

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Carolina Pro Musica Songwriting Workshop
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Local musician and teacher, Jocelyn Pharr Thompson, joins Carolina Pro Musica as they present their 7th annual workshop on writing lyrics and music for songs.  All interested persons are welcome including songwriters, poets, lyricists and musicians. Bring your texts or music ideas to share with others and get new ideas.  Bring your guitar or use the piano that will be available onsite.  Program to be hosted in the Carol K. Reinhardt Auditorium.

Karen Jacob is the founder and director of Carolina Pro Musica and a member of the Belmont Abbey College faculty. Carolina Pro Musica, founded in 1977, performs “early music” using period instruments and voice in the styles of the musical periods in which it was written.  

Jocelyn Pharr Thompson is a retired public school music teacher of 38 years and currently teaches at the Gaston School of the Arts. 

This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and the Gaston Arts Council. This series also received support from the Gaston Community Foundation.  

All library programs are subject to change.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gastonia/carolina-pro-musica-songwriting-workshop/200029413991232
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, workshops, art, literary-art, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029413991232?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=gastonia-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Gastonia
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1555 E Garrison Boulevard, Gastonia, NC, United States, North Carolina 28054
- **lat**: 35.25229
- **long**: -81.15792
- **full address**: 1555 E Garrison Boulevard, Gastonia, NC, United States, North Carolina 28054

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Gaston County Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/gaston-county-public-library/25938096)

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1555 E Garrison Boulevard, Gastonia, NC, United States, North Carolina 28054
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Gaston County Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, workshops, art, literary-art, live-music
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Carolina Pro Musica Songwriting Workshop ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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