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North Carolina Symphony Presents Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration, featuring Warren Haynes

June 19, 2013 – 10:15 am

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Symphony will present a new symphonic project celebrating the life and work of American musical icon Jerry Garcia, featuring roots rock legend and Asheville native Warren Haynes, Thursday, June 20 at 8 p.m. at Red Hat Amphitheatre in downtown Raleigh.  The Raleigh appearance is the tour’s only concert date in [...]

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Vance Birthplace Explores the Music and Fashion of the Civil War June 29

June 19, 2013 – 10:00 am

WEAVERVILLE – The Civil War is so much more than the battles. It affected all aspects of life, especially the music and fashion of the time, in many different ways. Please join historians Michael Hardy, Elizabeth Hardy and Amanda Ledford as they present in-depth lectures on the social element of music and fashion during the American [...]

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North Carolina Symphony Launches 2013 Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series

May 23, 2013 – 3:30 pm

CARY – The North Carolina Symphony, led by Resident Conductor and Summerfest Artistic Director William Henry Curry, launches the 2013 Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series on Saturday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m. at Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre.   Gates open at 5 p.m. Children 12 and under are free on the lawn. Brahms’ masterful Symphony No. 2 in D [...]

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North Carolina Symphony Offers Free Concert at Tryon Palace

May 15, 2013 – 12:37 pm

NEW BERN – The North Carolina Symphony will give a free outdoor concert, Sunday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m., on the South Lawn at New Bern’s historic Tryon Palace. Symphony Music Director Grant Llewellyn will lead the orchestra in “Concerts in Your Community: At the Movies.”  In the event of inclement weather, the performance will take [...]

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June Programs at the N.C. Museum of History

May 8, 2013 – 9:30 am

June’s largest event at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh will be presented with Our State in celebration of the magazine’s 80th anniversary. On Saturday, June 8, meet Our State editor Elizabeth Hudson, hear bluegrass music by Kickin’ Grass, sample scrumptious food, and experience much more. The event ties in with the museum’s 2nd [...]

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North Carolina Symphony Performs “Disney in Concert” May 10-11

May 1, 2013 – 4:30 pm

RALEIGH — Resident Conductor William Henry Curry will lead the North Carolina Symphony in some of the best-loved songs from the movies of Walt Disney in the program “Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the Movies,” in three performances Friday, May 10 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 11 at 3 p.m. and again at [...]

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Treat Mom to Free Musical Performances on May 12

May 1, 2013 – 10:30 am

Enjoy one or two music performances on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12, at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. At 1 p.m. the Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble will take the stage, and at 3 p.m. the mother-daughter duo Myrna Bascunan and Claudia Lopez Bascunan will sing Chilean folk songs, play drums and tell stories. [...]

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Tryon Palace Hosts Enchanted Evening of Medieval Harps and Storytelling

April 17, 2013 – 10:33 am

“The Flame of Love: The Legend of Tristan and Iseult” brings a night of Celtic harp and medieval storytelling to Cullman Performance Hall on Friday, May 3. Performed by Patrick Ball and Shira Kammen, this dramatic story of love, passion, magic and death will be told through a combination of spoken word performances and music. [...]

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East Carolina University Jazz Ensemble to Perform at Roanoke Island Festival Park

April 10, 2013 – 10:00 am

The award-winning East Carolina University Jazz Ensemble “A” (ECUJE), the select touring group of the East Carolina University School of Music Jazz Studies Program, will perform on Saturday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in the Indoor Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park . Under the tutelage of bassist Carroll V. Dashiell, Jr., who joined the [...]

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May Programs at the N.C. Museum of History

April 9, 2013 – 10:00 am

From children’s programs to informative lectures, May programs at the North Carolina Museum of History offer something for all ages. Bring the kids to Time for Tots, History Corner or History Hunters to learn about Tar Heel inventors. Other programs include a lecture on Quaker pottery, music performances, a tour of the outdoor exhibit History [...]

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The Power and Popularity of Music in the Civil War

April 8, 2013 – 3:00 pm

Music was everywhere during the Civil War. It served as a powerful and meaningful influence during the nation’s crisis. Tunes rang out from parlor pianos, roused crowds at political rallies, and set the rhythms of domestic and military life. Music became an important vehicle for communicating ideas about the war, and its   lasting impression endured [...]

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North Carolina Symphony Now Accepting Nominations for Maxine Swalin Award for Outstanding Music Educator

March 19, 2013 – 12:35 pm

Nominations are currently being accepted for a pair of esteemed educator awards presented annually by the North Carolina Symphony. North Carolina students, parents, colleagues and community members can recommend their local music teacher for the 2013 Maxine Swalin Award for Outstanding Music Educator and Jackson Parkhurst Award for Special Achievement now through Monday, May 6. [...]

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Civil War History Comes Alive at the Museum of the Cape Fear

March 7, 2013 – 3:30 pm

FAYATTEVILLE – On Saturday April 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the grounds of the old Fayetteville Arsenal will once again host Confederate soldiers. “Skirmishes and Shortages: N.C. in 1863” is a Civil War Sesquicentennial living history event focused on what was happening in our state 150 years ago. Members of the 26th NC [...]

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April Programs at the N.C. Museum of History

March 7, 2013 – 3:00 pm

April brings a bounty of programs at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh.  Meet James Tumblin, whose Gone with the Wind memorabilia is featured in the exhibit Real to Reel: The Making of Gone with the Wind. The exhibit runs through Sunday, April 14, so be sure to catch it before it closes, and [...]

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Music at the Museum

February 13, 2013 – 11:00 am

The Museum of the Albemarle will host “Music at the Museum” on Sunday, February 17, 2013 from 2 to 4 p.m. The Elizabeth City State University’s Essence of Praise Gospel Choir and the Greater Anointing Ministries Choir will lift their voices to open the first of a continuing series of musical presentations at the museum.  [...]

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