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Piedmont Arts Podcast

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Thomas Healy on Soul City

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2025/01/12

Coming up on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (2025), the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture in Charlotte will host a day of events called "Designing the Future." A panel discussion will look at the late 1960s project in North Carolina's Warren County called "Soul City." On this Piedmont Arts, we talk with Charlotte native and Seton Hall law professor Thomas Healy, who wrote the 2021 history "Soul City: Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an

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Orion Weiss on the Charlotte Symphony

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2025/01/06

World renowned pianist Orion Weiss joins the Charlotte Symphony for concerts in January. He'll be the soloist for two very different works: Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Winds and Bach's Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 . On this Piedmont Arts he talks about how much he enjoys learning new Bach works.

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Madeline Dierauf

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2024/12/30

On this Piedmont Arts podcast, we talk with Madeline Dierauf, an award-winning Appalachian fiddler and Davidson College student. She's a native of Brevard, North Carolina, who has been playing fiddle since she was eight. Hear more about her dual careers, her upcoming Rhodes Scholarship, and a bit of her music.

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Peter Leo on the Singing Christmas Tree

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2024/12/02

It's the 70th year for a Charlotte holiday tradition. Carolina Voices' Singing Christmas tree returns to Central Piedmont Community College's Halton Theater. On this Piedmont Arts podcast, host David Boraks talks with artistic and executive director Peter Leo about how Charlotte's is one of the oldest singing christmas trees in the country, and what's happening this year.

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Kwame Ryan on the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

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2024/11/17

Kwame Ryan conducts his first concert as the Charlotte Symphony's Music Director this weekend at Belk Theatre in Charlotte. He and the orchestra, along with the Charlotte Master Chorale, will perform Johannes Brahms' beloved masterwork "A German Requiem." The composition has special significance for Ryan which is one of the reasons he wanted to put it on the program. He talks about why he has a personal connection to this masterpiece and about how much he is looking forward to

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Simone El Bey on “Generations“, Matt Wetmore on...

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2024/11/11

As the Charlotte area grows, so does its cultural offerings. On this Piedmont Arts, we talk to representatives from two of the newer arts organizations in our area. The Cain Center for the Arts in Cornelius has a new exhibit called “Generations: Highlighting Indigenous Peoples, Cultures, and Artwork" which features creations by Catawba, Cherokee, Lumbee, and other artists. Cain Director of Visual Art & Education Simone El Bey gives us some background. We also hear from Matt Wetmore,

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Simone El Bey on “Generations“, Matt Wetmore on...

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2024/11/10

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Jonathan Stuhlman on “Southern/Modern“

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2024/11/04

A new exhibit at Charlotte's Mint Museum Uptown looks at the art and artists of the South in the first half of the 20th century. The show called "Southern/Modern" has more than 100 paintings and works on paper by artists from the region, or who worked here. On this episode of the Piedmont Arts podcast, we talk with curator Jonathan Stuhlman and take a tour of the exhibit.Learn more at Mint Museum: "Southern/Modern"

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Jonathan Stuhlman on “Southern/Modern“

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2024/11/03

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Blume Studios in Space, One Voice Chorus Halloween

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2024/10/28

Have you ever wanted to go into space? A virtual reality experience at Blumenthal Arts' new Blume Studios takes you there. "Space Explorers: The Infinite" uses virtual reality goggles to make you feel like you're on the International Space Station. Find out more in this Piedmont Arts podcast, along with a report on the upcoming Halloween concert by Charlotte's One Voice Chorus.

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Blume Studios in Space, One Voice Chorus Halloween

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2024/10/27

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Lonnie Davis on JazzArts Charlotte

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2024/10/14

JazzArts Charlotte has been around for 15 years, promoting jazz through education and concerts with top performers from around the world. On this episode, CEO and co-founder Lonnie Davis talks about the group's origins and how it's growing a new generation of jazz performers and fans through education and concerts. Learn more about JazzArts Charlotte .

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Lonnie Davis on JazzArts Charlotte

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2024/10/14

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Rick Thurmond and Liz Brigham on the Confluence Music...

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2024/09/30

Charlotte is trying to put itself back on the map as a music city, with an annual conference called Confluence. This year's event is at AvidXchange Music Factory and music venues around the city. On this Piedmont Arts podcast, we'll hear from two of the organizers, Rick Thurmond and Liz Brigham, about what you'll see and hear.Learn more about the Confluence Music Conference

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Rick Thurmond and Liz Brigham on the Confluence Music...

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2024/09/29

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Brian Meixner and Bill Lawing on North Carolina Brass...

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2024/09/23

The North Carolina Brass Band performs a free concert in Charlotte at First United Methodist Church. It's a night of brass band and pipe organ music featuring organist Evan Currie. On this Piedmont Arts podcast, we talk with music director Brian Meixner and cornest Bill Lawing. Plus, we talk with singer-songwriter and classically trained cellist Ben Sollee. He talks about breaking boundaries with the cello, his social activism offstage, and his new post-pandemic album, The Long Haul.Learn more

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Brian Meixner and Bill Lawing on North Carolina Brass...

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2024/09/22

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2024-2025 Visual Arts Preview

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2024/09/15

Museums across the Piedmont are hanging their fall shows. On this Piedmont Arts podcast, we have a preview that includes local and regional art at Charlotte's Mint Museum, Surrealism and African American artists at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, a Wizard of Oz-themed show at UNC Charlotte and more.

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2024-2025 Music Season Preview

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2024/09/09

A new season of live music is starting for music groups and venues across the Piedmont. In this Piedmont Arts podcast, we have a few ideas as you plan your listening for the 2024-25 season. We preview what's coming from classical music groups like Bach Akademie Charlotte and 7th Street Concerts , monthly concerts from JazzArts Charlotte , and eclectic series like the Cain Center for the Arts in Cornelius and Music at St. Alban's in Davidson.

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2024-2025 Music Season Preview

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2024/09/09

A new season of live music is starting for music groups and venues across the Piedmont. In this Piedmont Arts podcast, we have a few ideas as you plan your listening for the 2024-25 season. We preview what's coming from classical music groups like Bach Akademie Charlotte and 7th Street Concerts, monthly concerts from JazzArts Charlotte, and eclectic series like the Cain Center for the Arts in Cornelius and Music at St. Alban's in Davidson.

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