Piedmont Arts

Hear from the Charlotte Master Chorale’s longtime Artistic Director Kenney Potter about what makes the vocal ensemble so special and why you’ll want to be at their upcoming performances of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Vespers. You’ll also hear about the new reality show being produced in Charlotte called “Kings of the Queen City.”

Hear from Charlotte Master Chorale’s Artistic Director Kenney Potter on what makes the ensemble shine and their upcoming Rachmaninoff Vespers. Plus a look at the new reality show Kings of the Queen City.

You don’t have to wait until summer for a festival celebrating the music and legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach. This year, Bach Charlotte has added their very first Bach WinterFest to the calendar. It’s a series of concerts happening in venues around the Queen City. Find out more about it by listening to a conversation with Bach Charlotte’s executive director Garrett Murphy.

Bach Charlotte’s executive director Garrett Murphy talks about their very first Bach WinterFest concerts happening in venues around the Queen City.

Cellist Anita Graff reflects on a life in music, from Bach to jazz, and previews her Charlotte debut. Opera Carolina director Dr. Shante Williams discusses the new Classical Artist Fund, supporting singers and the many creatives behind the scenes.

Pop singers have “American Idol” and “The Voice.” Country singers are competing on a new show called “The Road.” For up-and-coming opera talent, it’s all about the Laffont Competition. We talk with Artistic Director and Professor Steven LaCosse about the Metropolitan Opera’s annual search for the next great singers, and the North Carolina District portion of the Laffont Competition that’s coming to Charlotte in January.

For opera singers, the path to the Met is through the Laffont Competition. We talk with Artistic Director Steven LaCosse about this prestigious audition and its upcoming North Carolina district round in Charlotte.

Artist Jack Boul loved to paint the world around him: people sitting on benches, urban streetscapes, cows in a pasture, and the mountain scenery of western North Carolina. Boul's work is included in collections at the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian, and the Library of Congress as well as other private and public collections. And now there’s an exhibition of his art at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum that highlights his special connection to the Blowing Rock/Boone area. It’s called “Jack Boul: Land, City, Home.” On this Piedmont Arts podcast, hear a conversation with Jack Boul’s son David who helped organize the exhibition to help ensure his father’s legacy.

"Catawba" by Jack Boul

"Quartet" by Jack Boul

"Atlantic Beach" by Jack Boul

"Canal" by Jack Boul

"Self Portrait" by Jack Boul

"Artist Studio" by Jack Boul

On this Piedmont Arts podcast, hear a conversation with Jack Boul’s son David who helped organize the Blowing Rock exhibition to help ensure his father’s legacy.

On this Piedmont Arts podcast, Phil Vavra and Dan Drayer preview concerts, opera and dance performances, plays and musicals, as well as where to take in the big displays of festive lights across the region.