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February
14 , 2008
IN
THIS ISSUE
- Margaret
Garner
- Contests
- Hermitage
Ballet
- Royal
Shakespeare
- New
Classics
- Volunteer
for WDAV
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Call for Volunteers! – WDAV Needs You
Our spring
membership campaign is just around the corner and we’re looking
for a few good men (and women) to answer phones, take pledges and
help us raise $185,000. You’ll never meet a nicer, more interesting
group of people than WDAV volunteers. The coffee’s on us –
meals are provided and we guarantee you’ll not only make a difference,
you’ll have a good time! Call Kim Cline at 704-894-2977
or check the schedule online at wdav.org after Feb 18th.
WDAV
Sponsored Events
CSO
Classics - Lynn Harrell
Fri 2/22 & Sat 2/23
Salisbury
Symphony
Sat, 3/1
First
Tuesdays @ St. Peters
Tue, 3/4
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In
honor of Black History month, WDAV will rebroadcast
a very special concert event – Opera Carolina’s
production of Margaret Garner - recorded
live at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in April
of 2006. Inspired by Toni Morrison’s novel “Beloved,”
the opera is a dramatic tour de force. Mike McKay hosts
this special program that also includes our interview
with the opera’s star, the acclaimed mezzo-soprano
Denyce Graves. Margaret Garner can be heard Saturday,
February 16th at 3:00 p.m. 
Check
out the terrific 2 DVD set we’re offering this
month at our contest page. Leonard Bernstein and Krystian
Zimerman take on Beethoven’s Piano Concertos in
stellar performances by the Vienna Philharmonic. Enter
all our contests at the 
History
will be made at Ovens Auditorium next week when Russia’s
legendary Hermitage Ballet of St. Petersburg performs
their Gala Program Monday at 7 p.m. The visit is a stop
on the company’s first ever U.S. tour. WDAV’s
Rachel Jeffreys tells you more about it Saturday (2/16)
at 11:30 a.m. You can also listen online at our 
The
Royal Shakespeare Company's visit to Davidson College
concludes this weekend with an array of public events,
lectures, performances and special guests. The Symposium
offers a terrific opportunity to experience a “works
in progress” play. British playwright Rona Munro
has completed a script exploring the race to conquer
space during the Cold War. Under the working title of
Little Eagles, several performances will be
offered and tickets are still available – find
out more at the 
The
wildly popular 25 year-old virtuoso pianist Lang Lang
recently performed at the Grammy Awards with jazz legend
Herbie Hancock in a tribute to Gershwin’s “Rhapsody
in Blue”. This Friday on