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Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
The Classic Musical Comedy Tickets will go on sale to the public February 14, 2022.
One of the greatest American musicals! Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, the characters are some of the most memorable of any Broadway show: Nathan Detroit, Miss Adelaide, Skye Masterson, Sister Sarah, Nicely-Nicely Johnson, and many others. Frank Loesser’s incredible score includes Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat, Adelaide’s Lament, and Guys and Dolls.
The Foothills Philharmonic Orchestra continues its 2021-22 season at the Edward R. Driggers City of Greer Center for the Arts 804 Trade Street Greer, SC 29651 on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. with the Woodwind Quintet Chamber Concert. All of Foothills’ concerts are free and general admission to the public. The program includes selected compositions by different composers, prepared and performed by the Foothills Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet.
Performing in Greenville since 2000, Foothills Philharmonic is committed to providing high-quality, classical music performances to the Upstate community free of charge. The orchestra is an all-volunteer orchestra made up of accomplished non-professional musicians from the Upstate region of South Carolina. Orchestra membership includes individuals from many walks of life including part-time musicians, teachers, lawyers, business professionals, and homemakers. Kory Vrieze is the Orchestra’s Artistic Director and Conductor. Membership in the Foothills Philharmonic is open to amateur and professional musicians. Training in youth orchestra, college orchestra, or professional orchestra, in the Greenville Concert Band or an equivalent band is suggested as necessary experience. For more information about joining the orchestra, interested parties should contact our personnel manager at [email protected].
For more information about this concert, or about the Foothills Philharmonic Orchestra, please visit foothillsphilharmonic.org. or call the office at (864) 326-5780.
The program includes selected compositions by different composers, prepared and performed by the Foothills Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet.
Performing in Greenville since 2000, Foothills Philharmonic is committed to providing high-quality, classical music performances to the Upstate community free of charge. The orchestra is an all-volunteer orchestra made up of accomplished non-professional musicians from the Upstate region of South Carolina. Orchestra membership includes individuals from many walks of life including part-time musicians, teachers, lawyers, business professionals, and homemakers. Kory Vrieze is the Orchestra’s Artistic Director and Conductor. Membership in the Foothills Philharmonic is open to amateur and professional musicians. Training in youth orchestra, college orchestra, or professional orchestra, in the Greenville Concert Band or an equivalent band is suggested as necessary experience.
Join Zach Williams and special guest Anne Wilson for a night of music and ministry that will fill your heart and have you singing along all night long! Grammy award winner Zach Williams and his signature blend of southern rock, country and faith-filled songwriting are truly unlike anything else in Contemporary Christian music today. He and rising star Anne Wilson can’t wait to bring the Spring 22 Tour to your city, will you be there?
This performance is part of the Clemson Guitar Festival.
A virtuosic, award-winning guitarist with a gift for insightful songwriting, Molly Tuttle established herself as a new artist to watch with her boundary-breaking album, “When You’re Ready.” Since moving to Nashville in 2015, the native Californian has been welcomed into the Americana, folk and bluegrass communities, winning “Instrumentalist of the Year” at the 2018 Americana Music Awards. Alex de Grassi, Grammy-nominated finger style guitarist, composer and arranger and Andrew York, Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist and composer, open the performance.
Clemson Students: FREE with CUID
This event will explore performance approaches that breakthrough traditional performance practice restrictions. Performers, including various Converse students and faculty, will be moving, interacting, and using different spaces during the recital. Featuring works by W.A. Mozart, Eric Ewazen, Jenni Brandon, Rebecca Clarke, and more. This event is free and open to the public, and also available by livestream.
This project is funded by Converse University through a C3 (Creativity, Collaboration, Community) Grant, and is directed by Melissa Owens, Valerie MacPhail, and Courtney LeBauer.
March 10th – April 3rd 2022
Based on the memorable film, 9 to 5 tells the story of office manager Violet Newstead, who joins her fellow co-workers – frazzled divorcée Judy Bernly and sassy secretary Doralee Rhodes – to turn the tables on their “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” of a boss in true Dolly Parton fashion!
This production is generously sponsored by Allison Fields, Sharon & Greg DeFelice, Jack & Judy Depriester, and Harry & Sheila Bolick
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
The Classic Musical Comedy Tickets will go on sale to the public February 14, 2022.
One of the greatest American musicals! Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, the characters are some of the most memorable of any Broadway show: Nathan Detroit, Miss Adelaide, Skye Masterson, Sister Sarah, Nicely-Nicely Johnson, and many others. Frank Loesser’s incredible score includes Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat, Adelaide’s Lament, and Guys and Dolls.
“Beautiful” simply does not describe the incomparable force known to the world as Patti LaBelle. Often credited as the Godmother of Soul, this multi Grammy® Award winner’s hits include “Lady Marmalade” – which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, “If Only You Knew,” “New Attitude,” and “On My Own” – a duet with Michael McDonald.
Belting out classic rhythm and blues renditions, pop standards, and spiritual sonnets, this soulful songbird’s name has become synonymous with grace, style, elegance, and class. In addition to being on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame, LaBelle has been honored with the NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year, the BET Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award, the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the World Music Awards’ Legend Award.
LaBelle has written six books: Don’t Block the Blessings, LaBelle Cuisine: Recipes to Sing About, Patti’s Pearls, Patti LaBelle’s Lite Cuisine, Recipes for the Good Life, and her most recent, Desserts LaBelle. She stars in her own highly rated cooking show, Patti LaBelle’s Place, on the Cooking Channel and has a successful product line, Patti’s Good Life, that includes a variety of sauces, sweet potato pie, cobblers, and cakes. Recently, LaBelle appeared on American Horror Story: Freak Show and as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.
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Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
The Classic Musical Comedy Tickets will go on sale to the public February 14, 2022.
One of the greatest American musicals! Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, the characters are some of the most memorable of any Broadway show: Nathan Detroit, Miss Adelaide, Skye Masterson, Sister Sarah, Nicely-Nicely Johnson, and many others. Frank Loesser’s incredible score includes Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat, Adelaide’s Lament, and Guys and Dolls.
This event will explore performance approaches that breakthrough traditional performance practice restrictions. Performers, including various Converse students and faculty, will be moving, interacting, and using different spaces during the recital. Featuring works by W.A. Mozart, Eric Ewazen, Jenni Brandon, Rebecca Clarke, and more. This event is free and open to the public, and also available by livestream.
This project is funded by Converse University through a C3 (Creativity, Collaboration, Community) Grant, and is directed by Melissa Owens, Valerie MacPhail, and Courtney LeBauer.
Upstate International is celebrating our 10 year anniversary of International Month, and we want you to join in on the fun!
UIM is a month-long program of internationally themed events designed to highlight, promote and celebrate the rich international and cultural diversity we all share in and benefit from living in the Upstate. Since it began in 2013, we’ve had over 100 internationally themed events happening throughout the Upstate every March providing opportunities for hundreds upon hundreds of people to be introduced to a variety of cultural experiences. Upstate International is the catalyst that encourages, and the glue that holds together, all of the international events happening in March in an effort to educate and excite the public and celebrate the Upstate’s international diversity and connections.
Thanks to over 50 event hosts, we have been able to offer everything from international coffee and cuisine tastings, university lectures on global issues, various internationally themed musical performances, international film/documentary screenings, bi-lingual story times, various St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, international cooking classes, international dance performances and lessons, an international trivia night, an African Gala, a Korea Night, a Be Irish for a Day event, a Caliente Cuba night, international artists receptions and wine tastings, a town hall dialogue about Islam highlighting that knowledge ends extremism, and so much more….
Program Dates: June 23 – July 16, 2022
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Ages: 14-18
Tuition: $4150, includes all instruction, housing, and meals
Application fee: $40, apply now through MyBMC
Please note: Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for all students, faculty, and summer staff for the 2022 season. Please see our FAQ page for more information.
The Program
The Classical Voice program is for high school singers ages 14-18 who plan to pursue vocal studies in college. Each student receives two private lessons per week, in addition to individual and group coachings. Students have extensive performing opportunities, including recitals, masterclasses, and a program of solo arias and staged opera scenes. Students are also invited to audit rehearsals of Brevard’s Janiec Opera Company.
The daily schedule of classes includes:
- music theory and literature
- acting
- movement
- vocal technique and diction
- masterclasses in performance and audition techniques
This program is led by Director Janine Hawley.
Audition Requirements
Admission to the Brevard Music Center is determined by audition. Voice applicants must submit a video recording by including YouTube video link(s) in their application.
Perform from memory two songs from the classical repertoire (not musical theater). One must be sung in English.
Submissions do not have to be one continuous take; once you add one selection, the option to add another will appear.
Tuition and Payment Schedule
The tuition for the 3-week High School Voice program is $4150. This includes all instruction, housing, meals, and the opportunity to attend on-campus concerts and other events. Each participant is responsible for travel to and from Brevard.
A non-refundable enrollment fee of $500 is due within 2 weeks of acceptance and applies toward the cost of tuition. The remaining tuition balance is due by May 15.
Refunds
All payments, except the $40 application fee and $500 enrollment fee, will be fully refunded if the Center receives notice of cancellation due to serious illness before May 15. Written verification from an M.D. is required before a refund can be made. No reduction in fees can be made for late arrival or early departure. No refunds will be made after May 15.
Scholarships
Brevard Music Center offers scholarship support according to a student’s audition and demonstrated financial need, and program need. In recent years, Brevard has provided scholarship support to more than 70% of its students. Scholarship support includes merit, need-based, and the BMC Opportunity Scholarship open to students of African-American and Latinx descent.
Please visit the Scholarship section of our FAQ page for more information.
Upstate International is celebrating our 10 year anniversary of International Month, and we want you to join in on the fun!
UIM is a month-long program of internationally themed events designed to highlight, promote and celebrate the rich international and cultural diversity we all share in and benefit from living in the Upstate. Since it began in 2013, we’ve had over 100 internationally themed events happening throughout the Upstate every March providing opportunities for hundreds upon hundreds of people to be introduced to a variety of cultural experiences. Upstate International is the catalyst that encourages, and the glue that holds together, all of the international events happening in March in an effort to educate and excite the public and celebrate the Upstate’s international diversity and connections.
Thanks to over 50 event hosts, we have been able to offer everything from international coffee and cuisine tastings, university lectures on global issues, various internationally themed musical performances, international film/documentary screenings, bi-lingual story times, various St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, international cooking classes, international dance performances and lessons, an international trivia night, an African Gala, a Korea Night, a Be Irish for a Day event, a Caliente Cuba night, international artists receptions and wine tastings, a town hall dialogue about Islam highlighting that knowledge ends extremism, and so much more….
Traditional band favorites are featured in this concert, along with fascinating new music for the wind ensemble. The program will include consortium premieres of music composed around the subject of Alzheimer’s disease, and you can help by making a contribution for the cure to the Alzheimer’s Association. Conductor Mark Spede’s father passed in June of 2020 due to complications from Alzheimer’s
Program Dates: June 23 – July 16, 2022
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Ages: 14-18
Tuition: $4150, includes all instruction, housing, and meals
Application fee: $40, apply now through MyBMC
Please note: Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for all students, faculty, and summer staff for the 2022 season. Please see our FAQ page for more information.
The Program
The Classical Voice program is for high school singers ages 14-18 who plan to pursue vocal studies in college. Each student receives two private lessons per week, in addition to individual and group coachings. Students have extensive performing opportunities, including recitals, masterclasses, and a program of solo arias and staged opera scenes. Students are also invited to audit rehearsals of Brevard’s Janiec Opera Company.
The daily schedule of classes includes:
- music theory and literature
- acting
- movement
- vocal technique and diction
- masterclasses in performance and audition techniques
This program is led by Director Janine Hawley.
Audition Requirements
Admission to the Brevard Music Center is determined by audition. Voice applicants must submit a video recording by including YouTube video link(s) in their application.
Perform from memory two songs from the classical repertoire (not musical theater). One must be sung in English.
Submissions do not have to be one continuous take; once you add one selection, the option to add another will appear.
Tuition and Payment Schedule
The tuition for the 3-week High School Voice program is $4150. This includes all instruction, housing, meals, and the opportunity to attend on-campus concerts and other events. Each participant is responsible for travel to and from Brevard.
A non-refundable enrollment fee of $500 is due within 2 weeks of acceptance and applies toward the cost of tuition. The remaining tuition balance is due by May 15.
Refunds
All payments, except the $40 application fee and $500 enrollment fee, will be fully refunded if the Center receives notice of cancellation due to serious illness before May 15. Written verification from an M.D. is required before a refund can be made. No reduction in fees can be made for late arrival or early departure. No refunds will be made after May 15.
Scholarships
Brevard Music Center offers scholarship support according to a student’s audition and demonstrated financial need, and program need. In recent years, Brevard has provided scholarship support to more than 70% of its students. Scholarship support includes merit, need-based, and the BMC Opportunity Scholarship open to students of African-American and Latinx descent.
Please visit the Scholarship section of our FAQ page for more information.
Upstate International is celebrating our 10 year anniversary of International Month, and we want you to join in on the fun!
UIM is a month-long program of internationally themed events designed to highlight, promote and celebrate the rich international and cultural diversity we all share in and benefit from living in the Upstate. Since it began in 2013, we’ve had over 100 internationally themed events happening throughout the Upstate every March providing opportunities for hundreds upon hundreds of people to be introduced to a variety of cultural experiences. Upstate International is the catalyst that encourages, and the glue that holds together, all of the international events happening in March in an effort to educate and excite the public and celebrate the Upstate’s international diversity and connections.
Thanks to over 50 event hosts, we have been able to offer everything from international coffee and cuisine tastings, university lectures on global issues, various internationally themed musical performances, international film/documentary screenings, bi-lingual story times, various St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, international cooking classes, international dance performances and lessons, an international trivia night, an African Gala, a Korea Night, a Be Irish for a Day event, a Caliente Cuba night, international artists receptions and wine tastings, a town hall dialogue about Islam highlighting that knowledge ends extremism, and so much more….
Option 1: Classic Rock for acoustic guitar
Join beloved Polk County musician Woody Cowan and learn YOUR favorite tunes. In this setting, the students pick the songs, and Woody leads the teaching. This friendly class is full of peer-to-peer encouragement and collaboration. Artists covered included Janis Joplin, Neil Young, Old Crow Medicine Show, & Grateful Dead. Whether you know a lot of chords or just a couple, this class will move you forward musically while taking you back through the best era of radio-played folk music.
Option 2: Beginner/Intermediate Folk Jam
World-class musician Gaye Johnson leads this class, gently raising your comfort level to play freely in a group setting. Rooted in traditional folk music, aspiring mandolin, and guitar students will join together to gain more comfort and self-assurance in a group setting, while also diving into rhythm techniques and ornamentations.
Option 3: Intermediate/ advanced band
Bob and Amy Buckingham guide adults on all instruments (guitar, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, mandolin, ukulele, & bass). Several songs are picked by the group at the start of the semester, and over the 10 week semester, the musicality and “setlist” grow exponentially. Adults love this format for
guided jamming.