Crossroads: Hank, Pattie and The Current with WPS Maestro’s Quartet

The Premier 109 11th St NW, Hickory, United States

NEW LOCATION! North Carolina's Bluegrass-American juggernaut Hank, Pattie, and The Current. Hard-hitting bluegrass pickers who moonlight as symphonic classical musicians. Special guests the WPS Maestro's Quartet.

$20 – $28

Masterworks: Landscapes

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

The 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.

$20 – $50

WPS Youth Orchestras Auditions for 24-25

Western Piedmont Symphony 243 Third Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

24-25 Auditions for Western Piedmont Symphony Youth Orchestras (Debut Strings and Youth Symphony) are happening May 31 and June 1, 2024.

Free

WPS Auditions: Principal Trombone, Third Trumpet

Western Piedmont Symphony 243 Third Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

WPS Auditions on June 2, 2024, for the following vacancies for the 24-25 Season: Principal Trombone, Third Trumpet

WPS Auditions: Second Clarinet

Western Piedmont Symphony 243 Third Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Western Piedmont Symphony announces auditions on Sunday, August 25, 2024, for the following vacancies: SECOND CLARINET   Audition date: Sunday, August 25, 2024 Application deadline: Friday, August 16, 2024 How to apply: Send a one-page performance résumé (.PDF) to WPS Operations and Education Manager Avery Bumgarner: [email protected] Auditions will be held at: Western Piedmont Symphony…

Free

WPS Auditions: Section Violin, Section Cello

Western Piedmont Symphony 243 Third Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Western Piedmont Symphony announces auditions on Sunday, September 8, 2024, for the following vacancies: SECTION VIOLIN and SECTION CELLO. Audition date: Sunday, September 8, 2024 Application deadline: Friday, August 30, 2024

Free

Foothills Pops: The Music of John Williams

J.E. Broyhill Civic Center 1913 Hickory Blvd, Lenoir, NC, United States

Get your light sabers ready for a night of the most famous and beloved film scores of John Williams, including Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Superman, Harry Potter, and more!

$30 – $50

Side/Show

Downtown Hickory 246 Union Square NW, Hickory, NC, United States

Join the Western Piedmont Symphony chamber ensembles and friends for FREE live music experiences. Happening in downtown Hickory in partnership with the Downtown Hickory Art Crawl. Sponsored by the City of Hickory.

Free

POSTPONED-Masterworks: Rhapsody in Blue

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

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. The new date for Masterworks: Rhapsody in Blue will be Saturday, June 7, 2025.

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.

$20 – $50