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Saturday October 3 - Lenoir
WPS Masterworks: Joseph Robinson, oboe,
Rebecca Robinson, mezzo-soprano, & Western Piedmont Symphony, John Gordon
Ross,
conductor
Program:
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude; Strauss: Oboe
Concerto; & Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, & Roman
Carnival Overture
J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, Lenoir. 8:00
p.m.
$40/$30/$15. 828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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Saturday October 10 - Hickory
WPS Chamber Classics: Jasper Quartet
Program: Battle of the Bows -
Haydn: Quartet in G, Op. 76/1;
Dutilleux: Ainsi la Nuit; &
Smetana: Quartet No. 1 ("From My Life")
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory. 8:00 p.m.
$20.
828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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Saturday October 31 - Hickory
WPS Chamber Classics: Kontras Quartet
Arts & Science Center, Hickory. 8:00 p.m.
$20.
828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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Saturday November 7 - Hickory
WPS Masterworks: Anthony Kelley, piano, & Western Piedmont Symphony,
John Gordon Ross,
conductor
Program: Perkinson: Mop,Mop;
Boulogne: Symphony in D;
White: Give Birth to the Dream; &
Kelley: AfricaAmerica: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, Lenoir Rhyne University, Hickory. 8:00 p.m.
$40/$30/$15. 828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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Saturday November 14 - Hickory
WPS
Program: Festival
of Trees Gala
Arts & Science Center of the Catawba Valley, Hickory. 7:00 p.m.
$. 828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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Monday November
23 - Hickory
WPS Youth Symphony with Kelly Boyd, violin
Program includes Vivaldi: The Four Seasons:
Spring (mvt. 1)
Auditorium of the Arts & Science Center, Hickory. 7:00 p.m.
$5. 828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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Saturday January 30 - Hickory
WPS Chamber Classics: La Catrina Quartet
Arts & Science Center, Hickory. 8:00 p.m.
$20.
828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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Saturday February 6 - Hickory
WPS Masterworks: La Catrina Quartet & Western Piedmont Symphony,
John Gordon Ross,
conductor
Program: Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy; Orbon: Concerto
Grosso for String Quartet & Orchestra; & Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E
minor, Op. 98
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, Lenoir Rhyne University, Hickory. 8:00 p.m.
$40/$30/$15. 828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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Saturday February 20 - Hickory
WPS Chamber Classics: Hausman Quartet
Arts & Science Center, Hickory. 8:00 p.m.
$20.
828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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Saturday March 6 - Hickory
WPS Masterworks: Cynthia Lawing, piano, & Western Piedmont Symphony,
John Gordon Ross,
conductor
Program: Peck: Peace Overture;
Chopin: Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 21; & Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in
E minor, Op. 39
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, Lenoir Rhyne University, Hickory. 8:00 p.m.
$40/$30/$15. 828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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Monday March 22 - Hickory
WPS Youth Symphony
Auditorium of the Arts & Science Center, Hickory. 7:00 p.m.
$5. 828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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Saturday April 3 - Hickory
WPS Chamber Classics: Hyperion Quartet
Arts & Science Center, Hickory. 8:00 p.m.
$20.
828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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Saturday April 10 - Hickory
WPS Masterworks: Philip von Maltzahn, cello, & Western Piedmont
Symphony, John Gordon Ross,
conductor
Program:
Rossini: Semiramide: Overture;
Bayolo: Orfei Mors: Concerto for Cello & Orchestra; &
Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (“Enigma”)
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, Lenoir Rhyne University, Hickory. 8:00 p.m.
$40/$30/$15. 828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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April t.b.a. - Hickory
WPS Chamber Music Celebration
Arts & Science Center, Hickory. 8:00 p.m.
$20.
828/324-8603 or http://www.wpsymphony.org/
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4/26/10 PR
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After a year of auditioning quartets from all across the country,
the Kontras Quartet has been selected as the new Hickory Metro Quartet
in Residence. WPS is very pleased to have them join us for a three
year period.
We appreciate your help in getting the word out. This quartet plays
a vital role in the symphony's music education and outreach programs.
Thanks,
Paulette Miller
Marketing Director
Western Piedmont Symphony
828-324-8603
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2010
Paulette Miller (828) 324-8603
paulettemiller@wpsymphony.org
Kontras Quartet Selected as New Resident Quartet
Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS) is extremely pleased to announce
the next Hickory Metro Resident Quartet—the Kontras Quartet.
For the past year the Western Piedmont Symphony has auditioned string
quartets from across the country to become the next resident string
quartet.
The Kontras Quartet was founded in Chicago where all four members
performed with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. The quartet has an
international flavor. Violinist Dmitri Pogorelov is from Russia,
violinist Francois Henkins is from South Africa, Violist Ai Ishida
is from Japan, and cellist Jean Hatmaker is from Illinois. They have
performed in numerous orchestral groups here and abroad, including
solo performances.
The quartet members will be in and out over the summer--finding
homes and getting settled. Kontras will be the featured quartet of
the Friends of the Quartet Chamber Classics Series, the principal
chairs of the WPS orchestra, and will perform a variety of outreach
and educational programs throughout the Western Piedmont during their
three year residency. Each member holds a Master’s Degree in
Music and thoroughly enjoys teaching.
Western Piedmont Symphony is a grant recipient of the North Carolina
Arts Council and a funded affiliate of the United Arts Council of
Catawba County. Business offices are located on the SALT Block at
243 Third Avenue NE, Hickory. Business hours are 9:00 am until 5:00
pm daily. Contact the Business Office at (828) 324-8603 for concert
box office schedule or for more information. Visit the Symphony’s
website at www.wpsymphony.org.
- 2010-11
- Western Piedmont Symphony
Masterworks Series - 8 PM
October 9, 2010 (JE Broyhill Civic Center, Lenoir)
November 13, 2010 (Lenoir-Rhyne University)
February 5, 2011 (Lenoir-Rhyne University)
March 5, 2011 (Lenoir-Rhyne University)
April 9, 2011 (Lenoir-Rhyne University)
Chamber Classics Series_- 8 PM
October 2, 2010 (Art & Science Center, Hickory)
December 11, 2010 (Arts & Science Center, Hickory)
February 19, 2011 (Arts & Science Center, Hickory)
May 7, 2011 (Arts & Science Center, Hickory)
Youth Symphony Orchestra - 7 PM
November 22, 2010 (Arts & Science Center, Hickory)
April 18, 2010 (Arts & Science Center, Hickory)
PLEASE CALL IN ADVANCE TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS AT (828) 324-8603.
For more info visit www.wpsymphony.org.
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WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY 2010-2011
MASTERWORKS #1—“Things That Go Bump in the Night”
Gregory Knight, Piano
Saturday, October 9, 2010 - J.E. Broyhill Center, Lenoir, NC
Camille Saint-Saens—Danse Macabre
Sergei Rachmaninoff—Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Hector Berlioz—Symphonie Fantastique
MASTERWORKS #2—“Dance Machine”
Daniel Bernard Roumain, Electric and Acoustic Violin
Saturday, November 13, 2010 - P.E. Monroe Auditorium, Lenoir-Rhyne University
J. Mark Scearce—Benediction
Daniel Bernard Roumain—Voodoo Concerto #1
William Grant Still—Archaic Ritual
MASTERWORKS #3—“The Call”
Haim Avitsur, Trombone and Shofar Soloist and Composer
Saturday, February 5, 2011 - P.E. Monroe Auditorium, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Carl Maria von Weber—Overture to Oberon
Meira Warshauer—Teekeeyah (The Call)
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky—Symphony #4 in f minor
MASTERWORKS #4—“Rome to Russia”
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Violin
Saturday, March 5, 2011 - P.E. Monroe Auditorium, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Ludwig van Beethoven—Coriolanus Overture, Op. 62
Jean Sibelius—Violin Concerto in d minor, Op. 47
Dmitri Shostakovich—Symphony #1 in f minor, Op. 10
MASTERWORKS #5—“1001 Nights”
Stefani Collins, Violin
Saturday, April 9, 2011 P.E. Monroe Auditorium
Charles Griffin—Weaving Olden Dances (10’)
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky—Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 (33’)
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov--Scheherazade
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