An eight-piece New Orleans brass ensemble called The Soul Rebels performed with special guest Big Freedia at Memorial Hall last Friday night to open up the Fall 2022 Carolina Performing Arts season.
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"Why has the genre of the American working class that is revered for its ability to tell stories over beautifully and simply written melodies become the laughing stock of the music industry?"
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A variety of musical artists performed at this year's first installment of the Tracks Music Series on Thursday, at the Rosemary and Columbia St. Parking Lot in downtown Chapel Hill. “The main aim with Tracks Music Series is to give music lovers an opportunity to discover new music and new artists,” Melissa Bartoletta, marketing & communications coordinator for Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture, said.
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"... I have made a point to incorporate both music and nature into my routine to ensure that I feel human. I have to constantly remind myself that there is more out there than my anxieties and my ruminations. When I touch grass, I come back to earth and reenter the real world."
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From performances in Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, Grammy nominations and their ability to collectively play 80 musical instruments, the Sones de México Ensemble is no amateur group. And soon, they will be bringing their talent to Chapel Hill. Sones de México will be coming to UNC on September 9 to host a workshop and concert in the The Sonja Haynes Stone Center.
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Musical Empowerment, a nonprofit organization founded at UNC, hosted a benefit concert on Aug. 30 to celebrate its 20th anniversary and its mission of providing free music lessons for kids.
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"As we move into a new school year with new challenges, goals and experiences in store, I thought it would be a perfect time to collect some songs to prepare for that new beginning."
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"I’ve been working hard at both my training program and raising $2,620 to support this awesome charity. And when I toe up to the start line this November, I’ll be queuing up this playlist to carry me through 26.2 miles."
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"Beyoncé’s newest album emerges as an act of rebellion against these events and circumstances that have the potential to tear us down and break our souls. There’s no singular villain in the story that “Renaissance” tells, but an emphasis on triumphing and reclaiming joy despite all the bad. Her choice to layer the album with variations of dance-centric genres like house and disco is the perfect way to deliver this message of joy."
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UNC's Nyai Saraswati Gamelan is an Indonesian musical ensemble that features melodies of male and female voices alongside dozens of unique instruments, ranging from metallophones to wooden xylophones. The instruments have been housed at the University for over 20 years since their three-month journey across the ocean from Central Java, a province of Indonesia, to Chapel Hill in December 2000. “I think it's important to UNC, because especially when it comes to music programs, they're really centered in Western art music, which is the 1600s, the 1800s, white male dominated and basically just in the United States,” said UNC music major Jaidan Pearce-Cameron.
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"Here’s a collection of songs made popular by TikTok that I think are well worth the listen. Plus, listening to this playlist will help you learn more than just the couple of lyrics that you’ve heard a million times on loop."
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For students looking to diversify their playlists this upcoming year, the Woven Music Society is a new project that tailors community-curated playlists for listeners in four different genres of music.
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Ben Folds' initiative Keys For Kids is supporting seven non-profit organizations in North Carolina to provide little-to-no-cost keyboards and music lessons to children. Born and raised in Winston Salem, Folds is an American singer-songwriter and the frontman of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five, which was formed in Chapel Hill. Keys For Kids is currently focusing exclusively on organizations in North Carolina, and several of the seven non-profit organizations are based in the Research Triangle.
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Isabelle Kosempa, a UNC junior vocal performance major, won first place in the Lower Classical Treble Voices division of a national singing competition on July 2.
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Four UNC vocal majors were invited to compete in the semifinals of the National Association of Teachers of Singing competition's national level this July in Chicago.
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