Givens Performing Arts Center

TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
INDIVIDUAL: $15.00
CHILD: $5.00
FACULTY/STAFF: $10.00

TICKET SALE DATES
INDIVIDUAL / CHILD / FACULTY/STAFF Public Onsale: October 2, 2023 9:00 AM to December 1, 2023 7:30 PM

PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION

The UNC Pembroke Music Department is celebrating the gift of music with the 15th Holiday Extravaganza, an annual concert event to raise money for music scholarships.

The Holiday Extravaganza showcases the university’s faculty, staff, and student musicians, performing cherished holiday classics. This family-friendly event also features a fun sing-along of well-known Christmas carols.

The annual concert helps to supplement students’ musical education by raising money for music scholarships.

TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADULT: $29.00 / $24.00 / $19.00
CHILD: $10.00
FACULTY/STAFF: $21.00

TICKET SALE DATES
ADULT / CHILD / FACULTY/STAFF Public Onsale: November 20, 2023 12:00 AM to January 19, 2024 10:30 PM

PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION

Starring Tony nominee, Charl Brown From Motown: The Musical on Broadway and London’s West End

As the story goes, Smokey Robinson, a founder of Motown and one of the producers of Motown: The Musical, went backstage on opening night to look for Charl Brown, the handsome young actor who portrayed him in the show.  When he found Charl backstage, he came up to him, smiled and simply said, “Hello, Me!”. 

This delightful story became the inspiration for a spectacular show that celebrates the life, music and career of acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson, once pronounced by Bob Dylan as America’s “greatest living poet”.  Smokey Robinson’s career spans over 4 decades of hits. He has received numerous awards including the Grammy Living Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, Honorary Doctorate (Howard University), Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts Award from the President of the United States. He has also been inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.

Smokey is perfectly and uncannily captured by Charl Brown who won a Tony nomination for his portrayal of Smokey in Motown: The Musical. 

Act One of this production celebrates Smokey’s story and many of his biggest hits…. ones he sang and ones he wrote, including:  Shop Around, Mickey’s Monkey, Going to a Go-Go, You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me, My Girl, I Second that Emotion, Tracks of my Tears and so many more.

Act Two explores the story of the actor who was fortunate enough to become Smokey every night in Motown: The Musical….taking you through Charl Brown’s Broadway history and hits, including songs from Hair, Jersey Boys, Pippin, Sister Act, The Wiz, and ending with a medley of Smokey’s iconic songs, Tears of a Clown and Being With You. 

“Ooh Baby Baby”….It’s going to be a night to remember!

TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADULT: $31.00 / $26.00 / $21.00
CHILD: $10.00
FACULTY/STAFF: $22.00

TICKET SALE DATES
ADULT / CHILD / FACULTY/STAFF E-mail Club Presale: November 28, 2023 3:19 PM to December 4, 2023 7:30 PM
ADULT / CHILD / FACULTY/STAFF Public Onsale: November 29, 2023 9:00 AM to January 31, 2024 7:30 PM

PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION

Founded in 1892 as Guards Symphony Orchestra, in 1938, after fusion with the Academic Symphony Orchestra, transformed into Royal Military Symphony Orchestra, after 1945 the SOFIA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA became the national orchestra of Bulgaria and has long established itself as one of the leading cultural institutions, representative of the overall contemporary musical culture of the country. The orchestra’s high artistic achievement is associated with the names of prominent figures such as Sasha Popov, Konstantin Iliev, Dobrin Petkov, Vassil Stefanov, Vladi Simeonov, Vassil Kazandjiev, Dimitar Manolov, Emil Tabakov, Julian Kovatchev, Nayden Todorov. Unforgettable in the chronicle of the Philharmonic are the instances of co-operation with personalities such as conductors Bruno Walter, Hermann Abendroth, Kurt Masur, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Valery Gergiev, Yuri Simonov, Yuri Temirkanov, Igor MarkeviTch, Carlo Zecchi, Karl Österreichher, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Neville Marriner, Charles Dutoit, Marin Alsop, Frédéric Chaslin, Gianluigi Gelmetti and others. Soloists who performed with the orchestra were David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Alexis Weissenberg, Dmitri Shostakovich, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Spivakov, Ruggiero Ricci, Ghena Dimitrova, Jose Carreras, Julian Rachlin, Placido Domingo, Sarah Chang, Thomas Hampson, Yuri Bashmet, Tabea Zimmermann, Elena Bashkirova, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Sonya Yoncheva, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Maxim Vengerov, Svetlin Rоussev, Angela Gheorghiu, Vadim Repin, Paul Badura-Skoda, Joshua Bell, Dmitri Ratser, Elīna Garanča, Sharon Kam, Ivo Pogorelić, Martha Argerich, Viktoria Mullova, Mischa Maisky, Shlomo Mintz, Gidon Kremer, and many more world-renowned artists.

The repertoire of the Sofia Philharmonic comprises works from the entire historically available range of music – from classical to contemporary opuses, including premiere performances of numerous works by Bulgarian composers. The orchestra has garnered substantial recognition all over the world. It has guest-performed with great success in the major musical centres across Europe (Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Netherland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Turkey, France, Croatia, Switzerland), Asia (China, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan), and North America, and has received frenetic acclaim even from the most demanding of audiences. The Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra was awarded many prestigious accolades, including: “Musician of the Year” , “Golden Lyre” , “Golden Stave”, “Golden Quill”, “Crystal Lyre”, the Honorary Sign of Sofia, the Honorary Sign of the President of Bulgaria. From 2017, the general director of the Sofia Philharmonic is maestro Nayden Todorov.

CONDUCTOR
Nayden Todorov, Principal Conductor

SOLOISTS
Liya Petrova - Violinist
Mario Hossen - Violinist
Simeon Goshev - Pianist

TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADULT: $45.00 / $40.00 / $35.00
CHILD: $18.00
FACULTY/STAFF: $33.00

TICKET SALE DATES
ADULT / CHILD / FACULTY/STAFF Public Onsale: November 29, 2023 9:00 AM to February 5, 2024 7:30 PM

PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION

TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADULT: $20.00 / $16.00 / $12.00
CHILD: $5.00
FACULTY/STAFF: $15.00

TICKET SALE DATES
ADULT / CHILD / FACULTY/STAFF Public Onsale: November 29, 2023 9:00 AM to February 28, 2024 7:30 PM

PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION

Praised for its authentic, soulful, and orchestral sound, The String Queens (TSQ) is a dynamic trio that creates stimulating musical experiences that inspire diverse audiences to love, hope, feel, and imagine! With an array of repertoire spanning from the Baroque era to the Jazz Age to today’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart, TSQ performs versatile programs that take listeners on a rousing musical journey through time and a multitude of musical genres.

Based in Washington, D.C., TSQ has been featured in performances at renowned concert halls and venues across America, including Carnegie Hall in New York City and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the nation’s capital. Notable appearances include a special performance dedicated to Vice President Kamala Harris at the “We Are One” Presidential Inauguration Concert in January 2021 and rendering a spotlight presentation of TSQ’s electrifying arrangement of Harry Styles’s hit song “Golden” for the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament “The Championships, Wimbledon” in June 2021. As an ensemble who frequents the D.C. jazz scene, other headlining performances include multiple appearances at the DC Jazz Festival and the Capital Jazz Fest.

Recognized by D.C.’s leading news network WUSA9 as “school teachers by day and concert performers by night”, TSQ’s dedication, service, and innovative work in the field of music education has been acknowledged by the DC Jazz Festival with the “Jazz Education Award” in 2022, Carnegie Hall with the “Music Educators Workshop” Keynote Address in 2021, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with the “Aspire Award” in 2020, Washington Performing Arts’s “Mars Arts D.C” Resident Ensemble in 2019 and 2020, and most recently, a partnership with the Save The Music Foundation to present a series of professional development workshops for performing arts educators around the country on “Social Emotional Learning in the Arts Classroom” and “Trauma-Informed Centered Arts Classrooms” as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADULT: $29.00 / $24.00 / $19.00
CHILD: $10.00
FACULTY/STAFF: $21.00

TICKET SALE DATES
ADULT / CHILD / FACULTY/STAFF Public Onsale: November 29, 2023 9:00 AM to March 25, 2024 7:30 PM

PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION

Brass Transit was formed in 2008, its accomplished, award- winning roster intent on paying tribute to the decades-long, multiplatinum songbook of Chicago.

Since 2008, Brass Transit has toured North America steadily, dazzling audiences with  flawless performances and spectacular attention to detail. Hits like, Saturday In The Park, 25 or 6 To 4, If You Leave Me Now, Feelin’ Stronger Every Day and You’re The Inspiration have left crowds in awe, inspiring multiple standing ovations and comments like: “Spine-Tingling!” “Brought me back to my youth!” and “Perfect in every detail!”

Brass Transit goes far beyond just replicating the songs; they embody the music. They recently produced their first (self-titled) album, taking songs by other top rock artists from the seventies and recording them with horns in the Chicago style. The result is a fresh approach to some of the greatest hits of the era. They also recently scored their show for full symphony orchestra with original arrangements that are truly spellbinding.