Contact Us

Business & Box Offices
(336) 464.0145
boxoffice@wssymphony.org
301 N. Main St., Suite 1901
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Mailing Address
PO Box 1545
Winston-Salem, NC 27102

Box Office hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Tuesday through Friday. Ticket sales and will-call are also available at the venue one hour prior to each performance.

Administrative Staff

E. Merritt Vale
President & Chief Executive Officer
(336) 725.1035 x204
mvale@wssymphony.org

Michelle Merrill
Music Director

Amanda Norman
Vice President / Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
(336) 725.1035 x212
anorman@wssymphony.org

Tim Storhoff
Vice President / Chief Revenue & Patron Relations Officer
(336) 725.1035 x225
tstorhoff@wssymphony.org

Rachel Watson
Vice President for Education & Community Engagement
(336) 725.1035 x223
rwatson@wssymphony.org


Isabel Aviles
Interim P.L.A.Y. Music Program Administrator
(336) 725.1035 x233
iaviles@wssymphony.org

Charley Bryant
Education and Operations Manager
(336) 725.1035 x233
cbryant@wssymphony.org

Kayla Bull
Patron Services Manager
(336) 725.1035 x270
kbull@wssymphony.org

Joey Burdette
Marketing and Communications Manager
(336) 725.1035 x227
jburdette@wssymphony.org

Marianne DeCristo
Director of Philanthropy
(336) 725.1035 x210
mdecristo@wssymphony.org

Susan Fortkiewicz
Executive Administrator
(336) 725.1035 x221
sfortkiewicz@wssymphony.org

Nia Imani Franklin
Partnership Advancement Officer
(336) 725.1035
nfranklin@wssymphony.org

Brian French
Senior Creative Manager
bfrench@wssymphony.org

Christopher Gilliam
Symphony Chorus Director
cgilliam@wssymphony.org

John Jordan
Videographer
jjordan@wssymphony.org

Kate McFarland (on leave)
P.L.A.Y Music Program Administrator
(336) 725.1035 x216
kmcfarland@wssymphony.org

Jeff Whitsett
Orchestra Personnel Manager and Librarian
(336) 725.1035 x207
jwhitsett@wssymphony.org


Associated Personnel

Peter Perret
Conductor Emeritus

Corine Brouwer
Concertmaster

Margaret Lou Rehder
WSS Youth Philharmonic Conductor / Interim Music Director, WSS Youth Symphony
mrehder@wssymphony.org

Ryane Dunnagan
WSS Chamber Sinfonia & Premiere Strings Conductor
P.L.A.Y. Music Lead Teaching Artist

rdunnagan@wssymphony.org

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