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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
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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\nflute\, music\, student recital\, studio 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
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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\nflute\, music\, student recital\, studio 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
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