UNC ASHEVILLE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – SPRING 2021
The XTET, Justin Ray, director
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UNC ASHEVILLE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Fall 2020
VIRTUAL EVENTS
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Live at Lunch
Thursday, October 1 at 12:00 pm
with the X-TET
Justin Ray, director
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CONCERT RELEASE
October 2, 2020
Thomas and Friends
Tomas Woodall Posada, violin
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Tomas and Friends
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LIVE AT LUNCH
Zack Page, director
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Live at Lunch
Thursday, October 15 at 12:00
UNCA Afromusics Ensemble
Adama Dembele and Toby King, directors
Live or Livestream
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CONCERT RELEASE
October 21, 2020
This concert will be available at 7:15 PM
UNCA Wind Ensemble
Fletcher Peacock, director
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UNCA Wind Ensemble Concert
Romanian Folk Dances
Bela Bartok
arr. Takuya Shigeta
I- Stick Dance
II – Sash Dance
III – In One Spot
IV – Dance from Bucsum
V – Romanian Polka
VI – Fast Dance
Vocalise Op34 #14
Serge Rachmaninoff
arr. Takuya Shigeta
Cassie Newell – Flute
Ruby Springston – Flute
Laura Deaver – Clarine
Juliana Accles – Clarinet
Nick Davenport – Bass Clarinet
Elina Misiyuk – Bass Clarinet
Aidan Hays – Tenor Saxophone
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Live at Lunch
Thursday, October 22 at 12:00
Live on the UNCA Quad – Lipinsky Hall
Bluegrass Ensemble, Toby King director
Songwriters Ensemble, Carolina Perez, director
Livestream
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Thursday, November 12
Justin Ray, director
XTETE will feature a set of modern, original jazz.
Justin Ray, trumpet
Miguel Schwiderke, guitar
Clayton Gibb, bass
Chris Simmons, drums
Ben Smith, director
Works by Franz Joseph Haydn, George Friedrich Handel, Cesar Frank, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Noah Bijessie & Jennifer Walls, violins
Alaina Sopa, cello
Ben Smith, viola/director
UNCA Percussion Ensemble Concert Release
Matthew Richmond, director
Thursday, November 19 – 7:15 pm
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PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Robert Creech
William Hall
Neil Lackey
Alex McAllister
Austin McNeill
Zack Nelli
Selections:
Moving Pictures in Frames (2018) James Romig
Toccata (1954) Carlos Chávez
Get that Ducking Spider Off Me! (2020) Zack Nelli
UNCA Wind Ensemble Concert Release
Fletcher Peacock, director
Saturday, November 21 – 7:15
YouTube at UNCA Music
In these uncertain times, the UNCA Wind Ensemble has faced many challenges this semester to perform music in person. Instead of a full wind ensemble, we split the group into a woodwind septet and a brass quintet. Each group meets once a week and has been incredibly flexible and positive throughout the experience. We have had to adapt our arrangement and safety measures several times to find a balance of safety and performance effectiveness. In our initial attempts, we used plexiglass shields and 12 feet of space between performers. This worked to an extent, but we had challenges with timing and balance between performers. Our next attempt was to rehearse outdoors, but we had difficulty finding a space that would allow for adequate spacing, distance from the campus community, and protection from the elements. What you see here is our most recent iteration. It allows for the students to perform without plexiglass shields or sound reinforcement in an isolated space to protect the campus community. Our final concert of the semester includes some brass quintet standards and an arrangement by one of the woodwind ensemble members. We hope you enjoy!
Studio 18 Concert Release
Brent LaCase, director
Monday, November 23 – 7:15
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Singers:
Grace Christian
Jess Fox
Frances Mehlenbacher
Kass Blount
Cole Covington
Chris Poole
Bass Clayton Gibb
Drums Mattie Garau
Piano C. Brent LaCasce
Guitar Cole Covington
The Jazz Fusion Ensemble focuses on the classic Jazz Fusion repertoire from the ’70s and beyond. Jazz Fusion is a musical style that combines Jazz with many other genres of music. Fusion draws from musical styles such as Funk, Rock, Indian, Classical, Blues, Country, Soul, RnB, World, and many other genres. Fusion combines all styles of music into a melting pot of musical expression with focus on improvisation from the ensemble members.