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William S. Newman Artists Series

by admin-oasis — last modified 2009-08-17 11:11

Celebrating the alliance of scholarship and performance that animates the lives of music faculty and students at Carolina.

Single tickets: $15 general admission; $10 UNC students, faculty and staff.

Subscription Series Pass: $50 general admission; $25 UNC students.

Special Family Subscription: $100 for all family members, all events.

Individual tickets are available at the door immediately prior to the performance, or through the venue box office as listed below. Series passes available through the Department of Music office at 962-1039. Or you can purchase subscription passes by sending a check to our offices. Please indicate whether you would like the indicidual Series Pass or Family Subscription. Send to:

William S. Newman Series
UNC Music Department
104 Hill Hall, CB 3320
UNC-Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3320

William S. Newman Artists Series, 2009-2010

Please check individual listings for details on starting time and venue.

September 9 • Choir of King’s College London • The Choir of King’s College London offers a rare opportunity to encounter the grand tradition of great British choral ensembles. Under the direction of David Trendell, they will perform masterpieces of the Spanish and English Renaissance as well as music by Daniel-Lesur and J. S. Bach • 7:30 pm, Memorial Hall

September Prelude Festival • A three-concert festival that marks the beginning of the chamber music season in the Triangle • Presented jointly by Duke Performances, UNC Department of Music and the Raleigh Chamber Music Guild • Please note WSN subscription only applies to September 11 Prelude event in Gerrard Hall, listed below.

  • September 11 • H.I.P.  Festival of Eighteenth Century Music and Instruments • September Prelude VI celebrates the international triumph of Historically Informed Performance (H.I.P.) on Original Instruments • The first of our three-concert festival offers music of Telemann, Handel and Rameau, performed by an all-star ensemble of America's finest H.I.P original instrument musicians from the faculties of Juilliard, Yale, Bard and UNC • 8 pm, Gerrard Hall

  • September 12 • Music of Mozart • 8 pm, Reynolds Auditorium, Duke University • information and tickets, 684-4444

  • September 13 • Music of Bach • 3 pm, Fletcher Opera Theater, Progress Energy Center, Raleigh • information and tickets, 821-2030

September 20 • Members of the Carolina Wind Quintet perform with guest artist Wonmin Kim, pianist • Music by Glinka, Reinecke and Poulenc • 3 pm, Hill Hall Auditorium

November 7 • Emerging Artist Concert • Drawing its name from the Seminole (Creek) word for sound or call, ENHAKE's distinctive instrumentation (clarinet-cello-violin-piano) allows for the flexibility of performing repertoire from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic to the most challenging and exciting contemporary works • 8 pm, Hill Hall Auditorium

January 28 • P’ansori: Korean Music and Storytelling • Scholar and performer Chan E. Park offers a soulful evening of p’ansori, a traditional genre of dramatic narrative singing. Ms. Park is renowned for her unique interpretation of this distinctly Korean art form. Combining narration and drama for a solo vocalist, p'ansori was proclaimed a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2003 • Co-sponsor: The Korea Society • 7:30 pm, Hill Hall Auditorium

March 19 • An Evening with pianist Stefan Litwin • "... carried from the battle field, I think of you.” Hidden messages in Robert Schumann's Piano Sonata, Op. 11 in F-sharp minor • 8 pm, Gerrard Hall

 

 

 
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