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.
October 2018
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…
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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)UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRAS 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…
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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,…
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Symphony Orchestra and Sinfonia
Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Rebecca MacLeod, conductor GINASTERA Variaciones Concertantes TCHAIKOVKSY Marche Slave, Op. 31 This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. VIEW ON CVPA LIVE!DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF)ORCHESTRAS.UNCG.EDU 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, and all students are placed by audition. Members of…
Find out more »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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