crossroads Archives - Western Piedmont Symphony

Crossroads: Gamelan-A Balinese Percussion Orchestra

By Kelly Swindell | August 11, 2024 |

Asian female in gold and red Balinese style traditional costume dancing in front of five white musicians in traditional gold turban and white shirts playing gamelan metal percussions instruments

Gamelan-a Balinese percussion orchestra, features more than 20 traditional instruments and musicians from Sekaa Gong Mandala Giri from Appalachian State University and Gamelan Giri Murti from Wake Forest University.

Crossroads: Valves and Keys Trio

By Kelly Swindell | August 11, 2024 |

photo collage of three musicians, a white male in a black quit with long brown hair holding a silver trumpet, a white female in a red blouse with should length brown hair holding a brass french horn, an older white female with blonde grey short hair and wearing a glittery blouse sitting in front of a black grand piano

North Carolina artists David Dash, trumpet; Maria Serkin, horn; and Alison Gagnon, piano, perform poetic works by female composers Dorothy Gates, Whitney George, Cecilia McDowall, and Amy Beach.

Crossroads: Viola Celebration

By Kelly Swindell | August 11, 2024 |

Piano and violas come together in a lush program highlighting the dark, rich voice of the viola! Works Brahms, Bridge, and more. Featured artists: Scott Rawls, viola; Kimberly Sparr, viola

Crossroads: Martha Bassett’s Quinteto Brasil

By Kelly Swindell | August 4, 2024 |

black and white photo of white femail in white blouse with wooden necklace and wooden earrings black hari in a messy ponytail and looking to the right

The Crossroads Concert series opens with North Carolina singer/songwriter Martha Bassett and her Quinteto Brasil presenting a night of bossa nova standards and new arrangements such as Desafinado, Meditation, One Note Samba, and more.

Crossroads: Hank, Pattie and The Current with WPS Maestro’s Quartet

By Kelly Swindell | June 20, 2023 |

four musicians sitting on a stair way, a white femal with red hair smiling, a mixed race man in a suite and tie smiling, a white male looking to the left in a suit and white shirt, a white female in red dress and brown hair

NEW LOCATION! North Carolina’s Bluegrass-American juggernaut Hank, Pattie, and The Current. Hard-hitting bluegrass pickers who moonlight as symphonic classical musicians. Special guests the WPS Maestro’s Quartet.