Students in Team Mozart—the youngest musicians of the Winston-Salem Symphony’s P.L.A.Y. Music program—graduated recently from the paper violins on which they learn respect for the instrument and proper holding technique for little hands, to their very own real violins! Learn more about P.L.A.Y. Music
A trombone with valves? In a recent episode of our fun new series, Just In Case (in which Winston-Salem Symphony musicians show us what’s inside their mysterious cases), WSS principal trombonist Brian French displayed the things he carries in his case for rehearsals and concerts. Then he showed how he could remove his valve if
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Tree sap in the cello case? In a recent episode of our fun new series, Just In Case (in which Winston-Salem Symphony musicians show us what’s inside their mysterious cases), WSS cellist Jennifer Alexandra Johnston showed us some of the things she keeps inside her case for rehearsals and concerts. But rosin (tree sap) was
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Shhh! This post is about brass mutes! The latest episode of our fun new series, Just In Case (in which Winston-Salem Symphony musicians show us what’s inside their mysterious cases), features WSS trumpeter Ken Wilmot showing off the wide variety of “mutes” that he may need to use during the course of a season of
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Michelle Merrill to Lead the Winston-Salem Symphony through 2028-2029 Season WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (June 26, 2025) – The Winston-Salem Symphony announced that it has negotiated a new contract with music director Michelle Merrill. Heading into her third season, Merrill will continue as music director of the Winston-Salem Symphony for an additional three years under the terms
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The delicate art of reed-making You may have seen our recent social media post featuring the kickoff to a fun new series, Just In Case, in which Winston-Salem Symphony musicians show us what’s inside their mysterious cases. In this episode, WSS principal oboist Claire Kostic displayed the interesting accoutrements inside her fancy backback case—including two
The Winston-Salem Symphony is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Mandy Vollrath as its new Vice President, Chief Philanthropy Officer effective April 1, 2025. Ms. Vollrath was selected from a pool of fifteen applicants, seven semifinalists, and three finalists following a national search led by Aspen Leadership Group and an internal search committee that included Board and staff leadership.
The Winston-Salem Symphony is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Mandy Vollrath as its new Vice President, Chief Philanthropy Officer effective April 1, 2025. Ms. Vollrath was selected from a pool of fifteen applicants, seven semifinalists, and three finalists following a national search led by Aspen Leadership Group and an internal search committee that included Board and staff leadership.
Christopher Caudill, horn Christopher Caudill began playing the horn at age ten while living in London, England, with his family. Piano and violin lessons had failed to do the trick, but a London Symphony concert at the Barbican with famous soloist Barry Tuckwell made him fall in love with the horn. He is a graduate
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He has sung with noted regional companies such as Florida Grand Opera, Opera North, Knoxville Opera, Union Avenue Opera, Skylight Music Theater, Opera Company of NC, Opera Carolina, Central City Opera and Opera on the James. Coming off of a 23/24 season that saw a debut with Lyric Opera of the North as Marcello in La
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Damon Gupton, Conductor A native of Detroit, Michigan, actor and conductor Damon Gupton appears in television, film, and on stage. In 2019, he was appointed the first-ever Principal Guest Conductor of the Cincinnati Pops. He has had series regular roles in The Big Door Prize,The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey starring Samuel L. Jackson (both
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Richard Strauss:Suite from Der Rosenkavalier Richard Strauss’s operatic masterpiece, Der Rosenkavalier (The Chevalier of the Rose) was first performed on January 26, 1911 at the Hofoper in Dresden. Capitalizing on the opera’s success, the composer later arranged two “Waltz sequences” containing music derived from Acts I and II, and Act III, respectively. These orchestral pieces
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With a year-and-a-half of isolation from touring during the world-wide pandemic, they dedicated their days and nights towards further musical growth together. The couple workshopped new songs during seventy weekly online concerts from home; Mondays with Mark and Maggie. A group of dedicated viewers watched as they made their musical experiments, some fans tuning in
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The Part-Time Guest Services Associate is responsible for providing outstanding customer service to current and potential patrons as the first touch-point in the Symphony experience. This patron-facing position should lead with a positive attitude, assisting the Patron Loyalty Manager and ensuring patron satisfaction.
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For the 2023-2024 season he sang in two revival productions taking on the roles of Paris in Gounod’s “Romeo & Juliette” and the GRAMMY® award-winning “Fire Shut Up In My Bones” by Terrence Blanchard as Chester. Credits for the 2022-2023 season include a role and company debut as Valentin in “Faust” with Opera Baltimore and
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This season he debuts with Virginia Opera for a role debut in Siegfried (title role). Last season he returned to Boston for Verdi’s Messa di Requiem with Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra conducted by Federico Cortese and make his role debut in Aida (Radames) with Finger Lakes Opera. Recent performances include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Jacksonville Symphony and the University of Florida, Defiant Requiem in Washington, DC,
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In the 2023-2024 season, Ms. Bryce-Davis debuted at Santa Fe Opera as Ježibaba in Rusalka in a new production directed by Sir David Pountney and conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya, and at Opera Philadelphia as Lizzie in the world premiere of 10 Days in a Madhouse. Raehann returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Ella in X:
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The Boston Globe noted that, in her interpretation of Turandot, Graham’s “timbre and power were thrilling – steely ring from top to bottom – and her path from imperiousness to passion was convincing,” while Opera News described her as “a vocally secure Turandot, her gleaming tones well suited to the ice princess’s misanthropic resolve.” Upcoming
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