A Celebration With Strings
The Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra will come full circle this fall when it opens its autumn season by presenting Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto. The performance…
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The Voice of Experience: Radio co-hosts explore local music from the inside out
Izzi Hughes and Steve DuRose are professional musicians who started co-hosting the WTZQ radio program “Local Artist Showcase” in February, a decade after…
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Palm of their Hands: Catching up with the region’s busiest front man
Blake Ellege may well be the busiest professional musician in Western North Carolina, performing more than 250 gigs a year near home and…
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An Ear for the Avant-Garde
Renowned pipa player, now local, debuts in Brevard When Min Xiao-Fen and her husband left New York City and resettled in Western North Carolina in…
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A Band With a Mission Statement
Della Mae travels the world embodying bluegrass for all Traditionally, bluegrass has been a male-dominated musical field. But as the genre that began in…
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Golden Hour
Tina and Her Pony are back in the saddle with the soulful Marigolds When it comes to Tina and Her Pony, the name is…
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Only Getting Started
Symphony’s road-trip-themed concert is about hope and possibilities When Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra began its 2022-2023 season, it signaled the start of a new chapter:…
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Smoking the Scene
Virginia and the Slims is a high-energy swing/jump-blues band that makes music designed to get crowds out on the dance floor. Bold Life last…
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Still Happening
The world events of the last few years — global pandemic, political unrest, a brutal war in Europe — could provide more than enough…
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Joey Infante embodies Mick Jagger in Jumping Jack Flash
The Rolling Stones are often called “The Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the World.” Whether that’s true or not — fans of The…
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