Winston-Salem, NC (September 11, 2024) – Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County in collaboration with Music Carolina present famed “latingrass” musical duo LARRY & JOE: Live in Concert on Sunday, September 15. The concert takes place at Reynolds Place Theatre in the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts at 7:30pm.
Currently based in the Triangle of North Carolina, LARRY & JOE are versatile multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters on a mission to show that music has no borders. As a duo, they perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, maracas, guitar, upright bass, and whatever else they decide to throw in the van. The program they offer features a distinct blend of their musical inheritances and traditions as well as storytelling about the ways that music and social movements coalesce.
Larry and Joe (Credit Tommy Coyotte)
Celebrating the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, this concert includes a free bilingual musical workshop at 4:00pm introducing gaban, a Venezuelan folk musical form. Community members are invited to bring instruments to participate, or learn the rhythm and clap along.
The performance and workshop are funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council.
Tickets for the concert range from $25 - $50 (VIP tickets include a pre-show meet & greet reception) and are available online at intothearts.org/larry-and-joe or in-person at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts box office.
Larry & Joe: Live in Concert takes place at Reynolds Place Theatre in the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts (251 N Spruce Street, Winston-Salem). The free public workshop takes place at 4pm. Doors open for the concert at 7:00pm. The concert begins at 7:30pm and will be followed by a Q&A with the musicians and Music Carolina.
The concert is presented as part of Music Carolina’s SummerFest 2024: Music Without Borders, a series which promises a musical journey that reflects the richness of the global music landscape and invites audiences to experience the beauty of diverse musical genres, styles, and traditions. SummerFest organizers Joe Mount and Matt Kendrick have curated a lineup that showcases the interconnectedness of music across cultures including jazz, classical chamber music, opera, global music, and Latin folk music.
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Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County is the leading advocate of arts in our region and seeks to enhance and support the local artistic and cultural landscape. Established in 1949 as the first arts council in the nation, the pioneering organization is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2024. Arts Council owns and operates a campus which includes the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts and Hanesbrands Theatre. In 2023, it hosted 670 on-campus events with 60,000 attendees and distributed over $1.2 million in grants, benefiting over 800,000 people. Additionally, Arts Council is the largest funder of Arts Education for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
Music Carolina enhances the cultural environment of the Winston-Salem community and the region through exciting and innovative chamber music, jazz, and multi-disciplinary programs. Founded as the Carolina Chamber Symphony Players in 1992, the organization has expanded to be one of the most active musical organizations in North Carolina. Music Carolina SummerFest (formerly Carolina Summer Music Festival) premiered in 2008 and takes place each August, presenting world-class NC artists and collaborations in intimate and inviting venues across Winston-Salem.
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For additional information, please contact:
Katie Hall
Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Development
Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County
336-747-1421
Corinne Bass
Director of Programming
Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County
336-747-1413
www: intothearts.org
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