February may be the shortest month of the year, but one week in February has been chock-full of news related to Manifold Recording! Feb 8: Rolling Stone breaks the news that Sarah Shook and the Disarmers have a new album coming out: Years. Produced, recorded and mixed by Ian Schreier, …
Banda Magda brings world music to Chapel Hill middle school
Two weeks ago, world-renowned and Grammy®-winning violinist Gil Shaham performed Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D with the UNC Symphony Orchestra. The electrifying performance was a capstone event for the first half of his 2015-2016 artist-in-residence program at UNC Chapel Hill. The smiles on the faces of those students after the performance …
Renaissance Weekend speech texts
As we have in the past, our family participated in Renaissance Weekend in Charleston, South Carolina. It is a wonderful opportunity to share ideas we’ve been developing and to learn from many, many people whose perspectives are truly global. This year I was invited to share some remarks as part …
Changing kids’ lives through jazz
I never thought I’d be giving a shout out to CNN from this blog, but the article they wrote about Wynton Marsalis and his musical ministry was exceptional. The story begins “Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis knows how important education is for youth, but what feeds their minds and souls, he …
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild
The Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild is a multi-discipline, minority directed, center for arts and learning that employs the visual and performing arts to foster a sense of accomplishment and hope in the urban community. Pittsboro is not exactly an urban community, but the needs of youth and the role of the …
Nutcracker Nation
‘Tis the season, and like so many cities in America, the Nutcracker is playing to full houses here in Raleigh. I used to hate it when my parents would take me to the ballet, usually because my mother or somebody she knew was playing in the symphony and she was …
Three stories and an argument
Here’s a link to Larry Lessig’s speech from the 2007 TED conference. Spend twenty minutes to understand twenty first century creativity and culture. It is dazzling in its brilliants, and shattering with its insights. Please comment with your reactions.
Kid Pan Alley in North Carolina
My daughter is eight years old, and one of her favorite CDs is the Kid Pan Alley Nashville CD. She knows all the lyrics, all the melodies, and uses it as inspiration for her own flights of poetic fancy. Which is wonderful when you consider the mission statement of Kid …