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The Converse Opera Theatre presents “Mostly Mozart,” this year’s premiere opera event featuring the one-act singspiel The Impresario by W.A. Mozart. Other offerings include excerpts from Mozart’s cheeky satire The Marriage of Figaro and the beloved tale of The Magic Flute, along with dazzling duets from Otto Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and delightful ensembles from Massenet’s Cendrillon, Kalman’s Countess Maritza, and Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
A free lecture on the history of Rock & Roll from the museum’s curator, Tom Strange!
Tom Strange traces the fascinating threads of American music as they assemble to create the first music known as Rock & Roll. Original discs from the museum collection will be spun, as the origins of this great musical genre is developed from the pioneers themselves!
The Converse Opera Theatre presents “Mostly Mozart,” this year’s premiere opera event featuring the one-act singspiel The Impresario by W.A. Mozart. Other offerings include excerpts from Mozart’s cheeky satire The Marriage of Figaro and the beloved tale of The Magic Flute, along with dazzling duets from Otto Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and delightful ensembles from Massenet’s Cendrillon and Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Converse faculty, staff, and students may receive 1 free ticket by calling the Box Office.
On 9/11, the world stopped.
On 9/12, their stories moved us all.
Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. Don’t miss this breathtaking musical written by Tony® nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and helmed by Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley. Newsweek cheers, “It takes you to a place you never want to leave!”
“The Hits Deep Tour announcement is one of my favorite times of each year,” shares Curtis Pinkerton, Director of Marketing, Awakening Events. “This tour has become an annual tradition for us at Awakening Events and for thousands of families across the US. We’re honored to once again partner on a national level with our great friends at K-LOVE Radio, Air1 Radio, Food for the Hungry, and Altrua HealthShare, to present TobyMac’s Hits Deep Tour 2023.”
TobyMac’s Hits Deep Tour is an Awakening Foundation event and is supported nationally by K-LOVE Radio, Air1 Radio, Altrua HealthShare, and Food for the Hungry. Fans will hear TobyMac’s hits as well as new songs from his recent release LIFE AFTER DEATH, which debuted as Billboard’s No. 1 Christian and Gospel record of the week during street week.
The Awakening Foundation is not only passionate about creating the best live event experiences but to also invest in each of the local communities where they bring concerts. The Awakening Foundation and Altrua HealthShare have committed to giving more than $200,000 in 2023 to those around the United States in need.
ABOUT TOBYMAC: With more than 16 million units in career sales and a whopping seven GRAMMY® Awards, TobyMac’s career continues on the fast track. His RIAA Certified Gold studio album, THIS IS NOT A TEST, garnered a GRAMMY® Award and Billboard Music Award nomination on top of debuting at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200. Each of his six studio solo projects have achieved Gold certification, a first for any artist in the history of his label, Capitol Christian Music Group. Among those is his project EYE ON IT, which debuted atop the Billboard 200, only the third Christian album ever to do so. THE ELEMENTS, his latest GRAMMY® -nominated, a full collection of music, boasted “Everything,” “Scars,” “Edge of My Seat,” “See The Light” and more alongside the chart-topper, RIAA Gold Certified “I just need U.” His most recent singles, “21 Years,” “Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight),” “Promised Land,” “The Goodness (feat. Blessing Offor),” “Everything About You (feat. Marlee)” and “Show Up Choose Love (feat. Jon Reddick),” are available wherever you stream music, along with his seventh studio project, LIFE AFTER DEATH.
ABOUT CROWDER: With more than three million records sold and three GRAMMY® Nominations, Crowder’s first solo album, Neon Steeple, debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200, was named iTunes 2014 Christian Album of the Year, garnered multiple radio hits, a GRAMMY® nomination for “Come As You Are,” a Grand Ole Opry debut, a Dove Award, and multiple nods and numerous K-LOVE Fan Award Nominations. American Prodigal, his GRAMMY® nominated follow-up album, released in 2016, landing at No. 1 on the Christian & Gospel Album Chart, No. 3 on the Digital Albums Chart, No. 5 on Billboard’sTop Album Sales Chart, and No. 12 on the all-genre, Top 200 Billboard Chart. The song “All My Hope” brought Crowder a No. 1 radio single, in addition to two Top 10 singles prior to that from American Prodigal. His third project, I Know A Ghost, hit No.1 yet again on the Billboard Top Christian Albums Chart, while also earning his third GRAMMY® nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Album. Following in the footsteps of his previous releases, Crowder’s latest studio album, Milk & Honey, debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Top Christian/Gospel Albums Chart, bringing about a record-breaking year of music for the Texarkana-native upon its arrival. Nominated for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 Dove Awards, the project’s lead single-turned-smash hit, “Good God Almighty,” not only peaked at No.1 at Christian radio but also sat at the top of the Billboard Christian Songs Chart for five consecutive weeks and landed Crowder his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart. Continuing the success, the album’s sophomore single, “In The House,” became Crowder’s fourth No.1 at radio in February–marking his first time having multiple, consecutive singles from the same album reach the top of the chart, overall. With recent press highlights including GMA, Fox & Friends, Wall Street Journal, PEOPLE Magazine, SPIN, American Songwriter, and many more, Crowder released the the18-track expansion ‘Milk & Honey (Deluxe)’ on March 4.
ABOUT AWAKENING FOUNDATION: The Awakening Foundation exists to share the message of hope and resources with individuals and families in local and international communities by bringing together artists, fans, and like-minded organizations through live events and missional endeavors to serve and empower those in need. All Awakening Foundation events are powered by Awakening Events. Consistently ranked among the top promoters in America, and reaching as high as No. 3 in the world in total tickets sold Awakening Events is a leader in the live faith-based entertainment industry. Be sure to find out more at AwakeningFoundation.com.
ABOUT K-LOVE: K-LOVE creates compelling media designed to inspire and encourage audiences to have a meaningful relationship with Christ. K-LOVE is listener-supported and delivers positive and encouraging music and messages through nearly 600 signals across all 50 states, the K-LOVE App, smart devices, klove.com, and K-LOVE On Demand. For more information on K-LOVE, please visit klove.com.
ABOUT AIR1: Like its parent company (Educational Media Foundation) and sister station (K-LOVE), Air1 exists to create compelling media that inspires and encourages audiences to have a meaningful relationship with Christ. Broadcast on more than 300 signals nationwide, and streaming around the world on Air1.com, the Air1 Radio App, iHeartRadio, Alexa, Siri, TuneIn, Roku, and more, Air1 is always there to welcome you and help you “worship through it.”
ABOUT ALTRUA HEALTHSHARE: Altrua HealthShare is part of Altrua Ministries, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. As a nationally recognized, faith-based Health Care Sharing Ministry of individuals and families, a collaborative community of health-conscious people, providers, dentists, nurses, staff and members, we are dedicated to a single purpose: improving your health by “Caring for One Another.” Our membership opportunities are developed and based on Biblical principles established for living a healthy and honorable lifestyle, and members must believe in our Statement of Standards to join. Find out more at https://altruahealthshare.org/.
ABOUT FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY: Food for the Hungry (FH) is a Christian humanitarian organization ending all forms of human poverty by providing life-changing development programs, disaster relief, and advocacy. For over 50 years, FH has been working to respond to human suffering and graduate communities from extreme poverty into self-sustainability within a decade. By creating context-specific solutions in education, agriculture, health, livelihood, clean water, and disaster risk reduction, the nonprofit focuses on transformational development, investing in children as the key to lifting entire communities out of poverty. With 99% of staff working in their country of origin, FH works side by side with local leaders, churches, and families to implement innovative solutions. The organization currently serves in over 20 countries worldwide. For more information, follow FH on Instagram and Twitter, or visit www.fh.org
Purchase a subscription to the Music on the Rock® Winter / Spring Concert Series and receive a 10% Discount!
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Performances are limited. Join us for a rockin’ night with these enduring tunes and the incredible artists that will have you swooning and hungry for more!
Purchase a subscription to the Music on the Rock® Winter / Spring Concert Series and receive a 10% Discount!
Don’t miss out!
Performances are limited. Join us for a rockin’ night with these enduring tunes and the incredible artists that will have you swooning and hungry for more!
Purchase a subscription to the Music on the Rock® Winter / Spring Concert Series and receive a 10% Discount!
Don’t miss out!
Performances are limited. Join us for a rockin’ night with these enduring tunes and the incredible artists that will have you swooning and hungry for more!
Purchase a subscription to the Music on the Rock® Winter / Spring Concert Series and receive a 10% Discount!
Don’t miss out!
Performances are limited. Join us for a rockin’ night with these enduring tunes and the incredible artists that will have you swooning and hungry for more!
Purchase a subscription to the Music on the Rock® Winter / Spring Concert Series and receive a 10% Discount!
Don’t miss out!
Performances are limited. Join us for a rockin’ night with these enduring tunes and the incredible artists that will have you swooning and hungry for more!
PUBLIC TICKETS FEB 3rd
“Not The Smile as in ha-ha-ha, more The Smile as in the guy who lies to you everyday”… so speaks Thom Yorke on the inspiration behind the name of the new trio consisting of himself, his Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood and drummer Tom Skinner of UK jazz outfit Sons of Kemet. The description is borne out by The Smile’s acerbic first single “You Will Never Work In Television Again,” a 2:48 blast of ragged, raw energy that moved The New York Times to rave: “Over a bruising 5/4 beat and flailing guitars climbing through three chords, Yorke snarl-sings his avenging fury at some gangster troll promising the moon who’d devour all those beautiful young hopes and dreams, and you can almost feel the spittle flying.” “You Will Never Work In Television Again” was one of eight songs played by The Smile during the band’s debut performance as part of the 2021 global streaming Glastonbury event Live At Worthy Farm. Following the release of second track “The Smoke,” The Smile played three back to back live shows across 16 hours and three timezones at Magazine London. Performed in the round to an in-person audience and simultaneously livestreamed worldwide, the hybrid shows featured multiple songs that comprise The Smile’s first album, A Light For Attracting Attention, released digitally May 13th via XL Recordings.
Produced by Nigel Godrich and featuring additional critically acclaimed singles “Skrting On The Surface, “Pana-vision”, “Free In The Knowledge” and “Thin Thing”, A Light For Attracting Attention features strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra and a full brass section of contemporary UK jazz players including Byron Wallen, Theon and Nathaniel Cross, Chelsea Carmichael, Robert Stillman and Jason Yarde. The Smile began their 2022 European tour on May 16th in Croatia with UK dates in London, Edinburgh, and Manchester, before heading back into Europe, finishing their headline shows in Taormina, Sicily, on July 20th and with a final UK date in London’s All Points
East on 28th August.
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Virginia Metzger, oboe
MOZART Divertimento, K. 136
MOZART Oboe Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 28
Virginia Zeblisky Metzger, a native of Long Island, holds an M.A. degree from the City University of New York, Hunter College, and a B.F.A. degree from the State University of New York, Purchase College. Her major teachers include Ronald Roseman, Joseph Robinson, Joel Timm, and John Mack.
Ginny has held the position of Principal Oboe with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra since 1985. In addition to her position with the GSO, she currently holds principal oboe positions with the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony and the Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium. She previously held principal oboe positions with the Asheville Symphony and Brevard Chamber Orchestra, and has performed with many other regional orchestras, including the North Carolina Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, and Charleston Symphony. She has been featured as a soloist with various orchestras, including the Greenville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony, and Brevard Chamber Orchestra.
Before coming to South Carolina, Ginny was a founding member of the Kaiser Woodwind Quintet, a group which was sponsored by Carnegie Neighborhood Concerts and which performed throughout the tri-state area. She also played regularly with the Amato Opera and New Amsterdam Symphony, and free-lanced with diverse musical organizations such as Scovasso Opera, Putnam Symphony, and Darien Dinner Theatre. She spent the 1984-1985 season touring Europe with ‘Showboat’ before moving to Greenville.
In Greenville, Ginny has performed various chamber works in the Greenville Symphony’s ‘Spotlight Series’. She has also performed with the Galliard Woodwind Quintet, the Bob Jones University Woodwind Quintet, and the Heritage Woodwind Quintet, and was a founding member of the French Broad River Woodwind Quintet. With the Greenville Symphony Woodwind Quintet, she has played educational concerts in all of the elementary schools in Greenville County.
Ginny has served as artist-in-residence at the Greenville Fine Arts Center, and has taught oboe at Furman University. Her reeds have been sold nationally through Covey Oboes in Atlanta.
Purchase a subscription to the Music on the Rock® Winter / Spring Concert Series and receive a 10% Discount!
Don’t miss out!
Performances are limited. Join us for a rockin’ night with these enduring tunes and the incredible artists that will have you swooning and hungry for more!
Foothills Philharmonic continues its 23rd concert season with our Chamber Orchestra Concert. Tonight, Foothills Philharmonic explores smaller works for orchestra in a concert that has a more intimate feel than our normal orchestral concerts. Please plan on a fun day in the City of Greer! Tonight’s program features a brand new community event aimed at benefiting Miracle Hill Ministries Homeless shelters. Please feel free to visit their booth in the lobby to learn more about the work that they are doing to benefit our community. Upon conclusion of the concert, we will have a reception in the fellowship hall to which all of our audience members are invited.
Join Sigal Music Museum for a concert by harpsichordist and organist Gabriel Smallwood!
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Virginia Metzger, oboe
MOZART Divertimento, K. 136
MOZART Oboe Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 28
Virginia Zeblisky Metzger, a native of Long Island, holds an M.A. degree from the City University of New York, Hunter College, and a B.F.A. degree from the State University of New York, Purchase College. Her major teachers include Ronald Roseman, Joseph Robinson, Joel Timm, and John Mack.
Ginny has held the position of Principal Oboe with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra since 1985. In addition to her position with the GSO, she currently holds principal oboe positions with the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony and the Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium. She previously held principal oboe positions with the Asheville Symphony and Brevard Chamber Orchestra, and has performed with many other regional orchestras, including the North Carolina Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, and Charleston Symphony. She has been featured as a soloist with various orchestras, including the Greenville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony, and Brevard Chamber Orchestra.
Before coming to South Carolina, Ginny was a founding member of the Kaiser Woodwind Quintet, a group which was sponsored by Carnegie Neighborhood Concerts and which performed throughout the tri-state area. She also played regularly with the Amato Opera and New Amsterdam Symphony, and free-lanced with diverse musical organizations such as Scovasso Opera, Putnam Symphony, and Darien Dinner Theatre. She spent the 1984-1985 season touring Europe with ‘Showboat’ before moving to Greenville.
In Greenville, Ginny has performed various chamber works in the Greenville Symphony’s ‘Spotlight Series’. She has also performed with the Galliard Woodwind Quintet, the Bob Jones University Woodwind Quintet, and the Heritage Woodwind Quintet, and was a founding member of the French Broad River Woodwind Quintet. With the Greenville Symphony Woodwind Quintet, she has played educational concerts in all of the elementary schools in Greenville County.
Ginny has served as artist-in-residence at the Greenville Fine Arts Center, and has taught oboe at Furman University. Her reeds have been sold nationally through Covey Oboes in Atlanta.
Few bands are as aptly named as the GRAMMY-award winning SteelDrivers: steel is known for its remarkable strength, but also for its resilience, and the same is certainly true of the SteelDrivers, as they have proven time and time again.
A free lecture on the history of Rock & Roll from the museum’s Executive Director, David Sims!