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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Uncommon Good
Guitarist Woody Platt is best known as a founding and longtime member of Steep Canyon Rangers. But after more than two decades with the…
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Strings to Come
North Carolina Guitar Celebration ushers in a new era at Brevard Music Center Though he’s closely associated with the Nashville session scene, bluegrass/Americana musician and…
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Six Centuries of Consensus
Achieving mesmerizing vocal harmony without a conductor What multiple Grammy Award nominee Stile Antico does is unusual enough that it’s best to go right…
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Don’t Fret
Nora Brown is a celebrated roots musician. She released her debut album, Cinnamon Tree, in 2019. The work showcases Brown’s facility on the banjo,…
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“Like Running a Triathlon on Ice Skates”
Anne Akiko Meyers opens Brevard Music Festival with a customized concerto In the classical-music idiom, concert violinist Anne Akiko Meyers is the equivalent of a rock…
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Seizing a New Day
Over its more than 80-year history, Brevard Music Center has seen plenty of historic performances by some of the biggest names in classical, jazz, and Americana. Summers around the lake at the center’s campus have usually been soundtracked by arias, symphonies, and string quartets, as the stage has played host to such legendary performers at Yo-Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, and Joshua Bell.
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Growing a Legacy
Seventh-generation farmers release their eighth album Acoustic Syndicate has been defying genre stereotypes for more than a quarter century. The beloved Western North Carolina…
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One Hundred Banjos and the People Who Love Them
Camp led by bluegrass bigwigs culminates in a public concert Kristin Scott Benson was the 2018 recipient of the Steve Martin Award for Excellence…
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Pop Life
Popular musical styles come and go. But for nearly a half century, The Manhattan Transfer has been dazzling audiences with its unique brand of…
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