Our horn section got together with our guest soloist following rehearsal of the Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2. From left: Tim Papenbrock, principal horn Bob Campbell, guest soloist Jeff Nelsen, Joe Mount, Lynn Beck, and Stephanie Blaha.
Our horn section got together with our guest soloist following rehearsal of the Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2. From left: Tim Papenbrock, principal horn Bob Campbell, guest soloist Jeff Nelsen, Joe Mount, Lynn Beck, and Stephanie Blaha.
At this point there is probably no one who hasn’t seen the video, made in the Fall of 2010, of the most amazing 3 year old kid conducting the finale of the Beethoven 5th Symphony. At the time the video was going viral, I would wager people sent me the link no less than 100 times.
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Robert Moody spoke with Fox8′s Cindy Farmer on Friday morning, March 16, about the Symphony’s Concert for Community.
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Dr. David Levy, Wake Forest University professor of music and program annotator for the Winston-Salem Symphony, has been busy doing scholarly research in Austria this semester.
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WSS principal cellist Brooks Whitehouse, and his partner-in-crime, principal bassist Paul Sharpe, perform as the duo Low and Lower. These two have recently been featured on their respective faculty recitals at UNCSA, but are now on tour in Alaska! IN JANUARY!
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The Winston-Salem Journal recently ran a story about the 240-year tradition of the Salem Band, and its positive direction under new conductor, Eileen Young (bass clarinetist for the WSS).
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The Winston-Salem Symphony and Messiah Festival Chorus flash-mobbed the Belk department store in Hanes Mall on Saturday, December 3 to promote our upcoming 2011 performances of Handel’s Messiah!
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The WSS Youth Philharmonic, Premiere Strings, and the WSS Youth Symphony are all performing exciting programs in coming weeks.
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Yahoo! Travel has chosen Winston-Salem as a top downtown destination … in company with Chicago, Kansas City, Portland, and other great downtowns. Yea, town!
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When Johannes Brahms decided move to Vienna, he said that he wanted to “breathe the same air as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert.” Now is your chance to do the same! Read more →
On this week’s performances of the Brahms 4th Symphony, you may have noticed that WSS trumpeters Anita Cirba and Ken Wilmot appeared to be holding their trumpets sideways, and the sound was a little bit different. It wasn’t that they were holding their trumpets awkwardly; they were playing a different kind of trumpet altogether.
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The WSS Kicked-Back Classics concert on Saturday, September 17 coincides with Winston-Salem’s Rock the Block festival, so this concert will feature enhancements we want you to know about right now…
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These pics were taken as Maestro Moody, a conservatory-trained baritone, sang the Star Spangled Banner before the evening match at the Winston-Salem Open on Tuesday, August 23. This continues Moody’s concert-tour of local sporting events …
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Speak for the arts from the back of your car. Specialty North Carolina license plates are now available from Arts North Carolina! $20 of every plate sold goes to Arts North Carolina “to promote the arts” each year the plate is renewed — and is tax-deductible as a charitable donation!
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Eileen Young, WSS bass clarinetist, was recently named conductor and director of music of the Salem Band, the oldest mixed wind ensemble in America. She will begin conducting the next Salem Band concert series in September.
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Remember to vote for YOUR Symphony! It’s your turn to vote on your Winston-Salem favorites in the 5th Annual Smitty’s Notes “Best of Winston-Salem” contest. Tell them your favorite place to eat, play, and hang out.
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The world premiere of The Fugue, an original composition by 15-year-old Community Music School student Elijah Wood, will be performed by a string quartet of musicians from the Winston-Salem Symphony: Corine Brouwer and Andrew Emmett, violins; Noah Hock, viola; and Jennifer Alexandra Johnston, cello. The performance takes place as part of the Sunday, May 22 CMS Honors Recital.
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It goes without saying that Winston-Salem is incredibly fortunate to have Robert Moody as our Symphony’s Music Director. Since 2005, “Bob” has reinvigorated the orchestra and chorale, added new series and concerts and lead unforgettable performances with our tremendous orchestra, chorale and world-renowned artists. While he has been busy leading our Symphony, Maestro Moody has also been an in demand conductor with orchestras and festivals throughout the United States.
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Our very own Corine Brouwer was highlighted as the guest artist on a recent concert cycle by the Portland Symphony in Maine, and performed (as always!) to critical acclaim! Corine performed Astor Piazzola’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, then joined PSO concertmaster Charles Dimmick (who performed with the WSS this past January) and Benjamin Russell for Chris Brubeck’s Interplay for Three Violins, also performed here in January. Read the Portland Press Herald’s concert review >
Vote for your favorite overture! The top two candidates based on the results of this vote will be prepared by the orchestra, and a short passage of each will performed during the concerts on May 14, 15 and 17 for a final vote by the audience. Based on audience applause, the “winner” will then be performed in its entirety.
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Join WSS Assistant Conductor Matthew Troy and other “Celebrity Serve for Wishes” celebrities for dinner at Winston-Salem’s River Birch Lodge! All “tips” to Celebrity Servers and Table Hosts are donations to the Central and Western North Carolina chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation®. Read more >
@ The Symphony — On December 21st, the Symphony will perform a beautiful Christmas concert in Old Salem as part of Old Salem Museums & Gardens’ 60th Anniversary celebrations. We couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of this important celebration, and to enter into our first partnership with Old Salem during my tenure. As you know, music was a central part of life in Old Salem so it is fitting that the Symphony was established on the campus of Salem College in 1947. Read more >
World renowned choral conductor Donald Neuen (Maestro Moody’s teacher!) is the guest conductor for Haydn’s musical depiction of the beginning of the world, The Creation. The Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale and the Winston-Salem State University Choir perform this joyous oratorio with the orchestra and guest soloists Kendra Colton, John McVeigh and Laurence Albert. watch video >
Our own assistant conductor, Matthew Troy, is conducting the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra this year. Maestro Troy’s first concert with the orchestra, Arabian Nights with Scheherazade, will be presented this Saturday, November 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Stevens Center. more information >
Music Director Robert Moody will be heard on WDAV 89.9 twice this weekend: Saturday morning – a “sound bite” from Bob Saturday morning at 11:30 am as a preview of the Awadagin Pratt concert (will be repeated on Tuesday morning, too). Sunday morning – Bob will be Rachel Stewart’s guest on Biscuits & Bach this Sunday during the 10 am hour for a “biscuit chat.” more information >
Piedmont Opera presents Live in HD from the Met Opera, broadcasting 12 live simulcasts of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. All events are at 1 p.m. (unless otherwise stated) on Saturday afternoons at the HanesBrands Theatre in the new Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts. more information >
WSS music director Robert Moody conducted Southern California’s Pacific Symphony in a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 this past Saturday, September 11. Below is an excerpt from Bradley Zint’s concert review in the Daily Pilot … more information >
The Giannini Brass — a brass quintet with percussion, 83.3% of whom are WSS musicians — will perform TONIGHT (August 18) at Zevely House on Fourth Street in Winston-Salem. Tonight’s performance is part of the Carolina Summer Music Festival, a two-week event hosted by the Carolina Chamber Symphony Players.
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Welcome to the Winston-Salem Symphony’s new blog! Here we’ll share informal news from the Symphony as well as news about arts events in Winston-Salem and beyond. Check back weekly … or follow the feed. First item for the day: as many of you know, Maestro Moody is an accomplished baritone, having made his triad-area vocal debut [...]
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