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Celebrate the Timeless Music of John Denver with this Spectacular Tribute Concert, featuring national tribute artist, Ted Vigil. An unforgettable evening of music and nostalgia honoring the legendary singer-songwriter, and you won’t believe the uncanny resemblance to the legend! From classics like “Take Me Home Country Roads,” “Annie’s Song,” and “Sunshine on My Shoulders,” this concert will showcase the breadth and depth of John Denver’s musical legacy.
MEET MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, STEVEN GALLOWAY!
This Greenwood, SC based, smooth jazz saxophonist has an impeccable degree — specifically a music degree from Lander University where he studied under Columbia jazz mainstay Robert A. Gardiner, whom he’ll still sit in with on occasion when passing through Columbia. For his music performance degree, Galloway said Gardiner would have him transcribe solos from the likes of Miles Davis and other jazz greats. However, Steven enjoys listening to a variety of music, from Grover Washington Jr., to Stevie Wonder and even Drake. Among his musical influences are, Charlie Parker, Hank Mobley, Thelonious Monk, Roberta Flack, Jim Snidero, Jerry Bergonzi, to name a few.
In addition to being a gifted saxophonist, Steven Galloway is also a jazz and classically trained pianist, so his supple licks are intricately constructed without being out there, and he drops in familiar covers of everyone from Michael Jackson to Patti LaBelle at his sold out shows.
The soft-spoken Galloway considers himself to be an introvert, but he enjoys performing and exudes an amazing energy and a soul clenching performance that is unmatched. Stay tuned for more from Steven Galloway.
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http://www.stevengalloway.net/
Sigal Music Museum’s current special exhibition, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred, highlights items from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, which hails from all over the world. Showing November 2023 – May 2024, Worlds Apart uses a diverse range of historical instruments, objects, and visuals to bring together musical narratives from seemingly disparate parts of the globe.
Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred aims to increase public access to historical instruments from around the world and improve visitors’ understanding of musical traditions at the global level. Expanding beyond the typical parameters of the Western musical canon, Worlds Apart seeks to expose audiences to musical instruments and customs that are often overlooked or exotified. The instruments and other exhibit materials will offer visitors new perspectives on global music and a chance to consider how music is used for prayer and leisure in cultures around the world. By celebrating these stories, the museum intends to further its mission to collect and preserve historical musical instruments, objects, and information, which engage and enrich people of all ages through exhibits, performances, and experiential programs.
Displaying various objects from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred focuses on international musical instruments and cultures, celebrating rites and traditions with ancient histories and contemporary legacies. Frank Edwinn, a successful basso in the mid-20th century, studied and toured internationally, eventually settling in North Carolina, where he taught music at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Throughout his life, he purchased various objects from around the world, aiming to expose students, and himself, to the wide and wonderful world of musical instruments. This impressive collection occupies a unique position for educating audiences unfamiliar with the vast scope of global music.
And, UNCA’s Ramsey Library Special Collections is now processing the Edwinn’s papers and a few recordings that will be accessible next semester!
Music and Lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice
Additional Music and Lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, and Hans Zimmer
Book by Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi
Based on the Broadway production directed by Julie Taymor
Music Adapted & Arranged and Additional Music & Lyrics and “Luau Hawaiian Treat” written by Will Van Dyke
The Tony Award winning Broadway phenomenon comes to life on SYT stage! Simba, a naive and curious lion cub, struggles to find his place in nature’s great ‘circle of life’. After being forced into exile by his evil and greedy uncle, Scar, Simba meets hilarious friends Timon & Pumbaa, and with their help, overcomes great fear and adversity to take his rightful place as ruler of the Pride Lands.
Ages Recommended: Most enjoyed by children 6 and up
Run Time: 90 minutes (includes 15 minute intermission)
Emily: With Strings Attached plays an eclectic array of familiar but less performed tunes. Each member of the trio sings and plays a combination of electric, acoustic guitars, cello and mandolin. The playlist includes multiple genres that span the sixties, seventies, eighties and more recent material.
About the event:
Join our Off the Clock Friday at Fretwell! Each Friday, we have a local artist perform live music at our outdoor venue.
About Fretwell:
Fretwell is Spartanburg’s newest gathering spot, located just a few steps off the Mary Black Rail Trail. Whether you’re here to rest from the Trail, have a beer or coffee with friends, or listen to live music with your family, we have a spot for you!
*Events are moved inside the Little River Roaster at Fretwell during winter.
Last season, the Company presented new and fresh choreographic stories with each choreographer approaching their pieces with personal reflections and music which was distinct to their own voice. Astounding and intimate performances in the studios with champagne and nibbles create a memorable and unique evening of dance. February 9-10 at the Ballet Spartanburg Studios located at the Chapman Cultural Center
Music 7-10pm – Food Specials – Cold Beer
Come on out and get your Groove on with Mackenzie Morrow!
The St. Olaf Choir, conducted by Anton Armstrong will perform at First Baptist Greenville in Greenville, South Carolina on Friday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m. during its 2024 National Tour.
For more than a century, the St. Olaf Choir has set the gold standard for choral singing, performing for millions around the world. Composed of 75 mixed voices, the St. Olaf Choir is hailed as one of the nation’s premier a cappella ensembles, renowned for its artistry and beauty of sound. Tickets are $35 and $10 for all students, available at stolaf.edu/tickets/choir or 800-363-5487.
“We seek to be a transforming force in society through choral performance, bringing understanding, mercy, justice, peace, and hope to a world that desperately cries out for these things.” – Anton Armstrong
Tickets to this performance are non-refundable. If you have questions or an extenuating circumstance, please contact us by email at [email protected].
If you have issues purchasing tickets, please call 1-800-363-5487. Group discount of 10% available for groups of 10+ available via phone.
More information can be found at https://wp.stolaf.edu/choir/.
“BOB DYLAN’S SONGS HAVE NEVER SOUNDED SO HEARTBREAKINGLY PERSONAL AND UNIVERSAL.” – THE NEW YORK TIMES
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY is the Tony Award®-winning new musical that the Chicago Tribune declares is “a Broadway revelation!”
Written and directed by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson and featuring Tony Award®-winning orchestrations by Simon Hale, Girl From the North Country reimagines 20 legendary songs of Bob Dylan as they’ve never been heard before, including “Forever Young,” “All Along The Watchtower,” “Hurricane,” “Slow Train Coming,” and “Like A Rolling Stone.”
Last season, the Company presented new and fresh choreographic stories with each choreographer approaching their pieces with personal reflections and music which was distinct to their own voice. Astounding and intimate performances in the studios with champagne and nibbles create a memorable and unique evening of dance. February 9-10 at the Ballet Spartanburg Studios located at the Chapman Cultural Center
Sigal Music Museum’s current special exhibition, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred, highlights items from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, which hails from all over the world. Showing November 2023 – May 2024, Worlds Apart uses a diverse range of historical instruments, objects, and visuals to bring together musical narratives from seemingly disparate parts of the globe.
Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred aims to increase public access to historical instruments from around the world and improve visitors’ understanding of musical traditions at the global level. Expanding beyond the typical parameters of the Western musical canon, Worlds Apart seeks to expose audiences to musical instruments and customs that are often overlooked or exotified. The instruments and other exhibit materials will offer visitors new perspectives on global music and a chance to consider how music is used for prayer and leisure in cultures around the world. By celebrating these stories, the museum intends to further its mission to collect and preserve historical musical instruments, objects, and information, which engage and enrich people of all ages through exhibits, performances, and experiential programs.
Displaying various objects from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred focuses on international musical instruments and cultures, celebrating rites and traditions with ancient histories and contemporary legacies. Frank Edwinn, a successful basso in the mid-20th century, studied and toured internationally, eventually settling in North Carolina, where he taught music at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Throughout his life, he purchased various objects from around the world, aiming to expose students, and himself, to the wide and wonderful world of musical instruments. This impressive collection occupies a unique position for educating audiences unfamiliar with the vast scope of global music.
And, UNCA’s Ramsey Library Special Collections is now processing the Edwinn’s papers and a few recordings that will be accessible next semester!
On Saturday, February 10th, your buddies at FR8yard are teaming up with “Adam Knight’s Buried Alive: The Phinest Phish Tribute” and 2024 Dancing with the Spartanburg Star’s Contestant Jeff Goshorn to raise some major dough for the Cancer Association of Spartanburg & Cherokee Counties. How are we doing this??? We’re having a good ol’ fashioned Fish Fry (or Phish Phry, depending on who you ask). We’ll be dining on traditional Fried Fish Plates w/all the fixins (Phixins?) whilst listening to the band Rolling Stone Magazine called “The Most Important Band of the 90s” and who recently celebrated their 40th anniversary playing together. We’ll be showing live Phish on the Jumbotron and then “Adam Knight’s Buried Alive” will take the stage at 2pm.
“VIP Upper Deck TIX” include open bar, fried fish, raw bar, passed apps and awesome entertainment ($150)
“Ground-Level Tix” include Crispy Fish Fry Meal & one (1) adult beverage ticket ($40)
***Interested in PHISH but not FISH??? No prob! $15 suggested donation at the door***
On Saturday, February 10th, your buddies at FR8yard are teaming up with “Adam Knight’s Buried Alive: The Phinest Phish Tribute” and 2024 Dancing with the Spartanburg Star’s Contestant Jeff Goshorn to raise some major dough for the Cancer Association of Spartanburg & Cherokee Counties. How are we doing this??? We’re having a good ol’ fashioned Fish Fry (or Phish Phry, depending on who you ask). We’ll be dining on traditional Fried Fish Plates w/all the fixins (Phixins?) whilst listening to the band Rolling Stone Magazine called “The Most Important Band of the 90s” and who recently celebrated their 40th anniversary playing together. We’ll be showing live Phish on the Jumbotron and then “Adam Knight’s Buried Alive” will take the stage at 2pm. “VIP Upper Deck TIX” include open bar, fried fish, raw bar, passed apps and awesome entertainment ($150)
“Ground-Level Tix” include Crispy Fish Fry Meal & one (1) adult beverage ticket ($40)
***Interested in PHISH but not FISH??? No prob! $15 suggested donation at the door***
Music and Lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice
Additional Music and Lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, and Hans Zimmer
Book by Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi
Based on the Broadway production directed by Julie Taymor
Music Adapted & Arranged and Additional Music & Lyrics and “Luau Hawaiian Treat” written by Will Van Dyke
The Tony Award winning Broadway phenomenon comes to life on SYT stage! Simba, a naive and curious lion cub, struggles to find his place in nature’s great ‘circle of life’. After being forced into exile by his evil and greedy uncle, Scar, Simba meets hilarious friends Timon & Pumbaa, and with their help, overcomes great fear and adversity to take his rightful place as ruler of the Pride Lands.
Ages Recommended: Most enjoyed by children 6 and up
Run Time: 90 minutes (includes 15 minute intermission)
“BOB DYLAN’S SONGS HAVE NEVER SOUNDED SO HEARTBREAKINGLY PERSONAL AND UNIVERSAL.” – THE NEW YORK TIMES
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY is the Tony Award®-winning new musical that the Chicago Tribune declares is “a Broadway revelation!”
Written and directed by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson and featuring Tony Award®-winning orchestrations by Simon Hale, Girl From the North Country reimagines 20 legendary songs of Bob Dylan as they’ve never been heard before, including “Forever Young,” “All Along The Watchtower,” “Hurricane,” “Slow Train Coming,” and “Like A Rolling Stone.”
Music and Lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice
Additional Music and Lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, and Hans Zimmer
Book by Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi
Based on the Broadway production directed by Julie Taymor
Music Adapted & Arranged and Additional Music & Lyrics and “Luau Hawaiian Treat” written by Will Van Dyke
The Tony Award winning Broadway phenomenon comes to life on SYT stage! Simba, a naive and curious lion cub, struggles to find his place in nature’s great ‘circle of life’. After being forced into exile by his evil and greedy uncle, Scar, Simba meets hilarious friends Timon & Pumbaa, and with their help, overcomes great fear and adversity to take his rightful place as ruler of the Pride Lands.
Ages Recommended: Most enjoyed by children 6 and up
Run Time: 90 minutes (includes 15 minute intermission)
Last season, the Company presented new and fresh choreographic stories with each choreographer approaching their pieces with personal reflections and music which was distinct to their own voice. Astounding and intimate performances in the studios with champagne and nibbles create a memorable and unique evening of dance. February 9-10 at the Ballet Spartanburg Studios located at the Chapman Cultural Center
Program
Paweł Zalejski, violin
Bartosz Zachłod, violin
Piotr Szumieł, viola
Piotr Skweres, cello
Quartet in d minor, Op. 34
DVORAK
Allegro
Alla polka: Allegretto scherzando
Adagio
Finale: Poco allegro
Crisantemi
PUCCINI
Quartet in a minor, Op. 51, No. 2
BRAHMS
Allegro non troppo
Andante moderato
Quasi Minuetto, moderato
Finale: Allegro non assai
“BOB DYLAN’S SONGS HAVE NEVER SOUNDED SO HEARTBREAKINGLY PERSONAL AND UNIVERSAL.” – THE NEW YORK TIMES
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY is the Tony Award®-winning new musical that the Chicago Tribune declares is “a Broadway revelation!”
Written and directed by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson and featuring Tony Award®-winning orchestrations by Simon Hale, Girl From the North Country reimagines 20 legendary songs of Bob Dylan as they’ve never been heard before, including “Forever Young,” “All Along The Watchtower,” “Hurricane,” “Slow Train Coming,” and “Like A Rolling Stone.”