Foothills Pops: Totally Awesome 80s

By Ian | June 19, 2023 | Comments Off on Foothills Pops: Totally Awesome 80s
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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!

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Masterworks: Landscapes

By Ian | June 19, 2023 | Comments Off on Masterworks: Landscapes
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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.

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Masterworks: Other Worlds

By Ian | June 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Masterworks: Other Worlds
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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.

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WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES 2022-2023 SEASON OF MASTERWORKS, FOOTHILLS POPS, AND CHAMBER CLASSICS CONCERTS

By Kelly Swindell | August 25, 2022 | Comments Off on WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES 2022-2023 SEASON OF MASTERWORKS, FOOTHILLS POPS, AND CHAMBER CLASSICS CONCERTS
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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.…

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Masterworks: Poetry in Motion

By Kelly Swindell | June 29, 2022 | Comments Off on Masterworks: Poetry in Motion
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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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