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Masterworks: Mighty Mahler

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

Tickets on sale August 15, 2022. Western Piedmont Symphony principal flute Laura Dangerfield Stevens performs Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 2. Then, the orchestra dives into the masterful Fifth Symphony by Mahler, featuring the adored Adagietto, Mahler's declaration of love to his wife, Alma.

$25 – $45

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Chamber Classics: the Balourdet Quartet

Drendel Auditorium, 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601, USA 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

The Chamber Classics Series closes with the award-winning, acclaimed Balourdet String Quartet. Works by Douglas Cuomo, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven.

$25
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23-24 Season Announcement

Western Piedmont Symphony 243 Third Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Announcing our 2023-204 season of world-class performances!

Free
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Community Conversation – Welcoming the Stranger

Belk Centrum at Lenoir-Rhyne University 625 7th Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Western Piedmont Symphony and Catawba Valley Interfaith Council invite the community for a conversation about music, storytelling, and the immigrant experience.

Free
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Masterworks: The New Colossus

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

Tickets on sale August 15, 2022. The 22-23 Masterworks season closes with a multi-media storytelling concert experience. Nkeiru Okoye's personal response to 9/11, Voices Shouting Out, opens the concert. Acclaimed violinist Kinga Augustyn will perform the Korngold Concerto for Violin. The evening culminates with Peter Boyer's visual telling of the immigrant experience, Ellis Island: the Dream of America.

$25 – $45
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WPS Musician Auditions 23-24 Season

Western Piedmont Symphony 243 Third Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Western Piedmont Symphony will hold musician auditions on Sunday, April 30, 2023, for the following vacancies: Section Violin, Section Viola, Section Cello, Section Double Bass, Horn II/IV, and Trumpet III. See announcement for complete details.

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Spring Piano Recital with Dorothy Lewis-Griffith

Keiser Community Room, 231 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601, USA 2 3rd Ave NE, United States

Western Piedmont Symphony presents pianist Dorothy-Lewis Griffith in a Spring Piano Recital. A special fundraiser to benefit the Western Piedmont Symphony. **Tickets Available at Door Only**

$50
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Foothills Pops: Shaken, Not Stirred

J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, 1913 Hickory Blvd, Lenoir, NC 28645, USA 1395 Hickory Blvd SW, United States

The music of Bond, James Bond. Featuring the exciting themes of the James Bond movie series and other spy thrillers, including Live and Let Die, You Only Live Twice, Skyfall, Peter Gunn, and more. Guest artist Thomas Pandolfi brings an exhilarating mix of prowess, cool confidence, and astonishing virtuosity to the evenings program highlight, the Bond Piano Concerto.

$25 – $45