Foothills Pops: Music of the Knights
J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, 1913 Hickory Blvd, Lenoir, NC 28645, USA 1395 Hickory Blvd SW, United StatesTickets on sale August 15, 2022. Join the Western Piedmont Symphony for a thrilling musical celebration of three of Britains's legendary songwriters" Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John, and Sir Paul McCartney.
Chamber Classics: Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas
Drendel Auditorium, 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601, USA 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesTickets on sale August 15, 2022. The Chamber Classics Series welcomes acclaimed Scottish fiddle and cello duo Alasdair Fraser and Nathalie Haas to Hickory for an evening of dazzling teamwork, driving rhythms, and their shared passion for improvising on the melody and the groove of Scottish tunes.
APPlause! Presents: Explore the Orchestra!
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC, United StatesExplore the Orchestra! is a fun and informative educational concert created and performed by the Western Piedmont Symphony under the direction of Maestro Matthew Troy.
Masterworks: Orchestral Blockbusters
P.E. Monroe Auditorium 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesMaestro Matthew Troy leads the Western Piedmont Symphony in an evening of classical favorites old and new. Program includes works by Quinn Mason, Bizet, and Beethoven.
WPS Youth Orchestras Fall Concert 2022
Drendel Auditorium 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesWestern Piedmont Symphony's two Youth Orchestras present their Fall Concert on November 28.
Foothills Pops: Holiday Pops
J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, 1913 Hickory Blvd, Lenoir, NC 28645, USA 1395 Hickory Blvd SW, United States\Everyone's favorite seasonal concert is back for an evening of holiday and winter music classics. Note: concert is on a Friday evening! Featured guest artists tenor Jonathan Kaufman and electric guitarist Matt Sickels.
FREE EVENT: SOUNDSCAPES with BRITTON-RENE COLLINS
Ridgeview Library, 706 1st St SW, Hickory, NC 28602, USA 2 1st St SW, United StatesJoin award-winning percussionist Britton-René Collins on a sound exploration through contemporary and multidimensional percussion works. This program embraces contrast, variety, and the magical sound possibilities of percussion.
CANCELED: Soundbites: Britton-Rene Collins, vibraphone
Keiser Community Room, 231 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601, USA 2 3rd Ave NE, United StatesSoundbites has been canceled this season. (February 10, 2023)
Masterworks: Poetry in Motion
P.E. Monroe Auditorium 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesAward-winning vibraphonist Britton-René Collins joins the Western Piedmont Symphony for Masterworks: Poetry in Motion. Collins will perform the Concerto for Vibraphone (2010) by North Carolina-based composer Nathan Daughtry. Program also includes works by Marquez, de Falla, and Debussy.
Chamber Classics: John Salmon Jazz Trio
Drendel Auditorium, 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601, USA 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesTickets on sale August 15, 2022. The Chamber Classics Series present the John Salmon Trio (piano, bass, drums) for an evening of exhilarating interpretations of both jazz standards and new charts.