Side/Show 2023

Side/Show is back! Join the Western Piedmont Symphony small ensembles for free, unique, live music experiences. Happening in downtown Hickory in partnership with the Downtown Hickory Fall Art Crawl.

Free

Masterworks: Other Worlds

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Experience music like no other with the Silk Road Ensemble’s Wu Man, the world’s foremost pipa artist, performing the cinematic Concerto No. 2 for Pipa and Orchestra by Jiping Zhao. Also featured on the opening Masterworks program: Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Suite and the triumphant Pines of Rome by Respighi.

$20 – $50

Discovery Family Concerts: Magical Spooktacular

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Discover musical adventures of live symphonic music and explore the magic of Halloween and music.

$5 – $14

Crossroads: Low and Lower

Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

If you like stringed instruments and comedy, you cannot miss this performance.

$28

Masterworks: Romance and Realism

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Presenting Rachmaninoff’s beloved romantic Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor and more.

$20 – $50

Foothills Pops: Holiday Spectacular

J.E. Broyhill Civic Center 1913 Hickory Blvd, Lenoir, NC, United States

The region’s best way to start December and get some holiday cheer!

$30 – $50

Masterworks: Carmina Burana

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

One of classical music’s most spellbinding and immersive experiences, Carmina Burana is an epic, captivating choral masterpiece.

$20 – $50

Masterworks: Symphonie Fantastique

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Acclaimed violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins returns to perform Bruch’s Concerto No. 1 for Violin in G minor.

$20 – $50