Performance Posts

Use for performance listings. This is an archive of events that have appeared in my performance calendar.

Bluegrass at the Weave

Join us on the lawn in Carrboro every Sunday for free music, fresh air, and a delicious brunch. Enjoy listening to your favorite local bands while catching up with friends and neighbors. If the weather looks “iffy,” check our social media for a cancellation notice. May 31st: Slippery Hill Bluegrass

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Verdi Requiem

The sound of Verdi’s Requiem is larger than life: 8 trumpets crackle with the thrilling sounds of the imminent Day of Judgement, while the huge orchestra explodes thunderously in reply. Gorgeous operatic solos dramatically and eloquently express feelings in the face of death and loss. The terrifying whirling of the Dies Irae theme of Verdi’s

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Shall We Dance?

Songs about dancing, as well as songs set in a specific dance rhythm or style, stretch throughout music history and across all cultures and nationalities. This program will sample a wide variety of music from the Renaissance to contemporary, including pop music, musical theatre, and world music. You’ll hear pieces by Schubert, Brahms, Britten, Copland,

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Bach and Handel

Brilliance and immediacy from George Frideric Handel meet the depth and scale of Johann Sebastian Bach in this concert. Well-loved Handel works-“Arrival of the Queen of Sheba,” “As Pants the Hart,” and “Zadok the Priest”-are paired with “Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis” (“I feel great suffering”], BWV 21, one of Bach’s most substantial and affecting cantatas.

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