College of Visual and Performing Arts

The Message
2026-03-11 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-12 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-13 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-16 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-17 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-18 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-19 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-20 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Gatewood Studio Arts Center, 527 Highland Ave, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA, 527 Highland Ave, Greensboro, 27412, United States
Join the School of Art at UNCG as we welcome Steven M. Cozart to the Gatewood Gallery. This exhibition will be open February 19 – March 20th with a Reception and Artist Talk on February 19.

Steven M. Cozart is a highly accomplished artist-scholar and documentarian whose passion for Painting and drawing endures despite his colorblindness. His body of figurative work is deeply rooted in his personal experiences and introspections, with a thematic focus on race and identity in Black America. Through thoughtful and deliberate use of symbolic objects in his imagery, Cozart addresses the complexities and nuances of stereotypes affecting black men and women, especially as they exist within the black community itself.

To read more about Steven M. Cozart – https://www.stevenmcozart.com/

Dennis Parker, cello
2026-03-16 17:30 - 19:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Dennis Parker, Haymon Professor of Cello, has been on the faculty at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. for the past 32 years. Parker tours internationally as soloist, recitalist and educator. Recent seasons’ tours have taken him to, Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Mexico, Costa Rica, Romania, France, Italy, Brazil and Ecuador, where he gave the premiere performance of Ecuadorian composer, Luis Humberto Salgado’s “Cello Concerto” (1975) in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

He received his training at Indiana University with Janos Starker and Yale University with cellist, Also Parisot. His early training was with Channing Robbins. He held the position of Principal Cello in Porto Alegre, Brazil (1982-84) and was a member of the Detroit Symphony (1986-88).

He is the author of “The Popper Manifesto”(2002), the only complete video recording and users-guide Instructional Manual to David Popper’s “High School of Cello Playing.” With more than 3,000 copies distributed worldwide, this is a widely used text on all continents. He has also released many CD recordings, as well as the world premier of the Brazilian composer, Walter Burle Marx’s “Cello Concerto,”. His other recordings range from crossover, and jazz influenced music “Cello Matters” (music of David Baker, Liduino Pitombeira, Daniel Schnyder, Astor Piazzolla, to recordings of his own transcriptions for cello including Debussy’s “Sonata for Violin” Poulenc’s “Sonata for Flute” Enesco’s “Violin Sonata no.3.” He has premiered and recorded and published editions for his transcriptions to Mozart’s “Violin Concerto No.5” and “Sinfonia Concertante.” He has recorded for Centaur Records chamber music of composers Erwin Schullhoff, Gideon Klein, Hans Krasa, and Viktor Ullmann, all killed in the Holocaust. Another recording features the “Cello Sonata “and “Piano Trio” of Russian composer, Ivan Sokolov.

Parker is also a sculptor and wood-worker, recycling humorous reconstructions from old, out-of-use musical instruments as well as other found objects. You can follow his work on Instagram @Dennisparkercelloetc and on YouTube.

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Open House for Prospective Music Students
2026-03-17 08:00 - 17:00 | NC

annual community small works art Exhibition
2026-03-17 12:00 - 2026-03-21 17:00 | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E February 1 Pl, Greensboro, NC 27406, USA
GPS’s Annual

Community Small Works Show 2026

March 17 – 21, 2026

Reception: Friday, March 20th | 6-8P

Greensboro Project Space is pleased to announce its third annual community exhibition that features works by our local and regional artists. Through this exhibition we explore the depth and range of creative practices that flourish in Greensboro and beyond. We encourage community members to express themselves in any way, activating our space with playful contrasting dimensions and diverse visual approaches, across many artistic mediums.

Student Composers Concert I
2026-03-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Eli Roegge, horn
2026-03-18 17:30 - 19:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Student Composers Concert II
2026-03-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Faculty, Students, and Friends Chamber Recital
2026-03-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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withYi-Ju Shih, Line Roussel, Siana Wong, and Fabián López, violinsDavid Parks and Dave Phillips, violasAlex Ezerman andCori Trenczer, cellos Ināra Zandmane, piano

Annie Phillips, piano
2026-03-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Kai Summerlin, horn
2026-03-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Jake Dunn, composer
2026-03-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Abby Stewart and Haydn Eaton, organ
2026-03-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Aaron Hyatt, percussion
2026-03-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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MFA Thesis Concert Performance: Tiffany Hale & Jonah Carrel
2026-03-20 19:30 - 22:30, 2026-03-21 19:30 - 22:30 | Coleman Theatre, 1408 Walker Ave, Greensboro, North Carolina, 27412, United States
Join UNCG’s School of Dance for the MFA Thesis Concert Friday Performance of Tiffany Hale & Jonah Carrel.

Event will be held on the evenings of March 20 and 21, 2026 at 7:30pm and will be in the Coleman Theatre, or Coleman Building 306.

Tickets are available for purchase in ADULT ($15), STUDENT ($7.50), SENIOR ($10), and CHILD ($7.50) price points.

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Lawrence Brownlee
2026-03-20 20:00 | Elliott University Center Auditorium, 507 Stirling St, Greensboro, 27402
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).

In 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.

Highlights 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.

Orchestra/MezzUNCG Students$7.50UNCG Faculty/Staff$25.00Adults$45.00Seniors/Military$35.00Children (K-12)$10.00

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In 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.

Mr. 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.

In 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.

James Grass, saxophone
2026-03-21 11:30 - 13:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Hailey Brett, soprano
2026-03-21 13:30 - 15:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Gabrielle Fuller, mezzo-soprano
2026-03-21 15:30 - 17:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States

Kya Stein, soprano
2026-03-21 17:30 - 19:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Steve Haines and Friends
2026-03-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Organ Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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withJaninah Burnett, voiceThomas Heflin, trumpetAriel Pocock, pianoZaren Saddler, drums

Steve 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.

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Ariel Detwiler, bassoon
2026-03-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Dr. Ariel Detwiler, owner of ACDC Reeds, is an active bassoon teacher, freelance performer, and reed maker based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ariel 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.

Ariel’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.

ACDC 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.

Dr. Detwiler’s recital and visit is supported, in part, by the CVPA Inclusive Excellence Fund.

Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble: Música para Todos
2026-03-22 15:00 - 16:30 | Tew Recital Hall, 100 McIver St, Greensboro, 27412, United States
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Lorena Guillén, voice and artistic directorAlejandro Rutty, piano and bass Jacqui Carrasco, violinGuy Capuzzo, guitarAdam Ricci, pianoErik Schmidt, percussion

With 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.

“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).

Over 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).

This 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.

The 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.

Many 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.
