November 2019
The Difficulties – Faculty and Guest Artist Recital
The Difficulties is an anti-meta, neo-beat, electronic garage gospel, trio that brings laptop wizardry together with a whacked-out bass_gal, a saxophonist/chamber-music-rockstar, and an ironist wordsmith. Catch the theme song, “The Difficulties” on the title track of their eponymous, never-to-be-released debut album, “The Difficulties.” Mark Engebretson, soundsmith, computer, bari sax Rachel York, double bass, vocals, lead barista Brian Lampkin, wordsmith, spoken text, spiritual guidance Composer Mark Engebretson is busy stealing the souls of those in near proximity, injecting shards and shreds…
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March 2020
The Moanin’ Frogs – Alumni and Guest Artist Recital
Music performed by The Moanin' Frogs will include world premieres by UNCG student composers. Bending genres and uplifting spirits, The Moanin’ Frogs offer an electrifying approach to chamber music. Conservatory trained and entertainment minded, their dynamic and technically precise performances of classical, ragtime, jazz, and pop delight fans across the world. Featuring all six saxophones from soprano to bass, The Moanin’ Frogs are unique on today’s chamber music landscape. First Prize Winners of the 2018 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition,…
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The UNCG College of Visual and Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the Edward T. Cone Foundation of Princeton, NJ and New York, NY for its generous support for the advancement of theory, composition, and performance through the UNCG New Music Program.