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.
Spring Piano Recital with Dorothy Lewis-Griffith
Keiser Community Room, SALT Block 231 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesWestern Piedmont Symphony presents pianist Dorothy-Lewis Griffith in a Spring Piano Recital. A special fundraiser to benefit the Western Piedmont Symphony. **Tickets Available at Door Only**
Foothills Pops: DISNEY IN CONCERT-A Dream is a Wish
J.E. Broyhill Civic Center 1913 Hickory Blvd, Lenoir, NC, United StatesDISNEY IN CONCERT-A Dream is a Wish transports audiences into the musical world of classic and contemporary Disney Animated Feature films.
Side/Show 2023
Side/Show is back! Join the Western Piedmont Symphony small ensembles for free, unique, live music experiences. Happening in downtown Hickory in partnership with the Downtown Hickory Fall Art Crawl.
Masterworks: Other Worlds
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesExperience music like no other with the Silk Road Ensemble’s Wu Man, the world’s foremost pipa artist, performing the cinematic Concerto No. 2 for Pipa and Orchestra by Jiping Zhao. Also featured on the opening Masterworks program: Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Suite and the triumphant Pines of Rome by Respighi.
Discovery Family Concerts: Magical Spooktacular
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesDiscover musical adventures of live symphonic music and explore the magic of Halloween and music.
Crossroads: Low and Lower
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesIf you like stringed instruments and comedy, you cannot miss this performance.
Masterworks: Romance and Realism
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesPresenting Rachmaninoff’s beloved romantic Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor and more.
Foothills Pops: Holiday Spectacular
J.E. Broyhill Civic Center 1913 Hickory Blvd, Lenoir, NC, United StatesThe region’s best way to start December and get some holiday cheer!
WPS Youth Orchestras Fall Concert 2023
Western Piedmont Symphony's two Youth Orchestras present their Fall Concert on December 3