Winston-Salem Symphony Announces Five Finalists for Conductor Search Each Finalist Will Conduct a Classic Series During 2018–2019 Season

The Winston-Salem Symphony announced the five finalists for its conductor search as well as its 2018–2019 season on Wednesday, January 31. As part of the upcoming season, the finalists for the Symphony’s Music Director position will each conduct a pair of Classics Series concerts, which will give the Symphony musicians, staff, board, and the community a chance to see the candidates in action. In addition, there will be opportunities to interact with the finalists. Throughout the 2018–2019 season, the community will play a key role in helping the Symphony decide who ultimately assumes the baton to lead the Winston-Salem Symphony into the future.

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Winston-Salem Symphony Presents Discovery Concert for Kids Star Wars 2.0: The Orchestra Strikes Back!

The Winston-Salem Symphony, Robert Moody, Music Director, will present a Discovery Concerts for Kids concert entitled Star Wars 2.0. Under the baton of Maestra Jessica Morel, the Winston-Salem Symphony’s Assistant Conductor, the concert will take place Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 3 p.m. at Reynolds Auditorium, located at 301 N. Hawthorne Road in Winston-Salem. Pre-concert activities will begin at 2 p.m.

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Winston-Salem Symphony Presents a Free Concert for Community February 3

The Winston-Salem Symphony and Youth Symphony will present a Concert for Community on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 3 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public and will take place at Wait Chapel on the Wake Forest University campus. Although the concert is free, please visit the Symphony website at WSsymphony.org to reserve your ticket.

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AT&T North Carolina Recognized as New Corporate Partner of the Winston-Salem Symphony

AT&T North Carolina has been recognized as a new Corporate Partner in support of the Symphony’s dedication to artistic excellence and music education for the Winston-Salem community. The $1,000 gift is in recognition of the Symphony’s continued commitment to providing world-class live music performances to the Piedmont Triad area.

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Winston-Salem Symphony Presents “Mozart & Shostakovich” Featuring Pianist Orion Weiss

The Winston-Salem Symphony and Music Director Robert Moody will present Classics Series concerts entitled “Mozart & Shostakovich” on Saturday, January 6; Sunday, January 7; and Tuesday, January 9, 2018. The Symphony will perform the Overture to The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), K. 492 and Concerto in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467 by Wolfgang Amadeus (W.A.) Mozart with guest pianist Orion Weiss. The concert will conclude with Symphony No. 10 in E minor, op. 93 by Dmitri Shostakovich.

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Charles Dimmick, violin

Praised by the Boston Globe for his “cool clarity of expression,” violinist Charles Dimmick enjoys a varied and distinguished career as concertmaster, soloist, and chamber musician. As one of New England’s most sought after orchestral musicians, he is concertmaster of the Portland Symphony and the Rhode Island Philharmonic, appears regularly as concertmaster of the Boston

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Mozart & Shostakovich

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), K. 492 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg. He died on December 5, 1791 in Vienna. His Italian comic opera masterpiece, The Marriage of Figaro, was his first effort after settling in Vienna in 1781. The opera received

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Orchestral Energy

Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a​ Johannes Brahms was born on May 7, 1833 in Hamburg and died in Vienna on April 3, 1897. He is unquestionably one of the greatest composers of the late nineteenth century, whose music greatly enriched the repertory for piano, organ, chamber music, chorus, and orchestra.

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Enigma Variations

Richard Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 [Wilhelm] Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany on May 22, 1813 and died in Venice on February 13, 1883. He was the most important composer of German opera in the latter half of the nineteenth century. His crowning achievement was the Ring of the

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David Ford, narrator

David Ford has been a recognizable voice of the arts in the Triad for nearly two decades on 88.5 WFDD, Public Radio for the Piedmont. David’s association with the Winston-Salem Symphony began in 2004, when as a classical music announcer, he interviewed conducting candidates for the orchestra following the retirement of Maestro Peter Perret. His

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Paperhand Puppet Intervention

In 1998 Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s directors Donovan Zimmerman and Jan Burger met. Since then they have been using cardboard, cornstarch, bamboo, your old house paints and other assorted junk (treasure to us!) to create incredible giant puppets, masks, shadow plays and performances for all ages. The folks at Paperhand Puppet Intervention tell stories, beat drums,

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Christina Pier, soprano

American soprano Christina Pier has been hailed by Opera News for her “big, gleaming soprano and impressive coloratura,” and has received great critical and audience acclaim for her work on opera and concert stages. Recent engagements include Senta in Der fliegende Holländer with Virginia Opera, Poulenc’s Gloria and Barber’s Prayers of Kierkegaard with the Charlottesville

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Catherine Park Zachary, soprano

Catherine Park Zachary, soprano, received both her Professional Artist Certificate and Master of Music degree from the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute at University of North Carolina School of the Arts and her Bachelor of Music degree from UNC Chapel Hill. Comfortable in both the operatic and musical theater roles, Ms. Zachary has performed extensively across

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Jean Meilleur, vocals

Jean Meilleur has been a headliner with Jeans ’n Classics for over 20 years. In that time he has performed with scores of major North American orchestras, lending his distinctive voice to some of the greatest popular music of our time. Originally from Madison WI, Jean was born and remains a Green Bay Packer fanatic!

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Steep Canyon Rangers

GRAMMY® Award-winning Steep Canyon Rangers effortlessly walk the line between festival favorite and sophisticated string orchestra. They’re as danceable as the most progressive, party-oriented string band, and equally comfortable translating their songs for accompaniment by a full symphony.

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Simply Three

CLASSICALLY TRAINED. POP INFLUENCED. STRING DRIVEN. The electrifying trio of Glen McDaniel, Nick Villalobos, and Zack Clark, together known as Simply Three, has been captivating audiences worldwide with high-octane performances since 2010. Acclaimed as “having what it takes” (Boston Philharmonic) and “highly imaginative and well played” (Maine Today), Simply Three continues to receive praise for

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Ryan Anthony, trumpet

Trumpeter Ryan Anthony is noted for his varied career as soloist, educator, chamber musician and orchestral player. After his departure from the world-renowned ensemble Canadian Brass, Anthony quickly became one of the most sought after trumpet players in America both as a soloist and orchestral player.

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Orion Weiss, piano

One of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of young American musicians, the pianist Orion Weiss has performed with the major American orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic. His deeply felt and exceptionally crafted performances go far beyond his technical mastery and have won him worldwide acclaim.

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Neos Dance Theatre

With a new office home at The University of Akron and a highly valued performance and education presence throughout Northeast Ohio — especially in Cuyahoga, Hancock, Lorain, Richland and Summit counties — Neos has gained a reputation for artistic excellence, adventurous programming, and passionate community collaborations.

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Brooks Whitehouse, cello

UNCSA faculty cellist Brooks Whitehouse has performed and taught throughout the US and abroad, holding Artists-in-Residence positions at SUNY Stony Brook, the Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY, the University of Virginia and The Tanglewood Music Center. As founding members of The Guild Trio Whitehouse and his wife, violinist Janet Orenstein won both the “USIA

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