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.
CANCELED: Soundbites: Britton-Rene Collins, vibraphone
Keiser Community Room, SALT Block 231 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesSoundbites has been canceled this season. (February 10, 2023)
Masterworks: Poetry in Motion
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesAward-winning vibraphonist Britton-René Collins joins the Western Piedmont Symphony for Masterworks: Poetry in Motion. Collins will perform the Concerto for Vibraphone (2010) by North Carolina-based composer Nathan Daughtry. Program also includes works by Marquez, de Falla, and Debussy.
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.
Dueling Pianos
Rock Barn Country Club 3791 Club House Drive NE, Conover, NC, United StatesGet your song requests ready: Dueling Pianos is back! Join us for a lively and entertaining evening of music featuring pianists John Coffey and Darren Lael. Our guest artists will also perform a special tribute to pianist and friend of the Symphony, Greg Knight (1962-2022). Evening includes the performance, a chance to bid on your favorite songs, heavy hors d'oeuvres,…
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.
23-24 Season Announcement
Western Piedmont Symphony 243 Third Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesAnnouncing our 2023-204 season of world-class performances!
Community Conversation – Welcoming the Stranger
Belk Centrum at Lenoir-Rhyne University 625 7th Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesWestern Piedmont Symphony and Catawba Valley Interfaith Council invite the community for a conversation about music, storytelling, and the immigrant experience.
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.
WPS Musician Auditions 23-24 Season
Western Piedmont Symphony 243 Third Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesWestern Piedmont Symphony will hold musician auditions on Sunday, April 30, 2023, for the following vacancies: Section Violin, Section Viola, Section Cello, Section Double Bass, Horn II/IV, and Trumpet III. See announcement for complete details.
Western Piedmont Symphony Youth Orchestras Spring Concert
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesWestern Piedmont Symphony's two Youth Orchestras present their Spring Concert on May 1, 2023.
