Of Interest
Broadcast of UNCSA
musical wins honor
UNC-TV's broadcast of the critically
acclaimed University of North Carolina School
of the Arts (UNCSA) production of
"Oklahoma!" has won a national award.
The National Educational
Telecommunications Association (NETA) hon
ored UNC-TV's broadcast in its content pro
duction category.
UNCSA's spring
?2011 all-school stage
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?was filmed in high defini
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television director David
Stem. Featuring an
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Chancellor John
Mauceri, who served as musical director and
artistic supervisor of the stage production. The
show aired on UNC-TV in October 2011 and
April 2012. The project was funded by a gift
from the AJ. Fletcher Foundation of Raleigh
with additional support from the Thomas S.
Kenan Institute for the Arts and the William R.
Kenan Jr. Fund for the Arts.
NETA's judges complimented both the film
and die stage production. "Oklahoma!" was one
of 122 productions from across the country
competing in NETA's content production cate
gory, which included programming in news and
public affairs, science and nature, instructional
media and promotion, in addition to perform
ances.
More visiting state parks
North Carolina's state parks had 11.9 mil
lion visitors through the third quarter of 2012,
up two percent from the same period in 2011, a
record year for visitation, according to the N.C.
Division of Parks and Recreation.
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ber of state
parks record
ed significant
increases in
visitation for
the nine
month peri
od, including
Hammocks
Beach State
Park in
Onslow
County (63
percent).
Lake
Waccamaw .
State Park in
Columbus
county (,ou percent;, joraan caice state
Recreation Area in Chatham County (36 per
cent) and William B. Umstead State Park in
Wake County (34 percent). Chimney Rock
State Park in Rutherford County completed
improvements to access areas and a historic
elevator system, and recorded a 31 percent
increase in visitation for the period. In 2011,
the state parks system recorded a record 14.2
million visitors.
During 2012, no state parks have been
closed due to major construction. Also, consis
tently good weather and moderating gas prices
may have contributed to the increase in visita
tion.
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State Park.
McCreery and Bojangles'
Bojangles' has enlisted American Idol win
ner Scotty McCreery for a series of commer
cials.
The new TV and radio spots highlight sev
eral Bojangles' menu items and play-up both
the restaurant's and McCreery's Southern
roots. The emerging country star is a native of
Garner.
As part of the exclusive partnership with
Mojangies , a tree song
download from
McCreery's new
album, "Christmas
with Scotty
McCreery," wiU be
available beginning
Monday, Nov. 26.
Cards with a unique
code will be available
in all Boj angles'
restaurants, allowing
guests to visit a down
load site and choose one of three classic holi
day songs - "First Noel," "Jingle Bells" or "O
Holy Night"
"I'm proud to partner with a great Southern
brand like Bojangles' that's been such a big
part of my life growing up in die Carolinas,"
said McCreery, who took the entertainment
world by storm in 2011 by winning the 10th
season of the popular TV show at the age of
17. "It's always 'Bo Time' to me whether I'm
on the road or at home, and I'm excited to bring
that same spirit to other fans who crave the
unmistakable taste and quality of Bojangles' as
much as I do."
The TV and radio spots will appear in
select Bojangles' markets throughout the com
pany's 10-state footprint, which extends from
the mid-Atlantic across the South to
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The Twin City Choristers
Choristers gearing up for concert
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The Twin City Choristers, a celebrated
all male performing choral group, will
celebrate its 53th anniversary
during the group's Annual
Christmas Concert on Sunday,
Nov. 25 at 4 p.m. in Dillard.
Auditorium of the Albert H.
Anderson Conference Center on
the campus of Winston-Salem
State University.
The concert, which is free
and open to the public, will be
directed by Dr. Fred D. Tanner;
Rochelle Joyner will be the
accompanist. Musical selec
tions will include a combination of tradi
tional classical and contemporary holi
day, as well as selections with an interna
tional flair.
The Twin City Choristers was organ
ized in September 1957 by Dr. Permilla
Flack Dunston, who served as The
Choristers' first music director. At that
time, the group was composed of primari
ly male high school students from Carver,
where Dr. Dunston taught music. Through
the years and under various
directors, The Choristers have
continued to perform in church
es, schools and concert halls in
and around Winston-Salem and
throughout North Carolina.
The group has participated in
concerts with the Winston
Salem Symphony, the Piedmont
Chamber Singers, and Winston
Salem State University.
The Choristers have record
ed three CDs, "Reflections"
(2004), "Christmas with The
Twin City Choristers" (2005) and 2007's
"From the Heart: The Twin City
Choristers - Live 50th Anniversary
Celebration," which is also available in
DVD.
All three recordings can be purchased
at www.thetwincitychoristers.com or at
any of the group's concerts.
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Tickets on sale for " Messiah" performances
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ?
For the sixth year in a row, the Winston-Salem Symphony will perform Handel's "Messiah"
during December.
Widely regarded as music's most affecting message of faith, this annual performance has
become a Triad holiday favorite.
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Handel's "Messiah" has been billed as a
ruly spiritual experience perfect for the
roliday season.
The concerts, presented by Kilpatrick
[ownsend & Stockton, will take place on
ruesday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. and
Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at
Zentenary United Methodist Church, 646
W. Fifth St.
The performances will feature guest
utists Sara Jane McMahon, soprano;
Mary Gayle Greene, alto; John McVeigh,
enor and Hyung Yun, bass. The 60-voice
Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale, part
)f the Winston-Salem Symphony
Zhorale, will perform. The chorus and
rrchestra size reflect the number of voic
:s and musicians that would have been
used during Handel's time.
Centenary United Methodist Church
provides a spiritual setting for the music,
which is enhanced by seasonal decora
tions including greenery, poinsettias,
and a large illuminated Moravian star.
The musicians, the voices and the loca
tion all add up to a unique and magical
experience.
"No Christmas season is complete without 'Messiah,'" says Moody. "It is an extraordinar
ily moving piece of music that I love to conduct each year. It has been a privilege to make it an
annual tradition for the Triad."
Tickets are $10 - $45 and can be purchased by phone 336-464-0145 or online at
WSSymphony.org.
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Dozens of singers and musicians will take part
in the shows.
Holiday
concert to
benefit
Habitat
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
A benefit concert for
Habitat for Humanity of
Forsyth County will be held on
Black Friday - the day after
Thanksgiving when shoppers
hit stores in droves.
The Nov. 23 event, "The
First House Concert for
Habitat: A Black Friday
Antidote," will be held at the
the Community Arts Caf6, 411
West
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and feature
the jazz
artistry of
the Cle
Thompson
Trio and
t h e
Piedmont
Jazz
Composers
Collective.
Thompson's debut disc, "I
Want To Be With You," is filled
with lush ballads and jazz
standards. She also recorded a
popular holiday jazz set, "'Tis
the Season." Thompson
divides her time between Los
Angeles and Winston-Salem,
where her husband, Ron
Stacker Thompson, teaches
screenwriting at the University
of North Carolina School of
the Arts.
The Piedmont Jazz
Composers Collective is made
up of several well-known and
accomplished area artists.
They include: Matt Kendrick,
bass; Michael Kinchen, sax;
Cameron Macmanus, trom
bone; Bruce Malatratt, drums;
Daniel Seriff, guitar; and Josh
Tillman, trumpet.
The concert will benefit
Habitat's Neighborhood
Revitalization effort, which is
concentrated in the Boston
Thurmond area. The
Neighborhood Revitalization
program includes new home
construction, rehabilitation of
abandoned houses and repair
programs for existing home
owners and weatherization.
"We are delighted that the
Community Arts Cafl and
these talented musicians are
willing to present this concert
for Habitat," said Kelly Mitter,
NR coordinator for Habitat.
"We hope to make the concert
an annual tradition for people
who want an alternative to
hours of shopping and fighting
traffic on the day after
Thanksgiving, and want to
usher in the season of giving
by enjoying great music and
contributing to this revitaliza
tion effort."
Doors open at 7 p.m., and
music begins at 7:30. The sug
gested donation for admission
is $15. Attendees can also pur
chase food and drinks from the
caf< and bar.
Dominican artists create murals in Davidson County
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Several visiting artists
from the Dominican Republic
left a lasting impression on
Davidson County - literally.
Hdctor Blanco, MAximo
Ceballo, Ezequiel Soto,
Carlos Veras and Freddy
Alc&ntara Ramirez worked
tirelessly along with students
and instructors from
Davidson County Community
College (DCCC) and area
artists on the mural art proj
ect, "Roots: Social Histories
through Murals." They creat
ed a colorful pictorial mes
sage that captures the history
of Davidson County.
DCCC students, faculty
and staff further assisted the
artists by collecting short
video interviews that gave
descriptions of die history of
Davidson County. The artists,
along with the DCCC campus
community, then painted larg
er than life interpretations of
those messages onto two sites
- The Uptown Lexington
Center, located at 4 East 1st
Ave. in Lexington, and The
Thomasville Education
Center, located at 30S
Randolph St. in Thomasville.
The outcome of the
murals was nothing short of
remarkable. The artists inter
twined their Caribbean flair
into the art, leaving a vibrant
and brilliant representation of
Davidson County history and
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a vision toward the future.
The mural in Lexington
depicts an old water tower
located near downtown and
includes a line of people
walking up to a crumbling
brick factory on the left side.
The central image is of two
hands. One hand is receiving,
and the other hand is giving.
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On the right tide, two women
are depicted dancing, express
ing joy and hope for the
future. The image also is a
parallel to the power of
women.
The mural in Thomasville
depicts the past with people
working in textiles, tobacco
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