Piedmont Music Center

In a unique blend of classical and jazz styles, the ensemble’s Christmas concert contains musical treasures of the past and present.  Classical works by Bach and Poulenc contrast with contemporary seasonal songs and carols, such as Angels We Have Heard on High; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, O Christmas Tree, and Greensleeves. Performers include John Mochnick, piano; […]

Featuring Tom Caufield, acoustic guitar and Matt Kendrick, bass. Caufield and Kendrick will perform a set of Christmas music with a contemplative, expansive approach. Combining elements of hymnal, folk, jazz and ambient music, upright bassist Kendrick and acoustic guitarist Caufield will present fresh and adventurous arrangements of a selection of classic hymns and carols. Selections […]

The newly-established Eno Quartet will collaborate with UNCSA faculty pianist Dmitri Vorobiev. The program includes: “Blueprint”, composed by Caroline Shaw, a North Carolina native and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer; Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 18, No. 6, and concludes with Antonín Dvořák’s lush and lyrical Piano Quintet No. 2.  

John Mochnick, piano; Roberto Orihuela, vibraphone; Matt Kendrick, bass; John Wilson, drums Jazz Classique celebrates Beethoven’s 251st birthday in this tribute concert. Works by Beethoven, Haydn, Albrechtsberger, and Salieri.

The artists of Piedmont Opera explore music in America at the dawn of the 20th century.  From Joplin to Cohan to Lehar, it was the melting pot of musical style!

Join SummerFest 2021 artist James Allbritten for a FREE 45-minute lecture and  discussion of the upcoming Aug. 14 program, "From Operetta to Ragtime: Music at the Turn of the Century."

Martha Bassett, vocals; Jacqui Carrasco, violin; Ken Wilmot, trumpet; Federico Pivetta, piano; Matt Kendrick, bass; John Wilson, drums Excerpts from The Great American Songbook, including selections by Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Harry Warren, and others.

Martha Bassett, vocals; Jacqui Carrasco, violin; Ken Wilmot, trumpet; Federico Pivetta, piano; Matt Kendrick, bass; John Wilson, drums Excerpts from The Great American Songbook, including selections by Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Harry Warren, and others.

Pianist Peter Kairoff performs an evening of solo piano works by Schubert, including the haunting Sonata in A-minor; the rarely heard Huettenbrenner Variations; and selections from the Impromptus and the Moments Musicales.