UNC Greensboro

Annie Jeng and Jennifer Lien

mOthertongue: Lived Experience in Asian America

Soprano Jennifer Lien and Annie Jeng, professor of piano, present “mOthertongue: Lived Experience in Asian America,” a program of songs intended to challenge outdated cultural ideas and assert the Asian American lived experience.

Dr. Alessandra Feris School of Music

Alessandra Feris, piano

Praised for her artistry and passion, Brazilian pianist Alessandra Feris has established a distinguished career as a performer, pedagogue, and advocate for Latin-American piano music. She has performed widely across South America, Central America, Mexico, Europe, and the United States. Alessandra Feris is a professor of piano in the UNCG School of Music.

Rahsaan Barber Jazz Saxophonist

Rahsaan Barber Quintet

Rahsaan Barber has set out on a singular path of musical excellence in performance, composition, education, and entrepreneurship. In addition to working as a professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Rahsaan enjoys a performance career that encompasses an ever-expanding range of musical styles, including jazz, blues, funk, classical, fusion, soul, Latin, and world music.

George Fu, piano

George Fu, piano

American pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu presents the complete “Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant Jésus” by Olivier Messiaen.

Aaron Goldberg

Aaron Goldberg

Aaron Goldberg is widely heralded as one of jazz’s most compelling pianists, both leading his own trio and collaborating with such brilliant icons as Joshua Redman, Wynton Marsalis, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Guillermo Klein, and many more. Simultaneously swinging and embracing risk, his stylistically fluid, singular voice reveals that jazz is a tradition of innovation.

Pianist Drew Petersen

Drew Petersen ∙ Daniel Ericourt Artist Residency

Acclaimed pianist Drew Petersen brings poetic artistry to repertoire from Bach to Zaimont. A winner of the Avery Fisher Career Grant and American Pianists Awards, he performs worldwide as soloist and chamber musician, earning praise for his insight, power, and passion.

The Haven Trio

Haven Trio

Established solo artists soprano Lindsay Kesselman, clarinetist Kimberly Cole Luevano, and pianist Midori Koga joined as the Haven Trio in 2011. Now in its 13th season, Haven has commissioned a compelling body of repertoire from its extended family of composers.