Hickory
Masterworks: Opening Night
Tickets on sale August 15, 2022. Acclaimed saxophonist Joe Lulloff joins the Western Piedmont Symphony for Masterworks: Opening Night. Lulloff will perform the Tomasi Concerto for Saxophone (1949). Program also includes works by Ravel, Franck, and Stravinsky.
Chamber Classics: Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 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.
Masterworks: Orchestral Blockbusters
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 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.
FREE EVENT: SOUNDSCAPES with BRITTON-RENE COLLINS
Join 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.
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.