Performance Posts

Bach Cantata Series Concert #4 This concert features J. S. Bach’s exquisite funeral cantata, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (God’s time is best), known also as the Actus tragicus, BWV 106. It will be performed alongside cantatas by composers G. P. Telemann (Du aber Daniel, TWV 4:17) and C. L. Boxberg (Bestelle dein Haus). The program is […]

In a return engagement at “Music in the Meadows” in Chapel Hill, Ellen will be joined by pianist Diane Petteway, bassist Robbie Link, and guitarist Bernie Petteway for a special Valentine’s Day concert for Carolina Meadows residents and their guests. “What the L?” features songs by “L” composers and lyricists–think Lerner & Lowe, Burton Lane,

Profess your love with the NCMC Chamber Choir’s annual Valentine’s presentation. The 16-voice choir and piano trio will perform selections by the Great American Songbook duo of Rodgers & Hart (Bewitched, My Romance, The Lady is a Tramp, and My Funny Valentine), plus, music from Broadway and film newcomers Pasek & Paul (Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, and The Greatest

Profess your love with the NCMC Chamber Choir’s annual Valentine’s presentation. The 16-voice choir and piano trio will perform selections by the Great American Songbook duo of Rodgers & Hart (Bewitched, My Romance, The Lady is a Tramp, and My Funny Valentine), plus, music from Broadway and film newcomers Pasek & Paul (Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, and The Greatest

“WHAT THE L?”–10TH ANNUAL CABARET FOR VALENTINE’S DAY Friday, February 8, 2019 7:00 PM  9:00 PM The Regulator Bookshop (map) “What the L?” features songs by “L” composers and lyricists–think Lerner & Lowe, Burton Lane, Tom Lehrer, Michel Legrand, Frank Loesser, and more! It’s a surprisingly diverse group, with selections that range from heartbreaking ballads to swinging

Nathan Leaf, Conductor Jeanne Fisher, Soprano Aaron Carlyle, Tenor Marc Callahan, Baritone Cantata 140 is a chorale cantata composed by J.S. Bach in 1731, using a very famous chorale, “Wachet auf” (Sleepers, Awake!) which appears in many Christian hymnals. The original hymn was written in 1599 by German pastor Philipp Nicolai, after surviving a deadly