Gambrell Center Announces 23-24 Spotlight Series
Renée Fleming, VOCES8, and Rosanne Cash Get a Royal Welcome
Celebrating arts and culture from around the world, the 2023-24 Spotlight Series will bring fleet-footed Cape Briton dancing, the magic of Mardi Gras, stellar vocalists from England, and Nashville song-writing royalty to the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement on the campus of Queens University.
“At Queens, we believe that a well-rounded education embraces creative scholarship, cultural discovery, and community collaboration. This season has all of that and so much more,” says Gambrell Center Executive Director, Laura Kratt. The season kicks off with a two-day residency with VOCES8. Based in England, VOCES8 will perform only once in North Carolina. “This concert will sound simply magical in the amazing acoustics of the Sandra Levine Theatre,” says Kratt. “This is a rare opportunity for young vocalists in our community to work with artists of this caliber and we’re grateful to the Charlotte Concerts Legacy Fund for helping make this possible.”
Announcing the 2023-2024 Spotlight Series
VOCES8
Sunday, Oct 15, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
The 2023 Grammy-nominated British acappella ensemble VOCES8 is one of the leading vocal ensembles in the world. Their versatile performances and commitment to music education compelled artists like Eric Whitacre and Paul Simon to feature them on recent albums. Tickets: $20-$55
Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience
Thursday, Feb 15, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
An 8th-generation Cajun, Simien serves up an authentic blend of New Orleans-flavored world-funk-reggae-blues-American Zydeco roots music that gets you on your feet for a memorable Mardi Gras groove. A two-time Grammy award-winning artist, his live performances feel more like a party than a show. Tickets: $20-$45
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy
Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Award-winning fiddle virtuosos MacMaster and Leahy celebrate all things Celtic in an unforgettable evening of Cape Briton music, dance, and storytelling for all ages. MacMaster is a GRAMMY-nominated Order of Canada recipient while Leahy is widely recognized as one of the best fiddlers in the world, renowned for his high-energy playing style. Tickets: $20-$55
Rosanne Cash
Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
One of the country’s pre-eminent singer-songwriters, Cash is one of only a handful of women to be elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame has released 15 albums earning her four Grammys. In addition to touring, Cash partnered in programming with Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and won the 2014 Smithsonian Ingenuity Award in the Performing Arts. Tickets: $50-$75
Community Partner Events with the Gambrell Center at Queens
Music and Mind with Renée Fleming
Charlotte Symphony, Atrium Health, and Queens University
Thursday, September 21 at 5 p.m. This event is sold out.
Dett & Bernstein
Charlotte Master Chorale, Charlotte Symphony, and Queens University
Saturday, September 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10-$30
Tickets are now on sale to the public via online sales through the Arts at Queens website and ETix. The newly opened Gambrell Center Box Office is ready to assist ticket buyers with their special seating needs. Located in the first-floor lobby of the Gambrell Center, the Box Office is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (704) 337-2466 x1 for assistance.