4 (Wednesday)

UNCSA Percussion Ensemble

Under the direction of John R. Beck, the UNCSA Percussion Ensembles showcase students from the high school, college and graduate percussion programs.

7:30 p.m. at Watson Hall

FREE

4-7 (Wednesday-Saturday) & 11-14 (Wednesday-Saturday)

Babbitt by David Rambo

Adapted from the novel by Sinclair Lewis

Directed by John Dillon / Featuring members of Studio 3

This stage adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s masterful satiric novel of early 20th-century American life introduces George Babbitt, a prosperous partner at a real estate firm in the fictitious town of Zenith. In a vivid commentary on the “Roaring 20s,” themes such as commercialism, materialism, greed and conformity reflect on American culture in the 21st century.

April 4-7 & 11-14 at 8 p.m.

April 14 at 2 p.m.

Catawba Theatre

$15 adults / $13 students and seniors

March 29-31 (Thursday-Saturday) & April 5-7 (Thursday-Saturday)

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Incidental Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Directed by Gerald Freedman / Musical Direction by John Mauceri / Featuring members of Studio 4

Shakespeare’s most spirited and sophisticated battle of the sexes is set to the American premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s 1920 incidental score, commissioned for the Vienna Burgtheater in 1918, performed by members of the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra.

March 29-31 & April 5-7 at 8 p.m.

March 31 & April 7 at 2 p.m.

de Mille Theatre

$15 adults / $13 students and seniors

SPECIAL EVENT PRICING (Friday and Saturday nights): $25 adults / $20 students & seniors

10 (Tuesday)

Guitar Class Recital

Guitar students of Gerald Klickstein perform an eclectic mix of music.

7:30 p.m. at Watson Hall

FREE

13-22 (Friday-Sunday)

RiverRun International Film Festival

As one of the Southeast’s premier film festivals, RiverRun features the screenings of new, independent and foreign-language films from around the world. For ticket prices and more information, visit http://www.riverrunfilm.com.

14 (Saturday)

UNCSA Wind Ensemble

Members of the UNCSA Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Michael Dodds, present works for groupings of woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

7:30 p.m. at Crawford Hall

$15 adults / $13 students and seniors

15 (Sunday)

Fletcher Opera Institute and UNCSA Opera Workshop: An Afternoon at the Opera

James Allbritten, music director; Steven LaCosse, stage director; Angela Vanstory Ward, pianist; and Mary Ann Bills, pianist. Fellows from the Fletcher Opera Institute join the undergraduate Opera Workshop to perform scenes from the repertory.

2 p.m. at de Mille Theatre

FREE

17 (Tuesday)

Flute Studio Recital

Flute students of Dr. Tadeu Coelho present major works of the flute literature.

7:30 p.m. at Watson Hall

FREE

19-22 (Thursday-Sunday)

Spring Dance

Spring Dance will include performances of Act II of Swan Lake with Chancellor John Mauceri conducting the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra; Beach Birds by Merce Cunningham; The Unsung by José Limón, and Kingdom by Larry Keigwin.

April 19-21 at 7:30 p.m.

April 22 at 2 p.m.

Stevens Center

$15 adults / $13 students and seniors

21 (Saturday)

Richard Goode Piano Recital

Gramophone magazine praised pianist Richard Goode’s recital as “thrilling from first to last.” Join us as he presents a program of Chopin and Schumann, including his much beloved Kreisleriana, in this fund-raising recital for the School of Music.

7:30 p.m. at Watson Hall

SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $25 adults / $20 students and seniors

22 (Sunday)

Master Class: Richard Goode

Pianist Richard Goode will give a master class to selected UNCSA piano students.

1 p.m. at Watson Hall

FREE

22 (Sunday)

Cantata Singers Concert

The ensemble performs under the direction of James Allbritten.

2 p.m. at Crawford Hall

FREE

24 (Tuesday)

UNCSA Jazz Ensemble

The award-winning UNCSA Jazz Ensemble, directed by Ron Rudkin, will perform a program offering an extensive range of big band jazz styles, including traditional swing, Latin, fusion and contemporary. The performance will feature the group’s most talented jazz soloists and highlight different sections of the band.

7:30 p.m. at Thrust Theatre, Performance Place

$15 adults / $13 students and seniors

26 (Thursday)

Guitar Class Recital – Southern Strings

Friends and students of Joseph Pecoraro will perform music from Africa, Australia and Latin America. The sultry sounds of the southern hemisphere will sail from the six-stringed cyclops with sublime sonority.

7:30 p.m. at Watson Hall

$15 adults / $13 students and seniors

28 (Saturday)

UNCSA Symphony Orchestra

A Russian Spectacular brings the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra season to a rousing finale. Tchaikovsky’s last and greatest masterpiece, his Symphony No. 6, The Pathétique will be followed by Moussorgky’s beloved Pictures at an Exhibition in the glorious epic orchestration of Leopold Stokowski. Chancellor John Mauceri conducts.

7:30 p.m. at Stevens Center

$15 adults / $13 students and seniors

29 (Sunday)

Dance Preparatory Program Workshop

Third- through eighth-grade students in our after-school program are showcased.

1 p.m. at Thrust Theatre, Performance Place

SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $6