WPS Youth Orchestras Auditions 22-23
Western Piedmont Symphony's two Youth Orchestras - the Youth Symphony and Debut Strings - will hold auditions Sep. 8, 9, 10, for the 22-23 season.
Chamber Classics: Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesThe Chamber Classics Series opens with an evening of eclectic tango music featuring North Carolina's own Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble.
Soundbites: Joe Lulloff, saxophone
Keiser Community Room, SALT Block 231 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesTickets on sale August 15, 2022. Join us for our lunch and music series featuring Masterworks Opening Night guest artist Joe Lulloff, saxophone.
Masterworks: Opening Night
Tickets on sale August 15, 2022. Acclaimed saxophonist Joe Lulloff joins the Western Piedmont Symphony for Masterworks: Opening Night. Lulloff will perform the Tomasi Concerto for Saxophone (1949). Program also includes works by Ravel, Franck, and Stravinsky.
Foothills Pops: Music of the Knights
J.E. Broyhill Civic Center 1913 Hickory Blvd, Lenoir, NC, United StatesTickets on sale August 15, 2022. Join the Western Piedmont Symphony for a thrilling musical celebration of three of Britains's legendary songwriters" Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John, and Sir Paul McCartney.
Chamber Classics: Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesTickets on sale August 15, 2022. The Chamber Classics Series welcomes acclaimed Scottish fiddle and cello duo Alasdair Fraser and Nathalie Haas to Hickory for an evening of dazzling teamwork, driving rhythms, and their shared passion for improvising on the melody and the groove of Scottish tunes.
APPlause! Presents: Explore the Orchestra!
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC, United StatesExplore the Orchestra! is a fun and informative educational concert created and performed by the Western Piedmont Symphony under the direction of Maestro Matthew Troy.
Masterworks: Orchestral Blockbusters
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesMaestro Matthew Troy leads the Western Piedmont Symphony in an evening of classical favorites old and new. Program includes works by Quinn Mason, Bizet, and Beethoven.
Foothills Pops: Holiday Pops
J.E. Broyhill Civic Center 1913 Hickory Blvd, Lenoir, NC, United States\Everyone's favorite seasonal concert is back for an evening of holiday and winter music classics. Note: concert is on a Friday evening! Featured guest artists tenor Jonathan Kaufman and electric guitarist Matt Sickels.
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.