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Sunday, June 28, 2020
BMC@Home Amy Porter Flute Pod
Jun 28 all-day
Online

BMC flute faculty member Amy Porter shares pointers and stories on her new podcast, which features a wide range of topics valuable for anyone interested in music. Recent episodes include entrepreneurial tips, interviews with special guests, and a series on performance therapy. Listen for free on a variety of platforms.

BMC@Home Garrick Ohlsson
Jun 28 all-day
Online

BMC guest artist Garrick Ohlsson was set to open the 2020 season on June 25. Instead, we are thrilled to share this recital from March 14, streamed live from the Kaufmann Concert Hall in New York City. The concert program includes Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Chopin’s Impromptu No. 2 and Six Études from Op. 25, and a special Rachmaninoff encore.

Digital BMC: MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
Jun 28 all-day
Online

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
I. Molto allegro ed agitato
Corinne Stillwell, violin • Jonathan Spitz, cello
Michael Chertock, piano
Recorded live on July 22, 2019,
at Ingram Auditorium in Brevard, NC.

Digital BMC: STRAUSS Don Juan Brevard Sinfonia • Matthias Bamert, conductor
Jun 28 all-day
Online

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

STRAUSS Don Juan
Brevard Sinfonia • Matthias Bamert, conductor
Recorded live on July 20, 2013,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium in Brevard, NC.

Explore the History Of Music Printing
Jun 28 all-day
Online

Learn about music printing techniques through time including woodblock, lithography, and more.

Free Daily Stretches For Musicians
Jun 28 all-day
Online

The Violin Channel recently caught up with violinists and www.intermissionsessions.com wellness coaches Elena Urioste and Melissa White to get their advice on some simple physical exercises that every string player should be doing to stay physically and mentally healthy – during quarantine and beyond …

Violinists Elena Urioste & Melissa White share 10 essential, daily stretches for musicians.

Free Music Video: Che Apalache Performs “Latingrass”
Jun 28 all-day
Online

Che Apalache is a four-man string band based in Buenos Aires with members from Argentina, Mexico and the United States. Their cleverly crafted “latingrass” evokes images from Appalachia to the Andes.

Argentinian-American string band Che Apalache performs bluegrass with a unique twist.

Free Video: India Arie – Worthy Tour LIVE @ LEAF Festival
Jun 28 all-day
Like many movements in history and moments that changed the world, there’s more than one step that pushes us forward. When thinking about how we can qualify the current moment, we have to look at what people are fighting for and see how they determine that progress has taken place. While many inequalities that people of color have faced have been outlawed for some time, it is the equity that has escaped them. The difference being an emphasis on the identity of the person asking for help.

For example, if Equality is synonymous with “leveling the playing field” then Equity should be synonymous with “more for those who need it.” Having a fuller appreciation for the difference is key to progressing our country forward. And we’ll know that we are moving in the right direction when disenfranchised communities feel hope and see change. Hope, that they will see a brighter tomorrow. Hope, their children will grow up without fear or prejudice. Hope, that the world sees them as worthy.

Music creates hope and change. From American to African voices, enjoy two vintage LEAF Concerts.

Jupiter & Okwess – Congolese Freedom Music
@ ​47th LEAF Festival 
Fall 2018

Keith’s Corner: Composer John Williams and the music of Star Wars
Jun 28 all-day
Online

In addition to his role as the BMC Artistic Director, Keith is the Conductor of the Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra. Here, Keith discusses working with composer John Williams and recreating the music of Star Wars. The featured performance is of the main title from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, with Williams conducting the orchestra during its 1993 Japan Tour.

LEAF: Putumayo: World Peace — India.Arie “One” Video of the Wek
Jun 28 all-day
Online

From her 2013 album, SongVersation, India.Arie shares the song that took her a lifetime to write. “One” says everything that India once afraid to say but love for humanity and her courage for truth gave her the words and music to express the powerful and universal truth in this masterful song. This song is dedicated with love to all. #worthy

Video of the Week: Brevard Concert Orchestra Vaughan Williams “A London Symphony”
Jun 28 all-day
Online
Video of the Week

Maestro Keith Lockhart leads the Brevard Concert Orchestra in a performance of the Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2, “A London Symphony.”

IV. Finale

Video: “No Day But Today” w/ cast of RENT in Seoul, South Korea
Jun 28 all-day
Online

This heartwarming video featuring the iconic song from RENT showcases the talents of the cast members and the unique steps that their theatre is taking to ensure safety amidst COVID-19. Though theatres across the globe have had to close their doors during the pandemic, this production offers hope for the future of performing.

Chorus Line POSTPONED to 2021 Season
Jun 28 @ 2:00 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse
Music: Carrie Morrison
Jun 28 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Chimney Rock Tasting Room and Bistro

Born and raised in Louisville, Ky., Carrie has been playing piano since age 7. She moved to \’higher ground\’ in 2004, and has been a denizen of local clubs and venues in and around western N.C. for a decade. Music has always been part of her life, from improvisational and classical piano study, to choirs and musicals. Morrison is known for melodically strong songs with personal, pithy lyrics. She has recorded and performed with many local artists: the late Tom Rogers, Steve Whiteside, Ellen Trnka, Andrew Thelston, Garry Segal, Tom Fisch, and the late Terry Wetton, to name a few. Her EP ‘Carolina Blonde,’ produced by Wetton (of Hogrock Mountain Music) in 2013, is now available on iTunes, Amazon, and CDBaby. Morrison is also on Pandora Radio since 2015. Her new CD, ‘Miles and Miles,’ is due for release in late summer 2017, and is being produced by Chris Rosser (Hollow Reed Arts Studio) of award-winning ensemble Free Planet Radio. Sharing her music is Carrie’s passion, and she is grateful to be able to do so.  “I write songs because music is our refuge, the place where our souls are never alone.”

Mare Wakefield + Nomad Live Stream
Jun 28 @ 7:00 pm
Online

“You’ll be astounded” says Maverick Magazine about this Americana duo. Featuring award-winning Southeast Texas songwriter Mare Wakefield on guitar and Turkish-born, classically-trained Nomad on piano and accordion, the husband-and-wife team has been called “Cozy brilliance” by the Louisville Observer and “Lovely … a little bit old country, a lot contemporary folk” by the New York Times.

Live Streaming Event from the Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/events/709195056564695/

Monday, June 29, 2020
BMC@Home Amy Porter Flute Pod
Jun 29 all-day
Online

BMC flute faculty member Amy Porter shares pointers and stories on her new podcast, which features a wide range of topics valuable for anyone interested in music. Recent episodes include entrepreneurial tips, interviews with special guests, and a series on performance therapy. Listen for free on a variety of platforms.

BMC@Home Garrick Ohlsson
Jun 29 all-day
Online

BMC guest artist Garrick Ohlsson was set to open the 2020 season on June 25. Instead, we are thrilled to share this recital from March 14, streamed live from the Kaufmann Concert Hall in New York City. The concert program includes Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Chopin’s Impromptu No. 2 and Six Études from Op. 25, and a special Rachmaninoff encore.

Digital BMC: MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
Jun 29 all-day
Online

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
I. Molto allegro ed agitato
Corinne Stillwell, violin • Jonathan Spitz, cello
Michael Chertock, piano
Recorded live on July 22, 2019,
at Ingram Auditorium in Brevard, NC.

Digital BMC: STRAUSS Don Juan Brevard Sinfonia • Matthias Bamert, conductor
Jun 29 all-day
Online

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

STRAUSS Don Juan
Brevard Sinfonia • Matthias Bamert, conductor
Recorded live on July 20, 2013,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium in Brevard, NC.

Explore the History Of Music Printing
Jun 29 all-day
Online

Learn about music printing techniques through time including woodblock, lithography, and more.