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SUMMARY:Behind the Music: Screening of THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN with Footcandle Film Society
DESCRIPTION:Go behind the music of THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN with Western Piedmont Symphony and Footcandle Film Society. Before the movie\, WPS Music Director Matthew Troy shares the secrets to the chills and thrills of the iconic film score in conversation with Footcandle Film Society founder Alan Jackson.\n\n\nCome see the original American Gothic horror film THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) at the Carolina Theater in downtown Hickory on Thursday\, October 2nd\, at 7:00 p.m. The Footcandle Film Society and the Western Piedmont Symphony are thrilled to co-host this Halloween-time film screening. Alan Jackson with the Film Society and WPS Music Director Matthew Troy will talk about the film and its iconic film score by Franz Waxman\, leading up to the WPS’ Oct. 18th symphony performance of “The Creation of the Female Monster” from THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.\n\nTickets are $5.00 at the door at the Carolina Theater\, but this screening is free to all current Footcandle Film Society members.\n\nEvent Partner
URL:https://wpsymphony.org/event/behind-the-music-screening-of-the-bride-of-frankenstein-with-footcandle-film-society/
LOCATION:Carolina Theater\, 222 1st Ave NW\, Hickory\, NC\, 28601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks,Special Events
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SUMMARY:NEW DATE-Masterworks: Rhapsody in Blue
DESCRIPTION:SEASON FINALE! Celebrating the centennial of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue\, pianist Jeffrey Biegel and composer Peter Boyer launched the Rhapsody National Initiative with Rhapsody in Red\, White\, & Blue\, a vibrant new work reflecting the American landscape\, with the pulse\, energy\, and beauty of our shared identity as Americans. Western Piedmont Symphony is the only orchestra in North Carolina represented in this national symphonic project. Also on the program is the celebrated masterpiece Rhapsody in Blue\, the lyrical and vivid Symphony No. 1 by living composer Adolphus Hailstork\, and the mesmerizing Bolero by Ravel. \nFeatured Artist\nJeffrey Biegel\, piano \nProgram\nHailstork\, A.               Symphony No. 1 \nBoyer\, P.                     Rhapsody in Red\, White\, and Blue* \n*North Carolina Premiere: Rhapsody National Initiative \nJeffrey Biegel\, piano \nGershwin                    Rhapsody in Blue \nJeffrey Biegel\, piano \nRavel                           Bolero \nNote: programs\, artists\, venues\, prices\, and dates subject to change. \n  \nCONCERT SPONSORS\n \nGUEST ARTIST SPONSORS\nSandra Pait Clay and George Clay\, III \n  \nThe new date for Masterworks: Rhapsody in Blue will be Saturday\, June 7\, 2025.Due to the effects of Hurricane Helene upon our community and the greater Western North Carolina region\, we have made the decision to postpone the next week’s Masterworks: Rhapsody in Blue concert\, originally scheduled for Saturday. October 12. The well-being and safety of our musicians\, patrons\, staff\, and community partners is the priority at this time. 
URL:https://wpsymphony.org/event/masterworks-rhapsody-in-blue/
LOCATION:P.E. Monroe Auditorium\, LRU\, 775 6th St NE\, Hickory\, NC\, 28601\, United States
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SUMMARY:Masterworks: Mozart and the Mandolin
DESCRIPTION:Hear the sounds of spring and joy in the exciting mandolin concerto\, From the Blue Ridge\, performed by composer and Bluegrass mandolin player Jeff Midkiff. The concert opens with the lighthearted Overture to La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) by Rossini and Mozart’s popular and joyous “Jupiter” Symphony. \nFeatured Artist\nJeff Midkiff \nProgram\nRossini                        Overture to La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) \nMidkiff\, J.                    Mandolin Concerto\, “From the Blue Ridge” \nJeff Midkiff\, mandolin \nMozart                        Symphony No. 41 in C major\, K. 551\, “Jupiter” \n  \nCONCERT SPONSORS\nCENTURY FURNITURE \nTHE KENNETH K. and SUZANNE G> MILLHOLLAND ENDOWMENT FUND \n  \nNote: programs\, artists\, venues\, prices\, and dates subject to change.
URL:https://wpsymphony.org/event/masterworks-mozart-and-the-mandolin/
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SUMMARY:Masterworks: Symphony Swings
DESCRIPTION:The Clarinet Queen of New Orleans: Dr. Doreen J. Ketchens! You’ve seen her on Instagram\, now see her live in concert with the Western Piedmont Symphony! \nDoreen Ketchens live on Jimmy Kimmel performing When the Saints! \nA night of classic American jazz music featuring one of the greatest clarinetists alive\, known as the Louis Armstrong of the clarinet\, Doreen Ketchens\, performing jazz swing music with the Western Piedmont Symphony. Also on the program is Soul Force by award-winning composer Jessie Montgomery\, Three Dance Episodes from On the Town by Bernstein\, and the musical mural of African-American history told through music\, Ellington’s Black\, Brown\, and Beige Suite. \nFeatured Artist\nDoreen Ketchens \nProgram\nMontgomery\, J.         Soul Force \nBernstein                    On the Town: Three Dance Episodes \nEllington                     Black\, Brown\, and Beige: Suite \nVarious                       American Jazz and Swing \n(“St. Louis Blues\,” “Just a Closer Walk with Thee\,” “Caravan\,” “Amazing Grace\,” “Basin Street Blues\,” and more) \nDr. Doreen J. Ketchens\, clarinet and vocals \nNote: programs\, artists\, venues\, prices\, and dates subject to change. \n  \nPartners and Sponsors\n \n \nLYNN AND CHIP YOUNG \n 
URL:https://wpsymphony.org/event/masterworks-symphony-swings/
LOCATION:P.E. Monroe Auditorium\, LRU\, 775 6th St NE\, Hickory\, NC\, 28601\, United States
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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
CATEGORIES:Masterworks,Western Piedmont Symphony
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T213000
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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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