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JANUARY 4-10, 2017 UCW 11 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM On Jan. 12, the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra presents the concert "A Little Night Music" at the St. John Episcopal Church. This will be the first chamber concert held at the church. "Chamber music is a term that describes music written for a small ensemble of musicians - usually for 15 or less, versus the typical 60+ you see in a full orchestra," explained Julia Atkins the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra director of artistic operations and marketing. Much of this season has featured guest conductors, but this concert is unique. There will be no conductor, as is traditional for chamber music. Instead, the musicians will lead themselves. This chamber orchestra will be composed of five musicians who all regularly perform with the orchestra. "This concert will feature just our principal string musicians performing in a string quintet — a small chamber ensemble that consists of five musicians — opposed to the full orchestra, which consists of strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion with over 60 musicians on a stage," Atkins said. "The concert will also be held in the historic St. John's Episcopal Church in Downtown Fayetteville to make the setting more intimate and unique. Most of our other concerts are held in a concert hall at either Methodist University or Fayetteville State University. Chamber music itself is rather different from orchestral music — you'll receive the same energy and passion, but the sound quality will be a little bit more intimate and personal because it uses fewer musicians. It makes it rather unique, and gives a warm feeling as you listen and watch, which is why it's perfect for a cold month like January!" This concert is a great way to introduce beginners to the wonders of live classical music. "This is family-friendly, especially if you want to expose children or friends to classical music. The main piece, 'Eine Kleines Nachtmusik' is very well-known even if you aren't familiar with its title so it will be very familiar to most people who attend," Atkins says. In fact, many may find the song familiar as the NOKIA ringtone that helped to usher in the age of cellphones. Much of this season has been looking to the future, especially with the search for a new conductor. This concert is no different. "We're really hoping to expand this chamber series for future seasons! These concerts tend to be well-attended and well-received and we hope we can continue to do more of them," Atkins says. This concert is very different from the normal performances presented by the Fayetteville symphony Orchestra. It highlights the versatility of these incredible musicians. Atkins said, "With these, we can play a different kind of music and perform pieces that haven't been performed in a very long time — but are still pieces that we know! After the Jan. 12 concert, there will be another concert the night of Jan. 26 featuring George Frederick Handel's 'Water Music,' which is also extremely well-known even if you aren't familiar with the title." For tickets and information, visit www.fayettevillesymphony.org. Enjoy A Little Night Music with Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra by ERINN CRIDER EVENTS The Child Advocac y Center present s Fayet tev ille's Ult imate Lip Sy nc Showdow n on Sat urday, March 25 at the Crow n Center Ballroom. Audit ions w ill be held on Sat urday, Jan. 21, f rom 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 22, f rom 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Fayet tev ille K iwanis Recreat ion Center. "This event has replaced the American Girl Fashion Show that we have done for nine years," said Rober t a Humphries, execut ive director of the Child Advocac y Center. "Unfor t unately, last year was the last year we were able to do the American Girl Fashion Show because the American Girl Organizat ion basically stopped allow ing nonprof it organizat ions to do the f undraiser any more." Humphries added they had to come up w ith something new as a f undraiser for the Child Advocac y Center and the commit tee came up w ith the Lip Sy nc compet it ion to suppor t their child abuse prevent ion program in the communit y and help those children who have been ident if ied as v ict ims of child abuse. The youth show w ill begin at 1 pm. The theme is "Giv ing Children a Voice" and the event is look ing for 30 youth act s and 20 adult act s. Act s may be solo indiv iduals or groups of up to 10 people. The youth show consist s of t wo age groups: f irst through f if th grades and six th through 12th grades. The youth act s last t wo minutes. Trophies for the w inners w ill be awarded in various categories. "People should think out side of the box w ith their act s," said Humphries. "They don't have to be able to sing to lip sy nc so just have a w illingness to perform and help out the Child Advocac y Center." The adult show w ill begin at 8 p.m. The adult act s last three minutes. Doors open at 7 p.m. Hors d'oeuv res and alcoholic beverages w ill be available for the adult show. Proceeds w ill benef it the Child Advocac y Center. "Prev iously the American Girl Fashion Show raised $60,000 - $70,000 for us and we would love to be able to reach that goal w ith this f undraiser," said Humphries. "Being the f irst year we really don't have any way to gauge what it is going to bring in." " We encourage ever yone to come out and audit ion to be in the show," said Humphries. " We are excited and look for ward to the event ." Pre-regist rat ion for the audit ion dates is required. Par t icipant s w ill need to bring their ow n music when they audit ion. The music should be in good t aste. Cost umes are not necessar y for the audit ion. For more informat ion, to purchase t icket s and to sign up for one of the audit ion dates v isit w w w.C ACFayNC .org. Child Advocacy Center Hosts Ultimate Lip Sync Showdown by DR. SHANESSA FENNER The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra is set to perform A Little Night Music on Jan 12. DR. SHANESSA FENNER, Principal WT Brown Elementary School. Contributing Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly.com. 910.484.6200. ERINN CRIDER, Staff Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com. 910.484.6200.