The Young Eight
"The String Ensemble"
Fri., Oct. 27
Jane M. Smith Memorial Church
7:30 p.m.
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The Young Eight |
The Young Eight is an octet of African-American string players
from The Boston Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, Indiana
University, The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes
College of Music, New England Conservatory of Music and Peabody
Conservatory of Music. Founded in 2002 at the North Carolina School
of the Arts by Director Quinton I. Morris, the critically acclaimed
octet is dedicated to exposing various communities to the arts
through classical music.
In the four years since its inception, The
Young Eight has established itself as one of the next generation's
most dynamic and energetic chamber ensembles, presenting concerts
and educational programs in major American cities such as New York,
Philadelphia, Seattle, Austin, and Winston-Salem.
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Lyceum Series
Fall 2006 - Spring 2007 Calendar
Click on speaker's name for more information.
Tues., Sept. 12 — Dr. Ronald Rochon
"The Wake-up Call"
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 21 — William Robinson
"Diabetes - What to Know from Head to Toe"
Diabetes Year Speaker
Johnson C. Smith University Collaboration with the Carolinas
Association for Community Health Equity (CACHE)
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 27 — The Young Eight
"The String Ensemble"
Jane M. Smith Memorial Church
7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 9 — Ten to One
A collection of films by Cara Marisa Deleon
Movie Showing and Lecture
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 15 — James McLurkin
"Robotics Engineer"
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
SPRING 2007
Wed., Jan. 24 — Eleganza
Jane M. Smith Memorial Church
7:30 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 30 — "COTO: Chocolate On The Outside"
Play by April Turner
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 8 — Black History Month Presentation
Calvin Levels
Solo Actor Performance
"James Baldwin: Down from the Mountaintop"
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 27 — Black History Month Presentation
Eytan Uslan, Pianist and David Shadinger, Chorus
Pianist and the Gold Standard Chorus Performance
With Lecture on the Origin of Barbershop Quartets and Ragtime Music
Jane M. Smith Memorial Church
7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Mar. 8 — Dr. Robin D.G. Kelley
"Historian of Black Popular Culture"
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Tues., Mar. 27 — Twelfth Annual World of Words Poetry Festival
Reginald Shepherd, Poet
Lionel H. Newsome Humanities Building, Room 108: Writing Workshop
4:00 p.m.
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium: Public Reading
7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Mar. 29 — Twelfth Annual World of Words Poetry Festival
Evie Shockley, Poet
Lionel H. Newsom Humanities Building, Room 108: Writing Workshop
4:00 p.m.
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium: Public Reading
7:30 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 30 — Twelfth Annual World of Words Poetry Festival
Black Ink Monks
Performance Poetry
Grimes Lounge, University Memorial Student Union
7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Apr. 5 — Faculty Showcase
Bruce A. Thompson
Bass-Baritone Vocal Recital
Jane M. Smith Memorial Church
7:30 p.m.
Thurs. and Fri., Apr. 12 & 13 — JCSU Ira B. Aldridge
Drama Guild Performance
The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe
CANCELLED
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