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
Crossroads: Ariel Pocock and Chad Eby Jazz Duo
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesDuo interpretations of jazz standards and other music.
Masterworks: Carmina Burana
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesOne of classical music’s most spellbinding and immersive experiences, Carmina Burana is an epic, captivating choral masterpiece.
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts Presents: Western Piedmont Symphony – Carmina Burana
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC, United StatesSchaefer Center for the Performing Arts at Appalachian State University presents the Western Piedmont Symphony: Carmina Burana. The professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina led by Maestro Matthew Troy presents the epic choral masterpiece.
Community Conversation: Pioneering Women Composers – Dame Ethel Smyth, Women’s Suffrage, and Musical Identity
Ridgeview Branch Library 706 1st St SW, Hickory, NC, United StatesCommunity Conversation: Pioneering Women Composers - Dame Ethel Smyth, Women's Suffrage, and Musical Identity
Masterworks: Symphonie Fantastique
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United StatesAcclaimed violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins returns to perform Bruch’s Concerto No. 1 for Violin in G minor.