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Posted: November 11th, 2009 Liz Barrett

This past weekend at the Levine Museum of the New South, the Charlotte Symphony competed against a gorgeous fall Sunday and a Panthers game and easily packed an enthusiastic crowd into the Museum performance space. The event “We Are What We Sing: Music and Cultural Identity” explored the role music plays in serving as a bridge to cultural understanding and featured performances by the Catawba Cultural Preservation Project, CPCC Early Music Consort, Charlotte Symphony Musicians, and the Piedmont Open IB Middle School Chorale. Anthropologist Dr. Richard Chacon of Winthrop University opened the event by sharing some experiences where music has provided common ground for people of diverse backgrounds.

The performances explored music of Peruvian, Japanese, Spanish and Catawba Native American tradition and ranged from solo operatic singing to an all female drum group. With musical expressions representing cultures from around the world, the performances brought together a cross section of local Charlotteans for an enjoyable afternoon of the arts.

The program was made free to the public through a Front Porch Grant and is part of the larger Orchestra on Campus 2009 series, a project that encourages collaboration among students and professionals from different disciplines and provides students with hands-on learning in the arts.

See more photos of the event on Flickr.

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