The Thursdays on the Terrace schedule for Spring 2003 includes the
following:
Yale Women's Slavic Chorus | Thursday,
January 9, John Lindsay Morehead II Lounge, 11:30-1:30
Founded in 1969, the Yale Women’s Slavic Chorus
has a repertoire of songs from all Slavic countries, including
Poland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Russia, and Ukraine. The songs tell
timeless stories of love, work, war, country life, happiness, and
sorrow. The women in the Chorus, who strive to maintain the unique
Slavic musical traditions of dissonant harmonies and unusual
rhythms, transcribe and arrange much of their own music; accompany
themselves with a dumbek, a traditional drum used in the Middle East
and parts of Eastern Europe; and perform in long skirts and
embroidered Slavic peasant blouses. In recent years the Chorus has
performed in San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, London, New York, and
Washington, DC, and during the summer of 2001, the group toured
Bulgaria and studied traditional Slavic music with Kremena Sancheva,
the oldest member of Bulgaria’s national ensemble. In August of
2002 they released a CD called Kolo Sertsya: Near the Heart,
comprising repertoire learned firsthand in Bulgaria as well as songs
passed down since the group’s beginning more than 30 years ago.
Patrick
and Cathy Sky | Thursday,
January 16, John Lindsay Morehead II Lounge, 11:30-1:30
Patrick
Sky (Irish
Uilleann
pipes) and Cathy Sky (fiddle) will perform traditional and
traditional-style Irish music. Both are accomplished performers.
Patrick has eight solo albums to date, has produced over thirty
others, and has performance credits that include a sold-out concert
in Carnegie Hall as well as shared billings with Pete Seeger, Joni
Mitchell, Emmy Lou Harris, and others. Cathy Sky has received awards
and honors at many music festivals and competitions. Both are UNC
alumni and reside in Chapel Hill.
Bradley Simmons and the
Djembe Ensemble | Thursday,
January 23, John Lindsay Morehead II Lounge,
11:30-1:30
Bradley Simmons, musician and Duke professor, has been playing
African and Afro-Cuban percussion since the age of nine. Simmons has
sought out Afro-Cuban and African percussion in their true forms,
and has carefully preserved traditional forms in rhythm and
presentation. His stage credits include productions such as "Timbuktu"
with Eartha Kitt and Melba Moore and Billy Wilson's version of
"Guys and Dolls" starring Robert Guillaume, and numerous
nightclub performances with stars like Gregory and Maurice Hines. He
has many more credits in other venues, and is a pervasive influence
in percussion. Bradley Simmons will be joined by members of his
Djembe Ensemble. To find out more about Bradley Simmons, click
here.
Phong Nguyen and Huang
Cuong | Thursday,
January 30, John Lindsay Morehead II Lounge,
11:30-1:30
Phong Nguyen, a dan bau player, is one of the foremost
exponents of Vietnamese music in the West. In 1997, he received our
nation's highest honor in the traditional arts: the National
Heritage Fellowship awarded by President Bill Clinton. His musical
genres span the Vietnamese musical spectrum from theatrical to
chamber music, folk songs to Buddhist chants. He left his native
land in 1974, and received the doctorate in ethnomusicology from the
Sorbonne University. He has performed extensively throughout the
United States, Asia and Europe, and can be heard on Lyrichord, New
Alliance Records, and Music of the World/World Music Institute
labels. Huang Cuong is a Vietnamese
composer. Cuong Hoang is the director of the Ho Chi
Minh Conservatory of Music, where he is also professor of
violin. Although he was born in the ancient Vietnamese city of
Hue, Mr. Hoang studied violin in Dresden during his teen years at
the Carl Maria von Weber Conservatory. His later studies in violin
and composition were at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and
at the Frederic Chopin Conservatory in Warsaw. Mr. Hoang has won
many prizes from the Association of Vietnamese Composers,
Musicologists and Musicians for his vocal, chamber and symphonic
works. Their performance is supported by the James M.
Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, the Carolina Asian
Center, the Music Department, and the Department of Asian
Studies.
TBA
| Thursday,
February 6, John Lindsay Morehead II Lounge,
11:30-1:30
Claudia and Myrna Lopez
| Thursday,
February 13, John Lindsay Morehead II Lounge,
11:30-1:30
Claudia Lopez Bascuñan, in her hauntingly beautiful voice and
accompanying herself on guitar, sings Native American chants,
original chants, folk songs from South America
and other traditions, and Chilean songs from great
songwriters such as Violetta Parra. She is
joined by her mother Myrna, creating rich harmonies.
Susan Rae Peters
| Thursday,
February 20, John Lindsay Morehead II Lounge,
11:30-1:30
Traditional Indian
Bharatanatyam dancing.
Jonathan Byrd
| Thursday,
February 27, John Lindsay Morehead II Lounge,
11:30-1:30
Jonathan Byrd grew up singing. As
a Baptist preacher's son, he was surrounded by the powerful, vocal
music of the Church.
While serving in the US Navy, three
tours to the Mediterranean exposed Byrd to the endless variety of
African, European and Middle Eastern music. More
recently, Byrd has twice traveled to Ireland to learn of that
country's musical heritage and guitar technique. While there, he
immersed himself in the renowned music scene of Co. Clare.
Today, Byrd's music reflects his travels and life's experiences. In
addition to touring with DiGiuseppe, he performs throughout the
southeast as a soloist. A singer, guitarist and songwriter, he
blends original material with folk, blues, rock and jazz influences.
His voice is brilliant, his guitar grooves, his presence is
captivating and his songs are honest, insightful and unique.
Bill and Libby Hicks
| Thursday,
March 20, Educational Foundation Terrace,
11:30-1:30
Traditional string band.
Triangle Taiko
| Thursday,
April 3, Educational Foundation Terrace,
11:30-1:30
Triangle Taiko explores and performs the traditional drum music of Japan.
The taiko drum can be heard throughout Japanese drama, religious ceremonies, and seasonal
festivals, and each district in Japan develops its own unique rhythms and
style. This performance will showcase some of those styles. Triangle
Taiko is a small, community-based group that welcomes new members who wish to
celebrate diversity and the Japanese-American cultural exchange.
$2 Pistols
| Thursday,
April 10, Educational Foundation Terrace,
11:30-1:30
Alternative country music.
Steep Canyon Rangers
| Thursday,
April 24, Educational Foundation Terrace,
11:30-1:30
Contemporary bluegrass.
