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.
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.