September 2019
Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown: The Making of an American Classic
Come hear Thomas Goldsmith talk about one of the founders of modern bluegrass, Earl Scruggs, and his seminal work, “Foggy Mountain Breakdown.” Thomas (Tommy) Goldsmith is a journalist and musician based in Raleigh. A North Carolina native, Goldsmith worked as a singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer in North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas from the late ‘60s until 1982, remaining active in the field after starting a career in daily newspapers in 1983. As a musician, he worked with artists…
Find out more »Guest Artists Recital: Jessie Martin, mezzo soprano, and John O’Brien, piano
Presenting an evening of Scandinavian Art Song A long established musical collaboration between Jessie Wright Martin and John O’Brien has taken them to universities and concert halls throughout the American southeast and across the country. They have performed numerous recitals together, including Wolf’s Italienisches Liederbuch, Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben, and a program of Australian music they performed at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall. Their newest project is a program of Scandinavian music performed in the original languages. This exciting…
Find out more »Guest Artist Concert: The Mark Tonelli Quartet
Jazz guitarist Mark Tonelli, from Millikin University, with UNC Jazz faculty, Stephen Anderson, piano Jason Foureman, bass & Dan Davis, drums
Find out more »Guest Artist Recital: Justin John Moniz, tenor
Join guest artist Justin John Moniz, tenor, for an evening of art songs and more! Program TBA Dr. Justin John Moniz currently serves as Associate Director of Vocal Pedagogy and Music Assistant Professor of Vocal Performance at New York University’s (NYU) Steinhardt School and Voice Center (Langone Medical Center) where he teaches courses in pedagogical theory and practice, applied voice, and supervises the graduate vocal pedagogy program. Prior to joining the NYU faculty, Dr. Moniz served as Chair of Vocal…
Find out more »Guest Artist Masterclass: Justin John Moniz, tenor
Guest artist Justin John Moniz presents a masterclass with UNC Voice students. Dr. Justin John Moniz currently serves as Associate Director of Vocal Pedagogy and Music Assistant Professor of Vocal Performance at New York University’s (NYU) Steinhardt School and Voice Center (Langone Medical Center) where he teaches courses in pedagogical theory and practice, applied voice, and supervises the graduate vocal pedagogy program. Prior to joining the NYU faculty, Dr. Moniz served as Chair of Vocal Studies at Millikin University and…
Find out more »October 2019
First Fridays Concert
Bring your lunch, take a seat, and enjoy some beautiful music in a great space! Featuring the UNC Consort of Viols Please note this First Fridays concert has extended times of Noon - 1:00 pm.
Find out more »UNC Jazz Combos
Student jazz combos perform with guest artist Ricardo Pascal, saxophone.
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Guest Lecture: Dr. Lauron Kehrer
Dr. Lauron Kehrer, Western Michigan University
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UNC Jazz Band
The UNC Jazz Band, directed by Jim Ketch, performs with guest artist Ricardo Pascal, saxophone. $10 general admission, $5 students and UNC faculty/staff. Tickets available at the door and in advance.
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UNC Wind Ensemble and UNC Symphony Band
The UNC Wind Ensemble, conducted by Evan Feldman, and the UNC Symphony Band, conducted by Erin Cooper, perform works by, Moncayo Higdon & Brahms $10 general admission, $5 students and UNC faculty/staff. Please note: Memorial Hall ticket purchases (online, by phone, and at the box office) incur a $2 processing fee per ticket. This fee does not apply to UNC student tickets. Tickets available at the door and in advance. Call (919) 843-3333 for more information.
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Guest Artist Lecture-Demonstration: Matthew Burtner, composer & performer
Join composer and performer Matthew Burtner and members of the EcoSono collective for a lecture-demonstration. Founded and directed by Matthew Burtner, the non-profit environmental arts organization EcoSono is a collective of environmentalists, musicians and artists working for environmental sustainability and human creativity in collaboration with nature. By involving the arts in environmentalism with the assistance of science, EcoSono hopes to cultivate a close and productive relationship between people and the places they inhabit. The organization pursues commonalities between innovative musical…
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UNC Symphony Orchestra
The UNC Symphony Orchestra, directed by Tonu Kalam Aaron Copland | Appalachian Spring Johannes Brahms | Symphony No. 1 $10 general admission, $5 students and UNC faculty/staff. Please note: Memorial Hall ticket purchases (online, by phone, and at the box office) incur a $2 processing fee per ticket. This fee does not apply to UNC student tickets. Tickets available at the door and in advance. Call (919) 843-3333 for more information.
Find out more »Guest Artists Concert: Matthew Burtner and EcoSono
Composer and performer Matthew Burtner and members of the EcoSono collective present "Glacier Music". To learn more about Matthew Burtner and the EcoSono collective, visit http://matthewburtner.com/ecosono/.
Find out more »An Evening of French Romantic Chamber Music
UNC Music Faculty and Guest Artists perform French Romantic chamber music on period instruments. Repertoire will include Saint-Saëns Septet for Trumpet, Piano, and Strings and works by Gabriel Fauré. Mimi Solomon, Pleyel piano Brent Wissick, cello Nicholas DiEugenio, violin Suzanne Rousso, viola Robbie Link, bass & Barry Bauguess, trumpet
Find out more »Guest Artist Masterclass: John Parker, trumpet
Alumnus John Parker (B.Mus. '14) gives a masterclass to UNC Trumpet studio students. John Parker is currently the Associate Principal Trumpet for the Houston Symphony Orchestra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B75BPO8t7CQ
Find out more »Guest Artist Recital: John Parker, trumpet
Hear alumnus John Parker, trumpet, in recital with Tim Hudson, trumpet, and Suzanne Polak, piano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B75BPO8t7CQ
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Scènes du Salon: Songs by 19th-Century Female Composers
UNC Music Faculty Jeanne Fischer, soprano, and Mimi Solomon, fortepiano, perform the music of Clara Wieck Schumann, Pauline Viardot Garcia, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, and more. Jeanne Fischer, soprano Mimi Solomon, piano Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
Find out more »Guest Lecture: Dr. Lynn Garafola
Dr. Lynn Garafola (Professor Emerita of Dance at Barnard College, Columbia University)
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Living Art Collective Ensemble (LACE): Corsets unLACEd
Jacqueline Saed Wolborsky, violin, and Danielle DeSwert Hahn, piano LACE will take the audience on a musical and poetic journey through history to understand the music and circumstance of these 7 magnificent women who broke through extreme barriers so their voices could be heard. Violin Sonata in b minor | Amanda Röntgen-Maier 3 Romances | Clara Schumann D’un Matin de Printemps | Lili Boulanger Midsummer Moon | Rebecca Clarke Pastorale | Germaine Tailleferre Humoresque | Grażyna Bacewicz String Poetic |…
Find out more »November 2019
First Fridays Concert
Bring your lunch, take a seat, and enjoy some beautiful music in a great space! Featuring members of the Carolina Bluegrass Band
Find out more »UNC Jazz Band and Combos at Sharp 9 Gallery
Come tap your toes to the sounds of the UNC Jazz Band and UNC Jazz Combos at Sharp 9 Gallery! • For more information, call: 919-486-5299 or visit www.durhamjazzworkshop.org.
Find out more »Guest Artist Masterclass: Peter Frankl, piano
Pianist Peter Frankl (Professor Emeritus, Yale University) gives a masterclass to Kenan Music Scholars.
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Verona Quartet
Hailed by The New York Times as an “outstanding ensemble,” the Verona Quartet—winner of the 2015 Concert Artists Guild Competition—has quickly earned a stellar reputation as one of the most compelling young quartets in chamber music today for their “interpretive strength…robust characterization commanding resonance” (Calgary Herald). Jonathan Ong, violin Dorothy Ro, violin Abigail Rojansky, viola Jonathan Dorman, cello Performing Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals, joined in performance by UNC piano faculty Clara Yang and Mimi Solomon and narrated by Playmakers…
Find out more »Guest Artist Masterclass: Valerie Coleman, flute
Students of the UNC Flute Studio perform for and learn from flutist Valerie Coleman.
Find out more »Guest Artist Recital: Peter Frankl, piano
Professor Emeritus of Piano at Yale University, Peter Frankl performs in a guest artist recital. To learn more about Peter Frankl's illustrious career, click here.
Find out more »Brent Wissick, cello, with Jeanne Fischer, soprano, and the UNC Cello Choir
UNC Music faculty Brent Wissick, cello, performs with Jeanne Fischer, soprano, and the UNC Cello Choir. Featuring the music of, Allen Anderson Benjamin Britten Harrison Birtwistle & Hector Villa-Lobos.
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UNC Opera: Il Sogno di Scipio (Scipio’s Dream)
UNC Opera performs Mozart's Il Sogno di Scipio (Scipio's Dream). Performed in Italian with English supertitles. Scipio (tenor), the conqueror of Carthage, is sleeping in the palace of King Massinissa. In a dream, in order to get through life he has to choose between Fortuna (soprano), or Fortune, who possesses all the riches of the world, and Constanza (soprano), or Constancy, rich in wisdom and worthy of trust. When he proves unable to choose, Constanza presents to him, in his…
Find out more »UNC Opera: Il Sogno di Scipio (Scipio’s Dream)
UNC Opera performs Mozart's Il Sogno di Scipio (Scipio's Dream). Performed in Italian with English supertitles. Scipio (tenor), the conqueror of Carthage, is sleeping in the palace of King Massinissa. In a dream, in order to get through life he has to choose between Fortuna (soprano), or Fortune, who possesses all the riches of the world, and Constanza (soprano), or Constancy, rich in wisdom and worthy of trust. When he proves unable to choose, Constanza presents to him, in his…
Find out more »Brass Chamber Music Concert
Join us in Kenan Rehearsal Hall for an evening of brass chamber music!
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Javier Martínez Campos, cello, and Clara Yang, piano
Guest artist Javier Martínez Campos, cello, and UNC Music faculty Clara Yang, piano, join together for an exciting evening of cello and piano works. Featuring the U.S. premiere of Campos' Cello Sonata with other works by Kodaly, Shostakovich, and de Falla. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t-ASRAPguU Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
Find out more »Faculty Recital: Hank Smith, banjo
Hank Smith, banjo presents a faculty recital joined by string students Waverly Leonard, Sophie Nachmann, Ian Mayes and Akul Narang, as well as his band, The Current. Repertoire TBA https://www.hankandpattie.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28ys482VtzQ
Find out more »Carolina Choir and UNC Chamber Singers: Music of Peace, War, and Remembrance
Featuring the premiere performance of Songs of War by Kenneth Frazelle, from poems and diaries of Paul Green, commissioned by the Paul Green Foundation. Also with music of Byrd, Parry, Warner, and Milhaud. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
Find out more »UNC Glee Club
UNC Glee Club in concert! Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
Find out more »UNC Guitar Ensemble
Join the UNC Guitar Ensemble for an evening gorgeous guitar music.
Find out more »University Chamber Players
Student chamber ensembles, coached by Professors Nicholas DiEugenio, Brent Wissick, Tonu Kalam, Mimi Solomon, and Laura Stevens, in performance.
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UNC Wind Ensemble and UNC Symphony Band
UNC Wind Ensemble, conducted by Evan Feldman and UNC Symphony Band, conducted by Erin Cooper Featuring guest conductor Francisco Javier Martínez Arcos from Banda Sinfoníca Municipal de Madrid Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students and UNC faculty/staff. Please note: Memorial Hall ticket purchases (online, by phone, and at the box office) incur a $2 processing fee per ticket. This fee does not apply to UNC student tickets. Tickets available at the door and in advance. Call (919) 843-3333…
Find out more »UNC Percussion Ensemble
UNC Percussion Ensemble, directed by Juan Álamo, presents their fall concert.
Find out more »December 2019
UNC Symphony Orchestra with Annual Concerto Competition Winners
In addition to the winning concerto selections, the orchestra will present the premiere performance of Durham composer Maxwell Ramage’s atmospheric tone poem, Taiga. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
Find out more »Gamelan Nyai Saraswati Ensemble
Be sure to stay for the instrument petting zoo after the performance!
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Carolina Bluegrass Band
The Carolina Bluegrass Band, directed by Russell Johnson presents its fall concert. https://www.facebook.com/1263812903660704/videos/1253843778115587/
Find out more »First Fridays Concert
Bring your lunch, take a seat, and enjoy some beautiful music in a great space! Performers TBA
Find out more »UNC Jazz Combos
Student jazz combos directed and coached by UNC Jazz Faculty present their second concert of the fall.
Find out more »UNC Baroque Ensemble and Consort of Viols
UNC Baroque Ensemble and Consort of Viols, directed by Brent Wissick, present their fall concert.
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UNC Jazz Band: Holiday Concert
Get in the holiday spirit with the UNC Jazz Band, directed by Jim Ketch!
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January 2020
Men’s Choral Invitational: Final Concert
Organized by Professor Dan Huff. Clinician and repertoire TBA. Tickets are $5 general admission, available at the door.
Find out more »Guest Artist Recital: Keith Koons, clarinet
Guest artists Keith Koons, clarinet, and pianist Steve Chicurel-Stein with UNC Music clarinet professor Don Oehler performing music for clarinet and piano. Richard Rodney Bennet | Crosstalk for two clarinets in B-flat, 1966 William O. Smith | Five Pieces for Solo Clarinet, 1973 Louis Cahuzac | Cantilène pour Clarinette en Si b et Piano Gary Schocker | Sonata for Two Clarinets and Piano, 1966 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | Konzertstücke No. 2 für zwei Klarinetten und Klavier, Op. 114, 1833 A native…
Find out more »Pruett Lecture: Dr. Nina Eidsheim
Dr. Nina Eidsheim, University of California at Los Angeles
Find out more »Guest Lecture: Dr. T. Carlis Roberts
Dr. T. Carlis Roberts, University of California at Berkeley
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February 2020
Carolina Wind Quintet with Molly Morkoski, piano
The Carolina Wind Quintet performs the music of Poulenc with pianist Molly Morkoski (UNC Music Alumna). Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
Find out more »Lecture Recital: Madama Europa, the first Jewish Opera Singer
Featuring Jeanne Fischer, soprano, with Brent Wissick, cello. This lecture-recital is part of the NC HIP (Historically-Informed Performances) Festival with Mallarmé players.
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Annual Spectrum Concert
Get a taste of the many flavors of UNC Music with performances by many of the department ensembles and presentations by department scholars. Don't miss this delightful evening celebrating the variety that is UNC Music. Date of Concert is TBD, February 8 or 15, depending on UNC Men's Basketball schedule. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
Find out more »Guest Artists Recital: Pedro Maia, violin, and Christina Lai, piano
Violinist Pedro Maia and UNC alumna Christina Lai, piano, present underperformed works, including Szymanowski's Mythes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZmUnri7spg&feature=youtu.be&t=36
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UNC Wind Ensemble and UNC Symphony Band
UNC Wind Ensemble, directed by Evan Feldman, and UNC Symphony Band, directed by Erin Cooper Featuring the North Carolina premiere of Peter Van Zandt Lane's Echo Chambers, for winds and electronics. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students and UNC faculty/staff. Please note: Memorial Hall ticket purchases (online, by phone, and at the box office) incur a $2 processing fee per ticket. This fee does not apply to UNC student tickets. Tickets available at the door and in advance.…
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UNC Jazz Combos
Student jazz combos, directed and coached by UNC Jazz faculty, with guitarist Dave Stryker and saxophonist Steve Wilson. This concert is part of the 43rd Carolina Jazz Festival, February 20-22, 2020.
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UNC Jazz Band, directed by Jim Ketch, performs with Artists-in-Residence Dave Stryker, guitar, and Steve Wilson, alto saxophone. This concert is part of the 43rd Carolina Jazz Festival, February 20-22, 2020.
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15th North Carolina Regional Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Festival
A full day of adjudicated big band and combo performances, as well as, as post-performance clinics, and concerts. This event is part of the 43rd Carolina Jazz Festival, February 20-22, 2020.
Find out more »Guest Artists Concert: El Fuego
Early music ensemble, El Fuego, performs music from the Spanish and British Golden Age. Salome Sandoval, director To learn more about the ensemble, check out the video below from 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6orO4do7yR4
Find out more »The Doppler Effect: Music for Two Flutes and Keyboard
Featuring artists Laura Dangerfield Stevens, flute Brooks de Wetter-Smith, flute & Ināra Zandmane, keyboard Performing works by Doppler, Bach, and Mozart. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
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Prose, Poetry, and Music from Across the Centuries
Renowned German actor and writer Hanns Zischler with Stefan Litwin, piano Tickets are $15 general admission, $5 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
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Five Piano Premieres: Clara Yang, piano
Professor Clara Yang, piano UNC Music piano faculty Clara Yang performs world premieres of solo piano works by Allen Anderson, Stephen Anderson, Peter Askim, Lee Weisert, and Phil Young in a program exploring the impact and meaning of modern technology in our lives.
Find out more »1843 Pleyel Piano Concert
The Department of Music presents the fifth annual concert featuring the Department’s 1843 Pleyel piano. Donated to the Department by Tom Kenan, the restored Pleyel was purchased directly from the Pleyel piano-manufacturing company in Paris. Pleyel’s instruments were favorites of Frédéric Chopin and many of his nineteenth-century contemporaries, and reflect a touch and sound quite different from the modern grand piano. The concert will feature UNC faculty and students in performances of works hailing from the era of this historic…
Find out more »The Elliston Trio
The Elliston Trio (members of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra), Keith Nicholas, cello (UNC Music Alumnus) Erin Hall, violin Matthew Phelps, piano performing Gabriel Fauré | Piano Trio, Op. 120 Joan Tower | For Daniel Ludwig van Beethoven | "Ghost" Trio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_XlQQRpng8 Tickets are $15 general admission, $5 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
Find out more »April 2020
UNC Opera: Atlas
UNC Opera presents Meredith Monk's Atlas (1991). An opera in 3 acts, written for 18 voices and small chamber orchestra. The opera is loosely based on the life and writings of Alexandra David-Néel, and includes wordless songs and text in Mandarin Chinese and English. To get a preview, check out the video below from the Loïc Pierre and Mikrokosmos' production from 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-eFaoVo7TM Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
Find out more »UNC Opera: Atlas
UNC Opera presents Meredith Monk's Atlas (1991). An opera in 3 acts, written for 18 voices and small chamber orchestra. The opera is loosely based on the life and writings of Alexandra David-Néel, and includes wordless songs and text in Mandarin Chinese and English. To get a preview, check out the video below from the Loïc Pierre and Mikrokosmos' production from 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-eFaoVo7TM Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
Find out more »Gamelan Nyai Saraswati Ensemble
Join the ensemble in action after the concert at the instrument petting zoo!
Find out more »UNC Percussion Ensemble
UNC Percussion Ensemble, directed by Professor Juan Álamo, presents their spring concert.
Find out more »Carolina Choir and UNC Chamber Singers
Directed by Susan Klebanow. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
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UNC Glee Club
UNC Glee Club, directed by Dan Huff and Laura Alexander, presenting their spring concert. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
Find out more »UNC Guitar Ensemble
UNC Guitar Ensemble, directed by Billy Stewart, presenting their spring concert.
Find out more »University Band
University Band, directed by Jeff Fuchs, present their spring concert.
Find out more »UNC Wind Ensemble and UNC Symphony Band
UNC Wind Ensemble, directed by Evan Feldman, with winners of the Annual Bands Concerto Competition UNC Symphony Band, directed by Erin Cooper Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students and UNC faculty/staff. Please note: Memorial Hall ticket purchases (online, by phone, and at the box office) incur a $2 processing fee per ticket. This fee does not apply to UNC student tickets. Tickets available at the door and in advance. Call (919) 843-3333 for more information.
Find out more »UNC Symphony Orchestra
UNC Symphony Orchestra, directed by Tonu Kalam, will present the North American premiere of UNC Music faculty Stephen Anderson’s Concerto for Puerto Rico, written for UNC Music percussion professor Juan Álamo, marimba soloist. Also, on the program is Sibelius’ magnificent Symphony No. 2 in D major. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students and UNC faculty/staff. Please note: Memorial Hall ticket purchases (online, by phone, and at the box office) incur a $2 processing fee per ticket. This fee…
Find out more »UNC Jazz Band
UNC Jazz Band, directed by Jim Ketch, with Gabe Evans, piano. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
Find out more »UNC Jazz Combos
Student jazz combos, directed and coached by UNC Jazz faculty, present their final concert of the year.
Find out more »University Chamber Players
Student chamber ensembles, directed by faculty coaches Nicholas DiEugenio, Brent Wissick, Tonu Kalam, Mimi Solomon, and Laura Stevens.
Find out more »UNC Baroque Ensemble and Consort of Viols
UNC Baroque Ensemble and Consort of Viols, directed by Brent Wissick, present their spring concert.
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Carolina Bluegrass Band
yoThe Carolina Bluegrass Band, directed by Russell Johnson, presents their spring concert. https://www.facebook.com/1263812903660704/videos/433492877397418/ Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students/UNC faculty and staff. Tickets available at the door.
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