WPS Auditions: Section Violin, Section Cello
Western Piedmont Symphony 243 Third Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesWestern Piedmont Symphony announces auditions on Sunday, September 8, 2024, for the following vacancies: SECTION VIOLIN and SECTION CELLO. Audition date: Sunday, September 8, 2024 Application deadline: Friday, August 30, 2024
Foothills Pops: The Music of John Williams
J.E. Broyhill Civic Center 1913 Hickory Blvd, Lenoir, NC, United StatesGet your light sabers ready for a night of the most famous and beloved film scores of John Williams, including Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Superman, Harry Potter, and more!
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Downtown Hickory 246 Union Square NW, Hickory, NC, United StatesJoin the Western Piedmont Symphony chamber ensembles and friends for FREE live music experiences. Happening in downtown Hickory in partnership with the Downtown Hickory Art Crawl. Performers and locations to be announced. Sponsored by the City of Hickory.
Masterworks: Rhapsody in Blue
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesCelebrating the centennial of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, pianist Jeffrey Biegel and composer Peter Boyer launched the Rhapsody National Initiative with Rhapsody in Red, White, & Blue, a vibrant new work reflecting the American landscape, with the pulse, energy, and beauty of our shared identity as Americans. Western Piedmont Symphony is the only orchestra in North Carolina represented in this national symphonic project. Also on the program is the celebrated masterpiece Rhapsody in Blue, the lyrical and vivid Symphony No. 1 by living composer Adolphus Hailstork, and the mesmerizing Bolero by Ravel.
Crossroads: Martha Bassett’s Quinteto Brasil
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesThe Crossroads Concert series opens with North Carolina singer/songwriter Martha Bassett and her Quinteto Brasil presenting a night of bossa nova standards and new arrangements such as Desafinado, Meditation, One Note Samba, and more.
Masterworks: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesA program of classical music's “The Three Bs” - a Baroque power play of three on three, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, the doubly demanding Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello featuring Misha Keylin, violin, and WPS principal cellist Samuel Magill, and the unforgettable first four notes tell you it's Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
Discovery Family Concert: Robots, Machines, and Music!
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesDiscover musical adventures of live symphonic music and explore where music and science meet in a concert of fun and familiar music and songs. Activities begin at 2:00 p.m., the music begins at 3:00 p.m.
Crossroads: Viola Celebration
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesPiano and violas come together in a lush program highlighting the dark, rich voice of the viola! Works Brahms, Bridge, and more. Featured artists: Scott Rawls, viola; Kimberly Sparr, viola
Foothills Pops: Holiday Spectacular
J.E. Broyhill Civic Center 1913 Hickory Blvd, Lenoir, NC, United StatesEveryone’s favorite seasonal concert is back for an evening of holiday songs and winter music classics. And Santa Claus!
WPS Youth Orchestras Fall Concert
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesHear our young artists in performance! Both Debut Strings and the Youth Symphony will perform works from the classical repertoire.