Community Mood Blanket are community-based projects. After a session with my therapist at the time, I realized I was on auto-pilot when responding after she asked me “How are you?” I would reply “Good” even if I wasn’t. I’ve noticed how societally “How are you?” is more like a call and response than an active question. This inspired the Community Mood Blanket. My first therapist introduced me to Gloria Wilcox’s feelings wheel to help me name my feelings. I made an anonymous form with the Feelings Wheel for people to use whenever they need it. I used yarn corresponding to the colors on the wheel and each response is a color row added to the blanket. The lifesize plush and video edit were born and developed through journal entry sketches, and images I received while imagining a place I wanted to escape to.

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

Symphonic Band • Steven Stusek, saxophone
2023-11-14 19:30 - 21:00 | UNCG Auditorium, 408 Tate Street, Greensboro, NC, 27412, United States
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Jonathan Caldwell, conductor
Steven Stusek, saxophone

IVES
Variations on “America”
LOGGINS-HULL
TBA
WILLIAMS
Escapades
MILHAUD
Suite française
BARBER
Commando March

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Steven Stusek, saxophone, is Associate Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, where he is a member of the Eastwind Quintette d’Anches and the Red Clay Saxophone Quartet. Originally from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, he received his Bachelor’s degree in saxophone performance from Indiana University. Before beginning a Master’s degree in saxophone and chamber music at Arizona State University, Steve spent a year in Paris studying at the Paris Conservatory (Conservatoire Nationale Superior de Musique de Paris) and the Conservatoire de le Région de Paris, where he was awarded the Prix d’Or à l’Unanimité in Saxophone Performance. After living in the Netherlands for almost eight years he returned to Indiana University and was awarded a DMA in Saxophone in 2001. He has served on the faculties of Ball State University, Middlebury College, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He has been on the UNCG faculty since 1999. As a soloist, Steve has appeared with the Eastern Music Festival and more recently with the University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble as part of the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial conference. He has been the principal saxophonist for the Eastern Music Festival and the Greensboro Symphony for the past ten years. In 2000, he won the prestigious Dutch Chamber Music Competition as part of the saxophone-accordion duo 2Track with accordion virtuoso Otine van Erp. Together they have performed throughout the Netherlands, the US and on Dutch radio. Steve teamed up with pianist Inara Zandmane and saxophonist Susan Fancher to produce the critically acclaimed recording Louder than Words – music for two saxophones and piano. Steve’s teachers have included Eugene Rousseau, Joseph Wytko, David Baker, Larry Teal, Daniel Deffayet, Jean-Yves Formeau, and Leroy Wolter. Steve is the Past-President of the North American Saxophone Alliance.

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.

Symphony Orchestra • Andrew Willis, piano
2023-11-15 19:30 - 21:00 | UNCG Auditorium, 408 Tate Street, Greensboro, NC, 27412, United States
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Additional Event
Pre-Concert Talk
7:00 pm, Auditorium Stage
Join us before the concert for a conversation with our msucisians about the program.

Jungho Kim, conductor
Andrew Willis, piano

RUTTY
Waking Up Down at the Bottom of the Sea
MENDELSSOHN
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 25
BRAHMS
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, op. 98

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Pianist Andrew Willis explores the historical development of keyboard instruments and their performance practice, maintaining a commitment to the study, performance, and teaching of the widest possible range of repertoire. Keenly interested in the history of the piano, he contributes frequently to conferences, festivals, and concert series. He is a past president of the Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society and a Trustee of the Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies, for whose International Fortepiano Competition he served as a juror.
As Covington Distinguished Professor of Music in the UNC Greensboro School of Music, Willis teaches performance on instruments ranging from harpsichord to modern piano. He directed the biennial UNCG Focus on Piano Literature for over a decade and recently inaugurated a student Historical Performance Consort. For the Albany, Bridge, Claves, Centaur, and CRI labels he has recorded solo and ensemble music of three centuries on pianos linked historically to the chosen repertoire. His recording of Op. 106 for the first complete Beethoven sonata cycle on period instruments was hailed by The New York Times as “a ‘Hammerklavier’ of rare stature.”
Willis received the D.M.A. in Historical Performance from Cornell University, where he studied fortepiano with Malcolm Bilson, the M.M. in Accompanying and Chamber Music from Temple University under George Sementovsky and Lambert Orkis, and the B.M. in Piano from The Curtis Institute of Music, where his mentor was Mieczyslaw Horszowski.

The 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.
Students 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.

Cady Robinson, violin • Undergraduate Recital
2023-11-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Concert Band
2023-11-16 19:30 - 21:00 | UNCG Auditorium, 408 Tate Street, Greensboro, NC, 27412, United States
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Kristin Arp, conductor
Jennifer Stewart Walter, guest conductor
Dalton Guin, guest conductor

GOTO
Fanfare and Celebrations March
NISHIMURA
Chasing Sunlight
GREEN
Edge of the Sacred Rainforest
CHAMBERS
Tarantella
BERGMAN
Over Wild Solitude
STAHL
Solutions (consortium premiere)
MILBURN
Emerald Suite

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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.
