Category: Asheville area

Cable Baby Grand for Sale – South Asheville

18 March, 2010 (11:54) | Asheville area, Instruments, Piano

I’ve been slow getting this posted due to other things going on, but was contacted about this instrument for sale about a month ago. They’re asking $3300 (originally $7000) and sounds like a good deal on a baby grand. (If only I had a place to put it…..) It’s been professionally cleaned [...]

Asheville Music School West – now open

18 March, 2010 (11:01) | Asheville Music School, Asheville area, Music Lessons

I have been somewhat behind in updates over here lately for a number of reasons. But I wanted to mention that the Asheville Music School has now opened a West location on Patton Avenue (behind Music City). The grand opening is Tuesday March 23rd at 11AM with a ribbon cutting, but the doors [...]

First Annual Benefit Concert for Youth at Jazz

3 December, 2009 (15:56) | Asheville Music School, Asheville area, Music News

This Sunday afternoon at the Orange Peel (2:30pm) the kids from the Asheville Music Schools Rock Academy will take the stage under the leadership of Anne Coombs for the First Annual Benefit Concert for Youth at Jazz. Youth at Jazz is a great organization that has helped many young people have an opportunity to [...]

Updated Asheville area Music Stores page

19 October, 2009 (20:30) | Asheville area, Site Info

Just a quick note that I’ve updated the Asheville area Music Stores page (and Music education/lessons page) with the new arrival of Dixieland Music Co., in Woodfin. They opened the 17th of October at the Town and Country Shopping Center on Weaverville Highway (Merrimon). They will be open 10-6 M-F and 10-3 Saturdays. [...]

Chimney Rock State Park to host “Music on the Mountain: Songs from the Southern Highlands”

30 July, 2009 (13:57) | Asheville area

If you like mountain music it looks as though you need to find your way to Chimney Rock state park on August 15. They will host “Music on the Mountain: Songs from the Southern Highlands” for the afternoon at the Meadows at Chimney Rock as a joint event with the Rutherford County Arts Council. [...]

Soli Classica – great Print Music Store in Asheville

21 November, 2008 (10:14) | Asheville area, Music News

Just wanted to post a quick mention of a relative newcomer to the Asheville music supply scene… Soli Classica. Karen Sams runs the store and will help you find just what it is you’re looking for. She is a piano instructor and has a good knowledge of the repertoire as well as familiarity [...]

White Horse Black Mountain

28 October, 2008 (10:48) | Asheville area

A new music venue is opening this weekend out in Black Mountain – White Horse Black Mountain (website). Here’s how they describe themselves:
A UNIQUE * MUSIC-BASED * MULTI-USE FACILITY IN THE WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
Here’s they’re opening night info:
NOV. 1st 7 pm OPENING NIGHT!
LARRY KEEL AND NATURAL BRIDGE
www.larrykeel.com
call (828) 669-2502 or email whitehorseblackmountain@gmail.com [...]

Paul McCartney’s Ecce cor Meum to be Performed by Asheville Choral Society

8 October, 2008 (10:12) | Asheville area

I’m posting a bit early this week to get out word that the Asheville Choral Society will be performing Paul McCartney’s Ecce cor Meum (Behold my Heart) on Sunday October 12th at Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville. The performance will be at 4PM and tickets start at $40. This is only the third [...]

Asheville Gas Shortage

25 September, 2008 (09:27) | Asheville area

If you don’t know – the southeast and Western North Carolina are experiencing a severe gas shortage. Asheville North Carolina seems to be particularly dry. Here is a page with some help for those Look for gas in Asheville, NC.

Asheville Music School Recital – Congratulations to All who Participated

6 June, 2008 (10:31) | Asheville Music School, Asheville area, Music Lessons

I had some of my students taking part in the Asheville Music School’s recital this past Sunday and wanted to congratulate them as well as ALL those who participated in the event. For quite some time now we’ve been having our recitals at the UNCA campus in Lipinsky Hall Room 018. It gives [...]