BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//College of Visual and Performing Arts - ECPv6.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:College of Visual and Performing Arts 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:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T160000 DTSTAMP:20260520T041933 CREATED:20240130T164727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164727Z UID:10000879-1699797600-1699804800@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Purcell’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’ and Friends from UNCG PopTech • Opera Theatre DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAMPURCHASE TICKETS\n\n\nTickets\n\n \n\n\n\nAdult\n$10.00\n\n\nStudent\n$5.00\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\nThe UNCG Opera Theatre presents Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas\, joined by students in the School of Music Popular Music and Technology program\, who will reimage some of Purcell’s melodies before the opera itself. \nCome see the dynamic story of the love of Dido\, the Queen of Carthage\, for the Trojan hero Aeneas and her despair when he abandons her. Dido is Purcell’s only real opera and an important work in the scope of Baroque Opera. \n\nThe UNCG Opera Theatre\, under the direction of David Holley\, annually produces at least four operas. In the fall\, “Tour to the Schools” reaches over 10\,000 area school children and a chamber opera is presented in November (Amahl and the Night Visitors in even years). In the spring\, the School of Music and the School of Theatre join forces on a large-scale opera\, and the UNCG Opera Theatre collaborates with the Greensboro Opera to present GO’s signature outreach program\, “Opera at the Carolina\,” in which every fifth grader in Guilford County (6\,000+) attends a live opera at the downtown Carolina Theatre. \nSince 1993\, UNCG’s productions have regularly earned awards in the National Opera Association’s Annual Opera Production Competition\, including seven first place awards for: Susannah\, Little Women\, Orpheus in the Underworld\, The Consul\, Dialogues of the Carmelites\, Amahl and the Night Visitors\, and Don Giovanni. Second place was awarded for our productions of Gianni Schicchi\, Albert Herring\, La vida breve\, L’Enfant et les Sortilèges\, and Philip Glass’s Galileo Galilei\, which Mr. Glass attended\, and he worked with our cast. \nIn the spring of 2009\, the UNCG Opera Theatre proudly presented the world premiere of Libby Larsen’s Picnic which was commissioned in 2004 by a generous grant from the Charles A. Babock Foundation. \n  URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/purcells-dido-and-aeneas-and-friends-from-uncg-poptech-opera-theatre-4/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Music ORGANIZER;CN="UNCG Auditorium-1-CVPA –%3B Master (2000)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_3736303334383835333332@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T170000 DTSTAMP:20260520T041933 CREATED:20240130T164727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164727Z UID:10000880-1699803000-1699808400@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Abigail Hughes\, violin • Undergraduate Recital DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAM\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. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/abigail-hughes-violin-undergraduate-recital/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:School of Music ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-1-CVPA –%3B Recital Hall (350)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_38393931303333362d313837@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231113T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231113T190000 DTSTAMP:20260520T041933 CREATED:20240130T164707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164707Z UID:10000847-1699896600-1699902000@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Ben Weiss\, tuba • Undergraduate Recital DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAM\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. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/ben-weiss-tuba-undergraduate-recital/ LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:School of Music ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-2-CVPA –%3B Organ Hall (125)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_3735333130333732353136@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T210000 DTSTAMP:20260520T041933 CREATED:20240130T164733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164733Z UID:10000883-1699990200-1699995600@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Symphonic Band • Steven Stusek\, saxophone DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAMPROGRAM NOTES AND BIOS\nJonathan Caldwell\, conductor\nSteven Stusek\, saxophone\n \n\nIVES\nVariations on “America” \nLOGGINS-HULL\nTBA \nWILLIAMS\nEscapades \nMILHAUD\nSuite française \nBARBER\nCommando March \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\n \nSteven Stusek\, saxophone\, is Associate Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina Greensboro\, where he is a member of the Eastwind Quintette d’Anches and the Red Clay Saxophone Quartet. Originally from Oshkosh\, Wisconsin\, he received his Bachelor’s degree in saxophone performance from Indiana University. Before beginning a Master’s degree in saxophone and chamber music at Arizona State University\, Steve spent a year in Paris studying at the Paris Conservatory (Conservatoire Nationale Superior de Musique de Paris) and the Conservatoire de le Région de Paris\, where he was awarded the Prix d’Or à l’Unanimité in Saxophone Performance. After living in the Netherlands for almost eight years he returned to Indiana University and was awarded a DMA in Saxophone in 2001. He has served on the faculties of Ball State University\, Middlebury College\, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He has been on the UNCG faculty since 1999. As a soloist\, Steve has appeared with the Eastern Music Festival and more recently with the University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble as part of the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial conference. He has been the principal saxophonist for the Eastern Music Festival and the Greensboro Symphony for the past ten years. In 2000\, he won the prestigious Dutch Chamber Music Competition as part of the saxophone-accordion duo 2Track with accordion virtuoso Otine van Erp. Together they have performed throughout the Netherlands\, the US and on Dutch radio. Steve teamed up with pianist Inara Zandmane and saxophonist Susan Fancher to produce the critically acclaimed recording Louder than Words – music for two saxophones and piano. Steve’s teachers have included Eugene Rousseau\, Joseph Wytko\, David Baker\, Larry Teal\, Daniel Deffayet\, Jean-Yves Formeau\, and Leroy Wolter. Steve is the Past-President of the North American Saxophone Alliance. \n\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. \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. \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. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/symphonic-band-steven-stusek-saxophone/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:CVPA Live!,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/bands-header-3FOXQV.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UNCG Auditorium-1-CVPA –%3B Master (2000)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_3736303334383835333332@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T210000 DTSTAMP:20260520T041933 CREATED:20240130T164733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164733Z UID:10000884-1700076600-1700082000@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Symphony Orchestra • Andrew Willis\, piano DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAMPROGRAM NOTES AND BIOS\n\n\nAdditional Event\nPre-Concert Talk\n7:00 pm\, Auditorium Stage \nJoin us before the concert for a conversation with our msucisians about the program. \n\n\nJungho Kim\, conductor\nAndrew Willis\, piano \n\nRUTTY\nWaking Up Down at the Bottom of the Sea \nMENDELSSOHN\nPiano Concerto No. 1 in G minor\, op. 25 \nBRAHMS\nSymphony No. 4 in E minor\, op. 98 \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\n\n\n\n\n \nPianist Andrew Willis explores the historical development of keyboard instruments and their performance practice\, maintaining a commitment to the study\, performance\, and teaching of the widest possible range of repertoire. Keenly interested in the history of the piano\, he contributes frequently to conferences\, festivals\, and concert series. He is a past president of the Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society and a Trustee of the Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies\, for whose International Fortepiano Competition he served as a juror. \nAs Covington Distinguished Professor of Music in the UNC Greensboro School of Music\, Willis teaches performance on instruments ranging from harpsichord to modern piano. He directed the biennial UNCG Focus on Piano Literature for over a decade and recently inaugurated a student Historical Performance Consort. For the Albany\, Bridge\, Claves\, Centaur\, and CRI labels he has recorded solo and ensemble music of three centuries on pianos linked historically to the chosen repertoire. His recording of Op. 106 for the first complete Beethoven sonata cycle on period instruments was hailed by The New York Times as “a ‘Hammerklavier’ of rare stature.” \nWillis received the D.M.A. in Historical Performance from Cornell University\, where he studied fortepiano with Malcolm Bilson\, the M.M. in Accompanying and Chamber Music from Temple University under George Sementovsky and Lambert Orkis\, and the B.M. in Piano from The Curtis Institute of Music\, where his mentor was Mieczyslaw Horszowski. \n\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. \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. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/symphony-orchestra-andrew-willis-piano/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:CVPA Live!,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/symphony-header-22a-scaled-CNgyLW.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UNCG Auditorium-1-CVPA –%3B Master (2000)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_3736303334383835333332@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260520T041933 CREATED:20240130T164707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164707Z UID:10000848-1700163000-1700168400@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Cady Robinson\, violin • Undergraduate Recital DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAM\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. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/cady-robinson-violin-undergraduate-recital/ LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:School of Music ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-2-CVPA –%3B Organ Hall (125)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_3735333130333732353136@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260520T041933 CREATED:20240130T164733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164733Z UID:10000885-1700163000-1700168400@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Concert Band DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAMPROGRAM NOTES AND BIOS\nKristin Arp\, conductor\nJennifer Stewart Walter\, guest conductor\nDalton Guin\, guest conductor \n\nGOTO\nFanfare and Celebrations March \nNISHIMURA\nChasing Sunlight \nGREEN\nEdge of the Sacred Rainforest \nCHAMBERS\nTarantella \nBERGMAN\nOver Wild Solitude \nSTAHL\nSolutions (consortium premiere) \nMILBURN\nEmerald Suite \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\n\n\n\n\n \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. \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. \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. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/concert-band/ LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,CVPA Live!,School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vpa.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/bands-header-3FOXQV.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UNCG Auditorium-1-CVPA –%3B Master (2000)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_3736303334383835333332@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260520T041933 CREATED:20240130T164734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164734Z UID:10000886-1700163000-1700168400@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Cutter Burnett\, tenor • Graduate Recital DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAM\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. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/cutter-burnett-tenor-graduate-recital/ LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:School of Music ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-1-CVPA –%3B Recital Hall (350)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_38393931303333362d313837@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231117T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231117T210000 DTSTAMP:20260520T041933 CREATED:20240130T164710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164710Z UID:10000851-1700249400-1700254800@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Wyatt Carlyle\, horn • Undergraduate Recital DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAM\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. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/wyatt-carlyle-horn-undergraduate-recital-2/ LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:School of Music ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-2-CVPA –%3B Organ Hall (125)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_3735333130333732353136@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T190000 DTSTAMP:20260520T041933 CREATED:20240130T164714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164714Z UID:10000853-1700328600-1700334000@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:James Lane\, trombone • Graduate Recital DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAM\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. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/james-lane-trombone-graduate-recital-2/ LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:School of Music ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-2-CVPA –%3B Organ Hall (125)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_3735333130333732353136@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T210000 DTSTAMP:20260520T041933 CREATED:20240130T164714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164714Z UID:10000855-1700335800-1700341200@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:Soleil Phillips\, flute • Undergraduate Recital DESCRIPTION:DOWNLOAD PROGRAM\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. URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/soleil-phillips-flute-undergraduate-recital/ LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States CATEGORIES:School of Music ORGANIZER;CN="Music Bldg-2-CVPA –%3B Organ Hall (125)":MAILTO:uncg.edu_3735333130333732353136@resource.calendar.google.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T210000 DTSTAMP:20260520T041933 CREATED:20240130T164734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T164734Z UID:10000887-1700335800-1700341200@vpa.uncg.edu SUMMARY:PopTech Showcase at The Crown DESCRIPTION:PURCHASE TICKETSDOWNLOAD PROGRAM\n\n\nTickets\n\n \n\n\n\nAdvance\n$12.20\n\n\nDoor\n$15.20\n\n\n\nTicket prices include $3.20 service charge\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\n\n\n\n \n \nThe UNCG PopTech program was started in Fall 2022. Officially known as a Bachelor of Music degree in Popular Music and Technology\, the program offers students the chance to develop as performers\, singer-songwriters\, producers\, beat-makers\, and composers\, all while strengthening their skills and knowledge in working with music technology. The PopTech program is at the forefront of initiatives across the country that welcome young musicians to university music studies from fields like hip-hop\, rap\, R&B\, pop\, rock\, film/video/gaming music\, and more. These student musicians are serious about their work\, and they are very good at it! The showcase concert will feature original work and covers in a super wide array of settings\, from bands to soloists and from playback beats to videos. \nFor more information\, please visit:\nUNCG School of Music PopTech | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/poptech-showcase-at-the-crown/ LOCATION:The Crown at the Carolina Theatre\, 310 S Greene St\, Greensboro\, 27401\, United States CATEGORIES:School of Music END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR