Use for performance listings. This is an archive of events that have appeared in my performance calendar.
Following a sold-out, enthusiastically received September debut, Actors Improv Theater’s Word Jazz returns to Sharp Nine. Inspired by Ken Nordine’s eponymous 1957 album, Word Jazz is comprised of scenes based on improvised monologues and live music by a quartet. Spontaneous songs and even old standards also figure into the mix, all initiated by audience suggestions. Actors Improv, formerly known […]
Twist the night away with the stories and music of the King of Soul, Sam Cooke. Singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and civil rights activist. Cooke fused soul and pop, pioneering the sound for future R&B artists. In 1960 his career skyrocketed from his first secular single “You Send Me,” which was followed by the chart-toppers “Chain
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Collaborating with the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, the Grace choirs present reflective and inspiring music from the Baroque era. Featuring the best of Bach and Buxtehude, the program portrays both the grandeur and sacredness of the Passion of Christ.
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First performed 300 years ago on Good Friday, April 7, 1724, the St. John Passion is renowned for its dramatic choruses, expressive arias, and compelling narrative. It sets text from the Gospel of John, chapters 18 and 19, composed in two parts: Part I ends with Peter’s denial of Jesus, and Part II concludes with
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