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SUMMARY:Masterworks: The Rite of Spring
DESCRIPTION:Western Piedmont Symphony celebrates its orchestral artistic breadth and depth with the sensational Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)\, Stravinsky’s musical choreographic work celebrating the return of spring and the renewal of the earth in primal rhythms and rituals of dance. Also on the program is Debussy’s Syrinx for solo flute\, the unforgettable film music from Psycho by B. Herrmann\, and the musical fantasia Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky. \nProgram\nDebussy                      Syrinx\, L. 129 \nHerrmann                  Psycho: A Narrative for String Orchestra \nMussorgsky               Night on Bald Mountain \nStravinsky                  The Rite of Spring \n  \nNote: programs\, artists\, venues\, prices\, and dates subject to change.
URL:https://wpsymphony.org/event/masterworks-the-rite-of-spring/
LOCATION:P.E. Monroe Auditorium\, LRU\, 775 6th St NE\, Hickory\, NC\, 28601\, United States
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SUMMARY:Masterworks: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
DESCRIPTION:The first four notes say it all: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Also on the program of “The Three Bs” is a Baroque power play of three on three\, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3\, and the doubly demanding Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello featuring Misha Keylin\, violin\, and WPS principal cellist Samuel Magill. \nFeatured Artists\nMisha Keylin\, violin \nSamuel Magill\, cello \nProgram\nBach                            Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 \nBrahms                       Double Concerto in A minor\, op.102 \nMisha Keylin\, violin; Samuel Magill\, cello \nBeethoven                  Symphony No. 5 in C minor\, op.67 \n  \nNote: programs\, artists\, venues\, prices\, and dates subject to change.
URL:https://wpsymphony.org/event/masterworks-beethovens-fifth-symphony/
LOCATION:P.E. Monroe Auditorium\, LRU\, 775 6th St NE\, Hickory\, NC\, 28601\, United States
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SUMMARY:Behind the Music: Screening of PSYCHO with Footcandle Film Society
DESCRIPTION:Come see Alfred Hitchcock’s original classic horror film PSYCHO at the Carolina Theater in Downtown Hickory on Wednesday night\, October 30th\, at 7:00pm!\n\nThe Footcandle Film Society and the Western Piedmont Symphony are proud to co-host this Halloween-time film screening. Alan Jackson with the film society and the Symphony’s Music Director Matthew Troy will be on hand to talk about the film and\, more specifically\, it’s music as we get ready for WPS’ January 25th concert featuring music from the film by composer Bernard Herrmann.\n\nTickets are $5.00 at the door\, but this screening is free to all current Footcandle Film Society members.\nEvent Partner
URL:https://wpsymphony.org/event/behind-the-music-screening-of-psycho-with-footcandle-film-society/
LOCATION:Carolina Theater\, 222 1st Ave NW\, Hickory\, NC\, 28601\, United States
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SUMMARY:Masterworks: Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:🎟️ GET TICKETS 🎟️\nFeatured Artist: Amber Ferenz\, bassoon \nThe symphony’s flagship classical series concludes with two WORLD PREMIERES: Kachina\, by Amber Ferenz\, and a commission for orchestra of music inspired by the foothills region by American composer Daniel Perttu. Grofé’s picturesque Grand Canyon Suite closes the series. \nProgram\nPerttu                 World Premiere: Appalachian Vistas \nFerenz                World Premiere: Kachina \nAmber Ferenz\, bassoon \n— INTERMISSION — \nGrofé                  Grand Canyon Suite \n  \nAbout the Artist: \nAmber Ferenz is a nonbinary bassoonist and composer.  Profoundly inspired by more than a decade of apprenticeship in indigenous medicine ways of the Americas and the magic and mystery of the natural world\, they write lyrical\, evocative pieces that weave together melodies and healing songs gifted by Nature. \n  \nAmber has been commissioned to write for solo bassoon\, bassoon and piano\, wind quartet\, and bassoon and orchestra.  Their most recent compositions include “Tales From the Grove” and “Unfinished Conversations” for bassoon and piano\, “Wood\, Water\, and Roses: Women’s Medicine for Difficult Times” and “Yellow Poplar with Birdsong” for solo bassoon\, “Tall Tales” for bassoon quartet\, and “Bullfrog Boogie” for contrabassoon octet\, which was featured at the 2022 IDRS Convention.  Commissioned by Winston-Salem based chamber group Elektra Winds\, their first wind quartet “These Four Directions” was an official selection for performance at the 2022 Music By Women Festival in Columbus\, Mississippi.   TrevCo Music publishes their growing catalogue. \n  \nTheir composition “Songs for Wicked Children” for bassoon and piano featuring bassoonist Eric Van der Veer Varner was released as part of the album Compostela on the MSR Classics label in late 2022. \n  \nAmber received their Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts\, and their Master of Fine Arts in Western Orchestral Performance from the California Institute of the Arts.  They teach bassoon at Gardner-Webb University and are a founding member of Elektra Winds and Queen City Winds\, and serve as second bassoonist with the Asheville Symphony.  Amber is also the contrabassoonist and interim orchestra librarian for the Greensboro Symphony\, a frequent sub with the Charlotte Symphony\, and the Camp Coordinator for the Glickman-Popkin Bassoon Camp since 2007 at the invitation of Mark Popkin. \n 
URL:https://wpsymphony.org/event/masterworks-landscapes/
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