Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Evocative. Majestic. Heart-stoppingly gorgeous. These are a few of the phrases used to describe Maria Schneider’s music. With her 18-member jazz collective, the renowned bandleader defies categorization. One of few artists to have earned Grammys in multiple categories, she is known for tailoring her compositions to highlight the unique talents of her orchestra’s members. For... Read More →
Acclaimed mezzo-soprano and host of the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts, Isabel Leonard returns to Carolina Performing Arts to perform with the award-winning UNC Symphony Orchestra. Designed in collaboration with the ensemble, this special program will highlight selections from Ms. Leonard’s diverse repertoire.
In this concert version of revolutionary American artist Meredith Monk’s latest music-theater work, she shares her genius in discovery and innovation. Cellular Songs turns to the very fabric of life itself, exploring our interdependent relationship with nature and looking to its underlying systems as inspiration for human behavior in our tumultuous world. Performed by Monk... Read More →
Registration for this event closes at 12 PM EDT on October 22, 2020. Join us for the second episode of The Spark with Tift Merritt, featuring pianist Pedja Mužijević. In this livestreamed video series, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and UNC alumna Tift Merritt returns to Carolina Performing Arts to take us behind the scenes in artist-to-artist interviews... Read More →
Registration for this event closes at 12 PM EDT on November 19, 2020. Join us for the third episode of The Spark with Tift Merritt, featuring Wynton Marsalis and Carlos Henriquez. In this livestreamed series, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and UNC alumna Tift Merritt returns to Carolina Performing Arts to take us behind the scenes in artist-to-artist... Read More →
Registration for this event closes at 12 PM EDT on October 22, 2020. Join us for the second episode of The Spark with Tift Merritt, featuring pianist Pedja Mužijević. In this livestreamed video series, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and UNC alumna Tift Merritt returns to Carolina Performing Arts to take us behind the scenes in artist-to-artist interviews... Read More →
Registration for this event closes at 12 PM EDT on November 19, 2020. Join us for the third episode of The Spark with Tift Merritt, featuring Wynton Marsalis and Carlos Henriquez. In this livestreamed series, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and UNC alumna Tift Merritt returns to Carolina Performing Arts to take us behind the scenes in artist-to-artist... Read More →
Join us for the fourth episode of The Spark with Tift Merritt, featuring Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-Hull of Flutronix. In this livestreamed series, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and UNC alumna Tift Merritt returns to Carolina Performing Arts to take us behind the scenes in artist-to-artist video interviews that delve deep into the creative process. On December... Read More →
Modulation is a creative investigation on the strands that have woven together our lives over this past tumultuous and revelatory year. A digital, self-guided exploration of these distanced times created by thirteen of the most provocative and diverse voices in the contemporary music idiom, this virtual world premiere is presented by Carolina Performing Arts in partnership... Read More →
Registration required. Register by September 23, 2021 on our website. Available on-demand for all ticketholders for 72 hours, beginning on September 23, 2021 at 7:30 PM EDT.Suggested ticket donation (per household) is $15. Tickets available starting at $0. Join us for The Spark with Tift Merritt, featuring award-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens, who begins her three-year artist residency with Carolina Performing... Read More →
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