Carolina Pro Musica presents A Global Experience – music from 1250 to present day featuring popular music from Europe, the Americas and the Far East. The program is part of GEMS (Gaston Early Music Series) and features songs and dances that were popular throughout entire regions in the past. Many were secular works but were reworded for use in sacred situations. Instruments (recorders, harp. psaltery, harpsichord, percussion) and voices, Free admission. www.carolinapromusica.org. Sponsored by the NC Arts Council, Gaston Arts Council, Gaston Community Foundation. Arts at the Abbey.