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SUMMARY:un hilo a veces rio [a thread sometimes river] art exhibition
DESCRIPTION:un hilo a veces rio\n\n\n\n[a thread sometimes river]\n\n\n\nSolo Exhibition by Vida Zamora\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNovember 11 – 22\, 2025\n\n\n\nReception: Friday\, Nov 21st | 6-8p\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMore About un hilo a ceces río [a thread sometimes river] \n\n\n\nun hilo a veces río [a thread sometimes river] is a collective\, image based sculptural composition that weaves time\, affect\, and world-making. In its assembly of “images\,” memory is not articulated through description nor representation\, but as a felt and active force in all its porosity–extending itself behind\, beyond and within singularity into the immanence of collectivity writ-large. The collaborators of this piece gathered\, made\, and worlded-with each other. In this act of sharing\, the life that emanated from their time together has been carefully and intentionally assembled into a map that leads nowhere but to the act of remembering itself: a latent potentiality that refuses to be defined and that inaugurates affect in an outward (shared) and inward (opaque) motion. Vida co-orchestrates–with Petra\, Patricia\, Lucy\, Martha\, and with the assistance of Anna\, Margaret\, Meijuan\, Sophie\, and Jessica–an piece that does not want to materialize\, but that finds a home in experience itself.  \n\n\n\nMore About Vida Zamora \n\n\n\nVida Zamora [b.1998; Puebla] is a transdisciplinary artist in constant errancy. She graduated from MICA [MD] with a BFA\, and was a UnionDocs [NY] Collaborative Studio Fellow. After graduating\, she dealt with immigration and gender affirming care\, yet recently gained access to a studio setting to continue her practice. Her work has been exhibited in programs at DIFFUSION [Canada]\, Millennium Film Workshop [NY]\, UnionDocs [NY]\, FISURA [Mexico]\, Badn?m [India]\, Cinema Parallels [Bosnia]\, and perfect lovers [NC] by curators such as the Re:assemblage collective\, Adriana Trujillo\, Michellè st. Michel\, Dylan Angel and Victoria Bouloubasis. \n\n\n\nTo learn more visit  vidazamora.art or follow them on Instagram: @vdzm__ \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nGreensboro Project Space Open Public Hours \n\n\n\nTuesday-Friday\, 12-5p \n\n\n\nSaturday\, 2-5p
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/un-hilo-a-ceces-rio-a-thread-sometimes-river-art-exhibition/
LOCATION:Greensboro Project Space\, 111 E February 1 Pl\, Greensboro\, NC 27406\, USA
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,Greensboro Project Space,School of Art
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SUMMARY:But It Was Something About Living art exhibition
DESCRIPTION:But It Was Something About Living\n\n\n\nA Collaborative Installation\n\n\n\nIsabella Gamez\, Maya Rampel\, Marin Carr-Quimet\, Fig Hendrick\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNovember 11 – 22\, 2025\n\n\n\nReception: Friday\, Nov 21st | 6-8P\n\n\n\nMore About But It Was Something About Living \n\n\n\nThe collaborative installation\, But It Was Something About Living\, explores the bodily process of digesting grief and how this innately personal experience can become communal. The work is an ongoing conversation between the collaborating artists and a practice in coalition building. The work explores parallels between digestion and processing\, between the bodily and the communal\, and between material and emotional costs. The installation consists of relics of community gatherings\, shared practices\, and of exercises in building and brainstorming where we should go from here. \n\n\n\nMore About the Artists \n\n\n\nIsabella Gamez is a printmaker and painter floating between North Carolina and Connecticut. Her work focuses on disease\, its relationship with the body\, and influences from public health.  \n\n\n\nLearn more about Isabella here \n\n\n\nMaya Rampel is a multimedia visual artist and designer based in North Carolina. Their practice centers on fluidity between mediums and the recombination of familiar elements into new forms. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Maya here \n\n\n\nMarin Carr-Quimet (they/he/she) works and lives between Asheville\, NC and Chapel Hill\, NC. They received their BFA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2024\, and like to focus on collective and collaborative work. Their work is heavily based in material and the built environment.  \n\n\n\nLearn more about Marin here or follow them on IG@marin.c.q \n\n\n\nFig Hendrick is a mixed-media artist based in North Carolina. He approaches his work through the themes of death\, consciousness\, and hope. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nGreensboro Project Space Open Public Hours  \n\n\n\nTuesday-Friday\, 12-5p \n\n\n\nSaturday\, 2-5p
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/but-it-was-something-about-living-art-exhibition/
LOCATION:Greensboro Project Space\, 111 E February 1 Pl\, Greensboro\, NC 27406\, USA
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,Greensboro Project Space,School of Art
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SUMMARY:Crossing the Coulee
DESCRIPTION:Kate Gordon’s studio practice focuses on painting in the expanded field\, sourcing inspiration from pop-up books\, dioramas\, and collage. The dream imagery that Gordon mines aims to capture the strangeness of the waking world\, which is often not as logical as it might at first appear. Gordon has shown her paintings\, collages\, and video works nationally; exhibitions include a site-specific installation “Alligator Naps” at the Hilliard Art Museum\, curation into the Weatherspoon Art Museum’s “Art on Paper” exhibition\, and an invitation to create a public video installation at Block 2\, a visual platform for new media artists in Raleigh\, NC. Most recent professional accomplishments include participation in Kolaj Institute’s Artist Residency in Scotland\, curation into “Is This Too Much?”\, a maximalist exhibition at Le Mieux Galleries\, and inclusion in the “Louisiana Contemporary” exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Gordon currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Figure Drawing & Foundations at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She earned an M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute. \n\n\n\nExhibition runs October 16 – December 5\, 2025 Monday – Friday\, 8am – 4pmArtist Talk and Reception October 16\, 4:30pm
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/crossing-the-coulee-2/2025-11-17/
LOCATION:UNCG Gatewood Studio Arts Building\, 527 Highland Ave\, Greensboro\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Art
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SUMMARY:Sinfonia
DESCRIPTION:https://youtube.com/live/FzW2EUsjaQ0?feature=share\n\n\n\n\nScott Glasser\, conductor \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\n \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artists\n \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Orchestras\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nStudents 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\nDownload Program\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nkeyboard\, music\, piano\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/sinfonia-11/
LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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SUMMARY:Crossing the Coulee
DESCRIPTION:Kate Gordon’s studio practice focuses on painting in the expanded field\, sourcing inspiration from pop-up books\, dioramas\, and collage. The dream imagery that Gordon mines aims to capture the strangeness of the waking world\, which is often not as logical as it might at first appear. Gordon has shown her paintings\, collages\, and video works nationally; exhibitions include a site-specific installation “Alligator Naps” at the Hilliard Art Museum\, curation into the Weatherspoon Art Museum’s “Art on Paper” exhibition\, and an invitation to create a public video installation at Block 2\, a visual platform for new media artists in Raleigh\, NC. Most recent professional accomplishments include participation in Kolaj Institute’s Artist Residency in Scotland\, curation into “Is This Too Much?”\, a maximalist exhibition at Le Mieux Galleries\, and inclusion in the “Louisiana Contemporary” exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Gordon currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Figure Drawing & Foundations at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She earned an M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute. \n\n\n\nExhibition runs October 16 – December 5\, 2025 Monday – Friday\, 8am – 4pmArtist Talk and Reception October 16\, 4:30pm
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/crossing-the-coulee-2/2025-11-18/
LOCATION:UNCG Gatewood Studio Arts Building\, 527 Highland Ave\, Greensboro\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Art
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SUMMARY:Studio Voice Recital
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URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/studio-voice-recital-15/
LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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SUMMARY:Strings Chamber Music Recital
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URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/violin-studio-chamber-music-recital/
LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T193000
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SUMMARY:Symphonic Band
DESCRIPTION:https://youtube.com/live/8dXsdSsper8?feature=share\n\n\n\n\nJonathan Caldwell\, conductorGarrett Klein\, trumpetJuan José Navarro\, guest conductor \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nOSCAR NAVARRODowney Overture (2011) \n\n\n\nULYSSES KAYSolemn Prelude (1950) \n\n\n\nPHILIP SPARKEManhattan (2004) \n\n\n\nMANUEL MORALES MARTÍNEZSoñad el mar pasodoble (2020) \n\n\n\nPERCY GRAINGERCountry Gardens (1918)Irish Tune from County Derry (1918)Shepherd’s Hey (1918) \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\nDowney Overture\n\n\n\nÓscar Navarro is a Spanish composer and conductor. He studied clarinet\, composition\, and conducting in Spain and later specialized in film and television scoring at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. His music has been performed worldwide by orchestras and symphonic bands\, including the Downey Symphony Orchestra\, for whom this overture was written. Downey Overture was composed as a celebration of both Navarro’s native Spain and his time in California. It is dedicated to the Downey Symphony Orchestra and its conductor Sharon Lavery. Navarro describes the piece as “a Latin-American fusion…an amalgam of rhythm and musical color wrapped in an atmosphere of dance.” The overture opens with bold\, dance-inspired rhythms\, with percussion and winds engaging in rhythmic interplay. The music moves through contrasting sections\, from lively to more dramatic\, and concludes by returning to earlier themes\, leaving a sense of energy and unity. \n\n\n\nNote by Óscar Navarro and Molly Allman \n\n\n\nSolemn Prelude\n\n\n\nUlysses S. Kay\, an American composer and educator\, was born in Tucson\, Arizona\, where he grew up surrounded by musical influence. His great-uncle\, American jazz cornetist King Oliver\, encouraged Kay to study piano. Kay studied at the University of Arizona\, the Eastman School of Music\, and Columbia University\, working with mentors including Howard Hanson and Paul Hindemith. Over his career\, he composed more than forty orchestral works\, five operas\, nearly fifty choral compositions\, and seven original works for band\, establishing himself as a significant twentieth-century composer. Kay was also one of the most successful African-American composers of his generation and gained widespread recognition in the classical world breaking barriers for other Black artists. He received numerous honors including a Guggenheim fellowship\, two Prix de Rome selections\, and six honorary doctorates. Despite his success and contributions\, Kay’s band works remain lesser-known and infrequently performed. Solemn Prelude (1950) was commissioned by Donald I. Moore for the Baylor University Golden Wave Band. Initially published by Broadcast Music Incorporated and Associated Music Publishing\, a typewritten note in the Ulysses Kay Archives indicates it was later listed as withdrawn\, leaving it unclear whether Kay intended it to be published or performed. Solemn Prelude is composed in an ABA form and exemplifies Kay’s compositional philosophy: “I [am] using quite simple musical materials and avoiding all so-called ‘effects\,’ [and] I have attempted to achieve symphonic expression while observing the characteristic qualities of the full concert band.” The slow and melodic work is built from a recurring rhythmic motive in D Minor\, first heard in the saxophones and low brass\, which accompanies the opening euphonium solo. Then solo passages are passed across the ensemble to include flute\, oboe\, trumpet\, and bassoon. The initial rhythmic motive returns and dominates the texture in the closing measures. \n\n\n\nNote by Patty Saunders \n\n\n\nSong and Dance\n\n\n\nPhilip Sparke is an English composer who has written extensively for brass band. In 1983\, the GUS Band\, a British brass band\, commissioned Sparke to write Jubilee Overture for an upcoming recording session and to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Following the success of Jubilee Overture\, the band commissioned Song and Dance the next year. In 2009\, Geoffrey Brand arranged Song and Dance for solo cornet and concert band. Song and Dance is a single movement piece in two sections\, a song followed by a dance. The “Song” features a “Scotch snap” rhythm followed by a lyrical cadenza leading to a muted presentation of the opening theme. The “Dance” is lively and tuneful with frequently changing meters to accompany the dancing melody. \n\n\n\nNote by Philip Sparke and Jaden Brown \n\n\n\nPageant\, op. 59\n\n\n\nVincent Persichetti was an American composer\, educator\, and pianist\, and an influential figure in early band literature. In the immediate aftermath of World War II\, bands struggled to program substantial\, original repertoire written specifically for band. Persichetti’s insistence on composing high quality music helped move the medium forward in many ways. In 1952\, Edwin Franko Goldman\, founder of the Goldman Band in New York City and the American Bandmasters Association (ABA)\, commissioned Persichetti to write a piece for the upcoming ABA Convention. Pageant was premiered at the 1953 ABA Convention in Miami\, Florida with Persichetti conducting the University of Miami Band. Early manuscript sketches of Pageant show that the piece was initially meant to be titled Morning Music for Band. Traces of the idea of “morning music” can be heard in the opening horn motif and the clarinet soli that follows. The piece is in two sections\, the first being slower and more lyrical and the second being a “parade” section introduced by the snare drum. \n\n\n\nNote by Vincent Persichetti and Jaden Brown \n\n\n\nSoñad el mar\n\n\n\nManuel Morales Martínez is a Spanish composer and conductor whose work focuses on wind ensembles across the Valencian region\, a heartland of Spanish band music tradition. Soñad el mar was composed in 2017 for the Banda Primitiva de Rafelbuñol and is a concert pasodoble. While a concert pasodoble maintains the characteristic pasodoble rhythmic framework\, these pasodobles are slower and more formally\, harmonically\, and melodically complex than a traditional pasodoble. The piece begins with a percussion-driven introduction\, leads into a bold main theme\, and features solos for horn and english horn in the trio section before returning to the main material. Throughout\, the music recalls the gentle motion of the sea while retaining the characteristic pulse of the pasodoble. Martínez describes the work as “tonal\, Romantic style and captures the calmness of the Mediterranean Sea.” \n\n\n\nNote by Manuel Morales Martínez and Molly Allman \n\n\n\nCountry GardensIrish Tune from County DerryShepherd’s Hey\n\n\n\nPercy Grainger (1882–1961)\, an Australian-born composer and pianist\, played a pivotal role in the early development of band literature in the early twentieth century through innovative orchestration and adventurous rhythms and meters. Known for his inclusion of folk melodies\, Grainger used Edison wax-cylinder phonographs to collect English folk songs throughout Britain often collaborating with Cecil Sharp\, a renowned collector. Fascinated by the unique performances of the singers and often integrating the tunes into his compositions\, he sought ways to capture the nuances of pitch and rhythm in his works. Grainger’s contributions to band repertoire include cornerstone works such as Lincolnshire Posy and Colonial Song. Country Gardens (1918) is an English folk tune shared with Grainger by Cecil Sharp based on the tune “The Vicar of Bray.” Grainger played improvisations on it as a concert pianist during his tour for the U.S. Army during World War I and later presented the song to his mother as a birthday gift. Despite its immense popularity\, Grainger referred to it as “my wretched tone art.” Grainger arranged the piece for band in 1953. In his program notes\, he wrote: “The typical English country garden is not often used to grow flowers in; it is more likely to be a vegetable plot. So you can think of turnips as I play it.” Irish Tune from County Derry (1918) highlights the lyrical beauty of folk song. The tune was collected by Miss J. Ross from New Town\, Limavady\, Co. Derry\, Ireland without a specific tune being credited. Grainger stated\, “The name of the tune unfortunately was not ascertained by Miss Ross\, who sent it to me with the simple remark that it was ‘very old\,’ in the correctness of which statement I have no hesitation in expressing my perfect concurrence.” The melody is shared by the song “Danny Boy\,” whose lyrics were composed by English songwriter Frederic Weatherly after Grainger had already arranged the tune. Grainger also arranged the melody in a version for wordless chorus. Shepherd’s Hey (1918)\, published and sold with Irish Tune from County Derry for many years\, is a lively arrangement of a Morris dance tune from rural English tradition. The “Hey” in the title refers to a specific Morris dance step\, though Grainger noted\, “This setting is not suitable to dance Morris Dance to.” Morris dances traditionally feature teams of “Morris Men” performing with bells and clashing sticks. Grainger collected the original melody and states that the work should be played “in a jolly\, energetic manner—with bounce and relish.” \n\n\n\nNote by Patty Saunders \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artists\nGarrett Klein\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrumpet artist Garrett Klein has garnered an international reputation for his varied performing career and dedicated teaching. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Trumpet at UNC Greensboro where he leads the Trumpet Studio\, directs the Trumpet Ensemble\, and serves as Brass Area Chair.   Aside from his teaching\, Garrett is the Principal Trumpet of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and Principal Solo Cornet with North Carolina Brass Band. He is a former member of the world-renowned Dallas Brass and toured the nation with that ensemble for five years. He has also appeared as a guest musician with Charlotte Symphony\, The Phoenix Symphony\, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra\, the New World Symphony\, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra\, and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. A new music advocate\, Garrett has worked with composers to commission several new works for trumpet\, presenting newly composed works at three International Trumpet Guild Conferences.  Garrett earned his DMA and MM degrees at Arizona State University\, along with a Certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy. Prior to ASU\, he studied at the prestigious Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore and St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Garrett Klein is an endorsing artist for Conn-Selmer and proudly performs on Vincent Bach trumpets.  \n\n\n\nJuan José Navarro\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuan José Navarro holds a Superior degree in Clarinet from the Conservatory of Music of Valencia\, in Orchestra Conducting from the Conservatory of Music of Murcia and Master in Conducting and Choral Pedagogy from the International University of La Rioja. \n\n\n\nHe has conducted for many of the productions of the Compaña Lírica Andaluza\, such as El Barbero de Lavapiés\, Agua Azucarillos y Aguardiente\, El Dúo de la Africana…in venues such as the Teatro Alameda of Málaga and the Nuevo Teatro Infanta Leonor of Jaén. \n\n\n\nHe has run courses\, lectures and given master classes for conducting in Universities as Almería (Spain)\, Virginia Tech University (Virginia)\, The University of Illinis (Illinois)\, Eastern Michigan University (Michigan)\, University of Northern Iowa (Iowa)\, University of Maryland (Maryland)\, University North Carolina Greensboro (North Carolina)\, Bolzano High Conservatory (Italy)\,  Luisiana State University (Luisiana)\, University Jewel College ( Missouri)\, Kansas University (Arkansas) and in places as Murcia\, Galicia\, Jaén\, Granada and Almería organized by such institutions as the Vicerrectorado de Extensión Universitaria of the University of Almería\, the Federación Andaluza de Bandas de Música\, the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Música of Almería as well as for the teaching staff at the Centro de Enseñanza al Profesorado. \n\n\n\nHe got the second prize conducting the San Indalecio Wind Orchestra in the National Competition in Murcia and the first prize conducting the Unión Musical de Godelleta in the Special Section of the Wind Bands Competition of Valencia. \n\n\n\nHe has been titular musical director for 8 years of the Sinfónica Municipal de Almería. He is co-founder along with José Miguel Rodilla of the Academia de Dirección de Orquesta y Banda\, “Diesis“\, which gives classes in Almería\, Murcia\, Sevilla and Valencia to more than eighty pupils from every part of Spain. \n\n\n\nHe has recently received the distinction of “Honorary Friend” of the University of Almería for his great contribution as director of the Orchestra\, Choir and Music Department. \n\n\n\nCurrently he is clarinet and conducting teacher at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Música of Almería\, director of the Almería University Music Room where he conducts the Symphony Orchestra and Choir\, Professor of the Conducting Master at the Almería University and Conducting teacher at Diesis Academy. \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Bands\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nThrough 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Bands\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\nDownload Program\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nkeyboard\, music\, piano\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/symphonic-band-10/
LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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SUMMARY:Crossing the Coulee
DESCRIPTION:Kate Gordon’s studio practice focuses on painting in the expanded field\, sourcing inspiration from pop-up books\, dioramas\, and collage. The dream imagery that Gordon mines aims to capture the strangeness of the waking world\, which is often not as logical as it might at first appear. Gordon has shown her paintings\, collages\, and video works nationally; exhibitions include a site-specific installation “Alligator Naps” at the Hilliard Art Museum\, curation into the Weatherspoon Art Museum’s “Art on Paper” exhibition\, and an invitation to create a public video installation at Block 2\, a visual platform for new media artists in Raleigh\, NC. Most recent professional accomplishments include participation in Kolaj Institute’s Artist Residency in Scotland\, curation into “Is This Too Much?”\, a maximalist exhibition at Le Mieux Galleries\, and inclusion in the “Louisiana Contemporary” exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Gordon currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Figure Drawing & Foundations at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She earned an M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute. \n\n\n\nExhibition runs October 16 – December 5\, 2025 Monday – Friday\, 8am – 4pmArtist Talk and Reception October 16\, 4:30pm
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/crossing-the-coulee-2/2025-11-19/
LOCATION:UNCG Gatewood Studio Arts Building\, 527 Highland Ave\, Greensboro\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Art
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SUMMARY:Enshi Li\, violin
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URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/enshi-li-violin-2/
LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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SUMMARY:Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky's Fourth
DESCRIPTION:https://youtube.com/live/jCmzzTMRRoU?feature=share\n\n\n\n\nJungho Kim\, conductorMajorie Bagley\, violinScott Rawls\, violaMark Engebretson\, composer \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nMARK ENGEBRETSONIncandescent Arcs (premiere) \n\n\n\nW.A. MOZARTSinfonia Concertante for Violin\, Viola\, and Orchestra\, K. 364 (1779) \n\n\n\nAllegro maestosoAndantePresto \n\n\n\nPYOTR I. TCHAIKOVSKYSymphony No. 4 in F minor\, op. 36 (1877–78) \n\n\n\nAndante sostenuto—Moderato con anima—Moderato assai\, quasi Andante—Allegro vivoAndantino in modo di canzonaScherzo: Pizzicato ostinato—AllegroFinale: Allegro con fuoco \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\nIncandescent Arcs\n\n\n\nIncandescent Arcs brings together two preoccupations that have long featured in my music: light and color (Luminous\, Radiance\, Dark Arts for Daylight) and arc shapes (An Arc in Solitude\, Intensity Arcs and Blocks\, d_forme). For me\, an arc represents an intensity shape: in its simplest form\, this could relate to dynamics or loudness\, but it might also describe intensity\, timbre\, pitch level\, rhythm\, or levels of complexity. We experience arcs as musical shapes naturally: improvisers\, for example\, often create music that could be said to be in an arc shape. The golden section\, which can be understood as an arc shape\, has been cited as a structural feature of many musical works. In the end\, the arc shape describes the most basic concepts of tension and release. Evocations if light and color in music are more elusive\, although many composers have related notions of color to their music\, for example Olivier Messiaen and Aleksandr Scriabin. For some\, their interest is inspired by their own synesthetic experiences\, but it is well known that their sound/color correspondences are highly personal and not universally heard or seen. I don’t have synesthesia myself\, but still color is a musical preoccupation in many ways. The idea of incandescence is most often connected to bright lights. Think of what we used to have for light bulbs. It can also be used to refer to strongly felt emotional states\, often in the angry spectrum\, but more applicable in this case centered on enthusiasm\, passion\, love. Something incandescent glows or shines from within. This piece brings two main ideas (arcs) forward\, one of which is\, for me\, a brilliant\, bright white light. The other suggests deepest\, darkest violet. In both cases\, the emotional connections will be your own but hopefully will be strong and ardent. Of course\, you may not hear the piece in terms of color or light\, but there are always other ways to listen and experience the music. You might\, for example\, think of these arcs as stories\, consider how each story is altered through its retelling\, and enjoy the ride over the large-scale arc as they become inexorably entwined. \n\n\n\nNote by Mark Engebretson \n\n\n\nSinfonia Concertante for Violin\, Viola\, and Orchestra\, K. 364\n\n\n\nBy 1779\, Mozart was eager to break free from the constraints imposed by Archbishop Colloredo in Salzburg. His recent travels to Mannheim and Paris immersed him in the evolving sinfonia concertante genre\, a hybrid of symphony and concerto featuring multiple soloists. Inspired by the instrumental dialogue he encountered\, Mozart composed his Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major\, K. 364\, a work that embodies his mature synthesis of virtuosic flair and expressive depth. This composition marks a turning point\, signaling artistic independence that soon led to his dismissal from Salzburg and relocation to Vienna. The scoring is notable for its timbral sensitivity: the bright violin is balanced with the darker\, richer hues of the viola. Mozart enhances this by dividing the viola section\, enriching the string texture\, and employing scordatura tuning on the solo viola—raising its pitch a semitone to elevate its resonance and balance. The expansive opening Allegro maestoso builds on themes introduced by the orchestra\, highlighting influences from Mannheim’s dynamic orchestral style\, including the celebrated Mannheim crescendo. The Andante slow movement reflects an operatic sensibility\, with the plaintive violin paired against the consoling viola in a dialogue suggestive of vocal lament. Its emotional depth\, linked by scholars like Maynard Solomon to Mozart’s personal loss of his mother\, adds profound lyricism. The final Presto rondo bursts with energy and joy\, featuring lively exchanges and melodic inventions that culminate in an exciting conclusion. \n\n\n\nNote by Jordan Owen \n\n\n\nSymphony No. 4 in F minor\, op. 36\n\n\n\nTchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F minor\, op. 36\, completed in 1878\, stands as one of the composer’s most intimate and confessional orchestral works\, shaped profoundly by a time of great personal upheaval. Composed against the backdrop of his disastrous marriage to Antonina Milyukova and subsequent emotional crisis\, the Fourth Symphony channels Tchaikovsky’s anxieties\, vulnerabilities\, and eventual moments of resilience into a gripping musical narrative. Throughout its composition\, Tchaikovsky maintained a deeply personal correspondence with his patron and confidante Nadezhda von Meck\, ultimately dedicating the symphony to her—a gesture reflective of the trust and solace her support provided during this troubling period. In his letters\, Tchaikovsky described the work as an embodiment of Fate\, casting the symphony’s opening fanfares as an inescapable force standing between the individual and happiness. This powerful motif\, ushered in by the brass and winds\, acts as the foundation for the symphony’s structure as well as its psychological landscape. The first movement\, marked by urgency and dramatic turns\, repeatedly confronts the listener with this idea of Fate’s interference and persistence\, each thematic arrival shadowed by the specter of destiny. The movement’s restless momentum and orchestral color draw clear lines between internal struggle and artistic expression. The second movement\, Andantino in modo di canzona\, adopts an altogether more lyrical tone\, introduced by a plaintive oboe solo. Here\, nostalgia and sorrow intermingle\, reflecting Tchaikovsky’s musings on solitude\, exhaustion\, and the bittersweet pleasure of reminiscence. Memories of happiness and youth emerge across sweeping melodic arcs\, only to dissolve into sadness as the passage of time is gently mourned. This music does not simply dwell in melancholy; it gently urges its listener to accept the complexity of loss and memory. With the Scherzo\, marked Pizzicato ostinato\, the composer shifts into a world of playfulness and innovative texture. The strings’ pizzicato provides a bright\, unpredictable backdrop\, while wind and brass introduce episodes that recall folk festivities and military parades. These sections flit by like fleeting thoughts or half-remembered dreams\, and Tchaikovsky himself likened them to errant\, abstract images that pass through the imagination when the mind wanders. What emerges is a remarkable movement not only for its novelty but for its ability to capture the ephemeral nature of inner experience. The finale unleashes the full force of the orchestra in a rollicking outburst of energy\, opening with a jubilant exclamation and quickly shifting gears with a Russian folk tune\, “In the Field Stands a Birch Tree.” Tchaikovsky reveals that when joy cannot be found within oneself\, the pleasures of the community—embodied in dance and festivity—may offer a way forward. Yet\, as exuberance builds\, Fate’s theme unexpectedly reappears\, a reminder that suffering and joy are always in dialogue. Despite its return\, the finale presses on to a conclusion brimming with vitality and affirmation\, as if to suggest that life\, for all its trials\, offers moments of real joy when one partakes in the world around them. Known as one of the great Romantic symphonies\, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth transforms personal struggle and existential questioning into a compelling drama rich with psychological insight and expressive color. Its confessional tone\, forged through adversity\, continues to resonate with audiences as a testament to the resilience of the individual spirit and the transformative potential of music. \n\n\n\nNote by Jordan Owen \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artists\nMarjorie Bagley\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nViolinist Marjorie Bagley joined the faculty at UNCG in the Fall of 2009 after teaching violin and chamber music at Ohio University in Athens\, OH. She began her professional career as first violinist and founding member of the Arcata String Quartet upon graduating from the Manhattan School of Music as a student of Pinchas Zukerman. The Arcata Quartet enjoyed nearly a decade of performances around the US and Europe\, including concerts in London’s Wigmore Hall\, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie\, and their NYC debut in Town Hall. They can be heard in recordings on the VOX label\, alongside members of the Tokyo and American Quartets. Her love of chamber music continues to this day as she performs with colleagues in NC and around the country\, exploring classic and contemporary repertoire.   \n\n\n\nBagley is Concertmaster of the Greensboro Symphony under the direction of Christopher Dragon. This season\, she performed as soloist alongside mandolin player Chris Thile\, and next season brings a solo appearance in Vaughn-Williams’ classic Lark Ascending. Bagley performed as both Associate Concertmaster and Principal Second Violin in the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus\, OH\, under the direction of Music Director David Danzmayr and Principal Guest Artist Vadim Gluzman. For two decades\, Bagley performed as member of the Berkshire Bach Society with keyboardist Kenneth Cooper.  \n\n\n\nSummers have taken Bagley to many festivals as both teacher and performer. The Arcata Quartet performed across Europe over several summers\, including a concert at the Rheingau Music Festival. Her path as a teacher began at the Meadowmount Music School where she was an assistant teacher\, and continued at a variety of summer chamber music festivals for high school  students across the country. For six summers\, Bagley was an assistant teacher at the Perlman Music Program. She has been on faculty at the Kinhaven Music School and the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival\, and the International Music Academy Plzen in the Czech Republic. Bagley was an artist teacher at the Brevard Music Festival for eleven summers where she frequently served as concertmaster.   \n\n\n\nProfessor Bagley continues to give masterclasses and performances at universities around the US. She remains fascinated by the unique qualities of each student she interacts with\, looking to combine an understanding of violin technique and learning strategies to help each student move towards their potential. She also loves to perform and teach works by living composers and works that draw from a variety of musical styles.   \n\n\n\nAfter growing up in Wingate\, NC\, she received her BM summa cum laude in Violin Performance from the University of Michigan and an MM from the Manhattan School of Music. Teachers and coaches have included Pinchas Zukerman\, Josef Gingold\, Patinka Kopec\, Isidore Cohen\, and members of the Tokyo and American String Quartets. Three decades of performances have taken her to five continents and led to many inspiring musical collaborations. She can be heard in recordings on the Equilibrium\, Centaur\, Albany\, Summit\, and VOX labels. Bagley’s time away from the violin is filled with family adventures alongside her husband\, physics professor Ian Beatty\, and their three children. \n\n\n\nScott Rawls\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nViolist 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\, Branford Marsalis\, Sergey Antonov\, Michelle Cann and the Reynolda Quartet.  With the Nikkanen/Rawls/Bailey string trio\, he has played tours in Alaska\, Washington\, Arizona and Texas.  His solo and chamber music recordings can be heard on the Centaur\, CRI\, Nonesuch\, Capstone\, and Philips labels.   \n\n\n\nA 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.    \n\n\n\nUnder the baton of maestro Christopher Dragon\, he plays principal viola in the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra.  During the summer season\, Rawls plays principal in the festival orchestra at Brevard Music Center where he also coordinates the viola program.  He was also appointed principal viola of the Palm Beach Opera orchestra\, David Stern artistic director.  \n\n\n\nDr. Rawls currently serves as Marion Stedman Covington Distinguished Professor of Viola and Chamber Music and String Area Chair 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.   \n\n\n\nMark Engebretson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComposer Mark Engebretson is Professor of Composition and Music Technology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  He is the recipient of a Barlow Commission (for Bent Frequency)\, North Carolina Artist Fellowship in Composition (for the Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra)\, a Fulbright Fellowship for studies in France\, and has received commissions from Harvard University’s Fromm Music Foundation (Acrylic Waves)\, the University of Wisconsin-Madison (They Said: sinister resonance)\, the Thomas S. Kenan Center for the Arts (Deliriade)\, and the Chicago College for the Performing Arts (Crossfade). He is the founder of New Music Greensboro.  \n\n\n\nEngebretson’s creative work is driven by melody\, timbre\, virtuosity\, clear and balanced formal structure\, the integration of new media\, multiple levels of associations\, and a desire for fresh\, engaging musical expression. Recent work has included strong overtones of pop music\, creative intersections with written texts and using audience members’ smartphones as a form of interactivity.  \n\n\n\nMark Engebretson taught composition at the University of Florida\, music theory at the SUNY Fredonia and 20th-century music history at the Eastman School of Music. He studied at the University of Minnesota (graduating Summa cum Laude)\, the Conservatoire de Bordeaux (as a Fulbright Scholar)\, and Northwestern University\, where he received the Doctor of Music degree.  At Northwestern he studied composition with M. William Karlins\, Pauline Oliveros\, Marta Ptaszynska\, Michael Pisaro\, Stephen Syverud and Jay Alan Yim and saxophone with Frederick Hemke. His teachers in France were Michel Fuste-Lambezat and Jean-Marie Londeix.  \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Orchestras\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nStudents 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. \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Orchestras\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\nDownload Program\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nkeyboard\, music\, piano\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/symphony-orchestra-tchaikovskys-fourth/
LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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SUMMARY:Crossing the Coulee
DESCRIPTION:Kate Gordon’s studio practice focuses on painting in the expanded field\, sourcing inspiration from pop-up books\, dioramas\, and collage. The dream imagery that Gordon mines aims to capture the strangeness of the waking world\, which is often not as logical as it might at first appear. Gordon has shown her paintings\, collages\, and video works nationally; exhibitions include a site-specific installation “Alligator Naps” at the Hilliard Art Museum\, curation into the Weatherspoon Art Museum’s “Art on Paper” exhibition\, and an invitation to create a public video installation at Block 2\, a visual platform for new media artists in Raleigh\, NC. Most recent professional accomplishments include participation in Kolaj Institute’s Artist Residency in Scotland\, curation into “Is This Too Much?”\, a maximalist exhibition at Le Mieux Galleries\, and inclusion in the “Louisiana Contemporary” exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Gordon currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Figure Drawing & Foundations at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She earned an M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute. \n\n\n\nExhibition runs October 16 – December 5\, 2025 Monday – Friday\, 8am – 4pmArtist Talk and Reception October 16\, 4:30pm
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/crossing-the-coulee-2/2025-11-20/
LOCATION:UNCG Gatewood Studio Arts Building\, 527 Highland Ave\, Greensboro\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Art
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SUMMARY:Amy Zigler ∙ Irna Priore Music and Culture Lecture Series
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URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/music/priore-mcls/
LOCATION:Music 221\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27410\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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SUMMARY:University Chorale
DESCRIPTION:https://youtube.com/live/qI-zUhL_OnA?feature=share\n\n\n\n\nCarole Ott\, conductor \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\n \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artists\n \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Choirs\nThe 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. \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Choirs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\nDownload Program\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nkeyboard\, music\, piano\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/university-chorale-5/
LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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SUMMARY:Wind Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:https://youtube.com/live/hztl84uanQ0?feature=share\n\n\n\n\nJonathan Caldwell\, conductorJuan José Navarro\, guest conductorTaylor Stirm\, clarinet \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n\nMark Engebretson \n\n\n\nCrossfade\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArnold Schoenberg \n\n\n\nTheme and Variations\, op. 43a\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott McAllister \n\n\n\nBlack Dog\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nintermission \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmando Blanquer Ponsoda \n\n\n\nGloses II\n\n\n\nModeratoMossoModeratoMosso\, con certa vivacitáAllegro jubiloso \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLuis Serrano Alarcón \n\n\n\nInvocación\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJaume Teixidor \n\n\n\nAmparito Roca\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFunding for Juan José Navarro’s residency was provided\, in part\, by the John R. Locke Endowment for Excellence in Music. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\nCrossfade\n\n\n\nMark Engebretson is a professor of composition and music technology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His music explores melody\, timbre\, and virtuosity through clear formal design\, while often integrating new media and popular influences. A recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship\, Engebretson’s music has been commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation and Barlow Endowment. Engebretson’s works have been performed widely in the United States and abroad.  Crossfade was commissioned by Stephen Squires and the Chicago College of Performing Arts Wind Ensemble and premiered in 2017. The title references the process of blending one sound or idea into another: a technique familiar in audio production. Throughout the piece\, musical textures and colors overlap and transform as ideas emerge\, fade\, and reappear in new contexts. Crossfade unfolds in three large sections: an energetic opening characterized by rhythmic motion and bass-driven motives\, a slower and more texturally experimental middle section\, and a return of the opening material transformed with new energy and melodic material. The work’s vibrance\, intricate layers\, and buoyant rhythms create what the composer describes as “a bubbly concoction of energy\, rhythm\, and joy.”  \n\n\n\nNote by Mark Engebretson and Molly Allman  \n\n\n\nTheme and Variations\, op. 43a\n\n\n\nArnold Schoenberg\, largely self-taught and originally from Vienna\, immigrated to Los Angeles in 1934. While in the United States\, Schoenberg taught at UCLA while composing until a heart attack in 1945 led him to retire from teaching in order to focus on composition. Schoenberg is best known for “emancipating dissonance” through his move away from tonality and toward atonality where music lacks a key center. This idea led to his development of 12-tone technique\, a revolutionary approach to composition that has come to define his legacy. However\, this contribution represents only part of his creative output which also includes his significant and tonal composition for band: Theme and Variations\, op. 43a. Written while Schoenberg was living in Los Angeles\, Theme and Variations\, op. 43a was composed at the request of Carl Engel\, president of G. Schirmer Music\, following a request from Edwin Franko Goldman\, for an original composition for band. Centered in G Minor\, the work consists of a theme\, seven variations\, and a finale. Each variation is based on the original theme and developed through fragmentation and motivic transformation\, while incorporating tempo variation\, a waltz\, an inverted canon\, and a chorale. The multi-part finale includes a double fugue and a coda that transforms the tonality from G Minor to G Major. \n\n\n\nNote by Patty Saunders  \n\n\n\nBlack Dog\n\n\n\nScott McAllister is an American composer\, educator\, and clarinetist. McAllister attended Florida State University where he studied conducting with the director of bands\, James Croft\, and clarinet with Frank Kowalsky. In 2001\, following the success of his previous work for clarinet\, X Concerto\, Croft and Kowalsky commissioned McAllister to write another clarinet concerto which became Black Dog. Written to showcase Frank Kowalsky’s technique\, Black Dog draws inspiration from 1970s rock music including guitarists Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page\, and more specifically Led Zeppelin’s song “Black Dog.” The piece is intended to evoke the feeling of an outdoor concert\, with the clarinet soloist serving as the lead singer in front of a screaming audience. To further emphasize the “rock” feel of the piece\, McAllister chose to write it as a rhapsody\, which allows for more formal freedom. The soloist is featured in several cadenzas before a “head-banging” bass line propels the piece to a rousing conclusion. \n\n\n\nNote by Scott McAllister and Jaden Brown \n\n\n\nGloses II\n\n\n\nSpanish composer Amando Blanquer Ponsoda studied horn with Don Fernando de Mora and composition at the Conservatory of Valencia with Leopoldo Magneti\, Manuel Palau\, and Miguel Asins Arbó. In the 1950s\, he received a scholarship to study in Paris and studied composition with Olivier Messiaen. Blanquer won several awards including the Rome Prize in 1962. Upon moving back to Spain\, he served as the chair of composition at the Valencia Superior Conservatory of Music. His prolific output of more than three hundred works spans symphonic\, chamber\, choral\, and solo music. His significance as a band composer is evident in his works for band and with his background playing in the Primitive Band of Alcoy. Considering his compositional style\, Blanquer remarked “each musical idea is born from the element that originates it—whether it be an orchestra\, a band\, an oboe\, a guitar.” Gloses II is part of a trilogy\, alongside Gloses for organ (1987) and Gloses III for symphony orchestra (1990). Commissioned for the Festliche Musik Tage in Switzerland\, it was also featured at the Valencia International Wind Band Competition in 1991. In Spain\, a “glosa” is a poetic form that expands on a pre-existing short text\, typically a four-line stanza. In music\, the “glosa” generates melodic variations—a tradition rooted in Valencian Baroque music\, notably in the works of organist Joan Baptiste Cabanilles (1644–1712). The five-movement work is a musical interpretation of a “glosa” and opens with a four- note melody in the low brass\, which serves as thematic material used throughout the work The second movement highlights the oboe and bassoon with contrasting lyrical lines and dance-like rhythms. Chimes signal the beginning of the third movement\, which opens with a horn solo which is developed across the ensemble before resolving to a D Major chord. The fourth and longest movement features a chaotic texture\, with frantic\, fragmented rhythms interspersed with slower\, lyrical passages. The final movement marked “Allegro jubiloso\,” begins with tom-toms and marked chords. Woodwind and high brass rhythmic sections\, a reintroduction of oboe and flute solos\, and fanfare-like brass are showcased. The rhythmic motive is then imitated in the timpani in the final measures to bring the piece to a triumphant and full ensemble E Major chord. \n\n\n\nNote by Patty Saunders \n\n\n\nInvocación\n\n\n\nLuis Serrano Alarcón is a Spanish composer and conductor who writes primarily for band. In 2017\, La Armónica\, the symphonic band at Centro Instructivo Musical (CIM) in Buñol\, Spain\, commissioned Alarcón to compose Invocación. The piece was premiered as part of the band’s competition repertoire for the World Music Contest\, a month-long music festival in Kerkrade\, Netherlands. Invocación is based on Isaac Albeníz’s piano suite Iberia\, specifically\, the second movement\, “El Puerto” which Alarcón performed as a child. Alarcón draws inspiration from his experiences and memories with Iberia in Invocación. The piece’s subtitle\, “Revisitando El Puerto\,” refers to both the revisitation of old music and a revival of the actual location that inspired Albeníz’s “El Puerto”: El Puerto de Santa María in Cadíz\, Spain. Additionally\, the title Invocación is subtle reference to the first movement of the piano suite\, “Evocación.” These similarities and connections were specifically chosen by Alarcón for a reason: “While to evoke is to remember in an intervening way or motivated by something external\, to invoke is a request\, and therefore denotes intention.” \n\n\n\nNote by Luis Serrano Alarcón and Jaden Brown \n\n\n\nAmparito Roca\n\n\n\nJaume Teixidor was a Spanish composer and conductor who spent most of his career leading municipal and military bands throughout Spain\, including the Baracaldo Municipal Band in northern Spain. He wrote more than five hundred compositions for concert band\, many of which became staples of Spanish band repertoire.  Amparito Roca is a pasodoble; a traditional Spanish military march in duple meter with brisk-like rhythms and bold melodic themes\, often associated with bullfighting and festive celebrations. Named after Teixidor’s piano student\, Amparito Roca\, for whom he originally wrote the piece as a study work\, the piece opens with a spirited introduction\, followed by the main theme\, alternating with lyrical and dance-like passages. Its lively rhythms\, dynamic contrasts\, and melodic flourishes capture the character of the Spanish pasodoble.  \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artists\nTaylor Stirm (Second Prize\, Student Artist Competition)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTaylor Stirm is a current doctoral student at UNC Greensboro and the North Carolina student representative for the International Clarinet Association. Stirm is a clarinet instructor at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Community Music School and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Community Music School. She also has a large private studio in North Carolina of clarinet and piano students.  \n\n\n\nEqually at home in solo\, chamber\, and orchestral situations\, Stirm has performed throughout the United States and internationally. She has been featured at conferences of the International Clarinet Association\, American Single Reed Summit\, and HERo. Stirm is a founding member of the clarinet trio Chaos Incarné\, which aims to expand the clarinet repertoire through commissioning emerging composers from underrepresented communities.  \n\n\n\nStirm holds degrees from UNC Greensboro and Arizona State University. Her primary teachers include Anthony Taylor\, Luke Ellard\, Andy Hudson\, Robert Spring\, Joshua Gardner\, and Theresa Martin.  \n\n\n\nJuan José Navarro\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuan José Navarro is currently teacher of clarinet and conducting at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Música of Almería. He also conducts the Almería University Symphony Orchestra and Choir and leads the master’s conducting program at Almería University. He has served as music director of the Sinfónica Municipal de Almería for eight years and is also the co-founder along with José Miguel Rodilla of the Academia de Dirección de Orquesta y Banda\, “Diesis.” Academia Diesis gives classes in Almería\, Murcia\, Sevilla\, and Valencia and has served more than eighty students from every part of Spain.  \n\n\n\nProf. Navarro was awarded second prize for conducting the San Indalecio Wind Orchestra in the National Competition in Murcia and the first prize for conducting the Unión Musical de Godelleta in the Special Section of the Wind Bands Competition of Valencia. He has conducted in the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest\, the Musikverein in Vienna\, and the Opera House in Cairo.  \n\n\n\nProf. Navarro holds degrees in clarinet from the Conservatory of Music of Valencia\, in orchestral conducting from the Conservatory of Music of Murcia\, and a master’s degree in conducting and choral pedagogy from the International University of La Rioja. \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Bands\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nThrough 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Bands\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPersonnel\n\n\n\n\n\nFLUTEJason EvinskyRebecca KleinmannColleen McCracken*Ericka SanchezJoeli SchillingLucien SmithGrace Spivey \n\n\n\nOBOEMcKenzie CarrHailey CohenGer Vang* \n\n\n\nCLARINETTJ BaudreauConcetta Brehmer*Katelyn CopelandLiam DeenNicole GrahamHayley Jensen*Graham MarvellMariah McClammyAubrey Russell \n\n\n\nBASSOONEmily Klinkoski*Angela MorettiSabrina Wright \n\n\n\n\n\nSAXOPHONERyan EhingerJames GrassArjuna RamachandranDylan Royal*Orazio ThomasChris Vega \n\n\n\nTRUMPETCalvin Godfrey*Jack KannanNinon KirchmanRiver PrescottOliver RunkleZachary Seaman \n\n\n\nHORNEli KinardJackson MeshawJT Sandlin*Kai Summerlin \n\n\n\nTROMBONEHector JamarilloMichael Mangrum*Kristen McBrayerMegan Seyer \n\n\n\n\n\nEUPHONIUMJohn Cowger*Jason LeeJonathan LowryKent Tingley \n\n\n\nTUBANate Bridges*Trevor LongWill Wood \n\n\n\nPERCUSSIONEli Alvarez-LopezSam ElyZach Foster*Gabe GenopolosLachlan GeorgeMadison KaranShelby Perez-Hendricks \n\n\n\nDOUBLE BASSDominic Kilgore \n\n\n\nPIANOYuxin Chen \n\n\n\nHARPBethany Lancaster \n\n\n\nAll personnel are listed alphabetically.  \n\n\n\n*section leader \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\nDownload Program\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nkeyboard\, music\, piano\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/wind-ensemble-13/
LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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SUMMARY:Violin Studio Recital
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\n\n\n\nDownload Program\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nkeyboard\, music\, piano\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/violin-studio-recital-4/
LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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SUMMARY:Crossing the Coulee
DESCRIPTION:Kate Gordon’s studio practice focuses on painting in the expanded field\, sourcing inspiration from pop-up books\, dioramas\, and collage. The dream imagery that Gordon mines aims to capture the strangeness of the waking world\, which is often not as logical as it might at first appear. Gordon has shown her paintings\, collages\, and video works nationally; exhibitions include a site-specific installation “Alligator Naps” at the Hilliard Art Museum\, curation into the Weatherspoon Art Museum’s “Art on Paper” exhibition\, and an invitation to create a public video installation at Block 2\, a visual platform for new media artists in Raleigh\, NC. Most recent professional accomplishments include participation in Kolaj Institute’s Artist Residency in Scotland\, curation into “Is This Too Much?”\, a maximalist exhibition at Le Mieux Galleries\, and inclusion in the “Louisiana Contemporary” exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Gordon currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Figure Drawing & Foundations at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She earned an M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute. \n\n\n\nExhibition runs October 16 – December 5\, 2025 Monday – Friday\, 8am – 4pmArtist Talk and Reception October 16\, 4:30pm
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/crossing-the-coulee-2/2025-11-21/
LOCATION:UNCG Gatewood Studio Arts Building\, 527 Highland Ave\, Greensboro\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Art
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SUMMARY:Trumpet Studio Recital
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\n\n\n\nDownload Program\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nkeyboard\, music\, piano\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/trumpet-studio-recital-10/
LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T193000
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SUMMARY:Christian Sands
DESCRIPTION:Christian Sands\, Jazz Pianist | Performing with Janinah Burnett Band & Terreon Gully\n\n\n\nChristian Sands stands at the forefront of a new generation of jazz innovators\, blending agile post-bop with soulful blues\, cinematic orchestration\, and an emotional depth that speaks directly to the human experience. A five-time recording artist for Mack Avenue Records and a GRAMMY nominee for Be Water\, Sands returns with Embracing Dawn — a bold\, deeply personal exploration of heartbreak\, healing\, and hope. Crafted during a time of profound personal loss\, Embracing Dawn offers a journey through the stages of grief\, inviting listeners into a space of connection and renewal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrchestra/MezzStudents$6.00Adults$12.00Seniors$9.00\n\n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n* Tickets to CVPA and UCLS events are sold exclusively through our box office locations and ETix website\, and nowhere else. Tickets purchased through third-party vendors cannot be honored. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPraised by The New York Times for his “crisp but forceful touch” and his genre-defying approach\, Sands draws from a lifetime of musical influences\, from gospel and classical music to the cinematic scores that first captured his imagination. Mentored by jazz greats Christian McBride and Dr. Billy Taylor\, Sands brings a spirit of authenticity and inclusivity to every note he plays. With Embracing Dawn\, he extends an open hand to anyone navigating loss — a reminder that music\, like dawn itself\, offers the promise of new beginnings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobinson Family Visiting Jazz Artists\n\n\n\nA residency made possible by the Robinson Family Fund\, established by Ward Robinson (’19 PBC Jazz\, ’10 MPH) and Pamela Pittman\, is bringing two jazz luminaries to UNCG’s School of Music this year. Pianist Christian Sands and bassist John Clayton will come to Greensboro for residencies with students and concerts which will be open to the public.
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/christian-sands/
LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T193000
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SUMMARY:Fall BFA Thesis Concert
DESCRIPTION:Senior BFA licensure students will be presenting their BFA Thesis Works in an evenong length concert\,   \n\n\n\n7:30pm Coleman Theatre (306) 
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/fall-bfa-thesis-concert/2025-11-21/
LOCATION:Coleman Theatre\, 1408 Walker Ave\, Greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:School of Dance
ORGANIZER;CN="School of Dance":MAILTO:dance@uncg.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T193000
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SUMMARY:Concert Band
DESCRIPTION:https://youtube.com/live/NQSqDb5HqmE?feature=share\n\n\n\n\nPatty Saunders\, conductor \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\n \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artists\n \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Bands\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nThrough 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Bands\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\nDownload Program\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nkeyboard\, music\, piano\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/concert-band-4/
LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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SUMMARY:Discovering Blackness
DESCRIPTION:By Sunflower B RoseDirected by Mya BrownWorld Premiere Production! \n\n\n\nDates:Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m.Nov. 22 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.Nov. 23 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. \n\n\n\nTickets: Call the UNCG Theatre Box Office at 336-334-4392 or click the button below to purchase tickets online. \n\n\n\nPurchase Tickets \n\n\n\nAge Rating: PG-13Run Time: Approx. 2hr.Location: Pam and David Sprinkle Theatre (Brown Building)\, 402 Tate St\, Greensboro\, NC 27412Frame/Works Discussion via Teams and in Person: Monday\, Nov. 24 at 7:00 p.m.To attend Frame/Works in person\, please visit room 130 in the Moore Nursing Building located at 318 McIver St. \n\n\n\nSummary: \n\n\n\nThe year is 2032. The campus is “raceless.” The resistance is just beginning. When the prestigious Prince Washington Institute launches a bold—and deeply controversial—social experiment to erase race from campus life\, astrophysics major Destiny Maria Jones is just trying to find where she belongs. That search leads her to the nearly defunct Black Student Union\, a once-thriving organization now hanging by a thread. But within its fading walls\, Destiny finds something electrifying: purpose\, power\, and a legacy of resistance. As the campus pushes erasure\, Destiny pushes back—fueling her fight with cosmic curiosity and radical self-discovery. Blending science and activism\, Discovering Blackness is a powerful exploration of identity\, belonging\, and what it means to exist—fully and unapologetically—in a world desperate to make you invisible.
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/discovering-blackness/2025-11-21/
LOCATION:Pam and David Sprinkle Theatre\, 402 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27403\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Theatre
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SUMMARY:Janinah Burnett Band featuring Christian Sands and Terreon Gully
DESCRIPTION:Janinah Burnett\n\n\n\n\n\nChristian Sands\n\n\n\n\n\nTerreon Gully\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobinson Family Visiting Jazz Artists\n\n\n\nA residency made possible by the Robinson Family Fund\, established by Ward Robinson (’19 PBC Jazz\, ’10 MPH) and Pamela Pittman\, is bringing two jazz luminaries to UNCG’s School of Music this year. Pianist Christian Sands and bassist John Clayton will come to Greensboro for residencies with students and concerts which will be open to the public. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\n UNCG offers the following degree programs for students interested in studying Jazz: \n\n\n\n\nBachelor of Music (B.M.) – Performance\n\n\n\nPost-Baccalaureate Certificate in Jazz Studies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketPriceAdult$12.00Seniors$9.00Student$6.00Ticket prices do not include a $3.00 processing fee and applicable sales tax.\n\n\n\n\nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/janinah-burnett-band-featuring-christian-sands-and-terreon-gully/
LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T130000
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SUMMARY:Leah Mir\, organ
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\n\n\n\nDownload Program\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nkeyboard\, music\, piano\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/leah-mir-organ/
LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T173952
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SUMMARY:Discovering Blackness
DESCRIPTION:By Sunflower B RoseDirected by Mya BrownWorld Premiere Production! \n\n\n\nDates:Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m.Nov. 22 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.Nov. 23 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. \n\n\n\nTickets: Call the UNCG Theatre Box Office at 336-334-4392 or click the button below to purchase tickets online. \n\n\n\nPurchase Tickets \n\n\n\nAge Rating: PG-13Run Time: Approx. 2hr.Location: Pam and David Sprinkle Theatre (Brown Building)\, 402 Tate St\, Greensboro\, NC 27412Frame/Works Discussion via Teams and in Person: Monday\, Nov. 24 at 7:00 p.m.To attend Frame/Works in person\, please visit room 130 in the Moore Nursing Building located at 318 McIver St. \n\n\n\nSummary: \n\n\n\nThe year is 2032. The campus is “raceless.” The resistance is just beginning. When the prestigious Prince Washington Institute launches a bold—and deeply controversial—social experiment to erase race from campus life\, astrophysics major Destiny Maria Jones is just trying to find where she belongs. That search leads her to the nearly defunct Black Student Union\, a once-thriving organization now hanging by a thread. But within its fading walls\, Destiny finds something electrifying: purpose\, power\, and a legacy of resistance. As the campus pushes erasure\, Destiny pushes back—fueling her fight with cosmic curiosity and radical self-discovery. Blending science and activism\, Discovering Blackness is a powerful exploration of identity\, belonging\, and what it means to exist—fully and unapologetically—in a world desperate to make you invisible.
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/discovering-blackness/2025-11-22/1/
LOCATION:Pam and David Sprinkle Theatre\, 402 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27403\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T173952
CREATED:20251117T184308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T184312Z
UID:10003593-1763825400-1763830800@vpa.uncg.edu
SUMMARY:Darrion Keck\, trumpet
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\n\n\n\nDownload Program\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nkeyboard\, music\, piano\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/darrion-keck-trumpet/
LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T173952
CREATED:20251024T144143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T144149Z
UID:10003552-1763832600-1763838000@vpa.uncg.edu
SUMMARY:Lillian Church\, soprano
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URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/lillian-church-soprano/
LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T173952
CREATED:20250821T154713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T154716Z
UID:10003375-1763839800-1763839800@vpa.uncg.edu
SUMMARY:Fall BFA Thesis Concert
DESCRIPTION:Senior BFA licensure students will be presenting their BFA Thesis Works in an evenong length concert\,   \n\n\n\n7:30pm Coleman Theatre (306) 
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/fall-bfa-thesis-concert/2025-11-22/
LOCATION:Coleman Theatre\, 1408 Walker Ave\, Greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:School of Dance
ORGANIZER;CN="School of Dance":MAILTO:dance@uncg.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T173952
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T164505Z
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SUMMARY:Violin Studio Recital
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\n\n\n\nDownload Program\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of philanthropy has never been greater. Please consider a gift to the School of Music to support our mission and ensure the future of music at UNCG. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nkeyboard\, music\, piano\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/violin-studio-recital-5/
LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T193000
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SUMMARY:Discovering Blackness
DESCRIPTION:By Sunflower B RoseDirected by Mya BrownWorld Premiere Production! \n\n\n\nDates:Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m.Nov. 22 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.Nov. 23 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. \n\n\n\nTickets: Call the UNCG Theatre Box Office at 336-334-4392 or click the button below to purchase tickets online. \n\n\n\nPurchase Tickets \n\n\n\nAge Rating: PG-13Run Time: Approx. 2hr.Location: Pam and David Sprinkle Theatre (Brown Building)\, 402 Tate St\, Greensboro\, NC 27412Frame/Works Discussion via Teams and in Person: Monday\, Nov. 24 at 7:00 p.m.To attend Frame/Works in person\, please visit room 130 in the Moore Nursing Building located at 318 McIver St. \n\n\n\nSummary: \n\n\n\nThe year is 2032. The campus is “raceless.” The resistance is just beginning. When the prestigious Prince Washington Institute launches a bold—and deeply controversial—social experiment to erase race from campus life\, astrophysics major Destiny Maria Jones is just trying to find where she belongs. That search leads her to the nearly defunct Black Student Union\, a once-thriving organization now hanging by a thread. But within its fading walls\, Destiny finds something electrifying: purpose\, power\, and a legacy of resistance. As the campus pushes erasure\, Destiny pushes back—fueling her fight with cosmic curiosity and radical self-discovery. Blending science and activism\, Discovering Blackness is a powerful exploration of identity\, belonging\, and what it means to exist—fully and unapologetically—in a world desperate to make you invisible.
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/discovering-blackness/2025-11-22/2/
LOCATION:Pam and David Sprinkle Theatre\, 402 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27403\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Theatre
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