Central Piedmont Music Department Blog

We will have a new series of informances for our students, as well as any others that would like to attend.  These will be short, 30-45 minute, interactive presentations with a different musical topic each week — to be presented on THURSDAYS @ 12:30 in Sloan 101.

9/2 – hosted by Dr. Matt Postle – games and quizzes on MUSICAL TERMINOLOGY

9/9 – hosted by Dr. Chris Meister – MUSICAL ROADMAPS

9/16 – hosted by Dr. Alan Yamamoto – CONDUCTING

9/23 – hosted by Ms. Christine Leimer – RHYTHM is King

9/30 – Faculty recital — Tate Hall, Overcash

Central Piedmont Opera Theater will hold auditions for their 2021-2022 season on Tuesday, Aug. 17, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM on the Halton Stage of the Overcash building on the Central Campus.

We will present for Fall, 2021, a concert of operatic selections, OPERA 101-LIVE ON STAGE, Nov. 19-20 @ 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 21 @ 2:30 p.m.

Spring 2022, we will present SUSANNAH by Carlisle Floyd, Apr. 1-2 @ 7:30 p.m. and Apr. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.

Join the cast of Dido and Aeneas for an opportunity to go “backstage” for a performance of this legendary opera!   The online Q & A will be moderated by Kel Williams, one of the performers.  Contact Dr. Christopher Ogburn for the Zoom link by Wed. 11/18 @ christopher.ogburn@cpcc.edu

Auditions for new music majors will be held (via Zoom) on Friday, Nov. 20, beginning at 11:30 a.m.  Please prepare one piece of music that best represents your current skill level.  Also, for a more successful audition experience, please do a test run of your performance on your phone/iPad/laptop/droid, with a friend, to make sure your equipment presents you well, without buffering and distortion.

Contact christine.leimer@cpcc.edu to schedule an audition time.

Central Piedmont Opera Theater’s performance of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas will be available for viewing online Su Nov.22-Tu Nov. 24 .   Contact Dr. Christopher Ogburn for the link @ christopher.ogburn@cpcc.edu

With a heavy heart, we announce that all concerts have been cancelled for the remainder of the semester.  To the students and faculty members of the cast and crew for the opera, “Cosi fan Tutte” and the Violins of Hope concerts, thank you for the many, many hours of preparation and hard work you gave to these projects.

“Success is a journey, not a destination…..The doing is often more important than the outcome.” (Arthur Ashe)

For those of you that were attending concerts for class credit, please check with your instructors for concert video links that will be posted on Blackboard within the next few weeks.

Come and enjoy a variety of musical styles and instruments as Central Piedmont’s own music students take the stage for the mid-term recitals on Tues. 3/3 & Thurs. 3/5 @ 12:30 p.m. in Sloan 101.

Be prepared for a unique musical experience with faculty and raconteur, Dr. Christopher Meister, as he discusses his string octet Phantharmonium.  He will touch upon its genesis, as well as the compositional processes and procedures employed in the piece.

Although seemingly opposites, jazz and country music have both emerged as quintessential symbols of American music. CPCC music faculty, Dr. Postle and Dr. Ogburn, will examine how these two forms of American music have intersected and influenced one another over time.

This Thursday, 2/20 @ 12:30 p.m. in Bryant Hall/SL 101

Just in time for Valentine’s — join us for a recital by CPCC’s own music faculty featuring new love songs.   Thursday, Feb. 13 @ 12:30 p.m. in Tate Hall/Overcash.