Calendar of Events

Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

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Saturday, January 9, 2021
Around The Web w/ Brevard Music Center: Silkroad Ensemble: Home Sessions
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Around The Web

Live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from around the web, updated regularly.

Performances and Livestreams

Silkroad Ensemble: Home Sessions
Silkroad artists shared short, musical performances live on Facebook and Instagram — bringing music of comfort and joy directly from their homes to audiences around the world! Available also for archived viewing on YouTube.

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Categories: Music
BMC Steven Chen: Ennio Morricone’s beautiful “Love Theme”
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

BMC alum and summer staff member Steven Chen shares his arrangement of Ennio Morricone’s beautiful “Love Theme” from Cinema Paradiso for cello ensemble. It is performed and recorded by Steven and students from Alan Stepansky’s studio at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Categories: Music
BMC harp faculty Allegra Lilly: living room concert Pièce en sol J.S. Bach
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

BMC harp faculty Allegra Lilly performs
as part of her living room concert, recorded on July 20, 2020. Allegra is the Principal Harpist
of the St. Louis Symphony.

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Categories: Music
Brevard Music Center Online: BRAHMS Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Digital BMC

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

 

BRAHMS Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2
Craig Nies, piano
Recorded on July 22, 2019,
at Ingram Auditorium at Brevard College.

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Categories: Music
Brevard Music Center Online: SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Digital BMC

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

SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
I. Allegro moderato
Brevard Sinfonia • Ken Lam, conductor
SooBeen Lee, violin
Recorded live on August 3, 2019,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center.

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Categories: Music
Greenworks: 7 Cleanup Supply Stations throughout Asheville + Buncombe County
Jan 9 all-day
Asheville NC

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Covid-Friendly Clean-Up Stations: #AVLquaranclean

We’ve learned a lot about adapting this year. Back in March, we canceled all of our upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. But it didn’t stop you from working to make Asheville cleaner and safer.

So we amped up our Cleanup Supply Station program, fully stocking existing locations and adding on 2 new stations, for a total of 7 Cleanup Supply Stations throughout Asheville & Buncombe County. We threw in our catchy #AVLquaranclean hashtag on top, and you did the rest!

Since March, 132 volunteers used these stations 36 times to collect over 2,700 pounds of litter from creeks and roads on their own time!! We are also incredibly grateful to Mountain Xpress for donating newspaper stands to be repurposed into these supply stations, the City of Asheville and Buncombe County Government for supporting cleanups, and to Mast General Store and Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts for hosting our newest stations.

These stations remain stocked and ready for your quarantine pod’s next outing. Remember to sign out supplies, report the trash back to us afterwards, and return supplies for cleaning and reuse! Read more at https://www.ashevillegreenworks.org/latest…/avlquaranclean and contact [email protected] for more information or to schedule supply pick up for larger groups.

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Categories: Community Health & Wellness
January is National Blood Donor Month
Jan 9 all-day
The Blood Connection various locations

Amid the arrival of the long awaited COVID-19 vaccine, the demand for a well-known treatment for those battling the virus, convalescent plasma, has skyrocketed.

The Blood Connection (TBC), a non-profit community blood center, has seen the demand for this life-saving product triple in the past few months because of its effectiveness.
However, the need for convalescent plasma continues to far outrun the supply.
The release of the COVID-19 vaccine has created a challenge for TBC, as it reduces the number
of people who are eligible to give convalescent plasma. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA)
has recommended that donors who have received the vaccine should not donate convalescent
plasma but can donate whole blood (a regular blood donation). To give convalescent plasma,
donors must be symptom free for at least 14 days and must have proof of a positive COVID-19
test or positive COVID-19 antibody test.

Visit web site or call to schedule your donation appointment:
Hendersonville
825 Spartanburg Highway
Hendersonville, NC 28792

Greenville
435 Woodruff Rd.
Greenville, SC 29607

Spartanburg
270 N. Grove Medical Park Dr.
Spartanburg, SC 29303

Asheville
225 Airport Rd.
Arden, NC 28704

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Categories: Community Health & Wellness
Kaufman Music Center: Bach Yard Playdates
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Kaufman Music Center:
Bach Yard Playdates
Enjoy short interactive and exploratory episodes curated by acclaimed pianist Orli Shaham.

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Categories: Education Family Fun Music
MET Opera: Illustrated Synopses Explore opera in a new way!
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

MET Opera:
Illustrated Synopses
Explore opera in a new way! Discover 14 cherished operas beautifully illustrated and easily digestible.

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Categories: Family Fun Music
Modified Stay at Home Order Extended Through January 29th
Jan 9 all-day
Online
Governor Cooper announced on Wednesday, January 6th that the North Carolina Modified Stay at Home Order requiring people to remain home between the hours of 10 pm and 5 am would remain in effect through at least Friday, January 29th. The announcement was in response to the continued rise in COVID-19 cases in North Carolina and the strain on the hospital systems.
Secretary Cohen also issued a Secretarial Directive with warnings for North Carolinians to avoid indoor spaces without masks and gatherings.
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Categories: Community Health & Wellness
Open Air Brevard: Brahms Symphony No. 2
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Open Air Brevard

Enjoy featured re-broadcasts of Open Air Brevard, produced by 89.9 WDAV Classical Public Radio based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Additional broadcasts co-produced by BPR Classic in Asheville, North Carolina. Check back regularly for new episodes!

Brahms Symphony No. 2

Posted December 3, 2020; originally aired in the 2014 season

Gioachino Rossini: Overture to La Gazza Ladra

Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73

Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Vadym Kholodenko, piano

Samuel Scheidt: Centone No. 5 For Brass Quintet (arr. Verne Reynolds)

Neal Berntsen, trumpet • Mark Schubert, trumpet • Richard Deane, french horn • David Jackson, trombone • Charles Villarrubia, tuba

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Categories: Music
Open Air Brevard: Brevard Sinfonia with JoAnn Falletta
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Open Air Brevard

Enjoy featured re-broadcasts of Open Air Brevard, produced by 89.9 WDAV Classical Public Radio based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Additional broadcasts co-produced by BPR Classic in Asheville, North Carolina. Check back regularly for new episodes!

Brevard Sinfonia with JoAnn Falletta

Posted January 7, 2021; originally aired in the 2013 and 2014 season

David Dzubay: Snake Alley

W.A. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73

Brevard Sinfonia
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Norman Krieger, piano

Ottorino Respighi: The Pines of Rome

Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor

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Categories: Music
Pardee UNC Health: CDC Guidance on Who Should Get Tested for COVID-19
Jan 9 all-day
Online
Pardee UNC Health Care recently shared CDC guidance on who should get tested for COVID.
Considerations for Who Should Get Tested for COVID-19
  • People who have symptoms of COVID-19.
  • Click here for a Coronavirus Self-Checker
  • People who have had close contact (link to help you determine your risk) (within 6 feet for a total of 15 minutes or more) with someone with confirmed COVID-19.
  • People who have been asked or referred to get testing by their healthcare provider, links to local or state ​health departments.
Not everyone needs to be tested. If you do get tested, you should self-quarantine/isolate at home pending test results and follow the advice of your health care provider or a public health professional.
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Categories: Community Health & Wellness
Show Some Love with Random Acts of Kindness Week: February 8th – 13th
Jan 9 all-day
Henderson NC
Show Some Love with Random Acts of Kindness Week: February 8th – 13th
The partners behind #LoveHendo are happy to announce that the week of February 8th through February 13th will be known as Random Acts of Kindness Week. The initiative will be in support of Hendersonville’s non-profit community. Local Businesses will be able to select a non-profit to support during Random Acts of Kindness week.
Businesses will be able to choose how they support the non-profit by setting out a donation jar, collecting items, or coming up with other unique ways to support the non-profit of their choice. Community members can participate by either finding a local business that is participating or doing their own random acts of kindness around the community.
Random Acts of Kindness Week was started one year ago by Shelby Caruso, Mind Your Business (MYB) and Carrie Ann Chandler, Smart Start Partnership for Children. Shelby wanted a way for her fellow colleagues to celebrate Valentine’s Day by giving back and spreading kindness at MYB’s Office. Shelby chose Smart Start as the non-profit they would support that week and they were able to raise over a hundred dollars for the organization by donating a dollar for every act of kindness completed by MYB employees. For the 2021 celebration, organizers reached out to the partner organizations behind the #LoveHendo effort, the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Downtown Hendersonville to include Random Acts of Kindness Week in the #LoveHendo efforts
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Categories: Community
Staff Picks Brevard Music Center: Articulate: 8 Tasty Art + Music Pairings
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Articulate:
8 Tasty Art & Music Pairings
Savor eight iconic paintings paired with music that is sure to enhance your artistic palette!

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Categories: Art & Craft Music
Staff Picks Brevard Music Center: TED-Ed: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

TED-Ed:
Four Seasons
Discover the underlying narrative of one of the most familiar and beloved 18th century works.

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Categories: Family Fun Music
Weekly Flea Market Hominy Valley
Jan 9 @ 6:00 am – 3:00 pm
Hominy Valley Wildlife & Sportsmen's Club

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Starting Saturday, August 1, 2020, the Hominy Valley Wildlife Club will begin hosting a weekly flea market. Spaces will be $15.00 each, maximum of two spaces per seller. Grounds will open at 6 am for seller setup.

For more information contact Lane Brown at 828-231-5408, Bruce Whitt at 828-665-2114, Rachel Godwin at 828-273-6911 or email at [email protected]

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Categories: Community
Putumayo’s Featured Kids Musicians Video. Precious!
Jan 9 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Online w/ LEAF

Putumayo’s Featured Kids Musicians Video. Precious!

 

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Categories: Family Fun Music
Summer 2021 applications are open! Brevard Music Center
Jan 9 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Immerse Yourself in Music

Become part of the BMC community. Experience the thrill of performing with the world’s most celebrated artists. Practice your craft and develop your skills in a picturesque rehearsal studio – in nature, beside the lake, amongst the white pines, alongside the stream. Share a communal lunch or an impromptu conversation with faculty and guest artists in our cafeteria. Interact with patrons who fill our auditoriums and love to hear your music.

We welcome you, the next generation of musicians and artists. We encourage you, and challenge you, to experience the magic of the Brevard Music Center. In a community of musicians, you will be transformed. On the stage and in the classroom, you will be inspired. In just one summer, you will make new friendships that will last a lifetime.

This is Brevard. Be inspired. Be here.

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Categories: Education Music
Free Online Courses: More Than 100 Languages Now Available
Jan 9 @ 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
online w/ Buncombe County Libraries

Planning a trip to Italy to celebrate a special anniversary? Have a child in school that needs extra practice in a foreign language? Just want to brush up that language you studied for four years in school, but somehow can’t seem to remember at all? We’ve got you covered.

Buncombe County Public Libraries now offers Transparent Language Online free to all library cardholders. Whether you’re starting at the very beginning or you’re an intermediate learner looking to enhance your vocabulary, Transparent Language Online can help. With over 110 languages to choose from, including English for non-native speakers, there is something for every learner. With mobile apps for iOS and Android devices, learners can enjoy the freedom to learn at home, in the library, or on the go.

Transparent Languages includes learning for kids of all ages. KidSpeak introduces children to English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Mandarin Chinese. The program teaches words and phrases suitable for learners’ age, needs, and interests. More than 40 activities, puzzles, and songs guide young learners through the basics, along with a cartoon friend who speaks the language.

Transparent Language will be available on NC LIVE beginning Jan. 1, 2021. For all library services, your ID is your library card number and your PIN is the last four digits of your phone number. Contact your library with any questions.

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Categories: Community Education
LEAF Global Arts center CLOSED for the month of January
Jan 9 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
LEAF Global Arts center
If the last ten months has taught us anything, it’s the fact that we must be willing to make hard decisions in the present so that we can have a brighter future. And with that said, out of an abundance of caution and with respect to Governor Cooper’s new executive order, LEAF has decided to close our LEAF Global Arts center for the month of January.

We hope that this will allow the COVID-19 numbers in our community to decrease and restrictions to be lifted. We encourage everyone who can to stay home, wear a mask, wash your hands, and practice social distancing. In standard LEAF fashion, music & arts won’t stop. We will continue to offer virtual programming and resources to our community. To stay up to date with all things LEAF, be sure to follow our Instagram and Facebook and catch up on all our past videos on our YouTube page.
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Categories: Community
Meet Biblioboard, Buncombe Library’s Newest Digital Resource
Jan 9 @ 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
online w/ Buncombe County Libraries

Create, share, and discover with Buncombe County Public Library’s newest resource, Biblioboard.

BiblioBoard Library is an easy-to-use platform of high-quality digital content. Biblioboard offers books, articles, documents, images, audios, and videos. BiblioBoard Library is host to content from traditional publishers, indie authors, cultural institutions, and local thought leaders. Users can access BiblioBoard Library through the library’s website or on the device of their choice.

Some features of Biblioboard:

  • No waitlists or holds
  • Streaming audio and video are available on a wide variety of topics
  • Check out curated collections of the best indie authors.
  • Available for desktop, iOS, and Android devices

Local authors can submit their work for inclusion in the library catalog or publish books with Press Books. You can submit and share your work locally or nationally.

Interested? Check it out, and access Biblioboard today by clicking here.

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Categories: Bookclubs Community Education
Mel Chin’s Wake Sculpture
Jan 9 @ 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Downtown Asheville

Wake, Mel Chin’s giant animatronic sculpture, installed in New York City’s Times Square last summer, will be on view in Asheville through March 15, 2021, at 44 Collier Avenue. Chin, a WNC based conceptual artist, was named a MacArthur Fellow in September 2019.

Wake was commissioned as part of Mel Chin: All Over the Place, a multi-site survey of his works from across many decades that took place in several New York City locations. A collaborative group, led by UNC Asheville’s STEAM Studio and The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, formed to plan and raise funds for the sculpture to be seen locally.

Wake – 60 feet long, 34 feet wide and 24 feet high, conceived and designed by the artist – was engineered, sculpted and fabricated by an interdisciplinary team of UNC Asheville students, faculty, staff and community artists led by Chin. The sculpture is interactive and features decks and places to sit and contemplate.

Wake evokes the hull of a shipwreck crossed with the skeletal remains of a marine mammal. The structure is linked with a carved, 21-foot-tall animatronic sculpture, accurately derived from a figurehead of the opera star Jenny Lind that was once mounted on the 19th century clipper ship, USS Nightingale. Jenny Lind moves subtly as she breathes and scans the sky.

Visitors can experience Wake daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 44 Collier Avenue. For more details and a schedule of programming, visit ashevillearts.com.

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Categories: Art & Craft Community
Mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC National Mentoring Month
Jan 9 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC various branches

January is National Mentoring Month, and this year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina is celebrating it by recruiting more adult and high school volunteers, as well as children and youth who need an extra someone on their side.


“One truth I know,” said Lelia Duncan, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North
Carolina, “is that we are all called to take care of one another, to encourage, to uplift, to hold a space for
others to be listened to and valued. There is nothing more important, nothing closer to the divine, than
to be present and to take a moment to nurture those around us, especially children and youth.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC is especially effective in helping young people feel valued and heard.
Surveys of school personnel in the 2018-2019 school year show that, among BBBSWNC Littles in
community- and school/site-based programs

National Mentoring Month is the time of year where engagement from community members interested
in becoming a mentor is highest. This year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina is
encouraging the public to go beyond just digital engagement – and become involved in real life.
Mentoring relationships are at their best when connections are made between a caring adult and a
young person who knows that someone is there to help guide them through real-life decisions.

To learn more about becoming a Big Brother or a Big Sister in Henderson County, contact Program
Coordinator Morgan Harris at (828) 507-6644 or email [email protected]. You can learn more
about serving across the 18 county region by visiting www.bbbswnc.org.

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Categories: Community Volunteers
Feed Our City Free Meal Pop-Up
Jan 9 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
The Asheville Masonic Temple

Starting January 9, Asheville Strong will host free meal pop-ups every Saturday at Asheville Masonic Temple. As part of our Feed Our City program, the pop-up events are intended to help out anyone who could use a bit of comfort and a good hot meal right now, no questions asked.
The Feed Our City Meal Pop-Up hosts one restaurant partner per month, who will cook 300 meals every Saturday for distribution downtown at Asheville Masonic Temple, located at 80 Broadway Street.
January’s meal pop-up features Gypsy Queen Cuisine! (Who’s excited?! We are! It’s gonna be delish.)
The Feed Our City Meal Pop-Up kicks off January 9, and happens every Saturday from 10:30am-1pm, or until meals run out.
How It Works:
–Meals are individually packaged and ready to eat (or take home, refrigerate, heat and eat later).
–Utensils and bottled water will be provided.
–There is no charge for meals, and no questions asked.
–Individuals can pick up meals for themselves or for their families to go.
–The pop-up will take place outside the Masonic Temple in the adjoining parking lot, so you can drive through and pick up meals quickly and safely.
–Walk-ups are welcome.
–Masks are required and social distancing protocols will be followed at all times.
–Vegetarian? We may have some options for you (as long as supplies last)!
–Due to the nature of this pop-up, we cannot accommodate other dietary restrictions (gluten free, dairy free, etc.)
In the event of inclement weather, any changes or cancellations will be posted to Asheville Strong’s social media channels by 8am the morning of the pop-up.
Questions? Contact Catherine Campbell at Asheville Strong: [email protected].
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Categories: Community Food & Drink
The Gallery at Flat Rock: Porch Portraits sessions donates to Flat Rock Playhouse
Jan 9 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
The Gallery at Flat Rock
Man and woman smiling as their infant son poses in front of them.The Goodrum Family, photo by Suzanne Camarata

Thank you Suzanne Camarata of The Gallery at Flat Rock whose Porch Portraits sessions raised $2835 for the Playhouse! Suzanne began this series when the pandemic made traditional photo sessions a challenge and inspired photographers used social distancing to create a new way to capture memories. “Porch Portraits by Suzanne brings the fun of a casual, light-hearted photoshoot right to your home – literally to your front porch or in your front yard. ” Suzanne is continuing her sessions this year, so make sure to visit the link below to get (or gift) a session today.

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Categories: Art & Craft Community Donations Family Fun Theatre
Friends of the Henderson County Public Library: Book Store Open
Jan 9 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Friends of the Henderson County Public Library
The public is welcome and members of the Friends get a 10 percent discount on all
purchases. (You can join the Friends at the bookstore). Anyone can donate books, CDs,
and DVDs at the store, but only during the hours it is open.

As with the book sales, everything at the bookstore is in excellent condition. Books are
shelved by author or subject so they are easy to find, and books are restocked
throughout the week. The store also sells CDs and DVDs.
The bookstore follows health guidelines. Anyone entering must wear a mask and
practice social distancing. Hand sanitizers are available. When the store is busy,
shopping is limited to 30 minutes.

Except for the bookstore manager, the Friends is an all-volunteer organization. There is
a need for more volunteers to help at the bookstore. It is a great way to meet people
who love reading while also helping to support our library system.

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Categories: Bookclubs Community Donations Volunteers
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Around The Web w/ Brevard Music Center: Kennedy Center: Couch Concerts
Jan 10 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Around The Web

Live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from around the web, updated regularly.

Kennedy Center: Couch Concerts
Launched during the Kennedy Center’s temporary closure, this series reached out to the living rooms of talented artists to see them perform their work and help us inspire, grieve, heal, and move forward as a nation. Watch now!

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Categories: Music
Around The Web w/ Brevard Music Center: Silkroad Ensemble: Home Sessions
Jan 10 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Around The Web

Live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from around the web, updated regularly.

Performances and Livestreams

Silkroad Ensemble: Home Sessions
Silkroad artists shared short, musical performances live on Facebook and Instagram — bringing music of comfort and joy directly from their homes to audiences around the world! Available also for archived viewing on YouTube.

Read more
Categories: Music
BMC Steven Chen: Ennio Morricone’s beautiful “Love Theme”
Jan 10 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

BMC alum and summer staff member Steven Chen shares his arrangement of Ennio Morricone’s beautiful “Love Theme” from Cinema Paradiso for cello ensemble. It is performed and recorded by Steven and students from Alan Stepansky’s studio at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Categories: Music