Posts Tagged ‘Symphony’
Foothills Pops: DISNEY IN CONCERT-A Dream is a Wish
DISNEY IN CONCERT-A Dream is a Wish transports audiences into the musical world of classic and contemporary Disney Animated Feature films.
Read MoreFoothills Pops: Totally Awesome 80s
Jeans ‘n Classics returns to perform totally rad hits from the 80s by Prince, The B-52s, Tears for Fears, Cindy Lauper, and many more!
Read MoreMasterworks: Landscapes
The symphony’s flagship classical series concludes with two WORLD PREMIERES: Kachina, by Amber Ferenz, and a commission for orchestra of music inspired by the foothills region by American composer Daniel Perttu. Grofé’s picturesque Grand Canyon Suite closes the series.
Read MoreMasterworks: Symphonie Fantastique
Acclaimed violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins returns to perform Bruch’s Concerto No. 1 for Violin in G minor.
Read MoreMasterworks: Romance and Realism
Presenting Rachmaninoff’s beloved romantic Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor and more.
Read MoreMasterworks: Other Worlds
Experience 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.
Read MoreWESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY WELCOMES NEW YOUTH SYMPHONY CONDUCTOR
HICKORY, N.C. (August 31, 2022) – Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, is pleased to announce JaQuan Wiley as the new Youth…
Read MoreWESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES 2022-2023 SEASON OF MASTERWORKS, FOOTHILLS POPS, AND CHAMBER CLASSICS CONCERTS
HICKORY, N.C. (August 28, 2022) – Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, announces its 2022-2023 season, Experience the Music. Hear Your Story.…
Read MoreMasterworks: Poetry in Motion
Award-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.
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