BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//College of Visual and Performing Arts - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for College of Visual and Performing Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20251202T205835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T170320Z UID:10003606-1771774200-1771779600@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Michaela Kelly\, soprano DESCRIPTION:https://youtube.com/live/1XvyOXeJuEA\n\n\n\n\nSoprano\, researcher\, and teacher Michaela Kelly is currently Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Previously\, Kelly taught as lecturer at Scripps College and Chapman University in Southern California. Kelly was a recipient of the 2024 Emerging Leader Award from the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and recently served as Vice President of Programs for NATS-Los Angeles.   \n\n\n\nHer article “The Composition of a Voice Lesson: How a Motor Learning Classification Framework Affects Teacher Effectiveness” was published in the May/June 2025 edition of the Journal of Singing. She will present her research in the fall of 2025 at the Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA) Conference hosted in Mexico City. Kelly was a presenter at the Cal-Western NATS Conference and poster presenter at the NATS National Conference where she shared her paper\, “What Is in a Voice Lesson Anyway?” which analyzes the contents of a voice lesson through the lens of motor learning.    \n\n\n\nA flexible and dynamic performer\, Kelly has most recently sung with the Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Los Angeles Master Chorale. She is an avid recitalist and passionate about Art Song. She was a recipient of the inaugural American Art Song Prize at SongFest where she performed a recital curated and coached by Libby Larsen\, John Musto\, and Martha Guth. She has performed as a recitalist at Toronto Summer Music Festival\, the Classical Music Institute\, Source Song Festival\, and has appeared as a soloist with the Claremont Concert Orchestra\, Thornton Wind Ensemble\, I Cantori di Carmel\, New England Conservatory Opera\, and NEC Choirs and Orchestra.   \n\n\n\nDr. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Music (BM) in Music Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro\, a Master of Music (MM) in Vocal Pedagogy from the New England Conservatory\, and a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Vocal Performance from the University of Southern California.   \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\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/michaela-kelly-soprano/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/michaela-kelly-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20250529T182308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260221T200944Z UID:10003286-1772220600-1772226000@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Wind Ensemble DESCRIPTION:https://youtube.com/live/KhTlxcXD6PE\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Young\n\n\n\nJohn R. Locke\n\n\n\nSarah McKoin\n\n\n\nWilliam L. Lake\, Jr.\n\n\n\n\nCarolina Band Festival and Conductors Conference\n\n\n\nJonathan Caldwell\, conductorRobert Young\, saxophoneJohn R. Locke\, guest conductorSarah McKoin\, guest conductorWilliam L. Lake\, Jr.\, guest conductor \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nJOHN PHILIP SOUSASesquicentennial Exposition March (1926) \n\n\n\nCAROLYN BREMEREarly Light (1999) \n\n\n\nINGOLF DAHLConcerto for Saxophone and Wind Orchestra (1949/1953) \n\n\n\n Recitative  Adagio Rondo alla Marcia: Allegro brioso \n\n\n\nMORTON GOULDYankee Doodle (1945) \n\n\n\nLEONARD BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)transcribed by Paul Lavender \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\nSesquicentennial Exposition March \n\n\n\nJohn Philip Sousa (1854–1932)\, America’s most celebrated band composer of his era\, is widely known as the “March King.” Through his military band marches\, he helped define the sound and identity of American band music at the turn of the twentieth century. \n\n\n\nBorn in Washington\, DC\, to a trombonist in the US Marine Band\, Sousa was immersed in music from childhood. He trained as a violinist\, studied composition\, and at thirteen enlisted in the Marine Corps as an apprentice musician. After years as a theater conductor and performer\, he returned in 1880 to lead the US Marine Band\, a post he held until 1892. He then formed the Sousa Band\, which toured internationally for nearly four decades\, presenting more than 15\,000 concerts. \n\n\n\nSousa composed 136 marches\, along with operettas\, dances\, and songs\, admired for their energy\, craftsmanship\, and expressive range. His most famous work\, The Stars and Stripes Forever\, later designated the national march of the United States\, was the final piece he conducted before his death in 1932. \n\n\n\nCommissioned in honor of the 150th anniversary of American independence\, Sesquicentennial Exposition March was designated the official march of the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Exposition. Dedicated to Philadelphia mayor W. Freeland Kendrick\, the march received its premiere on the opening concert of the Sousa Band’s thirty-fourth annual tour in Hershey\, Pennsylvania\, on July 4\, 1926\, alongside premieres of Pride of the Wolverines and The Gridiron Club. The work captures the spirit of the struggle for American independence: its opening strain evokes the fiery resolve of revolutionary-era debate\, with woodwinds and brass set in opposition to suggest conflicting viewpoints throughout\, before converging in a unified\, triumphant conclusion. \n\n\n\nEarly Light\n\n\n\nCarolyn Bremer forged a path as a composer after extensive training as a double bass player. She studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester\, New York\, the California Institute of Arts in Santa Clarita\, and the University of California\, Santa Barbara\, and later in her career served as associate director of the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University\, Long Beach. She composed Early Light for the Oklahoma City Philharmonic\, which premiered the work in 1995. Its musical material is derived primarily from “The Star-Spangled Banner.” In this bright and uplifting piece\, Bremer—a passionate baseball fan since childhood—frames her excitement at hearing the national anthem before ball games. The percussive slapheard near the end echoes the crack of the bat on a long home run. \n\n\n\nConcerto for Saxophone and Wind Orchestra\n\n\n\nIngolf Dahl conceived of his Concerto for Saxophone and Wind Orchestra in 1948 after receiving a letter from saxophone virtuoso Sigurd Rascher expressing interest in a large-scale work for saxophone.  Rascher proposed the idea that the accompaniment should be scored so it could be performed with either band or orchestra\, but Dahl quickly abandoned the idea of the orchestra\, scoring it solely for band. Excited by the challenge of writing a new work for band\, Dahl remarked\, “Somebody has to write the big pieces\, the symphonic works\, if the medium is to be elevated.” The concerto\, initially titled Fantasy\, was conceived as a one-movement piece in three sections: recitative\, arioso\, and allegro. Later\, Dahl transformed the work into a multi-movement piece.  \n\n\n\nConcerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra was finished and premiered in May of 1949 by Rascher and the University of Illinois Concert Band. Dahl soon realized that Rascher was the only saxophonist in the world able to play the concerto due to its utilization of the very high “altissimo” register. This led to the concerto’s first revision in 1953\, in which the third movement was substantially rewritten to give the soloist an alternative to the altissimo passages. A third revision was made in 1959\, which included the removal of several sections\, shortening the piece to about three quarters of its original length. As for the differences between the original and published versions\, saxophone historian Paul Cohen writes: “When listening to the revised version of the concerto in comparison to the original\, it is clear that Dahl was operating from a different compositional perspective.” This evening\, we will perform the 1959 version.  \n\n\n\nHenry Cowell told Dahl that his concerto was “one of the most important and well-written band pieces he had ever seen.” One of Dahl’s closest contemporaries\, Igor Stravinsky\, was so moved by the piece that it brought him to tears. Within a decade of Dahl’s completion\, the Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra was performed by an extensive list of collegiate and professional ensembles\, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra remains one of Dahl’s most frequently performed works.  \n\n\n\nYankee Doodle\n\n\n\nIn 1945\, the final year of World War II\, Morton Gould created a joyful setting of a tune that can be traced back to the very founding of our country and beyond\, the iconic “Yankee Doodle.” Although there is incontrovertible evidence that the tune was in use at the time of the Revolution\, its origins remain shrouded in mystery. Countries including England\, France\, Holland\, and the United States have laid claim to it\, and a definitive answer as to the source of the melody itself may never be known. The lyrics\, however\, can be traced back to the French and Indian War (1754–63). Although the British were fighting alongside colonial soldiers in this conflict\, they had nothing but contempt for the unprofessional appearance and undisciplined bearing of their American cousins. Dr. Richard Schuckburgh\, a British Army surgeon assigned to duty with the colonials in Albany\, New York\, found their shabby appearance so amusing that he penned the lyrics most associated with the melody today. Although his words were designed to insult the Yankees (“Doodle” is a Low German word meaning “fool”)\, by the time of the Revolutionary War Americans had come to embrace the song as their own. According to Moore’s Encyclopedia of Music\, “When the battle of Concord and Lexington began the war\, the English\, when advancing in triumph\, played along the road “God Save the King\,” but\, on their disastrous retreat\, the Americans struck up “Yankee Doodle.” \n\n\n\nSymphonic Dances from West Side Story\n\n\n\nA child of the Jazz Age\, Leonard Bernstein grafted George Gershwin’s Russian immigrant roots onto Cole Porter’s Ivy League education (Harvard\, for Bernstein). His protean career developed very quickly: his famous debut conducting the New York Philharmonic on short notice in a nationally broadcast concert in November 1943 was followed the next year by the premieres of his First Symphony (“Jeremiah”) with the Pittsburgh Symphony; his ballet Fancy Free\, choreographed by Jerome Robbins\, at the Metropolitan Opera; and his Broadway musical On the Town. \n\n\n\nIn 1955-57\, Bernstein wrote the musical West Side Story\, the work that would ensure his fame as a composer. Then—after a New York run of almost two years (772 performances) and a national tour—in the opening weeks of 1960\, Bernstein revisited his score for West Side Story and extracted nine sections to assemble into the Symphonic Dances. They premiered at a “Valentine for Leonard Bernstein” gala concert by the New York Philharmonic (a fundraiser for the orchestra’s pension fund) under Lukas Foss’ direction\, on February 13\, 1961. \n\n\n\nThe stylistic diversity within the Symphonic Dances is partially created by the juxtaposition of classical techniques (fugue\, etc.) with dance rhythms and jazz syncopations. However\, the essence of the entire score is that most prominent opening melodic figure of “Maria” (C-F sharp-G)\, with its characteristic tritone interval. The suite ends\, like the musical itself\, on edge\, with an evocative chord containing the same interval. \n\n\n\nThe crucial role of dance in West Side Story added to the challenge of adapting the music for the concert platform. The orchestrations call for vibrant instrumental combinations and a huge percussion section (not to mention the vocal talents of the orchestra members!) to enhance the kinetic quality of the rhythms. More deeply\, they tilt the narrative weight from a love story to gang conflict. We hear first the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks\, then the utopian opposite; their juxtaposition creates a dramatic tension that shapes the entire work. The printed score includes the following descriptions: \n\n\n\nPrologue (Allegro moderato)—The growing rivalry between two teenage street gangs\, the Jets and Sharks. \n\n\n\n“Somewhere” (Adagio)—In a visionary dance sequence\, the two gangs are united in friendship. \n\n\n\nScherzo (Vivace e leggiero)—In the same dream\, they break through the city walls and suddenly find themselves in a world of space\, air\, and sun. \n\n\n\nMambo (Meno presto)—Reality again; competitive dance between the gangs. \n\n\n\nCha-cha (Andantino con grazia)—The star-crossed lovers [Tony and Maria] see each other for the first time and dance together. \n\n\n\nMeeting Scene (Meno mosso)—Music accompanies their first spoken words. \n\n\n\nCool Fugue (Allegretto)—An elaborate dance sequence in which the Jets practice controlling their hostility. \n\n\n\nRumble (Molto allegro)—Climactic gang battle during which the two gang leaders are killed. \n\n\n\nFinale (Adagio)—Love music developing into a procession\, which recalls\, in tragic reality\, the vision of “Somewhere.” \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Soloist\nRobert Young\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFueled by a deep desire to create an enthusiasm surrounding the classical saxophone\, Robert Young connects with audiences with his musicianship\, virtuosity\, and authenticity. Praised for his “effortless expression and facile technique” (The Saxophonist Magazine)\, Robert maintains an active career as a soloist\, chamber musician\, and educator. His artistry has afforded him opportunities to appear with ensembles and musicians from across the globe including the PRISM Quartet\, The Crossing\, Chris Potter\, Ravi Coltrane\, Uri Caine\, Charlotte Symphony\, Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings\, and the Charleston (SC) Symphony Orchestra.  \n\n\n\nAs a chamber musician\, Robert collaborated with The Crossing and performed alongside the PRISM Quartet on the GRAMMY Award-winning album Gavin Bryars: The Fifth Century (available on ECM Recordings). The New York Times praised the collective performance on this album as “superb”and “eloquent.” Young has appeared with the PRISM Quartet on numerous concerts including residencies at the Curtis Institute\, Shepherd School of Music (Rice University)\, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He can be heard on several albums with this notable ensemble including The Curtis Project\, Heritage/Evolution\, Volume 2\, and The Book of Days.  \n\n\n\nAppearing with the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra as soloist in the 2023-24 season\, he was hailed as “uncommonly expressive…and technically prodigious” (San Francisco Classical Voice) for his performance of Guillaume Connesson’s acrobatic concerto\, A Kind of Trane. He has also been a soloist with the United States Navy Band\, performing Quicksilver by Chicago-based composer Stacy Garrop\, and has been featured as a soloist with the Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra\, Piedmont Wind Symphony\, UNCSA Symphony\, and Zagreb Soloists (Croatia). \n\n\n\nRobert holds a teaching position at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro as Assistant Professor of Saxophone. Young’s students have received honors at several local\, regional and national competitions and have been featured at several clinics and conferences throughout the country. He previously has served on the faculties of the UNC School of the Arts\, The Crane School of Music – SUNY Potsdam\, and Wichita State University. Young is often invited to give guest lectures and classes throughout the country. In Fall 2022\, Robert was invited as be a guest teacher for the renowned University of Michigan saxophone studio as a sabbatical replacement for the award-winning saxophonist Timothy McAllister. \n\n\n\nRobert earned his Doctor of Musical Arts (2011) and Master of Music (2008) degrees in saxophone performance from the University of Michigan where he studied with Professor Donald Sinta. At the University of Michigan\, he studied jazz saxophone with Dr. Andrew Bishop and was a recipient of the Lawrence Teal Fellowship. Young received a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina (2006) in saxophone performance where he studied with Dr. Clifford Leaman.  \n\n\n\nAs a Conn-Selmer Artist\, Robert Young plays exclusively on Selmer saxophones. He also serves as a D’Addario artist/clinician and endorses Key Leaves products. \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Wind Ensemble\n\n\n\n\nThe UNCG Wind Ensemble is the premier wind band of the UNCG School of Music\, uniting fifty outstanding musicians from across the United States and around the world. Its members—ranging from first‑year undergraduates to master’s and doctoral students in performance and music education—are selected through a highly competitive audition process. Ensemble musicians regularly earn top solo and chamber awards\, competitive scholarships and fellowships\, and professional positions in orchestras\, military bands\, teaching\, and arts leadership. Current students represent seventeen states\, Slovenia\, and Hong Kong. \n\n\n\nFor decades\, the ensemble has built a distinguished record of artistic excellence\, with acclaimed performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts\, Lincoln Center\, and leading venues throughout the eastern United States. Its catalog of more than twenty commercial recordings has received national recognition and helped position UNCG as a leader in wind band performance\, commissioning\, and recording. \n\n\n\nThe Wind Ensemble has been featured at major national and regional conferences of the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA)\, National Band Association (NBA)\, American Bandmasters Association (ABA)\, and Music Educators National Conference (MENC). The ensemble has also collaborated with prominent composers and performers\, including Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Karel Husa and other influential figures in the field. \n\n\n\nRecent highlights include performances at the Music Center at Strathmore; a joint concert with the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own”; a twelve‑day international tour through the Czech Republic\, Austria\, and Italy\, culminating in a featured performance at Prague’s renowned Dvořák Hall; and a tour of the Southern United States that concluded with an appearance at the national conference of the College Band Directors National Association. \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Bands\nThe UNCG Bands are devoted to the performance\, study\, and advancement of wind band music at the highest artistic level. Recognized as one of the nation’s premier collegiate band programs\, the UNCG Bands maintain an active and distinguished record of excellence through performances\, recordings\, tours\, and appearances at major conventions. \n\n\n\nThrough exemplary organization\, training\, and presentation\, the UNCG Bands offer exceptional musical experiences for our members and share outstanding performances throughout the year. Together\, we enrich the cultural life\, spirit\, and character of UNCG. \n\n\n\nThe UNCG Bands also proudly support music education across North Carolina and throughout the region by providing leadership\, mentorship\, and sponsorship to secondary school band programs and other musical 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\nJoin Our Mailing List\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/wind-ensemble-14/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/robert-young-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20251209T182424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T020841Z UID:10003610-1772479800-1772485200@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Sinfonia: Folk Tunes and Folk Tales DESCRIPTION:https://youtube.com/live/K96dBkh7A6I\n\n\n\n\nScott Glasser\, conductorJennifer Aikey\, graduate conductorJordan Owen\, graduate conductor \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nHEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ BIBERBattalia \n\n\n\nSonata: The Gathering of the MusketeersThe Profligate Society of Common HumourAllegroThe MarchPrestoAriaThe BattleThe Lament of the Wounded \n\n\n\nTRADITIONAL KOREAN FOLK SONGAhrirang (Traditional Korean Folk Song) \n\n\n\nPERCY E. FLETCHERFolk Tune and Fiddle Dance \n\n\n\nKIRT MOSIERTwo Scenes from the Hollow \n\n\n\nIchabod’s WalkHessian’s Ride \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\n \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artists\n\n\n\n\nLorena Guillén\, voice and artistic directorAlejandro Rutty\, piano and bass Jacqui Carrasco\, violinGuy Capuzzo\, guitarAdam Ricci\, pianoErik Schmidt\, percussion \n\n\n\nWith its mesmerizing style and sound\, the award-winning Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble has captivated audiences with soulful arrangements of Argentine tango standards and original compositions that create a dynamic tango and pan-Latin fusion since 2015. The musicians in the group each have rich and extensive experience in Argentine tango\, jazz\, classical and contemporary music\, and other world and popular music styles\, all of which can be heard on their two albums\, Exótica Flor (2023) and The Other Side of My Heart (2018)\, both available on all streaming platforms. \n\n\n\n“Not Your Average Folk Contest 2021″ Grand Prize Winner (NC Folk Festival) and “World Music” category winner of Music-At-the-Museum Contest 2021 (NC Museum of Art)\, the Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble has been featured on TV performances for NC PBS channel and Fox8News as well as live radio programs such as WUNC’s “The State of Things” with Frank Stasio (NPR affiliate in Chapel Hill\, NC)\, KUNM’s “Corazón Tanguero” with Cristina Baccin (NPR affiliate in Albuquerque\, NM)\, WFDD “Triad Arts” (Winston Salem\, NC)\, “Musicaldo” (KGLP 91.7\, Gallup\, NM)\, and Radio DAMus (Buenos Aires\, Argentina). \n\n\n\nOver the years\, the ensemble has presented its music at various venues: Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo\, NY)\, MusicBox Theater and Folk Research Center (Saint Lucia\, West Indies)\, Frick Museum Summer Concerts (PA)\, Center Stage Series at the Sangre de Cristo Auditorium (CO)\, Winston-Salem’s FIESTA Festival\, Music Carolina SummerFest\, NC Museum of Art\, Greensboro’s NC Folk Festival\, Creative Greensboro Concert Series\, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum Summer Concert Series\,  Western Piedmont Symphony Concert Series\, and Los Angeles’ Alvas Showroom (Los Angeles\, CA).  \n\n\n\nThis September 2023\, the LGTE will embark on their first concert tour to Argentina\, with shows at various venues and a featured presentation at the Familia Club Atlético Fernández Fierro Tango Festival. \n\n\n\nThe group frequently collaborates with regional Latino organizations\, tango-dance organizations and youth orchestras and choirs. The Other Side of My Heart reflects that commitment: an oral-history multi-media piece based on interviews with Latina immigrants to NC. In the Embrace of Tango Project explored the crossed-path between Argentine tango and Jewish-diaspora culture and involved workshops with the Triangle-Jewish-Chorale\, the UNCG University Chorale\, and Durham-Tango-Dance. \n\n\n\nMany of these creative initiatives have been generously funded by grants from the following organizations\, which have supported the group’s creation of original works\, audio recording\, video recording\, and implementation of workshops: ArtsGreensboro “Regional Artist Project\,” NC arts Council\, New-Music USA\, and “EDI Grant” from the UNCG College of Visual and performing Arts. \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\nJoin Our Email List\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/sinfonia-13/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/symphony-orchestra-FA25-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20250529T182836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T155307Z UID:10003295-1772566200-1772571600@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Symphonic Band DESCRIPTION:https://youtube.com/live/dF-pAABLE58\n\n\n\n\nJonathan Caldwell\, conductorAbigail Pack\, hornMolly Allman\, graduate conductor \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nRALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMSFolk Song Suite (1924) \n\n\n\nMarch\, Seventeen Come SundayIntermezzo\, My Bonny BoyMarch\, Folk Songs from Somerset \n\n\n\nCATHERINE LIKHUTASure-fire (2023) \n\n\n\nTHÉO SCHMITTNetworks (2023) \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\n \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artists\nAbigail Pack\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Abigail Pack\, Professor of Horn at UNCG and a native of Roanoke\, Virginia\, received her training from East Carolina University (BMA)\, University of Iowa (MM)\, and University of Wisconsin-Madison (DMA) where she was a Bolz Teaching Fellow.  Before assuming her current position at UNCG she was horn faculty at James Madison University from 2001 to 2008.  She has also been on faculty at Knox College in Galesburg\, Il\, Western State College in Gunnison\, CO and in the Gunnison Watershed School District.  An avid symphony player Dr. Pack has held positions with the Barton Symphony Orchestra\, Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra\, Des Moines Symphony Orchestra\, Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra\, Green-Bay Symphony Orchestra\, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and currently has a position with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra\, the Southwest Chamber Orchestra\, the Greensboro Opera\, Amici Musicorum (chamber orchestra)\,  and the Opera Roanoke Orchestra.  Other orchestral subbing engagements include the Greensboro Symphony\, Winston Salem Symphony\, and the Charlotte Symphony. Other venues have included performances with the Western Piedmont Wind Symphony\, North Carolina Brass Band\, the Iowa Brass Quintet\, Western Slope Brass Band\, and Massanutten Brass Band.  Performance and presentation highlights include the National Flute Association (Washington DC with the Montpelier Winds)\, the International Horn Symposium (University of Cape Town\, South Africa\, Ithaca\, NY\, Montreal\, Canada)\, the International Midwest Band and Orchestra Conference (Chicago 2009\, 2022)\, International Double Reed Society (Athens\, GA)\, Western International Band Clinic (2022)\, the American Band College (2017\, 2021\, 2024) and The Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts (Washington).  She is a founding member of System 5 Brass Quintet and CORalina Horn Quartet and can be heard on the Centaur label.  \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\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\nJoin Our Email List\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/symphonic-band-11/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/abigail_pack.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20251105T154946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T205825Z UID:10003572-1772652600-1772658000@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Symphony Orchestra 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\nJoin Our Email List\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtube.com/live/e1Ue0ztNez4\n\n\n\n\nJungho Kim\, conductorSuyahan\, morin khuur/horsehead fiddleSiana Wong\, violin (First Prize Winner\, Student Artist Competition)Hexigetu (Wenze)\, guest composerJordan Owen\, graduate conductor \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n\nCARL MARIA VON WEBER \n\n\n\nOverture to Der Freischütz\, op. 77 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHEXIGETU (WENZE) \n\n\n\nHorqin Rhapsodie \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHEXIGETU (WENZE) \n\n\n\nCapriccio on a Pastoral Theme for Horsehead Fiddle and Orchestra \n\n\n\nworld premiere \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJEAN SIBELIUS \n\n\n\nViolin Concerto in D minor\, op. 47\, Movement I \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJOHANNES BRAHMS \n\n\n\nAcademic Festival Overture\, op. 80 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\nOverture to Der Freischütz\, op. 77\n\n\n\nThe Opera \n\n\n\nCarl Maria von Weber’s 1821 opera Der Freischütz (The Freeshooter) is widely recognized as the foundational work of German Romantic opera. Composed between 1817 and 1821 and premiered in Berlin\, this three act Singspiel with spoken dialogue draws on German folk legend and early Romantic interests in the supernatural\, the natural world\, and the moral tension between good and evil. At its center is Max\, a huntsman whose confidence and marksmanship fail him at the very moment he must win a shooting contest\, declared by Cuno\, Agathe’s father and hereditary forester\, to marry Agathe and become his rightful successor. In his desperation to improve himself and secure his future\, Max is persuaded by his brooding companion Caspar\, who has already forfeited his soul to Samiel\, the Black Huntsman\, into entering a Faustian bargain. Together they summon seven magic bullets\, six of which Max controls\, while the seventh belongs to Samiel and will strike whatever target the demonic power chooses. \n\n\n\nThe Music \n\n\n\n The Overture condenses the opera’s dramatic trajectory into a concentrated musical narrative that foregrounds its central moral question concerning the conflict between good and evil. It begins with broad orchestral gestures and a noble horn chorale that evoke the hunting community and the forest environment\, before the atmosphere shifts suddenly with tremolo strings and a diminished seventh chord associated with Samiel’s diabolical presence. The principal fast section unfolds in sonata form. Its turbulent first theme\, derived from Max’s Act I aria\, reflects his unsettled and darker character as it moves from agitated C minor writing into a grim\, marchlike quality. In contrast stands a luminous second theme in C major\, taken from Agathe’s Act II aria\, initially shaped by antiphonal exchanges between woodwinds\, low strings\, and brass that suggest lingering uncertainty. By the conclusion\, however\, C major ultimately prevails over C minor. Agathe’s loving and redemptive music triumphs over Samiel’s sinister influence\, and the Overture\, like the opera\, resolves its opening question by affirming that love and grace overcome the forces of darkness. \n\n\n\nNote by Jordan Owen \n\n\n\nViolin Concerto in D minor\, op. 47\n\n\n\nJean Sibelius composed his Violin Concerto in D minor\, op.47\, between 1902 and 1904\, marking his only completed foray into the genre due to a naturally solemn disposition. While encouraged by German virtuoso Willy Burmester to write the piece\, Sibelius was forced by financial strain and personal turbulence to move the premiere to a date that Burmester could not accommodate\, leading the offended violinist to never perform it.  Over a barely audible murmur in the strings\, the solo violin introduces the principal theme of the first movement\, a dark\, sighing idea that gradually gains intensity. The theme conveys both longing and passion and returns multiple times throughout the movement. The composer’s stylistic features are evident throughout\, including somber orchestral colors\, swelling brass chords\, slow harmonic motion\, and expressive melodic writing. \n\n\n\nNote by Jordan Owen \n\n\n\nHorqin Rhapsody for Orchestra\n\n\n\nHorqin Rhapsody is an orchestral work composed in the Mongolian style. The music is magnificent and grand\, characterized by a tempestuous performance that evokes the vast and majestic landscape of the grassland. The piece is divided into four sections: \n\n\n\n\nIntroduction: Ancient horns awaken the slumbering grassland.\n\n\n\nFirst Section: Depicts a magnificent scene of herds of horses galloping across the plains\, stirring and awe-inspiring.\n\n\n\nSecond Section: Portrays the profound and serene expanse of the grassland.\n\n\n\nThird Section: Presents a vision of nature and humanity in perfect harmony\, celebrating the passionate\, unrestrained\, and optimistic spirit of the grassland people in the face of hardship.\n\n\n\n\nHorsehead Fiddle Concerto: Capriccio on a Pastoral Theme\n\n\n\nCapriccio on a Pastoral Theme depicts the vast pastures\, gentle winds\, clear skies\, and serene waters of the northern frontier of the motherland. The piece is composed in a rhapsodic style and free form. Its inspiration is drawn from the pastoral songs of the grassland\, incorporating traditional Mongolian folk songs praising the Mongolian horse. The work skillfully blends the horsehead fiddle with symphonic accompaniment\, celebrating the grassland people’s love for their homeland and their efforts in building a magnificent northern frontier. It also reflects their noble inner world\, dedicated to ecological preservation and harmonious coexistence with nature. \n\n\n\nAcademic Festival Overture\n\n\n\nJohannes Brahms came from a working-class family in Hamburg. Money was tight. To help make ends meet\, Brahms quit school at fourteen and headed to the seaport to work as a barroom musician. Brahms was unlikely to attend University\, however his duo-partner\, the violinist Joseph Joachim\, invited Brahms into University life\, over a couple of summer months in Göttingen\, while Joachim and his friends took Philosophy and History classes.(It was to Joachim that he would late dedicate his monumental violin concerto.) It was during these summer months that Brahms acquainted himself with beer halls and student drinking songs. By 1879\, Brahms was an established composer when the University of Breslau presented Brahms with an honorary Doctor of Philosophy. In return\, the University requested him to compose a piece as a musical “thank you”. Brahms did not appreciate this and instead of the traditional symphony the academics expected\, they received a beautifully orchestrate medley of student drinking songs that has become one of Brahms’ best-known works. In Academic Festival Overture\, Brahms skillfully weaves together four traditional beer-hall songs that would have been well-known to German university students of his era. The first\, “Wir hatten gebauet ein stattliches Haus” (“We have built a stately house”) is a majestic trumpet chorale that carried significant political weight; associated with student groups advocating for German unification. This is followed by the lyrical “Der Landesvater” (“Father of our Country”) in the strings and the humorous\, bassoon led “Was kommt dort von der Höh? (“What comes from afar?”)\, a lighthearted tune traditionally used during freshman initiations. The piece culminates in a triumphant full-orchestra rendition of “Gaudeamus igitur” (“Let us rejoice\, therefore”) a popular 13th-century commencement song that elaborates the rowdy\, carefree spirit of student life.  \n\n\n\nNote by Jordan Owen \n\n\n\nBack to Program \n\n\n\n\nAbout Suyahan\n\n\n\n\n“My grandfather and my great-grandfather played the Mongolian four-stringed fiddle\, told Mongolian stories\, and sang traditional songs in the village. Then\, when I was nine\, I first heard someone play the horsehead fiddle to accompany a folk song. From that moment I was deeply captivated by the sound! I fell in love with it!”  \n\n\n\nBorn in Tongliao\, Inner Mongolia\, China to ethnic Mongolian parents\, Suyahan was fascinated from a young age by the expressiveness of the Morin Khuur—(Horsehead Fiddle or Matou Qin). After undergraduate study\, he went to Ulaanbaatar\, Mongolia to complete his MM and then his DMA at the Mongolia National University of Education.  \n\n\n\nProf. Suyahan has won numerous accolades for his performances in China\, and he has received many teaching excellence awards from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region during his teaching at the Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities (IMUN). \n\n\n\nBack to Program \n\n\n\n\nAbout Siana Wong\n\n\n\n\nSiana Wong is a native of Greensboro\, North Carolina\, with Malaysian heritage. Before attending college she was a member of the Greensboro and Winston-Salem Symphony Youth Orchestras\, winning their concerto competition and performing as a soloist with them. She pursued her Bachelor of Music degree at UNC Chapel Hill under the tutelage of Nicholas DiEugenio\, as well as a BA in biology. During her time at Chapel Hill\, Siana was also a winner of the concerto competition. Siana is an avid chamber music performer in and out of her home state of NC\, including performances with EMF and UNCG faculty. Siana spent many summers at the Luby Violin Symposium at Chapel Hill\, having the opportunity to learn from first-class violinists from around the globe. She has also attended the Instrumental Program of Chautauqua Institution and participated in master classes with Ana Luque\, Shannon Thomas and others.  \n\n\n\nSiana is a member of Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra\, Western Piedmont Symphony\, and she has recently been appointed Associate Concertmaster of Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. In addition to her performing career\, she enjoys teaching in her private studio.  \n\n\n\nCurrently\, Siana is extending her studies at UNCG\, pursuing a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Performance Studies with Dr. Fabián López.  \n\n\n\nShe plays on a Wojciech Topa violin from 2017. \n\n\n\nBack to Program \n\n\n\n\nAbout Hexigetu (Wenze) \n\n\n\n\nHexigetu (Wenze) is a Doctor of Musical Composition\, a professor and Master’s supervisor at Inner Mongolia Minzu University. He holds several prominent positions\, including Vice Chairman of the Inner Mongolia Musicians Association\, Deputy Director of the Autonomous Region’s Steering Committee for Aesthetic Education\, Council Member of the Chinese Society for Minority Music\, and Deputy Director of the Ministry of Education’s Alliance for the Innovative Development of Art and Technology. He has been selected for the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region’s “New Century 321 Talent Project” and is recognized as an “Inner Mongolia Prairie Excellence” talent. He has published over 30 academic papers and musical works. \n\n\n\nHis orchestral work Sacrificial Praise was selected for the 4th China Symphony Music Season and won the Inner Mongolia “Sarina” Award. His orchestral compositions include Sacrificial Praise\, Horqin Rhapsody\, Distant Recollections\, the symphonic chorus A Riguma\, the musical Noligerma\, the symphonic poem Sengge Rinchen\, and the Horqin Banquet Music Collection\, among others. His piano works include Variations on a Goose  Theme\, Western Capriccio\, and Dance of Life (which received an entry award in the “San Carlo Cup” National Piano Composition Competition). His chamber work Blooming won the Excellence Award at the 2nd Chinese Minority Chamber Music Composition Competition. The songs Horqin Grassland and Years Like a Song won first and third prizes\, respectively\, in the National University Music Alliance Song Composition Competition. Horqin Grassland and Searching for That Piece of Grassland received the Inner Mongolia “Five Ones Project” Award. The mixed chorus You Are My Lifelong Pursuitwas selected for the National University Archives of Original Classics Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China. The work Grassland Cavalry was awarded the Outstanding Creative Work prize at the First Northeast China Three Provinces and One Region Education System Art Performance. He is also the author of monographs such as Practical Piano Textbook and Horqin Rhapsody. \n\n\n\nBack to Program \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\nBack to Program URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/symphony-orchestra-10/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/suyahan-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20250316T154825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T134811Z UID:10003123-1774036800-1774036800@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Lawrence Brownlee DESCRIPTION:Lawrence Brownlee is a leading figure in opera\, both as a singer who has graced the world’s leading stages and as a voice for activism and diversity in the industry. Captivating audiences and critics around the globe\, he has been hailed as “an international star in the bel canto operatic repertory” (New York Times)\, “one of the world’s leading bel canto stars” (The Guardian)\, and “one of the most in-demand opera singers in the world today” (NPR). \n\n\n\nIn the 2024–2025 season\, Mr. Brownlee makes his highly anticipated role debut in the title role of Mozart’s Mitridate\, re di ponto with Boston Lyric Opera. He also returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Count Amaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia (broadcast Live in HD in theaters worldwide) and joins Opéra national de Paris as Tonio in La fille du régiment and Arturo in I puritani\, as well as The New National Theatre in Tokyo as Count Almaviva\, and Bayerische Staatsoper as Tonio. On the concert stage\, Mr. Brownlee will join Levy Sekgapane in a duo concert with the Latvian National Orchestra\, L’Auditori in the closing concert\, and will embark on a recital tour featuring songs from his acclaimed Rising program across North America and Europe. \n\n\n\nHighlights of Mr. Brownlee’s recent seasons include his return as Ernesto in Don Pasquale at Teatro alla Scala Milan and as Tonio in La fille du régiment at Lyric Opera Chicago\, as well as his role debuts as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte at the Metropolitan Opera\, as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor at The New National Theatre Tokyo\, and Fernand in a new production of Donizetti’s La Favorite with Houston Grand Opera. In spring 2021\, Brownlee joined The Juilliard School as a Distinguished Visiting Faculty Member. He serves as artistic advisor for Opera Philadelphia and is an Ambassador for Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Lyric Unlimited as well as Opera for Peace. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrchestra/MezzUNCG Students$7.50UNCG Faculty/Staff$25.00Adults$45.00Seniors/Military$35.00Children (K-12)$10.00\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\nIn recent years\, Mr. Brownlee has emerged as a pivotal voice around equity and diversity in classical music. Mr. Brownlee works with companies and engages civic organizations in the cities he visits to create programs and experiences seeking to expand opera audiences. His critically acclaimed solo recital program Cycles of My Being\, a song cycle that centers on the black male experience in America today\, has toured extensively\, including performances at Opera Philadelphia\, Carnegie Hall\, the Kennedy Center\, and virtual broadcasts throughout 2020. \n\n\n\nMr. Brownlee is a Grand Prize Winner of the 2001 Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions. He is also the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions including “Male Singer of the Year” (2017 International Opera Awards)\, the Kennedy Center’s Marian Anderson Award\, and the Opera News Award (2021). In October 2019\, he had the distinct honor of singing at Jessye Norman’s funeral in her hometown of Augusta\, Georgia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn addition to public presentations\, artists in the UCLS series have important interactions with UNCG students\, such as holding masterclasses\, talkback sessions\, and seminars\, often just hours before performing on stage. Thanks to a grant from The Cemala Foundation\, some of these artists also work with K-12 students in the Guilford County Schools. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/lawrence-brownlee/ LOCATION:Elliott University Center Auditorium\, 507 Stirling St\, Greensboro\, 27402 CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,UCLS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/LawrenceBrownlessFeatured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20260216T164449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T203232Z UID:10003674-1774121400-1774126800@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Steve Haines and Friends DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\n\n\n\nReserve Tickets\n\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\nJoin Our Email List\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nwithJaninah Burnett\, voiceThomas Heflin\, trumpetAriel Pocock\, pianoZaren Saddler\, drums \n\n\n\nSteve Haines (double bass) gratefully returns to playing and teaching after the repair of a heart aneurysm in August\, 2025. This concert is dedicated to the doctors at the Cleveland Clinic as well as his incredibly supportive family. He has played with Wycliffe Gordon\, Jason Marsalis\, Jimmy Cobb\, Ralph Bowen\, Fred Wesley\, and the Joey Calderazzo Trio & Quartet. His latest recordings are Swing State with Thomas Heflin\, to be released shortly; Thomas Heflin’s Morning Star (Blue Canoe)\, alongside Greg Tardy and Mavis Poole; and with legendary drummer Joe Chambers on Samba De Maracatu (Blue Note). Steve has also written for Becca Stevens and full orchestra\, heard on Steve Haines and the Third Floor Orchestra (Justin Time) which Japan’s Jazz Life Magazine calls “a masterpiece”. He also orchestrated and arranged the longstanding musical Ella: The Life and Music of Ella Fitzgerald. Steve’s primary teachers were Jeff Bradetich & Craig Butterfield in classical bass; and also Skip Beckwith & Lynn Seaton\, who both studied extensively with Ray Brown. He and his wife Kim\, who is the Dean of the Lloyd International Honors College\, are the proud parents of three vivacious children\, Ben\, Violet\, and Jimmy. Steve thanks God for his family\, his health\, and all the wonderful people around him.   \n\n\n\n\nSteveHaines.com URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/steve-haines-and-friends/ LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/steve-haines-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20260317T203054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T204741Z UID:10003790-1774121400-1774126800@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Ariel Detwiler\, bassoon 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\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtube.com/live/rweazsWRhpc\n\n\n\n\nDr. Ariel Detwiler\, owner of ACDC Reeds\, is an active bassoon teacher\, freelance performer\, and reed maker based in Minneapolis\, Minnesota.    \n\n\n\nAriel holds three degrees in Bassoon Performance: a DMA from the University of Minnesota\, an MM from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music\, and a BM from DePauw University. Her primary teachers have included Norbert Nielubowski\, William Ludwig and Kara Stolle. Ariel performs regularly as a freelance musician in various bands\, orchestras\, musical pits\, and collaborates in many chamber music groups. An in-demand soloist\, Ariel has recently performed three times with local groups. Ariel won the DePauw University Concerto competition in 2010\, and in 2018 she won the second annual Wind Ensemble Concerto competition at the University of Minnesota; she then went on to perform as a soloist with the Encore Wind Ensemble and the Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra. With a lifelong passion for music education\, she maintains her own private studio of more than 20 students and holds the position of adjunct professor of bassoon at two universities in Minnesota: Augsburg University and Northwestern University of St. Paul. As a doctoral student\, she taught the Woodwind Techniques course for three years at the University of Minnesota. Ariel makes and sells high-quality handmade reeds under the name ACDC Reeds\, which can be found at Midwest Musical Imports\, Cadenza Music\, Chemical City Reeds\, Reed Supplies Canada\, or here on her own website. Ariel is also a talented arranger. She frequentlywrites arrangements of film and popular music for mixed bassoon ensembles\, including her unique Horn and Bassoon duo\, Duo 231. You can find her arrangements by searching for her name on www.sheetmusicdirect.com.   \n\n\n\nAriel’s teaching philosophy is centered around a positive music mindset and open awareness of oneself in order to become a master problem-solver. Her students are regularly chosen for honors ensembles and youth orchestras\, with well-rounded technical abilities and a beautiful warm tone. Ariel’s passion is spreading the knowledge of the bassoon with those who don’t know much about the instrument\, helping band directors recruit students\, and creating access for students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to study the bassoon.  \n\n\n\nACDC Reeds is a proud sponsor of many bassoon events and organizations\, including the International Double Reed Society\, Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and Symposium\, Bassoons Without Borders\, the Double Reed Dish Podcast\, Nashville Yuletide Bassoons\, and the Tennessee Tech Bassoon Forum. ACDC Reeds has been a vendor at Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and Symposium and MMEA Midwinter Clinic\, supplying bassoon reeds and bassoon-themed gifts to all who need them.   Ariel performs on a Puchner 5000 antique finish bassoon with a Heckel C2XL bocal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Detwiler’s recital and visit is supported\, in part\, by the CVPA Inclusive Excellence Fund. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/ariel-detwiler-bassoon/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/guest-artist-recital-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T163000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20260212T202335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T202032Z UID:10003705-1774191600-1774197000@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble: Música para Todos 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\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLorena Guillén\, voice and artistic directorAlejandro Rutty\, piano and bass Jacqui Carrasco\, violinGuy Capuzzo\, guitarAdam Ricci\, pianoErik Schmidt\, percussion \n\n\n\nWith its mesmerizing style and sound\, the award-winning Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble has captivated audiences with soulful arrangements of Argentine tango standards and original compositions that create a dynamic tango and pan-Latin fusion since 2015. The musicians in the group each have rich and extensive experience in Argentine tango\, jazz\, classical and contemporary music\, and other world and popular music styles\, all of which can be heard on their two albums\, Exótica Flor (2023) and The Other Side of My Heart (2018)\, both available on all streaming platforms. \n\n\n\n“Not Your Average Folk Contest 2021″ Grand Prize Winner (NC Folk Festival) and “World Music” category winner of Music-At-the-Museum Contest 2021 (NC Museum of Art)\, the Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble has been featured on TV performances for NC PBS channel and Fox8News as well as live radio programs such as WUNC’s “The State of Things” with Frank Stasio (NPR affiliate in Chapel Hill\, NC)\, KUNM’s “Corazón Tanguero” with Cristina Baccin (NPR affiliate in Albuquerque\, NM)\, WFDD “Triad Arts” (Winston Salem\, NC)\, “Musicaldo” (KGLP 91.7\, Gallup\, NM)\, and Radio DAMus (Buenos Aires\, Argentina). \n\n\n\nOver the years\, the ensemble has presented its music at various venues: Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo\, NY)\, MusicBox Theater and Folk Research Center (Saint Lucia\, West Indies)\, Frick Museum Summer Concerts (PA)\, Center Stage Series at the Sangre de Cristo Auditorium (CO)\, Winston-Salem’s FIESTA Festival\, Music Carolina SummerFest\, NC Museum of Art\, Greensboro’s NC Folk Festival\, Creative Greensboro Concert Series\, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum Summer Concert Series\,  Western Piedmont Symphony Concert Series\, and Los Angeles’ Alvas Showroom (Los Angeles\, CA).  \n\n\n\nThis September 2023\, the LGTE will embark on their first concert tour to Argentina\, with shows at various venues and a featured presentation at the Familia Club Atlético Fernández Fierro Tango Festival. \n\n\n\nThe group frequently collaborates with regional Latino organizations\, tango-dance organizations and youth orchestras and choirs. The Other Side of My Heart reflects that commitment: an oral-history multi-media piece based on interviews with Latina immigrants to NC. In the Embrace of Tango Project explored the crossed-path between Argentine tango and Jewish-diaspora culture and involved workshops with the Triangle-Jewish-Chorale\, the UNCG University Chorale\, and Durham-Tango-Dance. \n\n\n\nMany of these creative initiatives have been generously funded by grants from the following organizations\, which have supported the group’s creation of original works\, audio recording\, video recording\, and implementation of workshops: ArtsGreensboro “Regional Artist Project\,” NC arts Council\, New-Music USA\, and “EDI Grant” from the UNCG College of Visual and performing Arts. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/lorena-guillen-tango-ensemble-musica-para-todos/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/lorena-guillen-tango-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20260320T145247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T145605Z UID:10003798-1774726200-1774731600@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Julianne Kirk Doyle\, clarinet 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\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Julianne Kirk Doyle joined the faculty of the Crane School of Music in 2006 and serves as Professor of Clarinet and Admissions/Auditions Coordinator. She was Director of the Crane Youth Music Camp from 2009-2023. Dr. Doyle is the New York State Chair and served as Pedagogy Coordinator for the International Clarinet Association from 2022-2024. \n\n\n\nDr. Doyle’s debut CD “Dante Dances” premiered in 2019\, including works by Crane composers Arthur Frackenpohl and Elliot DelBorgo. She joined saxophonist Robert Young and pianist David Heinick on Young’s 2018 album “Hybrid\,” performing Heinick’s “four letter words\,” which she and Young commissioned for premiere at the 2016 International Clarinet Association Conference in Baton Rouge\, LA. \n\n\n\nAn active soloist and chamber musician\, she is a founding member of the Aria Reed Trio and serves as Principal Clarinet with the Orchestra of Northern New York and Northern Symphonic Winds. \n\n\n\nPassionate about the music of our time\, Julianne has joined numerous commission consortiums for new works by Stacy Garrop\, Reena Esmail\, Jenni Brandon\, Paul Schoenfeld\, Margaret Brower\, Jim Stephenson\, Erich Stem\, and Tyler Mazone (’21)\, as well as Crane colleagues Ivette Herryman-Rodriguez\, Timothy Sullivan\, Jerod Sommerfeldt\, and David Heinick. She looks forward to participating in many more consortiums and commission projects to continue to grow the 21st-century clarinet repertoire. \n\n\n\nDr. Doyle specializes in solutions to Stress Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (SVPI/soft palatal air leak) in wind playing. She has published articles and given conference presentations on pathways to alleviation and prevention. She regularly assists professionals and students in minimizing and correcting soft palate air leak. \n\n\n\nShe holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in Performance and Literature\, an Arts Leadership Certificate from the Eastman School of Music\, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Oklahoma. Her primary teachers include Jon Manasse\, David Etheridge\, and Bradford Behn. Dr. Doyle is honored to be an artist with Backun Musical Services and DANSR/Vandoren.  \n\n\n\nDr. Julianne Kirk Doyle’s visit has been generously sponsored by Backun Musical Services\, Eastman Music\, and Vandoren. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/julianne-kirk-doyle-clarinet/ LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/guest-artist-recital-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20260316T161123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T140450Z UID:10003787-1774978200-1774983600@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Keys and Bridges Duo 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\nJoin Our Email List\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProf. Billie Feather is a singer-songwriter\, guitarist\, banjoist\, bassist who originally hails from Johnstown\, PA. Raised in the beautiful Pennsylvania mountains and surrounded by a family of avid music lovers\, Billie’s love of performing music in all forms was fostered. \n\n\n\nIn her sixth grade year\, Billie began saving for her first guitar by doing odd jobs and begging her parents for music lessons. Her parents finally gave into their daughter’s pestering for lessons and it happily grew into a lifelong passion of music performance and songwriting. \n\n\n\nFor her senior year in high school\, Billie was accepted into the prestigious music conservatory at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Classical Guitar Performance and remained there for her college studies. During her years at UNCSA\, Billie was a guest classical guitarist in The Carolina Wind Symphony and has been able to perform all over North Carolina as both a solo artist and in classical guitar ensembles. After graduating in 2006\, Billie expanded her musical studies by learning the double bass\, electric bass\, banjo\, and mandolin. \n\n\n\nAfter graduation\, Billie founded a private teaching studio in Winston-Salem\, NC and began performing in several local bands – most notably the bo-stevens (a North Carolina honky-tonk band) and The Darnell Woodies (an old-time Appalachian punk string band). During her tenure in these bands\, Billie was able to tour the United States and Europe. \n\n\n\nWhile in Winston-Salem\, she began studying stringed instrument repair at Separk Music. Eventually\, Billie was asked to take a position in Chapel Hill\, NC as instrument repair technician at Wes Lambe Guitars. Currently\, Billie operates her own stringed instrument repair shop in Durham\, NC. \n\n\n\nEventually\, Billie began to hear the call of academia once more and enrolled in North Carolina Central University for a second undergraduate degree with a focus in jazz guitar and arranging. \n\n\n\nGraduating with honors\, she was invigorated to share her love of jazz with her community and students by starting a local Beginner’s Jazz Jam and a Suzuki Guitar Jazz Curriculum to keep jazz traditions alive for the next generation. \n\n\n\nMerging her love of both classical and jazz\, Billie returned to the UNC School of the Arts where she earned Master’s Degree in Guitar Performance and a Professional Artist Certificate in Recording Engineering and Guitar. \n\n\n\nAn active performer\, Billie can be found in a variety of musical groups and settings. See more about Billie’s bands in the “Projects” page\, her songwriting examples in the “Songwriting” page\, and recordings featuring her musical work on the “Recordings” page. \n\n\n\nYou can find Billie at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro teaching guitar as part of their Popular Music and Technology Program. Her previous appointments include Washington State University\, in Pullman\, Washington where she taught Group Guitar/UCORE Classes and Meredith College in Raleigh\, North Carolina where she was the college\, community music school\, and Suzuki guitar professor. \n\n\n\nBillie’s performances have been hailed as “spectacular\, athletic\, and… narrative and epic rather than simply a recreation of recorded work” and a “live music find and stage presence of the first order and deserves the stellar career that is clearly in front of her” by the Camel City Dispatch blog. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Courtney Miller is Assistant Professor of Oboe at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro\, where she teaches oboe\, chamber music\, reed making\, and graduate seminars. Before coming to the University of North Carolina\, Greensboro\, she served on faculty at the University of Iowa in Iowa\, Boston College in Massachusetts\, and Ashland University in Ohio.  \n\n\n\nA highly regarded performer and pedagogue\, Dr. Miller tours as a soloist\, chamber musician\, and teacher throughout the United States\, Europe\, Asia\, and South America. Dr. Miller is a versatile artist devoted to performing new compositions and lesser-known works alongside standard repertoire.  Her 2019 album Portuguese Perspectives introduces a collection of world-premiere recordings for the oboe by Portuguese composers and includes several new commissions by Miller. This album and her 2015 release\, Modern Fairy Tales\, are available on iTunes\, Amazon\, and Spotify. American Record Guide praises her “seamless consistency in the various registers of the oboe…and sensitive phrasing and articulation.” Fanfare Magazine hails Courtney Miller as “a performer of considerable skill\, with an unfailingly lovely sound\, abundant technical ability\, and a special gift for turning notes into poetry.”    \n\n\n\nAn experienced orchestral musician\, Miller has performed in many orchestras in the United States\, such as the Chicago Symphony\, Orchestra Iowa\, Quad Cities Symphony\, and the Jacksonville Symphony. Dr. Miller performs as Principal Oboe with the North Carolina Opera. \n\n\n\n In addition to collaborations within the field of music\, Dr. Miller has a flair for interdisciplinary work. She has collaborated with hip-hop dancer Ernest “EKnock” Phillips\, belly dancer Janelle Issis\, and most recently\, choreographer and dancer Kristin Marrs.   \n\n\n\n Dr. Miller has authored articles published in the Double Reed Journal and the Journal of the American Viola Society. She has also presented recitals and papers at the College Music Society’s Northeast Regional Conference. Dr. Miller performs regularly at the International Double Reed Society’s annual conferences. In 2017\, she was a featured artist at the first international conference of the Associação Brasileira de Palhetas Duplas (Brazilian Double Reed Society or ABPD).  \n\n\n\nCourtney Miller has a Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University\, a Master of Music from Cleveland Institute of Music\, and a Bachelor of Music from Florida State University. Her primary teachers include John Ferrillo\, John Mack\, and Eric Ohlsson.   URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/keys-and-bridges-duo/ LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/faculty-recital-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20260213T162107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T181323Z UID:10003729-1776886200-1776891600@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Concert Band DESCRIPTION:Patty Saunders\, conductorCat Keen Hock\, clarinetMolly Allman\, graduate conductorJaden Brown\, graduate conductor \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nREENA ESMAILChamak \n\n\n\nJULIE GIROUXFields of Gold \n\n\n\nNATHAN DAUGHTREYTwitch \n\n\n\nCARLOS SIMONReflections \n\n\n\nROSSANO GALANTEAurora Borealis \n\n\n\nCAROL BRITTIN CHAMBERSKalos Eidos \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\n \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Soloist\n\n\n\n\nDr. Catherine Keen Hock exemplifies the innovative spirit of the contemporary classical musician.  Living in Greensboro\, North Carolina\, Cat (as she is called by her friends) performs and teaches throughout the southeastern United States.  Cat is an avid supporter of new music\, especially chamber music\, and frequently collaborates with local composers and new music ensembles.  Cat is a founding member of the award-winning reed ensemble Quintet Sirocco\, formed in 2010 by fellow graduate students at UNC Greensboro in an effort to continue advancing this exciting new genre of chamber music.  As an ensemble\, Quintet Sirocco’s mission encompasses commissioning and performing new music\, creating innovative performance experiences for diverse audiences\, and presenting educational performances throughout North Carolina.  In 2007\, Cat was a founding member of the Obsidian Clarinet Quartet\, premiering two original compositions at the 2008 conference for the International Clarinet Association\, ClarinetFest\, in Kansas City.  Cat is a member of the Piedmont Wind Symphony\, the bass clarinetist for the Fayetteville Symphony and Salisbury Symphony Orchestra\, plays clarinet/bass clarinet with WireTap New Music Ensemble (Durham\, NC)\, and serves on the woodwind faculty at the Music Academy of North Carolina.  Cat also enjoys sharing her love of music history as program essayist for the Eastern Music Festival. \n\n\n\nCat completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree (DMA) in clarinet performance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2012 where she was a graduate teaching assistant for the clarinet studio and jazz studies program.  Her degree includes a cognate in jazz studies\, and she also completed a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Historical Musicology during her doctoral studies.  Cat’s dissertation\, “The Pivotal Role of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time in the Establishment of the Clarinet-Piano Quartet Genre” reflects her passion for contemporary chamber music and examines the historical and socio-economic factors that have contributed to its current prominence within the classical music culture.   While at UNCG\, she was a member of the Wind Ensemble (performing at CBDNA in Austin\, Texas in 2009)\, University Symphony Orchestra\, Casella Sinfonietta and Jazz Ensemble II.  Cat also earned a MM in Clarinet Performance from UNCG in 2007 and a BA with Honors in Music Performance with a minor in International Studies from Wake Forest University in 2005.  At Wake Forest\, Cat was a William L. Poteat Scholar\, winner of the Concerto Competition and Giles-Harris Competition for Performance\, and a drum major for the Spirit of the Old Gold and Black Marching Band.  Also while at Wake Forest\, Cat spent a magical semester in Venice\, Italy\, where she studied at the Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello and traveled Europe experiencing performances by the world’s leading orchestras and opera companies.  She studied clarinet with Kelly Burke\, Anthony Taylor\, Edwin Riley\, Eileen Young and Michael Waddell.  \n\n\n\nIn recent years\, Cat has discovered a love of North Carolina’s state tree\, the long leaf pine\, after planting several acres of seedlings with her younger brother on their family farm in Four Oaks.  When she isn’t back home on the farm\, Cat enjoys attending sporting events\, exploring the tastes of North Carolina’s craft breweries with her husband Noah (a professional violist)\, and experiencing a view of the world through the eyes of her brilliantly curious daughter\, Clara. \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Bands\nThe UNCG Bands are devoted to the performance\, study\, and advancement of wind band music at the highest artistic level. Recognized as one of the nation’s premier collegiate band programs\, the UNCG Bands maintain an active and distinguished record of excellence through performances\, recordings\, tours\, and appearances at major conventions. \n\n\n\nThrough exemplary organization\, training\, and presentation\, the UNCG Bands offer exceptional musical experiences for our members and share outstanding performances throughout the year. Together\, we enrich the cultural life\, spirit\, and character of UNCG. \n\n\n\nThe UNCG Bands also proudly support music education across North Carolina and throughout the region by providing leadership\, mentorship\, and sponsorship to secondary school band programs and other musical 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\nJoin Our Email List\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/concert-band-10/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cat-keen-hock-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20250529T183039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T134830Z UID:10003287-1776972600-1776978000@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Wind Ensemble 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\nJoin Our Email List\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJonathan Caldwell\, conductorRyan Reynolds\, bassoon \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHPassacaglia and Fugue in C minor\, BWV 582transcribed by Donald Hunsberger \n\n\n\nIGOR STRAVINSKYSymphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version) \n\n\n\nEDWIN FRANKO GOLDMANThe Chimes of Liberty (1922) \n\n\n\nLUKE ELLARDThe Seer (2017) \n\n\n\nOMAR THOMAS Come Sunday (2018) \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\n \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Soloist\nRyan Reynolds\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Ryan Reynolds is Assistant Professor of Bassoon and bassoonist of the award-winning Akropolis Reed Quintet. An award-winning chamber musician\, Dr. Reynolds has won prizes at six national chamber music competitions\, including the Gold Medal at the 2014 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. He tours internationally as a member of Akropolis and has released five studio albums with the ensemble. The latest of these albums\, Hymns for Private Use\, was released in October 2022 on Bright Shiny Things\, and debuted at #8 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart. In 2018\, his collaboration with legendary clarinetist David Shifrin on the studio recording of a new chamber music version of Carl Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto was released on Delos Records and nominated for an International Classical Music Award. \n\n\n\nDr. Reynolds has performed with orchestras throughout the United States including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra\, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra\, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra\, and Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra\, among many others. An educator\, Reynolds has served on the summer faculties of the Renova Music Festival and the Akropolis Chamber Music Institute. He has given masterclasses and lectures in Germany\, Spain\, the United Arab Emirates\, and at many top American universities\, including Yale University\, the University of Texas-Austin\, the University of Michigan\, and Northwestern University. Reynolds is also an in-demand adjudicator and has served as a judge or panelist for projects and organizations including the International Double Reed Society\, the Barlow Endowment\, Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition\, the Calefax International Composers Competition\, NOLA Chamber Music Competition\, and many collegiate concerto competitions. \n\n\n\nDr. Reynolds contributes to the International Double Reed Society as the Lead Bassoon Recordings Reviewer for the quarterly journal The Double Reed\, and as Chair of the IDRS Commissioning Sub-Committee where he leads the Society’s commissioning grant and composer competition programs. Reynolds is also an arranger and composer\, and his works are performed by students and professionals around the world. \n\n\n\nA native of Michigan\, Dr. Reynolds received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the University of Michigan\, and received his Doctor of Music degree from Florida State University. His primary teachers include Eric Stomberg\, Jeffrey Lyman\, and Jeff Keesecker. \n\n\n\nBack to Program \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Wind Ensemble\n\n\n\n\nThe UNCG Wind Ensemble is the premier wind band of the UNCG School of Music\, uniting fifty outstanding musicians from across the United States and around the world. Its members—ranging from first‑year undergraduates to master’s and doctoral students in performance and music education—are selected through a highly competitive audition process. Ensemble musicians regularly earn top solo and chamber awards\, competitive scholarships and fellowships\, and professional positions in orchestras\, military bands\, teaching\, and arts leadership. Current students represent seventeen states\, Slovenia\, and Hong Kong. \n\n\n\nFor decades\, the ensemble has built a distinguished record of artistic excellence\, with acclaimed performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts\, Lincoln Center\, and leading venues throughout the eastern United States. Its catalog of more than twenty commercial recordings has received national recognition and helped position UNCG as a leader in wind band performance\, commissioning\, and recording. \n\n\n\nThe Wind Ensemble has been featured at major national and regional conferences of the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA)\, National Band Association (NBA)\, American Bandmasters Association (ABA)\, and Music Educators National Conference (MENC). The ensemble has also collaborated with prominent composers and performers\, including Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Karel Husa and other influential figures in the field. \n\n\n\nRecent highlights include performances at the Music Center at Strathmore; a joint concert with the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own”; a twelve‑day international tour through the Czech Republic\, Austria\, and Italy\, culminating in a featured performance at Prague’s renowned Dvořák Hall; and a tour of the Southern United States that concluded with an appearance at the national conference of the College Band Directors National Association. \n\n\n\nBack to Program \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Bands\nThe UNCG Bands are devoted to the performance\, study\, and advancement of wind band music at the highest artistic level. Recognized as one of the nation’s premier collegiate band programs\, the UNCG Bands maintain an active and distinguished record of excellence through performances\, recordings\, tours\, and appearances at major conventions. \n\n\n\nThrough exemplary organization\, training\, and presentation\, the UNCG Bands offer exceptional musical experiences for our members and share outstanding performances throughout the year. Together\, we enrich the cultural life\, spirit\, and character of UNCG. \n\n\n\nThe UNCG Bands also proudly support music education across North Carolina and throughout the region by providing leadership\, mentorship\, and sponsorship to secondary school band programs and other musical organizations. \n\n\n\n\nUNCG Bands\n\n\n\n\nBack to Program URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/wind-ensemble-15/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/reynolds-ryan-bassoon-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20250512T155128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T130602Z UID:10003268-1777059000-1777059000@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:John Clayton DESCRIPTION:John Clayton | Double Bassist\, performance with UNCG Jazz Ensemble I\n\n\n\nBassist\, Composer\, Arranger and Producer\, John Clayton is a busy man. He is a Grammy© winner with nine additional nominations and has written and/or recorded with artists such as Milt Jackson\, Diana Krall\, Paul McCartney\, Regina Carter\, Dee Dee Bridgewater\, Gladys Knight\, Queen Latifah\, McCoy Tyner\, YoYo Ma and Charles Aznavour\, to name only a few \n\n\n\nJohn was the principal bassist in the Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (The Netherlands) from 1980-1984. In 1986\, John co-founded the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and rekindled The Clayton Brothers Quintet. In addition to his individual clinics and workshops\, he also directs the educational components of Centrum\, The Port Townsend Jazz Festival\, and the Vail Jazz Workshop. \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\nIt is John’s arrangement of the “Star Spangled Banner” that helped propel Whitney Houston in her 1990 performance at the Super Bowl (the recording went platinum). His recordings with the Clayton Brothers\, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, Milt Jackson\, Monty Alexander\, Count Basie and others are plentiful. John feels “I’ve been guided by a village of musicians who helped me understand the humility that goes along with playing music at the highest level you can. Ray Brown used to tell me to ‘Learn how to play the bass!!’ Just take care of the music and it will take care of you. \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/john-clayton/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,UCLS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/JohnClayton5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T213000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20250813T133044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260221T140415Z UID:10003346-1777059000-1777066200@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:John Clayton and Jazz Ensemble I DESCRIPTION:Bassist\, Composer\, Arranger and Producer\, John Clayton is a busy man. He is a Grammy© winner with nine additional nominations and has written and/or recorded with artists such as Milt Jackson\, Diana Krall\, Paul McCartney\, Regina Carter\, Dee Dee Bridgewater\, Gladys Knight\, Queen Latifah\, McCoy Tyner\, YoYo Ma\, and Charles Aznavour\, to name only a few. \n\n\n\nJohn was the principal bassist in the Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (The Netherlands) from 1980-1984. In 1986\, John co-founded the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and rekindled The Clayton Brothers Quintet. In addition to his individual clinics and workshops\, he also directs the educational components of Centrum\, The Port Townsend Jazz Festival\, and the Vail Jazz Workshop. \n\n\n\nIt is John’s arrangement of the “Star Spangled Banner” that helped propel Whitney Houston in her 1990 performance at the Super Bowl (the recording went platinum). His recordings with the Clayton Brothers\, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, Milt Jackson\, Monty Alexander\, Count Basie and others are plentiful. John feels “I’ve been guided by a village of musicians who helped me understand the humility that goes along with playing music at the highest level you can. Ray Brown used to tell me to ‘Learn how to play the bass!!’ Just take care of the music and it will take care of you.” \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\nMiles Davis Jazz Studies Program\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$9.00Students$6.00\n\n\n\n\nPurchase Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/john-clayton-and-jazz-ensemble-i/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/john-clayton-bass.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T001148 CREATED:20251209T182709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T183516Z UID:10003611-1777491000-1777496400@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Sinfonia DESCRIPTION:Scott 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\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\nbassoon\, music\, student recital\n\n\nInstagram\n\nFacebook\n\nX\n\nYouTube URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/sinfonia-14/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/orchestas-pic13905.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR