Nina Simone Weekend
Music Master Class: Nina Simone, The Life of an Icon
Saturday, August 17, 2019
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2:00 pm
East Building, SECU Auditorium
In partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, North Carolina African American Heritage Commission, North Carolina Arts Council, and Come Hear North Carolina (#ComeHearNC), we’re planning a series of events that recognize the talent, legacy, and spirit of a beloved North Carolina musician.
Lenora Helm Hammonds, assistant professor in the North Carolina Central University Jazz Studies Program, leads a master classes for music enthusiasts, educators, teaching artists, and students. Explore the music and life of Nina Simone through songs, discussion, audience participation, and musical demonstrations, and leave with a knowledge of new discoveries of her work and influence as a trailblazing woman in music.
Nina Simone Weekend
In partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, North Carolina African American Heritage Commission, North Carolina Arts Council, and Come Hear North Carolina (#ComeHearNC), we’re planning a series of events that recognize the talent, legacy, and spirit of a beloved North Carolina musician.
Photo by Nancy Pierce, Courtesy of the National Trust
EVENTS IN THIS SERIES:
- Dance and Documentary - Friday, August 16 | 7 PM
- Music Master Class: Nina Simone Redux, Sing a Song of Nina - Saturday, August 17 | 10:30 AM
- Music Master Class: Nina Simone, The Life of an Icon - Saturday, August 17 | 2 PM
- Celebrating Nina Simone featuring Lisa Simone in Concert - Saturday, August 17 | 8 PM
- A Conversation with Lisa Simone - Sunday, August 18 | 3 PM
