Lenoir-Rhyne University Concert Series

04/13/2024

Catawba County is where the art is!

02/16/2024

March 1 is right around the corner. Get your tickets now!

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02/10/2024

Coming soon to a city near YOU, western NC!
Hickory, NC to be exact.
Friday, March 1, 7:30pm, Grace Chapel, Lenoir-Rhyne University. A superb venue for a superb choir. Get your tickets now!

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The tradition of the National Lutheran Choir Tour is alive and well! These are just a few of the cities we have traveled to since our founding, and we’re so excited to add three more cities to this season as we visit North and South Carolina early this March.

What are some cities you would like us to travel to in the coming years? Let us know in the comments!

02/04/2024

We’re thrilled to be hosting a spot on the Spring Tour of The National Lutheran Choir. Their visit is just around the corner! Friday, March 1. Save the date-and better yet, purchase your tickets now!

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01/26/2024

We're looking forward to seeing you tomorrow (Friday) night in the Belk Centrum for Jonathan Scales Fourchestra! Doors open at 7pm.

01/22/2024

What to expect at a Jonathan Scales Fourchestra concert? Here's their show from October 1, 2023 in Chicago.
Jonathan Scales, steel pans
E'lon JD, bass
Maison Guidry, drums

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra performing live at Reggie's Music Joint in Chicago (Oct 1, 2023)E'Lon JD - bassMaison Guidry - drumsJonathan Scales - steel panFi...

01/22/2024

This is the week! Our first concert series event of 2024. FRIDAY, January 26, 7:30pm, a free concert with JONATHAN SCALES FOURCHESTRA, in the Belk Centrum on the Hickory Campus. Doors open at 7pm, come get some coffee, settle into your seat and enjoy!

01/13/2024

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09/09/2023

Lovely turnout today! Thanks, Lenoir Sax, for all the fascinating rhythms! A fun program!

09/07/2023

We’re looking forward to welcoming you to Grace Chapel tomorrow evening: an entertaining evening with Lenoir Sax. Please join us for this free concert: Friday September 8, 7:30pm, Grace Chapel, in the center of the lovely Hickory campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Lively and engaging chamber music presented by lauded community stalwarts. Lenoir Sax will present staples of the saxophone quartet masterworks alongside expertly crafted arrangements from the jazz songbook. Lenoir Sax is: Robert George - Soprano saxJohn Ballard - Alto saxBen Still - Tenor SaxMichae...

09/03/2023

The Concert Series launches its 2023-2024 season this upcoming Friday, September 8! Join us in Grace Chapel for the free concert with Lenoir Sax. This longtime community staple of lively and audience friendly chamber music will perform a wide ranging program of jazz and pop influenced favorites.

Lively and engaging chamber music presented by lauded community stalwarts. Lenoir Sax will present staples of the saxophone quartet masterworks alongside expertly crafted arrangements from the jazz songbook. Lenoir Sax is: Robert George - Soprano saxJohn Ballard - Alto saxBen Still - Tenor SaxMichae...

10/31/2022

Tickets for "The Weary World Rejoices: A Lenoir-Rhyne Christmas 2022" are available now. Only a few tickets remain for Thursday, December 1. Many seats for Friday and Saturday (Dec 2-3) are still available, but are going fast.

PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, Dec. 1, 7:30pm
Friday, Dec. 2, 7:30pm
Saturday, Dec. 3, 5:00pm and 7:30pm
*all performances are in LR's Grace Chapel

TICKET INFORMATION:
Seating is limited, and tickets are required. Tickets are free for all concert dates and may be picked up at the LR Box Office in P.E. Monroe Auditorium beginning Thursday, Oct. 20. The LR Box Office will be open weekdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-6 p.m. for as long as tickets remain available. Tickets may also be reserved by telephone at 828.328.7206.

Ticketholders are limited to a maximum of four tickets. A standby line will be available for those who cannot reserve a ticket. Although no guarantees can be made, historically, all in the standby line have been seated. Those with unused tickets are strongly encouraged to return them to the box office. Returned tickets will be made available to the public one hour before each performance.

10/21/2022

Sing with us in our Fall Concert with guest conductors Dr. Brandon Boyd and Dr. Frances Fonza! Only one rehearsal required. For more information, contact Ryan Luhrs at [email protected]

10/04/2022

Yes, the saxophone is also a classical instrument! Hear it featured on our Masterworks: Opening Night concert Sat., Oct. 15th, featuring acclaimed saxophonist Joe Lulloff performing Tomasi's Concerto for Saxophone (1949). Works by Ravel, Franck, and Stravinsky also on the program.

Tickets and more info: https://wpsymphony.org/event/masterworks-opening-night/

10/03/2022

Thanks again to Dr. Averett and Dr. St. Clair for a wonderful performance Friday night at Lenoir-Rhyne University! We hope to see you back again soon!

10/01/2022

Many thanks to Dr. Michael Averett (‘02) for his inspiring coaching with our trumpet studio today. And, what a wonderful recital this evening! It’s great to have the Concert Series back to sharing music with the broader community.

09/21/2022

Don't Miss seeing Vicki Genfan perform Wednesday, September 28, 2022 from 11am to 1pm at LR!

Singer, songwriter, and performer, Vicki Genfan, has a unique guitar playing style, utilizing
over 30 alternate tunings and applying a percussive technique that she calls “slap-tap.” She’s
an internationally renowned virtuoso and a true guitar player’s guitarist. Vicki won Guitar Player
magazine’s Guitar Superstar’s ’08 contest, the only female as well as acoustic guitar player to
win at the time. Drawing from folk, jazz, pop, soul and world music, whether covering the
tunes of others or presenting her own compositions, Vicki has a distinctive style that pushes
the boundaries of the singer/songwriter genre into new territories. Vicki loves teaching and has
nine Instructional DVDs to her credit and is in high demand at clinics and music camps all over
the world

09/21/2022

Come See Manolo Badrena perform Wednesday, September 28, 2022 from 11am to 1pm here at LR!

Manolo Badrena, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a world renowned percussionist &
songwriter. In the 1970s, Badrena not only worked for several years with Weather Report, at
that point one of the top modern jazz groups, but also toured with the Rolling Stones as a
second percussionist. Over the years he has played with Herb Alpert, George Duke, Gino
Vannelli, Joni Mitchel, The Rolling Stones, Ahmad Jamal, Michael Franks, Spyro Gyra and
many more. He has played with innumerable classical orchestras around the world, and
created an instructional DVD called “All That Percussion” for Hal Leonard Music, which
includes a performance with Vicki Genfan. Manolo has taught percussion as a private instructor
as well as with the famed New School in New York City

09/20/2022

Don't miss LR alum, Michael Averett, in concert Friday, September 30 at 7:30PM!

01/30/2019

LR alumni Adrian Smith and Gregory Knight collaborate in a solo vocal recital. Come hear this free recital on Sunday, February 10, 2019, 3pm in Grace Chapel at Lenoir-Rhyne University.

11/15/2018

A new offering for our Concert Series Season! Come hear LENOiRSAX perform holiday favorites released on their new CD collection, "Merrily on High".

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10/28/2018

A reminder: Ensemble Nobiles canceled their fall U.S. tour, so our planned concert for Monday October 29 is off. Please plan on joining us for our next Concert Series event: Sunday, February 10, 3pm in Grace Chapel with Adrian Smith and Greg Knight!

10/06/2017

Come join us for the Unifour Brass Ensemble this Sunday in Grace Chapel! Please note that the concert starts at 3 PM, not 4 pm as previously posted! Hope you will join us for this great, free concert of music for brass ensemble.

02/17/2017

The LR Concert Series Has Two Great Concerts for you, both FREE.
Sunday, February 26th at 4 pm in Grace Chapel: Elektra Winds play music by Mozart, Bozza, Prokofiev, Albeniz and others.

Friday, March 17th at 7:30 pm in PE Monroe: The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers Chorus. This is an encore performance by one of the nation's great service bands. Virtuoso musicians playing great music for concert band and chorus. Great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with us! Bring a date! It's free but you need a ticket. Limit 4 per person, first come, first served
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02/16/2017

This one is for our local friends. Hope you can come to these great concerts!

02/16/2017

Two great concerts coming up! Sunday, February 26th at 4 pm in Grace Chapel: Electra Winds. This is a new chamber wind ensemble composed of 4 active freelancers in the Triad area, including LR's own flute instructor, the wonderful Lissie Shanahan!

Next up: Sunday, March 17th at 7:30 pm in PE Monroe. The US Army Field Band and Soldier's Chorus. Another great US service band comes to LR for a thrilling evening of virtuoso music for concert band and chorus. It's free but you need a ticket. Call the box office 828 328 7206.

01/09/2017

Coming up next weekend, Peter and Will Anderson trio, duo jazz clarinets and saxophones with guitar. These guys really PLAY and their concert is FREE. Friday, January 20, 2017. 7:30 pm in Grace Chapel.
http://peterandwillanderson.com/shows/

04/24/2016

Join us today at 3:00 in Grace Chapel as our season comes to a close with Thomas Burge!

03/29/2016

It is no April Fools' joke that the Piedmont Triad Jazz Orchestra will be at Lenoir-Rhyne this Friday!

Based in Greensboro, the orchestra plays hard swingin’ arrangements of their own devising, no “off the shelf” material. That’s how they are able to bring a unique sound to performance.

The concert is free and begins at 7:30 in Belk Centrum.

11/20/2015

Join us tonight for an "Evening of French Songs" on November at 7:30pm in the beautiful Grace Chapel. Amelia Keenan, mezzo soprano and Andrea Howland, soprano will be joining LR piano faculty member, John Cheek, in this recital of French songs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Centering on the poets known as “Symbolists” and the composers that set their work to music, the performers will give notes on the songs and show how composers react creatively to text.
Also, there will be a pre-concert lecture on the music with LR faculty at 7:00pm.

Find more information about this concert and others in our series at: http://mus.lr.edu/EveningofFrenchSongs