UNCG Auditorium
The UNCG Auditorium is a 1,642 seat proscenium-style theatre. The building was completed in 1927 with seating for 2,288. In 2008, UNCG auditorium underwent a $19 million dollar renovation which added improved acoustics, more leg room for patrons, and a double-lift orchestra pit. The hall is used for musical productions, operas, symphonies, ensembles, University Concert and Lecture Series, faculty and guest dance performances, and various other performing arts events.
UNCG Auditorium is located on the corner of Spring Garden and Tate Street. UNCG Auditorium is handicapped accessible and also features hearing-assistance listening devices.
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Parking
Parking is available in unreserved spaces in the Tate Street Parking Lot between Spring Garden and Lee Streets. Please do not park in spaces reserved for the Weatherspoon Art Museum. For weekday, daytime shows, parking is also available off of Tate Street and surrounding streets.
September 2018
Collage: Bernstein at 100
Collage: Bernstein at 100 kicks off the new academic year for the UNCG School of Music in spectacular fashion with our 11th annual performance on September 8. Leonard Bernstein has been hailed as one of the most prodigiously talented and successful American musicians and his impact on music and culture during the 20th century cannot be overstated. From compositions like West Side Story, to his work as music director of the New York Philharmonic, to his historic performance at the fall of the Berlin…
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From iconic actor and bestselling author Alan Alda, an indispensable guide to communicating better—based on his experience with acting, improv, science, and storytelling The acclaimed actor shares fascinating and powerful lessons from the art and science of communication, and teaches readers to improve the way they relate to others using improv games, storytelling, and their own innate ability to read what’s probably going on in the minds of others. With his trademark humor and frankness, Alan Alda explains what makes…
Find out more »Wind Ensemble
John R. Locke, conductor Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor SCHUMAN Circus Overture WILSON Shortcut Home STRADELLA Aria di Chiesa (trans. Fraschillo) GRAINGER The Immovable Do WELCHER Zion BARNES Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Niccolò Paganini KNOX Sea Songs This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)BANDS.UNCG.EDU The UNCG Wind Ensemble is a highly select concert band of fifty performers majoring in music at the UNCG School of Music. Performers…
Find out more »Symphony Orchestra – Joseph Di Piazza, piano
Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Joseph Di Piazza, piano BOULANGER D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning) MOZART Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488 BERNSTEIN Symphonic Suite from On The Waterfront This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)ORCHESTRAS.UNCG.EDU Joseph Di Piazza has performed extensively in the United States, Canada, and Europe as a recitalist, chamber player, and soloist with symphony orchestras. He has been the recipient of numerous honors…
Find out more »October 2018
University Band
Pamela L. Klena, conductor J. Benjamin Jones, conductor Carolina Perez, conductor RESPIGHI Airs of the Court (arr. Longfield) HOLST Suite No. 1 for Military Band, Op. 28, No. 1 WHITACRE Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) NELHYBEL Corsican Litany GRAINGER Down Longford Way Spoon River MARKOWSKI Shine VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)BANDS.UNCG.EDU The University Band is comprised of approximately 85 musicians, both music majors and non-majors, who join together to perform two concerts each semester. This ensemble is dedicated to…
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Pamela L. Klena, conductor J. Benjamin Jones, conductor Brian Diller, guest conductor TUTTLE Across the Divide CHEN Come, Drink One More Cup MILHAUD Suite Française COPLAND Down a Country Lane (trans. Patterson) BERNSTEIN Candide Suite (arr. Grundman) VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)BANDS.UNCG.EDU Brian Diller teaches conducting and directs the Wind Ensemble and Concert Band at Tennessee Tech University. He was recently awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) where he served…
Find out more »November 2018
University and Symphonic Bands
Pamela L. Klena, conductor J. Benjamin Jones, conductor John R. Locke, conductor Carolina Perez, conductor Graduate Brass Quintet University Band VETERANS SUITE The Star-Spangled Banner (Stamp) America the Beautiful (Ward/Dragon) National Emblem (Bagley) BERNSTEIN Suite from Mass (arr. Sweeney) DEL TREDICI Acrostic Song CHANCE Incantation and Dance Symphonic Band TURINA La Procession du Rocio (trans. Reed) MARGOLIS Color GEORGE Firefly TIAN Petals of Fire PANN Hold this boy and Listen CAMPHOUSE A Movement for Rosa GRANTHAM Don't You See? VIEW…
Find out more »Symphony Orchestra – Jacob Warren, saxophone
Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Jacob Warren, saxophone Winner, Student Artist Competition Nicoletta Moss, graduate conductor MUSSORGSKY Introduction and Polonaise from Boris Godunov CRESTON Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Op. 26 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)ORCHESTRAS.UNCG.EDU Jacob Warren is from Emerald Isle, North Carolina. He is a junior, double majoring in saxophone performance and arts administration, and a Minerva scholar at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has…
Find out more »Dr. John R. Locke Retirement Concert – Alumni Band and Wind Ensemble
John R. Locke, conductor Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Justin Davis, guest conductor Tammy Fisher, guest conductor Marshall Forrester, guest conductor Nicholas Holland, guest conductor Steve Kerr, guest conductor David Kish, guest conductor William L. Lake, Jr., guest conductor Janet Phillips, guest conductor Jim Smisek, guest conductor Alumni Band HANSSEN Valdres SHOSTAKOVICH Folk Dances WHITACRE October REED Armenian Dances Wind Ensemble BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide (trans. Grundman) ARNOLD Four Scottish Dances (trans. Paynter) SPARKE Sunrise at Angel's Gate TIAN Petals of Fire…
Find out more »February 2019
Wind Ensemble
30th Annual Carolina Band Festival and Conductors Conference Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Andrew Hudson, clarinet Mallory Thompson, guest condutor Catherine Rand, guest conductor Michael Colburn, guest conductor NELSON Rocky Point Holiday COPLAND Emblems GRAINGER Three Grainger "Wildflowers" Shepherd's Hey Irish Tune from County Derry Molly on the Shore DAUGHERTY Brooklyn Bridge CUONG Moth VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)BANDS.UNCG.EDU Performances by clarinetist Andy Hudson have been hailed as “a treat for the listener” and praised for “an uncommon singularity of purpose, technical…
Find out more »Symphony Orchestra – Fabián López, violin
Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Fabián López, violin PURRINGTON Extraordinary Flora MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 70 VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)ORCHESTRAS.UNCG.EDU Violinist Fabián López has toured extensively through the United States, Europe, China, and South America, gaining recognition as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. As soloist he has performed with orchestras in the United States, Spain, and France such as Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla, Hebert Springs…
Find out more »Mark Morris Dance Group
Founded in New York City in 1980 by artistic director and choreographer Mark Morris, the Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) has been called “the preeminent modern dance organization of our time” (Yo-Yo Ma), its members receiving “highest praise for their technical aplomb, their musicality, and their sheer human authenticity.” (Bloomberg News). Live music and community engagement are vital components of the Dance Group, which has toured with its own musicians, the MMDG Music Ensemble, since 1996. Through Access/MMDG programming, the Dance…
Find out more »March 2019
Audra McDonald
CREDIT: Allison Michael Orenstein Audra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actress. The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy Award, she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2015 and received a 2015 National Medal of Arts—America’s highest honor for achievement in the arts—from President Barack Obama. In addition to her Tony-winning performances in Carousel, Master Class,…
Find out more »April 2019
Wind Ensemble – Lindsay Kesselman, soprano
Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Lindsay Kesselman, soprano J. Benjamin Jones, graduate condutor Pamela L. Klena, graduate conductor MCTEE Finish Line PERSICHETTI Masquerade SPARR Title TBA (world premiere) SWEELINCK Variations on Mein junges Leben hat ein End IPPOLITO Machine Becomes Music (consortium premiere) TCHAIKOVSKY Dance of the Jesters (trans. Cramer) VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)BANDS.UNCG.EDU Hailed by Fanfare Magazine as an “artist of growing reputation for her artistry and intelligence…with a voice of goddess-like splendor” Lindsay Kesselman is a soprano who…
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