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.
January 2020
Emmylou Harris
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** SOLD OUT ** A 14-time Grammy winner and Billboard Century Award recipient, Emmylou Harris’ contribution as a singer and songwriter spans 40 years. She has recorded more than 25 albums and has lent her talents to countless fellow artists’ recordings. In recognition of her remarkable career, Harris was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008 and earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 2018. Harris is known as much for her eloquently straightforward songwriting as for…
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University and Symphonic Bands
Jonathan Caldwell, conductor Carolina Perez, graduate conductor REED A Jubliant Overture BATES Rusty Air in Carolina STILL Summerland from Three Visions SCHULLER Blue Dawn Into White Heat IVES Old Home Days SCHUMAN Chester This performance is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)UNIVERSITY BANDS
Find out more »Wind Ensemble – Steven Stusek, saxophone
31st Annual Carolina Band Festival and Conductors Conference Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Steven Stusek, saxophone Jonathan Caldwell, associate conductor John R. Locke, guest conductor Andrea E. Brown, guest conductor Sarah McKoin, guest conductor Jerry Junkin, guest conductor ETEZADY Shoutout OQUIN A Solemn Place GARROP Quicksilver (consortium premiere) BOERMA Cityscape IVES The Alcotts STAMP No Brief Candle (world premiere) SIMON AMEN! This performance is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)UNIVERSITY BANDS Dr.…
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Symphonic Band – Eric Willie, timpani
Jonathan Caldwell, conductor Eric Willie, timpani J. Benjamin Jones, graduate conductor WOOLFENDEN Suite française BIEDENBENDER Stomp JACOB William Byrd Suite DAUGHERTY Raise the Roof MÁRQUEZ Conga de fuego nuevo This performance is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)UNIVERSITY BANDS Dr. Eric Willie has joined the School of Music as Director of Percussion Studies & Assistant Professor of Percussion. Described as a “true musical talent and professional” (Ivan Trevino, Composer), Dr.…
Find out more »Wind Ensemble – Erika Boysen, flute
Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Erika Boysen, flute Jonathan Caldwell, associate conductor Carolina Perez, graduate conductor STRAUSS Königsmarsch SCHOENBERG Theme and Variations, op. 43a PUCKETT The Shadow of Sirius BRITTEN The Courtly Dances from Gloriana, op. 53a ALARCÓN Duende: Four Preludes This performance is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)UNIVERSITY BANDS Dr. Erika Boysen is an international performer, educator and collaborator who is the Assistant Professor of Flute at The University of North Carolina…
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Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Rebecca MacLeod, conductor Nicoletta Moss, graduate conductor STRAVINSKY Concerto in E-flat, "Dumbarton Oaks" TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake Suite, op. 20a This performance is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRAS The UNCG Symphony Orchestra is a highly select ensemble of approximately ninety performers majoring in music. Performers include undergraduates through masters and doctoral candidates in music performance and music education. Membership in the organization is highly competitive,…
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