Marsalis + Tchaikovsky
This concert features well-known classical pieces and a jazzy, New Orleans-inspired concerto from Wynton Marsalis. Featuring guest violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins.
Marsalis + Tchaikovsky
This concert features well-known classical pieces and a jazzy, New Orleans-inspired concerto from Wynton Marsalis. Featuring guest violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins.
Ben Folds
The iconic, all-around musician comes home to perform with the Symphony at his high school alma mater, Reynolds Auditorium, one night only!
Halloween Spooktacular
Friendly-spooky Halloween treats for the young and young at heart, with maybe a few tricks for good measure. Wear your costumes!
Illuminare
Two scintillating choral works by today’s most popular American choral composers highlight contrasts in color and emotion, featuring the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus.
Mozart & Ravel
Some of the best music tells a story; this concert features an overture from an opera, a concerto from a film score, and a fairy tale ballet performed by puppets.
Mozart & Ravel
Some of the best music tells a story; this concert features an overture from an opera, a concerto from a film score, and a fairy tale ballet performed by puppets.
A Carolina Christmas
Music Director Michelle Merrill’s spin on traditional holiday favorites for orchestra and chorus.
Handel’s Messiah
Handel’s Messiah is one of the most celebrated oratorios of all time. The glorious “Hallelujah” chorus, tenderly expressive arias, and the majestic choruses have been drawing crowds since the composition was premiered in 1742.
A Night at Hogwarts
Fantastic scores and snippets covering the range of Harry Potter films, from John Williams and beyond. Magical fun for everyone!
Beethoven + Borodin
Beethoven’s firework 8th Symphony and Borodin’s familiar and raucous Polovstian Dances (featuring the Symphony Chorus) bookend a concert with a quieter middle. Charles Griffes’ “Poem” features WSS principal flutist Kathryn Levy, celebrating her 50th season with the orchestra; Quinn Mason’s recent “Princesa de la Luna” is a palette of colors and textures for a string orchestra with harp.
Beethoven + Borodin
Beethoven’s firework 8th Symphony and Borodin’s familiar and raucous Polovstian Dances (featuring the Symphony Chorus) bookend a concert with a quieter middle. Charles Griffes’ “Poem” features WSS principal flutist Kathryn Levy, celebrating her 50th season with the orchestra; Quinn Mason’s recent “Princesa de la Luna” is a palette of colors and textures for a string orchestra with harp.
Storm Large
A composition that begins ‘a naked woman running mad through the pure night,’ Bizet’s operatic temptress Carmen, and the scandalously great Storm Large guides us through the seven deadly sins in song.
Storm Large
A composition that begins ‘a naked woman running mad through the pure night,’ Bizet’s operatic temptress Carmen, and the scandalously great Storm Large guides us through the seven deadly sins in song.
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Geared toward young audiences, this world-famous production focuses on the “madman” who has moved into the upstairs apartment of teenage Christoph’s Vienna home.
Defying Gravity
Dance down the yellow brick road with music from The Wizard of OZ, Return to OZ, The Wiz, and Wicked.
Copland’s Fanfare
Conor Brown’s quirky "How to Relax with Origami" folds numerous, varied miniatures into a brief opening work. Winston-Salem composer Dan Locklair pairs poetry by Maya Angelou—narrated here by NC poet laureate Jaki Shelton Green— with a large orchestra and chorus. Copland’s enormous Symphony No. 3 celebrates the contributions of everyday, hard-working people and its familiar melody (“Fanfare for the Common Man”) makes for a stunning conclusion to the season.
Copland’s Fanfare
Conor Brown’s quirky "How to Relax with Origami" folds numerous, varied miniatures into a brief opening work. Winston-Salem composer Dan Locklair pairs poetry by Maya Angelou—narrated here by NC poet laureate Jaki Shelton Green— with a large orchestra and chorus. Copland’s enormous Symphony No. 3 celebrates the contributions of everyday, hard-working people and its familiar melody (“Fanfare for the Common Man”) makes for a stunning conclusion to the season.
