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    Masterworks: Mozart and the Mandolin

    P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

    Bluegrass comes to the symphony featuring mandolin artist Jeff Midkiff performing his From the Blue Ridge concerto. Concert includes Rossini's Overture to La gazza Ladra and Mozart's Jupiter Symphony.

    $20 – $50
  • orchestra ensemble of male and femal teenagers playing violins drums horns

    SOLD OUT: WPS Youth Orchestras Spring Concert

    Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

    SOLD OUT! Hear our young artists in performance! Both Debut Strings and the Youth Symphony will perform works from the classical repertoire.

    $5 – $7

  • NEW DATE-Masterworks: Rhapsody in Blue

    P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

    SEASON FINALE! Celebrating the centennial of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, pianist Jeffrey Biegel and composer Peter Boyer launched the Rhapsody National Initiative with Rhapsody in Red, White, & Blue, a vibrant new work reflecting the American landscape, with the pulse, energy, and beauty of our shared identity as Americans. Western Piedmont Symphony is the only orchestra in North Carolina represented in this national symphonic project. Also on the program is the celebrated masterpiece Rhapsody in Blue, the lyrical and vivid Symphony No. 1 by living composer Adolphus Hailstork, and the mesmerizing Bolero by Ravel.

    $20 – $50

  • Summer Concerts at FORUM at Lees-McRae College

    Summer Concerts at FORUM at Lees-McRae College
    Hayes Auditorium 191 Main St. W, Banner Elk, NC, United States

    Western Piedmont Symphony returns to the High County for an evening of classic American music from films and songs and patriotic pops at FORUM at Lees-McRae College. Two shows: 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets and more information: https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/33372/forum-at-leesmcrae-college

    $12 – $40

  • Summer Concerts at FORUM at Lees-McRae College

    Summer Concerts at FORUM at Lees-McRae College
    Hayes Auditorium 191 Main St. W, Banner Elk, NC, United States

    Western Piedmont Symphony returns to the High County for an evening of classic American music from films and songs and patriotic pops at FORUM at Lees-McRae College. Two shows: 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets and more information: https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/33372/forum-at-leesmcrae-college

    $12 – $40

  • orchestra ensemble of high school aged musicians playing brass instruments and cellos all wearing black shirts and black pants

    WPS Youth Orchestras Auditions (Debut Strings and Youth Symphony) Fri., Sep. 5

    Western Piedmont Symphony 243 Third Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

    Announcing auditions for the 25-26 Season for our two Youth Orchestras: Debut Strings and the Youth Symphony.
    Friday, September 5, between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
    Saturday, September 6, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

  • WPS Youth Orchestras Auditions (Debut Strings and Youth Symphony) Sat., Sep. 6

    Western Piedmont Symphony 243 Third Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

    Announcing auditions for the 25-26 Season for our two Youth Orchestras: Debut Strings and the Youth Symphony.
    Friday, September 5, between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
    Saturday, September 6, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

  • q white feamle and two white males playing wooden bassoon instruments in a symphony orchestra

    WPS Auditions: Principal Bassoon

    Western Piedmont Symphony 243 Third Ave NE, Hickory, NC, United States

    WPS Auditions on Sunday, September 7, 2025 for the following vacancies for the 25-26 Season: Principal Bassoon

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