by David K. Rodgers GREENSBORO – The Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro was the venue for a delightful concert of opera highlights by five very professional singers, accompanied by an excellent pianist from Opera Vermont Thursday, Sept. 14. The well-chosen repertoire ranged from Mozart to Puccini, Verdi, Leoncavallo,[Read More…]
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Musicians Entertain and Engage at Lakeview School Benefit
by David K. Rodgers GREENSBORO – On Saturday, Sept. 16, a group of six talented local musicians gathered at the Greensboro United Church of Christ to give a concert in support of arts programming at the Lakeview School which provides kindergarten through sixth-grade education to students from Greensboro and Stannard.[Read More…]
Final Caspian Monday Music Concert Focuses on Mozart and Hayden
by David Rodgers GREENSBORO – The concert of the Caspian Monday Music series, entitled “The Serenity and Virtuosity of Haydn and Mozart”, which took place on August 21 at the Highland Center for the Arts, featured compositions by Albinoni, Haydn and Mozart with soloists in the two concertos accompanied by[Read More…]
“Love Letters” at HCA was Fast-paced with Excellent Acting
by David K. Rodgers GREENSBORO – The Lakeside Players gave two performances of “Love Letters” by Albert Ramsdell Gurney at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro on August 24 and August 27. This play, which originally appeared in 1988, starred Daphne Ostle and Vince Rossano and was directed[Read More…]
Caspian Monday Music Concert Features Four Composers’ Works
by David K. Rodgers In its second concert of the summer season, Caspian Monday Music presented works by Schumann, Weber, Guastavino and Reger, featuring stellar performances by the musicians on the oboe, clarinet and piano, at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro, Monday evening, August 14. “The Three[Read More…]
Impressive Ann Young Exhibit Include Landscapes, Portraits
by David K. Rodgers HARDWICK – The artist Ann Young, of Barton, is having an impressive exhibition of her paintings at the Third Floor Gallery in the Hardwick Inn on Main Street. They consist of eight large works often with powerful political messages, nine medium sized peaceful landscapes, and then[Read More…]
Ariel Quartet Gives High-energy Concert
by David K. Rodgers GREENSBORO – The Ariel Quartet came to Greensboro, on August 8, and performed a high energy concert in the Greensboro United Church of Christ consisting of three quartets by Haydn, Beethoven and Mendelssohn, which gave us an overview of the evolution of the quartet form from[Read More…]
Hundreds of Fairies Gather at Highland Center for the Arts
by David Kelley, Community Journalist GREENSBORO – While many have suspected that the highlands of Greensboro are often visited by fairies and gnomes, especially in the summer, few people had any idea how many would be gathering at the Highland Center for the Arts on Saturday, Aug. 5. Hundreds of[Read More…]
Unique Jazz Program Presented by Moyer and Trio
by David K. Rodgers The audience attending the third concert of the Summer Music from Greensboro series on Tuesday evening, August 1, were entertained by a unique program entitled “Classical Jazz” by pianist Fredierick Moyer and his Jazz Trio, with an interesting combination of works by Mozart and Rachmaninoff in[Read More…]
Saxophone Sextet Present High-enegy Performance
by David K. Rodgers GREENSBORO – The second concert in the Summer Music from Greensboro series was held Tuesday, July 25, in the Greensboro Church and featured a sextet of saxophone players with the amusing name of “The Moanin’ Frogs.” The title derives from a combination of two songs in[Read More…]
Manhattan Chamber Players Featured Two Masterpieces
by David K. Rodgers GREENSBORO – Summer Music from Greensboro began its 2023 season with an exceptional performance by the Manhattan Chamber Players on Tuesday evening, July 18, in the Greensboro United Church of Christ. The program featured two clarinet Quintets, each a masterpiece of the chamber music repertoire, written[Read More…]