WFDD Triad Arts Archive: Triad Arts Weekend!

Triad Arts with David Ford

Listen to the program as broadcast on April 13, 2012

Triad Arts Weekend!

April 13, 2012

The Piedmont Chamber Singers are celebrating their 35th birthday with a couple of Western Classical music’s big B’s: Bach and Britten. The concert is titled A Garland of Hope: Cantatas of Compassion, and it features Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cantata No. 21 I Had Much Affliction, and Benjamin Britten’s Cantata Compassion Op. 69. The PCS performances under the direction of co-founder and former artistic director Donald Armitage will be Saturday, April 14, at 7:30pm in Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, and Sunday, April 15, at 3:00pm in Dana Auditorium in Greensboro. PCS artistic director Wendy Looker spoke with TAW host David Ford by phone from her studio in Greensboro.

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North Carolina Writers’ Network Spring Conference 2012 is Saturday, April 28, at the University of North Carolina Greensboro’s Elliot University Center. Registration for the full day of workshops, panel discussions, and more by acclaimed writers from across the state begins at 8am and the cost for Network members is $99. This year marks the NCWN's 27th anniversary, and leading the organization for the past four years has been award-winning author and Executive Director Ed Southern. Last month he stopped by WFDD to talk about this year’s offerings with TAW host David Ford.

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Have you ever wanted to dress up as your favorite Disney character? Well it’s time to buy, rent, borrow or make your costumes and head for the Greensboro Symphony's Disney in Concert! Bring the kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews for an unforgettable Matinee! Saturday, April 21, at 2:00pm in Westover Church in Greensboro. There will be prizes for the best Disney costumes, too! Then, at 8:00pm it’s The Magical Music of Disney Featuing outstanding Disney Vocalists Candice Nicole, Whitney Kaufman, Andrew Johnson, and Aaron Phillips!

Nathaniel Beversluis is set to lead the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. You can experience the Disney memories that have enchanted generations live, in concert! Unforgettable melodies from favorites like The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and the classics, from Mary Poppins to the Pirates of the Caribbean. Last month Greensboro Symphony Music Director Dmitry Sitkovetsky spoke with TAWA host David Ford about the program from WFDD’s Greensboro studio.