Use for performance listings. This is an archive of events that have appeared in my performance calendar.
The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra celebrates its 15th Anniversary with concerts featuring music by JS Bach, JC Bach, Muffat, Rameau. The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra celebrates 15 years of Bringing New Life To Old Music in our region with special concerts in memory of Sally Blaker, the mother of NCBO’s artistic director Frances Blaker and
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Word Jazz, Actors Improv’s mashup of improvised theater and music, 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 quintet. Spontaneous songs also figure into the mixture and it’s all initiated by audience suggestions. Ricky Bloomfield (reeds), Rob Ladd (drums),
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Two of Bach’s most intimate solo cantatas—Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke, BWV 84, and Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170—explore themes of contentment, contemplation, and spiritual reflection. Selections from Handel’s exquisite Italian chamber duets, later transformed into Messiah, offer a fascinating glimpse into the composer’s creative process and the journey from private music-making to public masterpiece.
Bach Cantata Series Begins! Read More »
Not the usual “last Thursday of the month” due to other events.
Dogs @ the Blue Note Read More »
Jazz with vocalist Frankie Alexander and guitarist Rick Keena
Music on the Lawn @ Weaver St Read More »