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NCSA Performances - June 2008

NCSA Summer Performance Festival - Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo, NC

Ragtime Revue by the NCSA American Music Ensemble

June 24 – 27

8 pm, Tuesday – Friday, FREE!

Outdoor Pavilion (Film Theater in case of rain)

Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo, NC

Bright and brassy or smooth and dark, Ragtime is the first truly American musical genre. The NCSA American Music Ensemble, directed by Mark Norman, presents four evening performances of blues, jazz, rags and brass. Hear the stars of tomorrow, today. Tap your feet to the Dixieland beat in the timeless classics by Scott Joplin, Dizzy Gillespie and other American greats.

A Musical Menagerie by the NCSA American Music Ensemble

June 24 & 27

2 pm, Tuesday & Friday, FREE!

Film Theater

Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo, NC

Escape the midday heat and enjoy a light classical program showcasing the talent of the NCSA American Music Ensemble. Under the direction of Mark Norman, these gifted musicians perform solos, duets and small ensemble pieces for strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and keyboard. A musical treat for the entire family! 

Dixieland Beat by the NCSA American Music Ensemble

June 25

2 pm, Wednesday, FREE!

Film Theater Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo, NC

Tap your feet to the beat of ragtime classics by Scott Joplin, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and more! Blues, jazz, rags and brass! Don’t miss this tribute to Ragtime greats. One afternoon performance only!

Dixie Rocks the Boat!

June 25

7 pm, Wednesday, FREE!

Manteo Waterfront across from the Elizabeth II

Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo, NC

Relax on the Manteo waterfront as musicians from the NCSA American Music Ensemble serenade you from the deck of the Elizabeth II. Tonight’s half-hour program will feature blues, jazz, rags, and brass.  Join us at 8 pm for the full evening concert at Festival Park’s newly renovated Outdoor Pavilion!  Wednesdays are truly wild and wonderful at Roanoke Island Festival Park!  

Zoostrumentals: Classics for Kids featuring an Instrument Petting Zoo

June 26

2 pm, Thursday, FREE!

Film Theater

Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo, NC

Lions, tigers, and bears - Oh, No! Our zoo is filled with instruments – violins, clarinets, drums, and flutes - just to mention a few.  NCSA’s talented musicians introduce children in the audience to their favorite “animal” and invite them onstage to “pet the instruments”.  The NCSA American Music Ensemble presents an hour of outrageous family fun. Don’t miss the first of six shows in NCSA’s new Classics for Kids series.

 

Charlotte’s Web on the big outdoor screen

June 28

8 pm, Saturday, FREE!

Outdoor Pavilion (Film Theater in case of rain)

Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo, NC

A string of Hollywood celebrities – including Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, Reba McIntyre, Jennifer Garner, Kathy Bates and Robert Redford – give voice to E.B. White’s beloved barnyard characters in this classic children’s tale. Jordan Kerner, NCSA’s Dean of the School of Filmmaking, produced this new release of a heartwarming family classic. Join us for Charlotte’s Web on the big outdoor screen!

For more information about the performances and directions to Roanoke Island Festival Park, click on the Summer Performance Festival link on the left!

Something For Everyone Series Performances

Other Performances

2008 Magnolia Baroque “The Triumph of Love”

The Moravians’ Passion for Music

Wednesday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Calvary Moravian Church
600 Holly Avenue. Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101
Pre-concert lecture by Nola Knouse, Director of the Moravian Music Archives

Concert will consist of music from the Salem Collegium collection, including quintets by J.F. Peter and W. Piecl, a trio by Graun, and other late Baroque, early classical composers. Keyboardist Andrew Willis and violinist Gesa Kordes will lead a group of seven Magnolia Baroque Festival musicians.

The Excitement of Improvisation
Thursday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Gray Auditorium, Old Salem
900 Old Salem Road, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101

Special guest ensemble “The Harmonious Blacksmith” will perform. Concert will be early Baroque improvisation. Performers will include Ingrid Matthews, violin; Joe Gascho, harpsichord; John Lenti, lute and theorbo; Nika Zlatzric, cellist; Justin Godoy, recorder player; and soprano Ah Hong.

The Love of Bach
Friday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Watson Hall, North Carolina School of the Arts
1533 South Main Street Winston-Salem, N.C. 27127

Concert will feature “Bach Concerti” (all J.S. Bach concerti), including E Major and A Minor violin concertos, D minor double violin concerto, and the Brandenburg Concerto IV. Ingrid Matthews, violin, will lead the concert.

The Triumph of Love
Saturday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Stevens Center
405 West 4th Street, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101

“The Triumph of Love” will include scenes from Purcell's King Arthur, Dioclesian, and The Fairy Queen. Performers will include Paige Whitley Bauguess and Tom Baird, principle dancers, as well as dancers from the New Bern Dancing Assembly and Magnolia Baroque Festival Chorus and Orchestra.

Promenade
Sunday, June 22 afternoon

Old Salem
South Main Street, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101

Stroll through old Salem and hear Magnolia Baroque Festival apprentices perform period music in several venues, including the Salem Tavern, Gray Auditorium, St. Philips’ Church and Vogler House.

All programs subject to change