North Carolina Music Fest 2008
A Celebration of North Carolina Vocal Traditions
Saturday, April 12, 2008
11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
NC Music Fest 2008 is day-long event honoring the diversity of North Carolina’s home-grown vocal styles and traditions, from gospel to shape note singing. The festival will focus on performing, discussing, participating and appreciating popular vocal styles native to North Carolina, and will feature an array of workshops and an evening concert.
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Special Guests
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& the UNCG Old Time Ensemble |
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Schedule
Subject to change
11:00 am.-1:00 p.m. |
The Shape Note Singers of the NC Research Triangle with Lynda Hambourger. A sacred American tradition rooted in the South, shape note singing uses simple musical notations found in the Sacred Harp songbook. The notation is based on shapes that correspond to musical syllables―the do, re, mi of the song. Participants are invited to learn this vernacular form of Southern harmony. |
| 1:30-3:00 p.m. | Songwriting workshop using traditional sources. Led by Greensboro’s award-winning singer-songwriter and playwright Laurelyn Dossett, the workshop addresses the techniques songwriters can use to create new compositions using musical and lyrical motifs of Appalachian folklore and folksong. The session is sponsored by UNCG’s Center for Creative Writing in the Arts. North Carolina singer-songwriter Alice Gerrard will also participate. |
| 3:00-4:30 p.m. | Traditional Ballad Singing led by Appalachian singer, performer and folklorist Sheila Kay Adams. Adams comes from a long line of North Carolina ballad singers. She specializes in unaccompanied ballad singing. Recital Hall |
| 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Traditional Gospel led by Sister Lena Mae Perry. Perry is a recipient of the North Carolina Arts Council’s Heritage Award for her contributions to preserving traditional gospel music. Collins Lecture Hall (Room 217) |
| 7:30 p.m. | Evening Concert featuring Sister Lena Mae Perry, Alice Gerrard, Laurelyn Dossett and Sheila Kay Adams |
All events are free and open to the public.
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