88.5 WFDD - Triad Arts Archives

You’ve probably heard of Romeo & Juliet, but what about Romeo & Juliet on the Border? This “Living Textbook” production was created by Arts Based School Arts Director Mary Siebert to blend a slew of core curriculum requirements from a variety of disciplines into one fantastic production. That production is Romeo & Juliet on the Border. The one-hour production returns next month to The Arts Council Theatre in Winston-Salem. Mary stopped by Studio A with student actors Gary Whitt, who played Romeo, Sophie Garau who played Juliet, sopranos Ruth Kelly, Emily Brooks, boy soprano Ben LeFevre and violinist Vivian Mayers for an in-studio performance and interview. The Arts Based School in Winston-Salem is a public charter K-8 school. Their production of Romeo & Juliet on the Border runs Thursday March 10th and Friday the 11th at 7pm in The Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum Drive.  #triad arts Arts Normal Tweet

Caleb Caudle. Justin Reich Winston-Salem native son Caleb Caudle has been making a big impact on the Americana music scene the past few years. Through an exhaustive touring schedule and pairings with roots royalty like Jon Moreland and Jason Isbell, his craft has been refined. But his new LP Carolina Ghost is steeped more deeply in country music than albums past. Caleb and his band spent 10 fourteen hour-long days recording the album at Fidelitorium studios in Kernersville. You can check out the CD or vinyl at Caleb’s concert this Thursday, February 25th at The Garage in downtown Winston-Salem. #triad arts Arts Normal Tweet

Helen Simoneau Danse. Peter Mueller Next month Helen Simoneau Danse will present a new work inspired in part by Helen’s French Canadian background. Nathalie Joachim is a composer, whose pieces often draw upon among other things her instrumental background as flutist with the multiple Grammy Award-winning ensemble Eighth Blackbird, as well as her Haitian American heritage. The two have paired up for the premiere of Land Bridge.  You can attend a free movement class led by Helen Simoneau and her dancers from 2:00-3:30pm on Saturday, February 27th. And at 3:30pm there will be an open rehearsal of Helen’s new choreography. Both events are free and open to the public in Scales Fine Arts Center on the WFU campus. Land Bridge will premiere on Thursday night, March 3rd at 7:30pm in Hanesbrands Theatre in Winston-Salem. Performances continue on the 3rd and 4th. #triad arts Arts Normal Tweet

Pianist Dmitri Shteinberg. Lubra Abramova Dmitri Shteinberg is a Russian-born pianist who began his musical training in Moscow. As the Soviet Union was collapsing, his family moved to Israel where he continued learning. He later received his Doctoral Degree from the Manhattan School of Music in New York. Currently he teaches piano at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Dmitri will bring his expertise to the Music that Matters series with a performance this Sunday at Parkway United Church of Christ. The concert will benefit AIDS Care Service of Winston-Salem and begins at 3:00pm. The series' final concert will feature singer, songwriter, and storyteller Mary Siebert on May 1st at 3:00pm.   #triad arts Arts Normal Tweet

The trio of Phillip Setzer, Wu Han, and David Finckel. Daniel Ashworth This week Triad audiences will be treated to two evenings of incredible chamber music for cello, violin and piano by three of today’s leading soloists. Emerson string quartet violinist Philip Setzer, his former colleague cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han will perform all of Beethoven’s Piano Trios beginning tonight, Wednesday, February 17th at 7:30 pm and continuing Thursday, February 18th at 7:30 pm in Brendle Recital Hall. It’s part of the Secrest Artists Series. David Finckel spoke with David Ford from his studio in New York about his recent re-mastered recording of Dvorak’s cello concerto. Tonight’s performance begins at 7:30pm in Brendle recital Hall on the WFU campus. Beethoven expert, David Levy, will lead a pre-concert talk prior to each concert and speak specifically about the music on the program.  Thursday, the trio returns with the last three of Beethoven’s trios.  #triad arts Arts Normal Tweet

Usman Salahuddin. Gary Warnimont *Tonight's event has been cancelled due to weather. Usman will be performing at Krankies on February 29th at 7:00pm. After enduring the grueling workload of an economics major and Chinese minor at Davidson College, Usman Salahuddin decided to pursue his lifelong passion: drums. The jazz devotee currently works as a dance accompanist at UNC School of the Arts and he’s got gigs coming up at Krankies downtown. Tonight, February 15th, he’ll be in concert with the Greg Hyslop Trio. Greg’s a nationally known jazz guitarist. His first album, Manhattan Date with Kenny Werner on piano and John Riley on drums, was rated four stars in Down Beat Magazine. You can hear him and Usman in the intimate confines of Krankies Coffee Shop in downtown Winston-Salem for free starting at 7pm. You can follow Usman on his Instagram: Usman_Salahuddin  #triad arts Arts Normal Tweet

David is excited about the Piedmont Triad Jazz Orchestra's "Love You Madly" performance on Febraury 12th at the Carolina Theatre. The Piedmont Triad Jazz Orchestra (PTJO) is a group of professional musicians dedicated to upholding the tradition of the finest big band composers and arrangers (Ellington, Basie, Gillespie, etc) while promoting the performance of new arrangements and compositions by its members. It is a truly cross-generational ensemble, comprised of some of North Carolina's finest and most respected jazz educators, music professionals, and up-and-coming young artists. Its musicians are alums of the big bands of Wynton Marsalis, Harry Connick, Jr., Toshiko Akiyoshi, Christian McBride, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, plus many more, and as arrangers/composers, its members have created well over 100 works for big band, many of which will make up the band's unique repertory. Eddie discusses the Visual Acoustics, Modern Architecture Series at a/perture cinema, sponsored by Stitch Design Shop. On Thursday, February 18th at 5:30pm you can check out a documentary narrated by Dustin Hoffman on the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world's greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Bethany's choice this week adds some French flair to your Valentine's Day weekend. On Saturday, February 13th, the Greensboro Farmers Curb Market is hosting a "Love Your Local French Toast Brunch." Listen to some gypsy jazz, have your likeness drawn by a caricature artist, and enjoy French Toast made by local chefs. The event is 8:00 - 11:30am.      #triad arts Arts Normal Tweet

Universes Is A National / International Ensemble Company Of Multi-Disciplined Writers And Performers. They fuse poetry, theater, jazz, hip-hop, politics, blues and more to create moving, sometimes challenging and always entertaining theatrical works. This weekend the UNC at Greensboro Performing Arts Series presents Universes’ Live From the Edge, featuring excerpts from their award-winning plays Ameriville, commemorating the 10 year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and Party People celebrating the Black Panthers and the Young Lords movements of the 60's. We sample from Party People in today's show. It features Universes Co-founder (and Doris Duke Artist award winner) Steven Sapp. He spoke with David Ford from his home in Los Angeles. On Saturday night, February 13th, Universes will perform Live From the Edge, a "Best Of" evening with excerpts from their award-winning plays, and their upcoming work, based on the unpublished poetry of August Wilson. Performance begins at 8pm in Aycock Auditorium on the UNC at Greensboro campus.  #triad arts Arts Normal Tweet

Becky Vanderveen Argentinian Tango artists and UNC at Greensboro professors Lorena Guillen, vocalist, and pianist/composer Alejandro Rutty recently formed the Lorena Guillen Tango Ensemble. This month and next the group, with voice, flute, electric-bass, piano, and percussion will perform their new work "The Other Side of My Heart." The Buenos Aires natives have become central figures in the Tango scene here in the states, blending  traditional tango standards, with “new” tango, and original compositions like the one sampled in today's show with music by pianist Alejandro Rutty, and lyrics by Lorena Guillen who sings and narrates. You'll also hear audio from Alejandro’s preview video, and in full disclosure, the violinist on that recording is David Ford's wife Jacqui Carrasco. Lorena and Alejandro have performed all over the world, and you can hear the The Lorena Guillen Tango Ensemble in concert this Thursday, February 11th in at UNCG’s Weatherspoon Museum. The free concert begins at 6:00pm. On March 4th Lorena will be joined by pianist Adam Ricci in concert for First Fridays at Green Hill Art Gallery in GSO starting at 6:30pm.   #triad arts Arts Normal Tweet

Eddie shares that the Community Innovation Lab of Winston-Salem presents Intersections and Conversations: Race, Class and Power. Its a screening and discussion of the film Honky, a provocative satire about racism in contemporary America.   David Ford says that even though the "art" of ping pong is probably a stretch, he's breaking all the rules so you don't miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity. He says the speed, spins and athleticism involved in table tennis is truly awesome. Tickets for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Table Tennis Trials went on-sale back in November. The event will take place at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex’s Special Events Center from February 4-6, 2016. Bethany mentions that the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County is issuing a call for art for its new art in unexpected places project, ArtPop.  “Artist + Public Outdoor Project = ArtPop” promotes local artists’ original works through the use of donated outdoor advertising space.   Works by five artists who reside in Forsyth, Stokes, Davidson, Surry, Davie, or Yadkin counties will be chosen for the first year of the program. Artists working in all media are encouraged to submit photographs of original works of art for consideration. Artists must be at least 18 years old and are required to submit a photograph and description of the work, an artist statement, and a biography. All submission materials must be digital and submitted to smorris@intothearts.org by February 29. #triad arts Arts Normal Tweet