Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Join The Prime Time Players on a musical journey. This lively program features music and dance from six continents, with old favorites such as Let’s Get Away From it All, Come Fly with Me and April in Paris, and new songs you’re bound to fall in love with. Suggested donation: $7. Contributions benefit the Department... Read More →
Get ready for a real spring treat! The Chatham Chorus, a group of friends who share a love of singing, will present a concert featuring music from Gershwin to the Beetles. They say that music soothes the soul, so come and be prepared to relax and enjoy an afternoon medley of songs. As Ella Fitzgerald... Read More →
3:00pm – 4:00pm Wilson Library’s Fearrington Reading Room (3rd floor) Free and open to the public Curated by Abigail Washburn, banjo player and Carolina Performing Arts DisTIL Fellow, these gatherings will explore silence as a mechanism for deeper understanding. Students, faculty, staff and community members will join together to provide a soundscape of silence. Music... Read More →
Che Apalache is a four-man Latingrass band based in Buenos Aires with members from Argentina, Mexico and the United States. Their style combines South American music and Bluegrass, ranging from vivid Latin rhythms to a cappella mountain gospel songs sung in four part harmony. The group’s founder is Joe Troop (fiddle), a North Carolina-born multi-instrumentalist,... Read More →
Marking the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in this country, WVC's spring concert will celebrate strong women, past, present, and future. The chorus will sing the words of American poets such as the incomparable Maya Angelou, with music by contemporary American composers including Sweet Honey in the Rock’s Ysaye Barnwell. Featuring the world premiere of... Read More →
Poetic expressions of life, love, and reflections on nature. Selections include “Fern Hill” composed by John Corigliano, based on a poem by Dylan Thomas, “Five Hebrew Love Songs” composed by Eric Whitacre, and “Reflections from a Mexican Garden” composed by Kevin Padworski and based on poems by Grace Hazard Conklin, So Juana Inés de la... Read More →
Welcome the beauty of spring with violin and viola students of Nonoko Okada and Simon Ertz. Okada is an avid chamber musician who has performed at Carnegie Hall and is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Ertz is principal violist of the Winston-Salem Symphony and a member of the Greensboro Symphony's viola section. Their students’... Read More →
Music Maker Relief Foundation partners with the Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department and WUNC to present the Freight Train Blues Music Series at Carrboro Town Commons (Farmer’s Market). Beginning on May 24th, the four-part series will feature performances from blues, gospel, and folk musicians on Fridays at 6:30pm. The music series, which highlights blues and... Read More →
Music Maker Relief Foundation partners with the Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department and WUNC to present the Freight Train Blues Music Series at Carrboro Town Commons (Farmer’s Market). Beginning on May 24th, the four-part series will feature performances from blues, gospel, and folk musicians on Fridays at 6:30pm. The music series, which highlights blues and... Read More →
Join the Hillsborough Arts Council as we present our Last Friday's celebration on the lawn of the Old Courthouse, in the heart of Downtown. This community-wide block party features live music, artist vendors, non-profits, food, and more! Head to Downtown Hillsborough on Last Fridays all summer long to enjoy the outdoor festivities, venture out on... Read More →
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