Hickory
Chamber Classics: John Salmon Jazz Trio
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 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.
Masterworks: Mighty Mahler
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesTickets 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.
Chamber Classics: the Balourdet Quartet
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesThe Chamber Classics Series closes with the award-winning, acclaimed Balourdet String Quartet. Works by Douglas Cuomo, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven.
Masterworks: The New Colossus
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesTickets 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.
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.
Masterworks: Other Worlds
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesExperience 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.
Crossroads: Low and Lower
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesIf you like stringed instruments and comedy, you cannot miss this performance.
Masterworks: Romance and Realism
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesPresenting Rachmaninoff’s beloved romantic Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor and more.
Crossroads: Ariel Pocock and Chad Eby Jazz Duo
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesDuo interpretations of jazz standards and other music.
Masterworks: Carmina Burana
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesOne of classical music’s most spellbinding and immersive experiences, Carmina Burana is an epic, captivating choral masterpiece.