3 (Wednesday)

Sir James Galway Master Class

Sir James Galway, the living legend of the flute, regarded as both the supreme interpreter on the instrument and a consummate entertainer whose appeal crosses all musical boundaries, will present a master class to UNCSA students and open to the community.  Join Sir Galway and Lady Galway as they visit our campus in early April.

9:30 a.m. at Watson Chamber Music Hall

Note: This is a free event but tickets are required. Please call the UNCSA Box Office at 336-721-1945 to make your reservation.

3 (Wednesday)

UNCSA Percussion Ensembles

John R. Beck conducts the high school, college, and graduate percussion ensembles.

7:30 p.m. at Watson Hall

FREE

March 27-30 (Wednesday-Saturday) & April 3-6 (Wednesday-Saturday)
'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John Ford (in place of Othello)

Directed by Jesse Berger / Featuring members of Studio 4

John Ford's Jacobean masterpiece, directed by Jesse Berger, who runs the off-Broadway Red Bull Theater

March 27-30 & April 3-6 at 8:00 p.m.
March 30 & April 6 at 2:00 p.m.
Patrons Theatre, Performance Place
$15 adults / $13 students and seniors

4-7 (Thursday-Sunday) & 10-13 (Wednesday-Saturday)

The Dragon by Yevgeny Shvarts

Directed by John Dillon / Featuring members of Studio 3
Written immediately after WWII, this Russian play deliriously combines elements of fairy and folk tale with a political allegory of the modern state. A town sacrifices its women to the dragon who “protects” them, but is the cure worse than the disease?

April 4-6 & 10-13 at 8:00 p.m.
April 7 & 13 at 2:00 p.m.

Catawba Theatre, Performance Place

$15 adults / $13 students and seniors

6 (Saturday)

Film Screening: A TIME THERE WAS...

Documentarian Tony Palmer won the Prix Italia for his exploration of the life, career and music of his friend, Benjamin Britten. “…I hoped (and hope) the film would enable others to share something of this strange, haunted man, and his enduring power for us.” – Tony Palmer

2:00 p.m. at Main Theatre, ACE Exhibition Complex

FREE

6 (Saturday)

Guitar Class Recital

Guitar students of Zane Forshee perform an eclectic mix of music.

7:30 p.m. at Watson Hall

FREE

7 (Sunday)

UNCSA Cantata Singers: Allbritten Does All-Britten

Conductor James Allbritten leads the Cantata Singers through some of Britten’s masterworks for chorus. Included will be his festival cantata Rejoice in the Lamb to a text by Christopher Smart, A Shepherd’s Carol with text by his friend W.H. Auden, and the beautiful Five Flower Songs for a capella chorus.

2:00 p.m. at Crawford Hall

FREE

9 (Tuesday)

Guitar Class Recital

Guitar students of Joseph Pecoraro perform works by Mexican composer Manuel Ponce.

7:30 p.m. at Watson Hall

FREE

11 (Thursday)

UNCSA Jazz Ensemble

The Jazz Ensemble will be joined by world-renowned trumpet soloist Allen Vizzutti as guest artist. Mr. Vizzutti has performed in over 60 countries at major jazz festivals and with the world’s foremost symphony orchestras and jazz groups, recorded with top names in the entertainment industry, and can be heard on more than 150 motion picture sound tracks.

7:30 p.m. at Freedman Theatre, Performance Place
$15 adults / $13 students and seniors

In addition, Mr. Vizzutti will present two clinics on April 11 while at UNCSA:

Noon - 1:30 pm  - Trumpet Master Class in Watson Hall

4 - 6 pm  - Jazz Clinic in School of Music Complex Room 167

These two events are free and open to the public.

11-13 (Thursday-Saturday)

La Dispute by Pierre de Marivaux

Workshop presentation
Directed by Drama Dean Carl Forsman / Featuring members of Studio 4
In this Enlightenment comedy, four innocents are placed together in a virtual Garden of Eden to discover which gender is the more unfaithful. A giddily philosophical investigation of youthful indiscretion.

April 11-13 at 8:00 p.m.

April 13 at 2:00 p.m.

Patrons Theatre, Performance Place

ALL SEATS: $6

12-21 (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://riverrunfilm.com.

17, 19 and 21 (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday)

Fletcher Opera Institute: Owen Wingrave

Opera in Two Acts / Sung in English / Music by Benjamin Britten / Libretto by Myfanwy Piper after a short story by Henry James / James Allbritten, musical director / Steven LaCosse, stage director / Angela Vanstory Ward, musical preparation
Join the Fletcher Institute as it celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the composer’s birth with Owen Wingrave. A committed pacifist born into a renowned military family, Owen Wingrave is met with a torrent of disapproval over his beliefs. Desperate to keep the love of his would-be bride, he is determined to prove his inner strength – even if it leads to a mysterious end.
April 17 & 19 at 7:30 p.m.

April 21 at 2:00 p.m.

de Mille Theatre

$15 adults / $13 students and seniors

20-21 (Saturday-Sunday)

Spring Dance Concert

The Schools of Dance, Music, and Design & Production present a vivid kaleidoscope of invention and rediscovery in a bold 4-piece concert inspired by The Rite of Spring. Beginning with Shen Wei’s contemporary envisioning of Rite set to Stravinsky’s original 2-piano version, the production draws from the most provocative works of the Ballets Russes with an orchestral performance of Afternoon of a Faun, a historic re-creation of Debussy’s Jeux, with choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky (as reconstructed by Millicent Hodson) and sets by Leon Bakst, concluding with Borodin’s sensuous Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor featuring the UNCSA choreographic debut of the new Dean of Dance and famed ballerina Susan Jaffe. Chancellor John Mauceri leads the UNCSA Orchestra.
April 20 at 8 p.m.

April 21 at 2 p.m.

Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC

SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: Tickets $31-$55. Please visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org or contact the CPA Box Office at 919-843-3333 for tickets and information.

23 (Tuesday)

Piano Area Recital

UNCSA piano students perform masterpieces from the solo and chamber repertoire. Works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy and more.

7:30 p.m. at Watson Hall

FREE

27 (Saturday)

UNCSA Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Dances

Chancellor John Mauceri leads the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra in a concert that celebrates the enduring legacy of the Ballets Russes, with Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and Jeux – his final masterpiece which premiered one hundred years ago in Paris. The program includes Borodin’s colorful Polovtsian Dances, the second suite from Ravel’s sensuous Daphnis and Chloe as well as the world concert premiere of music alumnus Leo Hurley’s impressionistic score to the 2012 UNCSA dance film MOLLY UNDER THE MOON, conducted by Michael Dwinell.
7:30 p.m. at Stevens Center
$15 adults / $13 students and seniors

28 (Sunday)

Dance Preparatory Program Workshop

Third- through eighth-grade students in our after-school program are showcased.
1:00 p.m. at Freedman Theatre, Performance Place

ALL SEATS: $6