JOHNSTON CENTER EVENTS

Thursdays on the Terrace

Fall 2005 Schedule and Scrapbook

Performances took place on the Educational Foundation Terrace of the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence in Graham Memorial.

September 1	Kwabena Osei Appiagyei
	Widely recognized as one of West Africa's finest traditional percusionists, and a master musician for the Ghana Ensemble at the University of Ghana-Legon.
September 8	The Southern String Band
	The Southern String Band is a group of friends of indeterminate number in Raleigh, North Carolina, who play old time string band music for fun in whatever combination shows up for the weekly session, usually on Thursday nights. The group also does an occasional public event, playing background music at informal receptions, picnics, and so forth. Members of the band have appeared in groups including Pine Cone, the Apple Hill Cloggers and the Georgia Mudcats.
The Southern String Band performs on the Educational Foundation Terrace
Students, faculty, staff, and members of the community enjoy the outdoor concert
The Southern String Band receives a well-deserved ovation
September 15	Tommy Edwards
	Guitarist Tommy Edwards and mandolinist Mike Aldridge are veteran stringmusicians who have been performing professionally for a combined total ofover 80 years. Recognized masters of their instruments, they are also highlyregarded traditional singers. They perform in the manner of the greatbrother duets of the 1930's the 40's, blending old songs with new, includingsome originals and adding bits of history and humor to make theirpresentations informative as well as entertaining.
October 6	Joel Harrison
	Guitarist/composer/singer/arranger; a Jazz musician whose work demonstrates the influence of Blues shouts and African rhythms, Country melodies and Contemporary Classical
October 13	Big Fat Gap
	Smoking bluegrass by the group named "band of the month" by The Independent in April 2004
October 27	Mark Selby & Tia Sillers
	Successful songwriting husband/wife team whose hits include "I Hope You Dance" (for Lee Ann Womack), "There's Your Trouble" (for the Dixie Chicks), and "Blue on Black" (for Kenny Wayne Shepard).
November 3	Charanga Carolina
	The only university-based charanga ensemble in the state of North Carolina and probably in the country. The Cuban "charanga" ensemble features flute, violins, brass, piano, bass, and percussion.
November 10	The Branchettes
	One of the Piedmont's most celebrated gospel groups, featuring the masterful improvisational keyboard stylings of Wilbur Tharpe.
November 17	Cosmas Magaya and Beauler Dyoko 2005
	Cosmas Magaya is leader of the mbira ensemble Mhuri yekwaMagaya. He is an internationally recognized mbira player and mbira teacher. Beauler Dyoko, known in Zimbabwe as the "Queen of Mbira Music," is Zimbabwe's first woman mbira recording artist.
December 1	"Cradle to Grave: Songs of Blitzstein, Weill, and Sondheim"
	Performances by students and faculty from the Departments of Music and Dramatic Art. Part of The Cradle Will Rock at Carolina.

The James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence sponsors a lunch time music series designed to supplement courses offered by academic units on campus. All performances are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted on the current performance schedule.

Special thanks to the UNC Department of Music

The Johnston Center welcomes opportunities to collaborate with academic units on music performances for the series. For more information, please contact Dr. Randi Davenport, Executive Director, James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence (843-7765 or rdavenpo@email.unc.edu) In the past, the series has supported courses offered by the Curriculum in Folklore, the Music Department, Native American Studies, and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.

Pictures and information about past performances are available below:

A complete listing of all events at the Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence is available at our Event Calendar.