American Brass, Menahem Pressler, Emerson String Quartet

Throughout the year, distinguished guest artists visit the School of Music for performances, master classes, and discussions about careers. Students interact with professional musicians from around the world, helping them to refine their artistic skills and develop keener insights into their future lifestyle.

September 22 ~ Brad Edwards, trombone and Winifred Goodwin, piano

October 6 ~ American Brass Quintet

October 13 ~ Manuel Barrueco, guitar

October 26 ~ Robert Parkins, organ

November 27 ~ Karen Ritscher, viola and Allison Gagnon, piano

December 5 ~ Ricardo Iznaola, guitar

January 12 ~ Musicians from the Four Seasons Chamber Festival

February 8 ~ Olivier Latry, organ

February 16 ~ Menahem Pressler, piano

March 3 ~ Jens Lindemann, trumpet and Allison Gagnon, piano

March 28 & 29 ~ Emerson String Quartet

• September 23 ~ River Guerguerian, Dr. Mark Sunkett, percussionists

• September 24 ~ Dallas Brass

• September 30 ~ Kyle Gann, composer

• October 7 ~ Peter Kairoff, piano

• October 11 ~ Shelley Binder, flute

• October 10 ~ Dmitri Vorobiev, piano

• October 19 ~ Alturas Duo

• October 24 ~ Miro String Quartet

• November 4 ~ Arno Bornkamp, saxophone

• November 9 ~ Itzhak Perlman, violin
• November 11 ~ James Box, trombone

• November 28 ~ Michael McCraw, bassoon

• November 28 ~ Ransom Wilson, flute

• December 5 ~ William Barnewitz, horn

• January 13 ~
  • Robert McDonald, piano
  • Soovin Kim, violin
  • Ara Gregorian, viola
  • Michael Kannen, cello

• January 16 ~ Darren Lael, piano

• January 20 ~ International Contemporary Ensemble

• January 27 ~
  • Rebecca Troxler, flute
  • Joseph Robinson, oboe
  • Michael Burns, bassoon
  • Jane Hawkins, piano

• February 2 ~ Ned Rorem, composer

• February 23 ~ Sandra Carlock, piano

• March 8 ~ Steve Houghton Jazz Trio

• April 10 ~ Carlos Rodriguez, piano

• April 14 ~ New York Woodwind Quintet
  • Carol Wincenc, flute
  • Stephen Taylor, oboe
• Charles Neidich, clarinet
• William Purvis, horn
• Donald McCourt, bassoon

• April 29 ~ Jonathan Biggers, organ

• October 26 ~ Skye Carman, violin
• October 26-27 ~ Paul Galbraith, guitar
• October 29-30 ~ Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
• November 5 ~ Tatiana Goncharova, piano
• December 5 - 6 ~ Jonathan Leathwood, guitar
• January 14-15 ~ Musicians from the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival:
• James Ehnes, violin
• Ivan Chan, violin
• Ara Gregorian, viola
• Michael Kannen, cello
• Edward Aaron, cello
• January 28-29 ~ Carolina Chamber Symphony
• January 29 ~ Robert Franz, conductor
• February 24 ~ Robert Carl, composer
• March 11 ~ J. B. Smith, composer/percussion
• March 28 ~ Posaune Voce Trio
• April 17-19 ~ Augusta Read Thomas, composer
• May 6 ~ Atlantic Chamber Ensemble

Recent guests had the following to say about their time at the School of Music.

“I enjoyed meeting with students and faculty and was very impressed with the breadth and depth of the career-related programs NC School of the Arts offers its music students.”
 Angela Beeching, Author, “Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music"

"I was extremely impressed with the North Carolina School of the Arts when I

visited.  What a wonderful place for serious study and growth.  The facilities

are some of the best that I've seen anywhere and the faculty is top-notch,

with real world experience under their belts...a student couldn't ask for a

better situation to learn and grow as both a person and an artist."

Jennifer Higdon, Composer

“There are certainly plenty of great things to say about NCSA! The students are on an impressively high level, and the hall is a truly wonderful place to play.”

James Ehnes, Violinist

"I enjoyed visiting NCSA from every angle - the facility, the students in

the masterclass and the great audience. It's obviously a place with so much

potential...!"

Shai Wosner, Pianist

“What a joy it was for us to be back at NCSA! I am so proud of the ever-high standard of playing by the talented music students at the school, and they can't help but be inspired by the new concert hall.  Despite the astounding growth, NCSA has never lost its spirit as a nurturing, stimulating place to learn to be a consummate professional in the arts.”

Sharon Robinson, Cellist

"Your students are serious, extremely talented, and are developing terrific attitudes for dealing with being an artist in this country...I have been telling everyone that the North Carolina School of the Arts is a 'state-of-the-art' school of the arts!"

Patricia Spencer, flutist, Da Capo Chamber Players

"NCSA boasts a wonderful campus that has two fantastic (music) performance spaces. The administration and faculty are world class and exhibit an admirable esprit de corps that is conducive to a productive and creative environment...I enjoyed my residency there, where the students played my music admirably and the audiences were very enthusiastic. I'd return for sure, and wish the (NCSA) program much well-deserved and continued success in the future."   

Phil Markowitz, jazz pianist/composer

"As a former member of the NCSA faculty I can honestly say that returning to the School as a visiting artist was a thrill. The students who participated in the master class were well prepared and performed on a level equal to any conservatory in the country. The campus looks increasingly more elegant, and the backstage facilities and the on-stage acoustics of Watson Hall are fantastic!"  

Marcy Rosen, cellist, Mendelssohn String Quartet

"The piano students at NCSA are very impressive. And what a joy to have not one, but two Hamburg Steinways in the concert hall!"

Robert Weirich, pianist, University of Missouri, Kansas City

"The new music building is an excellent facility. Watson Chamber Music Hall offers a professional acoustical environment for student performances. NCSA students see themselves as artists, not future artists."

Robert Oppelt, bassist, National Symphony Orchestra

"It was a sincere pleasure interacting with John R. Beck and his percussion students at the North Carolina School of the Arts. The percussion ensemble, in collaboration with the Philidor Percussion Group, was well prepared for our first rehearsal together and the concert and recording session for the CD project came off beautifully. The concert hall has excellent acoustical properties - warmth and resonant, yet with fine clarity. I enjoyed the atmosphere of our interactive master class session as well. The students were very open-minded and quick to assimilate ideas. I sincerely enjoyed being on campus at NCSA."

Michael Udow, percussion/composer, University of Michigan

"When I returned to North Carolina School of the Arts last autumn for the first time in many years, I was amazed at the fantastic facilities the school now has and I thoroughly enjoyed my teaching. The thing that impressed me most was the very productive, but at the same time, relaxed atmosphere. This speaks well for the faculty and the students. Creativity needs just such an atmosphere!"    

Michael McCraw, bassoonist, Indiana University

William Cabellero, horn Da Capo Chamber Players Mark Delpriora, guitar Rick Dior, jazz drums Michael Drapkin, clarinet Anne Epperson, piano Robert Faub, saxophone Jill Felber, flute Claude Frank, piano Ruth Golden, voice Steve Haines, jazz bass Stefan Jezierski, horn Ricardo Iznaola, guitar William Kannengiser, guitar Sara Laimon, piano Shannon Magee, mezzo-soprano Geordie Macminn, Alexander Technique Karl Mailand, horn Eric Maisel, creativity coach Michael McCraw, bassoonist, Indiana University Robert McDonald, piano Phil Markowitz, jazz pianist/composer

Kirke Mechem, composer Lynn Messick, ballroom dancing Alexander Mickelthwaite, conductor Robert Moody, conductor Jacek Muzyk, horn New Century Saxophone Quartet Robert Oppelt, bassist, National Symphony Orchestra Awadagin Pratt, piano Jeff Reynolds, bass trombone Carlos Rodriguez, piano Marcy Rosen, cellist, Mendelssohn String Quartet Martile Rowland, soprano John Morris Russell, conductor Alfred Savia, conductor Charles Stein, Alexander Technique Richard Stover, guitar Michael Udow, percussion/composer, University of Michigan Robert Weirich, piano Virginia Zeani, voice

Previous Guest Artists

 

John Adams Licia Albanese American Brass Quintet Arleen Auger Gina Bachauer Rose Bampton Manuel Barrueco Hermann Baumann Beaux Arts Trio Leonard Bernstein Robert Black eighth blackbird William Bolcom Cäcilien Choir of Frankfurt John Cage Elliot Carter Nico Castel John Cheek* Ricardo Cobo* Michael Colgrass Aaron Copland John Corigliano Mario Davidovsky Michel Debost Robert Dick Jacob Druckman

Mignon Dunn Lukas Foss Claude Frank Lillian Freundlich Anthony Gigliotti Harold Gomberg Richard Goode Helene Grimaud Gary Hammond Lorin Hollander Marilyn Horne Karel Husa Camellia Johnson Juilliard String Quartet Joseph Kalichstein Benjamin Kaplan Jaime Laredo Gustav Leonhardt John Mack Robert Mann Sandra Miller* Vaclav Nelhybel Mariana Paunova Itzhak Perlman Michael Pinkerton Menahem Pressler

Ruggiero Ricci Sharon Robinson* Gianna Rolandi* Pepe Romero Alexander Schneider Gunther Schuller William Schuman Ed Shaughnessey Renee Siebert* Speculum Musicae Paul Sperry David Starobin Janos Starker Arnold Steinhardt Isaac Stern Richard Stoltzman Tokyo String Quartet Vladimir Ussachevsky Robert Ward Otto Werner-Mueller Peter Wiley Ransom Wilson* Carol Wincenz Claudia Zahn Jianyi Zhang Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

 

*School of Music alumni

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