The UNCSA 2025\u201326 performance season, \u201cUNCSA Presents<\/a>,\u201d continues this September and October with highlights including Fall Dance, the Tickets to all events are $25 per event for adults and $20 for non-UNCSA students UNCSA Fall Dance 2024 \/ Photo: Luke Jamroz Photography<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Fall Dance<\/strong><\/a> \u2013Sept. 23\u201327<\/p>\n The School of Dance<\/a> kicks off its season with its annual\u00a0Fall Dance<\/a>, a contemporary showcase featuring students of all levels performing new and established Performances will take place Tuesday through Saturday, Sept. 23-27, at 7:30 p.m., UNCSA Jazz Ensemble: Big Band!<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Sept. 27<\/p>\n School of Music<\/a> performances continue with the\u00a0Big Band-themed concert<\/a>\u00a0featuring the UNCSA Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Steve Alford<\/a>, assistant dean of Recruitment and Enrollment for Improvised Music and Jazz. The The concert takes place on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Freedman Theatre Sampling as Storytelling: De La Soul and the Legal Limits of Creativity<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Oct. 10<\/p>\n The School of Filmmaking<\/a> will continue its Symposium series<\/a> with a talk by law scholar Enriche Armijo on the landmark 1991 sampling lawsuit between The presentation is free to attend, and will take place on Friday, October 10, at Choir Boy<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Oct. 23- Nov. 1<\/p>\n The School of Drama<\/a> opens its season in October with \u201cChoir Boy<\/a>,\u201d directed by faculty member Cliff Odle<\/a>. From Oscar-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, this coming-of-age story follows The show blends gospel and R&B in an entirely a cappella score, performed by student Performances will take place Thursday through Saturday for two weekends, Oct<\/span>. 23-25 and Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. All performances UNCSA Chamber Music Festivall \/ Photo: Wayne Reich<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n UNCSA Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky 4<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Oct. 14<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The UNCSA Symphony Orchestra, conducted by <\/span><\/a>Chelsea Tipton II<\/a>, will perform Tchaikovsky\u2019s Symphony No. 4, described by the composer as deeply personal, The Symphony Orchestra will also premiere a new work by faculty composer Lawrence The performance will take place Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in Brendle Recital UNCSA Fall Chamber Music Festival<\/strong> \u2013 Oct. 18-25, 2025<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The UNCSA Chamber Music Festival, led by artistic directors and faculty members Ida Bieler<\/a> and Dmitri Vorobiev<\/a>, returns for its fifth season with a fall installment showcasing students, faculty The program is highlighted by Sergei Taneyev\u2019s Piano Quintet, a rarely performed and Performances will take place Saturday, Oct. 18; Tuesday, Oct. 21; and Saturday, Oct. Inter Alia, North Carolina Forests<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Oct. 24<\/p>\n The UNCSA Symphony Orchestra and the Wake Forest University Symphony Orchestra will Based on a poem of the same name by Ishion Hutchinson, a 2023 T.S. Eliot Prize finalist, The performance will take place on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Brendle Recital UNCSA Jazz Ensemble \/ Photo: Jen Scheib<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n UNCSA Jazz Ensemble: A Halloween to Remember<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Oct. 30<\/p>\n The UNCSA Improvised Music and Jazz Studio will present \u201cA Halloween to Remember<\/a>,\u201d a celebration of improvisational and multi-genre small group combos. The performance The Fourchestra includes Jonathan Scales on steel pans, E\u2019Lon JD on electric bass The performance will take place on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at a surprise off-campus Tickets and information about additional \u201cUNCSA Presents\u201d performances can be found
\n gospel and R&B musical \u201cChoir Boy,\u201d two concerts with the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra
\n including a special collaboration with the Wake Forest University Symphony Orchestra,
\n the return of the Chamber Music Festival, and a special Halloween event with the UNCSA
\n Jazz Ensemble.<\/p>\n
\n with a valid ID. Tickets can be purchased\u00a0online<\/a>\u00a0or by calling the box office at 336-721-1945.<\/p>\n
\n works, restaged with a fresh perspective. This year, Gavin Stewart and Vanessa Owen
\n of Asheville-based Stewart\/Owen Dance return to choreograph for UNCSA after successfully
\n launching the S\/OURCE winter dance intensive<\/a> in January. Guest artist Da\u2019Von Doane also returns to premiere a new work, \u201cTabula
\n Rasa,\u201d with music by Arvo P\u00e4rt. New works by faculty member\u00a0Fernando Carrillo<\/a> and alumnae Adrienne Westwood (B.F.A. \u201903) and Kate Jewett (B.F.A. \u201905) round out
\n the program.<\/p>\n
\n and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27. All performances will take place in Agnes de
\n Mille Theatre, located on the UNCSA campus, 1533 South Main St.<\/p>\n
\n concert will feature timeless classics, including the sounds of Duke Ellington, Count
\n Basie, Bill Holcombe and Stan Kenton, along with other high-energy pieces from the
\n genre.<\/p>\n
\n on the UNCSA campus, 1533 South Main St.<\/p>\n
\n De La Soul and The Turtles and its impact on music rights. The discussion will trace
\n the legal and cultural implications of the case through to De La Soul\u2019s 2021 battle
\n over music ownership and distribution. Topics will include music sample clearances
\n for streaming platforms, the legal limits of creativity and the inventive Ethos of
\n Hip-Hop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n 2:30 p.m. in the ACE Exhibition Complex on the UNCSA campus, 1533 South Main St.<\/p>\n
\n Pharus, a gifted student at an elite all-boys prep school determined to lead the school\u2019s
\n renowned choir. With moving performances and an unforgettable finale, the production
\n celebrates identity, resilience and the power of music to lift us all.<\/p>\n
\n singers from the School of Music and School of Drama. Audiences can expect well-known
\n spirituals such as \u201cMotherless Child\u201d and \u201cEyes on the Prize,\u201d alongside R&B ballads
\n popularized by New Edition and L.T.D. Dynamic choreography adds contemporary energy
\n for fans of gospel and R&B.<\/p>\n
\n will take place in the Catawba Theatre on the UNCSA campus, 1533 South Main St.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.uncsa.edu\/news\/img\/2025\/09\/uncsa-presents-inline-septoct1025-chamber-fest.jpg\")
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\n with the recurring Fate motif framing a journey from darkness to light. He wrote:
\n \u201cThis is Fate, that inexorable force that prevents our aspirations to happiness from
\n reaching their goal, that jealously ensures our well-being and peace are not unclouded,
\n that hangs over our heads like the sword of Damocles….\u201d He dedicated this work to
\n his mysterious patroness, whom he described as \u201cmy best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n Dillon, \u201cVanishing,\u201dwhich adds a contemporary voice to the program. The short symphony
\n unfolds in two movements, \u201cPresence\u201d and \u201cUnselfing.\u201d The opening is colorful and
\n engaging, while the second movement turns austere and reflective. Inspired by philosopher
\n Iris Murdoch\u2019s concept of unselfing, the piece invites listeners to set aside life\u2019s
\n petty cares and trivial concerns in order to experience beauty more fully.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n Hall on the Wake Forest University campus, 1775 Wake Forest Road in Winston-Salem.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n and guest artists. Featured guest performers include violinist Ilya Kaler, bassoonist
\n Marcelo Padilla and cellist Edward Arron.<\/p>\n
\n technically demanding work. Vorobiev will perform the piece alongside students, faculty
\n and guest artists.<\/p>\n
\n 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Watson Hall, 1533 South Main Street in Winston-Salem. Tickets
\n are $25 for adults and $20 for students. A livestream option is also available with
\n registration.<\/p>\n
\n perform together in a free side-by-side concert. Conducted by Wake Forest\u2019s J. Aaron
\n Hardwick, the program features Jean Sibelius\u2019 radiant Symphony No. 3 in C major and
\n the world premiere of \u201cInter Alia,\u201d a new work for soprano and orchestra by composer
\n David Kirkland Garner.<\/p>\n
\n the piece explores tree species native to Western North Carolina, including those
\n found on the campus of Wake Forest<\/span>. Soprano\u00a0Jodi Burns<\/a>,\u00a0a UNCSA Music faculty member, joins the orchestras in this unique collaboration,
\n showcasing students from both institutions in a powerful celebration of nature, music
\n and creative partnership.<\/p>\n
\n Hall on the Wake Forest campus, 1775 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, NC.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.uncsa.edu\/news\/img\/2025\/09\/uncsa-presents-septoct1025-jazz-ensemble-inline.jpg\")
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\n will feature the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, a trio blending jazz, classical, and
\n progressive rock with Latin rhythms and funk.<\/p>\n
\n and Maison Guidry on drums. The group has appeared on club and festival stages across
\n North America and Europe, toured internationally as a U.S. Department of State Cultural
\n Ambassador and performed on an NPR Tiny Desk Concert with B\u00e9la Fleck. The UNCSA Jazz
\n Ensemble performs under the direction of Steve Alford.<\/p>\n
\n location fitting for the holiday (to be announced). Tickets are $25 for adults and
\n $20 for students.<\/p>\n
\n at <\/strong>uncsa.edu\/performances<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n