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SUMMARY:Carnival of Courage
DESCRIPTION:Triad Area Medical Orchestra: \n\n\n\nCarnival of Courage\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree! \n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, Apr 187:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTriad Area Medical OrchestraTimothy Heath ConductorNoma Mouna Soprano \n\n\n\nBerlioz Roman Carnival OvertureFlagello BravadoBeethoven Rondino in E-flat\, WoO 25Strauss\, Jr. Voices of SpringBeethoven Symphony No. 3 (Scherzo & Finale) \n\n\n\n\n\nHector Berlioz’s Roman Carnival\, with its beautiful English horn feature and its blustery\, fiery ending\, leads immediately into Gala Flagello’s 2023 wild and stirring Bravado. After a brief\, early Beethoven work for eight winds and a Viennese celebration of spring by Johann Strauss\, Jr.\, you’ll be enthralled with the lilting scherzo and triumphant finale of Beethoven’s “Heroic” Symphony No. 3. \n\n\n\nLearn more about TAMO’s mission and opportunities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nBrendle Recital HallWake Forest University1775 Wake Forest Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27109 \n\n\n\n\nDirections & Parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare and Dining
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/carnival-of-courage/
LOCATION:Brendle Recital Hall\, 2629 Wake Forest Rd.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27109
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SUMMARY:Concert for Community
DESCRIPTION:Concert for Community\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Free!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMar 28\, 20263:00p \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyWSS Youth SymphonyLouis Gao Piano (PPYTS Jr. Division Winner)Natália Siqueira Biasotto Violin (PPYTS Sr. Division Winner)J. Aaron Hardwick & Margaret Rehder Conductors \n\n\n\nOur annual\, admission-free showcase features a large orchestra led by Youth Symphony members paired with their professional counterparts in the Winston-Salem Symphony\, plus exciting concerto performances by the winners of this year’s Peter Perret Youth Talent Search. It is a wonderful\, early-spring family experience not to be missed! \n\n\n\nJasil Olabode  Losing GroundW.A. Mozart  Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major\, K. 482Camille Saint-Saëns  Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso\, Op. 28 \n\n\n\n—Intermission— \n\n\n\nR. Strauss Fanfare/Sunrise from Also sprach ZarathustraJ. Strauss\, Jr. On the Beautiful Blue DanubeGustav Holst Excerpts from The Planets 1. Mars 2. Venus 4. Jupiter \n\n\n\n\n\nAdmission is free but tickets are required. The performance is expected to last one hour and 40 minutes with one 15-minute intermission. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis concert is made possible through a generous contribution from the Montgomery/Tucker Charitable Fund. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMar 283:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nWait ChapelWake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem\, NC \n\n\n\n\nDirections and Parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare and Dining\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLouis Gao Piano\n\n\n\nLouis Gao\, a seventh grader from Charlotte\, NC\, has been studying the piano with Florence Ko. \n\n\n\nOver the last three years\, he has won a number of competition awards\, including first place in the G. Henle Verlag piano competition and a silver medal at the Bach Festival Piano Competition. In 2024\, he was named the state winner of both the Maxine Taylor Fountain Memorial Award in the NCFMC Scholarship Competition and the Royalty NC State Piano Scholarship. In 2025\, he won the RPTA Young Artist Audition as well as the Elizabeth Bullard Competition\, and was recognized as the MTNA (Music Teachers National Association） Junior Performance Division State Winner. This year\, his winning ways continued as he won the Wingate Piano Competition in January. \n\n\n\nIn addition to being a violinist in his school’s orchestra\, Louis enjoys drawing and playing tennis in his spare time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNatália Siqueira Biasotto Violin\n\n\n\n15-year-old Natalia Siquera Biasotto started violin lessons at the age of 3. She began participating in the school orchestra at 6\, the youngest student in that youth ensemble\, while living in Brazil. At the age of 9\, she began lessons with Cecilia Guida\, whom she has studied with. Recently\, she also started lessons with Alex Kerr. \n\n\n\nAt the age of 10\, Natalia was invited to play as a soloist with a professional orchestra in Brazil by Maestro Fernando Ortiz (Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de Botucatu)\, which was a very special and challenging opportunity at that young age. In the last years\, she was a finalist of the Hilton Head Island Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition (2026)\, alternate winner of Chapel Hill Philharmonia Young Concerto Competition (2025)\, first place in the Student Music Contest\, Woman’s Club of Raleigh (violin and all-instruments) (2024)\, and received the following chamber music awards: NCCMI Outstanding Artistry and Chamber Music Excellence and Teamwork (2023\, 2024\, 2025)\, and NC Federation of Music Clubs Piano Chamber Award (2025) and Joel Adams String Quartet Award (2024). Last year\, she was also recognized with an Honorable Mention by the Peter Perret Youth Talent Search at UNCSA. \n\n\n\nCurrently\, besides solo and chamber music preparation\, she has been an intern at NCCMI during the 2025-2026 school year\, with a primary role as a peer mentor for other ensembles. She is also currently the Associate Concertmaster of the Triangle Youth Philharmonic\, the top youth orchestra of Triangle Youth Music in Raleigh\, NC. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJasil Olabode Composer\n\n\n\nA piece from Winston-Salem composer Jasil Olabode (UNCSA) entitled Losing Ground will open the Concert for Community.
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/concert-for-community/
LOCATION:Wait Chapel\, 2625 Wake Forest Rd.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27106
CATEGORIES:Special Concerts,Youth Orchestras
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SUMMARY:Handel's Messiah
DESCRIPTION:Handel’s Messiah\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayDec 13\, 20257:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note: single tickets to this concert are General Admission only. Reserved seating is available by subscribing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyWinston-Salem Symphony ChorusKatherine Henly SopranoKelley O’Connor Mezzo SopranoJack Swanson TenorDaniel Rich BaritoneMichelle Merrill ConductorChris Gilliam Chorus Director \n\n\n\nGeorge Frideric HandelMessiah \n\n\n\nThis performance is expected to last approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes with one twenty-minute intermission. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHandel’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. Let Handel’s melodies lift your spirit and fill your heart this Christmas season as Music Director Michelle Merrill invites you to rediscover the magic of this enduring work.PLEASE NOTE: Single tickets for this performance are General Admission ONLY. Reserved seating is available via subscription packages. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE PAULINE TURNER DOUGHTONLEAD CHORUSSPONSORSHIP \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSingle tickets to this event go on sale June 2\, but you can save your seat with a subscription! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Subscribe now.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayDec 137:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nWait ChapelWake Forest University2625 Wake Forest Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27106 \n\n\n\n\nDirections & Parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare and Dining\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat will my view be like?\n\n\n\nWhile Reynolds Auditorium’s sightlines and sound are best enjoyed in the Mezzanine\, Orchestra-level seating also offers superb viewing and sound\, especially in rows F through O. Please bear in mind that Reynolds Auditorium is a historic venue; there is no elevator\, thus the Mezzanine and Balcony levels are only accessed via stairs. Accessible seating is available on the Orchestra level at the rear of the house and along the outside left and right.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatherine Henly\, soprano\n\n\n\nPraised for her captivating and affecting portrayals in genres ranging from opera\, to musical theater\, jazz\, and pop throughout the United States and abroad\, soprano Katherine Henly is quickly becoming known as a crossover artist to watch. \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKelley O’Connor\, mezzo-soprano\n\n\n\nThe Grammy® Award-winning mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor is one of the most compelling vocal artists of her generation. She is known for a commanding intensity on stage\, a velvet vocal tone\, and the ability to create sheer magic in her interpretations. O’Connor performs and inhabits a broad selection of repertoire\, from Beethoven\, Mahler and Brahms to Dessner\, Corigliano and Adams; she is sought after by many of today’s most accomplished composers.  \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJack Swanson\, tenor\n\n\n\nStillwater\, Minnesota native Jack Swanson is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after young tenors in the opera world. His distinctive high lyric voice is known for singing the acrobatic arias of Rossini and the legato melodies of Donizetti. \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Rich\, bass\n\n\n\nBaltimore-born baritone Daniel Rich is a recent graduate of The Metropolitan Opera’s prestigious Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. During the 2023–24 Met season\, he appeared as Pâris in Roméo et Juliette and as Chester in Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones. He made his Met debut during the 2022–23 season as a Waiter in Der Rosenkavalier and covered the Count of Lerma in Don Carlo. He will make his company debut at Des Moines Metro Opera this summer\, where he will sing the First Nazarene and cover Jochanaan in Salome\, and sing Willie McDonald in the premiere of Damien Geter and Lila Palmer’s American Apollo. \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichelle Merrill\, conductor\n\n\n\nWSS Music Director Michelle Merrill served four years as the Assistant and then Associate Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and also serves as the Music Director of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia\, where she has ignited the growth and expansion of the orchestra’s offerings both on and off the stage.  Ms. Merrill is a proud recipient of a 2016 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award as well as the prestigious 2013 Ansbacher Conducting Fellowship as awarded by members of the Vienna Philharmonic and the American Austrian Foundation\, which enabled her to be in residence at the world-renowned Salzburg Festival. \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLow & Lower: A Microwave MessiahWinston-Salem Symphony principal cellist Brooks Whitehouse and principal double bassist Paul Sharpe\, a.k.a the comedic cello/bass duo Low & Lower\, perform their less-than-ten-minute version of Handel’s oratorio. \n\n\n\n\n\nHandel’s Messiah\n\n\n\nSaturday\, Dec 13 at 7:30 PMWait ChapelWake Forest University$45 General Admission$10 for children 12 and younger
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/messiah/
LOCATION:Wait Chapel\, 2625 Wake Forest Rd.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27106
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SUMMARY:Triumph & Tragedy
DESCRIPTION:Triumph & Tragedy\n\n\n\nTriad Area Medical OrchestraAn affiliate ensemble of the WINSTON SALEM SYMPHONY \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree! \n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, Nov 233:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTriad Area Medical OrchestraTimothy Heath Conductor \n\n\n\nTchaikovsky March SlavTchaikovsky Selections from Swan LakeTchaikovsky Symphony No.4 \n\n\n\n\n\nIt’s an all-Tchaikovsky opener for TAMO! The Triad Area Medical Orchestra\, a volunteer organization and affiliate ensemble of the Winston-Salem Symphony\, is comprised of healthcare professionals from throughout our community who share a passion for orchestral music and performing. Enjoy their performance of Tchaikovsky’s March Slav\, beautiful and timeless music from his ballet Swan Lake\, and his energetic and fiery Symphony No. 4.  \n\n\n\nLearn more about TAMO’s mission and opportunities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nBrendle Recital HallWake Forest University1775 Wake Forest Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27109 \n\n\n\n\nDirections & Parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare and Dining
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/tamo-f2025/
LOCATION:Brendle Recital Hall\, 2629 Wake Forest Rd.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27109
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SUMMARY:Illuminare
DESCRIPTION:SYMPHONY CHORUS:Illuminare\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayOct 26\, 20255:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem Symphony Chamber Orchestra & Organ \n\n\n\nWinston-Salem Symphony ChorusChris Gilliam Chorus DirectorElaine HagenbergIlluminare \n\n\n\nDan ForrestLux – The Dawn From On High \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScintillating choral works by two of today’s most popular American choral composers highlight contrasts in color and emotion. A chamber orchestra of Winston-Salem Symphony musicians is joined by the Symphony Chorus and at Centenary United Methodist Church for this hour-long concert\, pairing these beautiful pieces with the sanctuary’s wonderful choral acoustic and late-afternoon light. \n\n\n\nThis concert will also feature local organist Susan Bates on Centenary’s pipe organ. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE PAULINE TURNER DOUGHTONLEAD CHORUSSPONSORSHIP \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSingle tickets to this event go on sale June 2\, but you can save your seat with a subscription! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Subscribe now.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayOct 265:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nCentenary United Methodist Church646 W. 5th St.Winston-Salem\, NC \n\n\n\n\nDirections & Parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare and Dining\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristopher GilliamSymphony Chorus Director\n\n\n\nA conductor praised for his “precision and clarity\,” and performances hailed as “enlightened\,” Christopher Gilliam is the Director of the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus\, Director of Choral Activities at Wake Forest University\, and Director of Music at Highland Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem. \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem Symphony Chorus\n\n\n\nThe Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus traces its beginnings to the 1940’s when there were three separate choral ensembles in Winston-Salem. The three ensembles merged in 1960 to the Singers’ Guild. In the years following their union\, the Singers’ Guild collaborated frequently with the Symphony\, and in the fall of 1971 merged with the Symphony to become known as the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale. In 2018 the organization became known as the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus.  \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou May Also Like…\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHandel‘s Messiah\n\n\n\nMichelle Merrill leads the Symphony and Chorus in this holiday tradition; Handel’s oratorio tells music’s greatest message of faith. \n\n\n\n\nDec 13\, 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Carolina Christmas:Home for the Holidays\n\n\n\nThe Symphony Chorus\, guest vocalist Tony DeSare\, music director Michelle Merrill and a right-jolly old elf ring in the holiday season. \n\n\n\n\nNov 29\, 2025
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/illuminare/
LOCATION:Centenary United Methodist Church\, 646 W. 5th St.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, United States
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SUMMARY:OM
DESCRIPTION:OM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSat\, Sep 6\, 202511:00 am \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSat\, Sep 6\, 2025NEW! 12:45 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNatascha Barnes Yoga InstructorDebi Pivetta FluteGrace Ludtke Harp \n\n\n\n\n\nLimited availability of 50 participants. \n\n\n\nOM: Yoga with the Symphony is back! Join us onstage at Reynolds Auditorium for a yoga class appropriate for all skill levels. Instructor Natascha Barnes will lead as you bend\, stretch\, and find inner harmony. Let that stress dissolve away to the relaxing sounds of flute and harp played by Debi Pivetta and Grace Ludtke. NEW! OM: Yogiggles is the perfect yoga experience for parents and kids. Natascha Barnes is also a certified child yoga instructor\, and will lead this added 12:45 class featuring the same neat flute-and-harp sounds but with a focus on fun\, child-appropriate poses and pacing. Kids 9 and up are encouraged to participate!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSingle tickets to this event go on sale June 2\, but you can save your seat with a subscription! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Subscribe now.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSat\, Sep 611:00 AM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNEW!12:45 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNatascha Barnes\, yoga instructor\n\n\n\nNatascha Barnes is a dedicated yoga instructor with over a decade of experience\, teaching since 2010. She holds a 200-hour yoga teacher certification as well as a specialized certification in children’s yoga. Natascha brings a calm\, nurturing presence to every class\, creating a welcoming space for students of all ages to explore movement\, breath\, and mindfulness. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nReynolds Auditorium301 N. Hawthorne Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27104 \n\n\n\n\nDirections & Parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare and Dining\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat will my view be like?\n\n\n\nWhile Reynolds Auditorium’s sightlines and sound are best enjoyed in the Mezzanine\, Orchestra-level seating also offers superb viewing and sound\, especially in rows F through O. Please bear in mind that Reynolds Auditorium is a historic venue; there is no elevator\, thus the Mezzanine and Balcony levels are only accessed via stairs. Accessible seating is available on the Orchestra level at the rear of the house and along the outside left and right.
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/om-sep2025/
LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104
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SUMMARY:Light\, Love\, and Joy
DESCRIPTION:Light\, Love\, & JoyA Choral Kaleidoscope\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayNov 3\, 20243:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem Symphony ChorusWinston-Salem State University Singing RamsChristopher Gilliam ConductorD’Walla Simmons Burke ConductorVytautas MiškinisLight Mass \n\n\n\nAndré ThomasA Celebration of Love and Joy \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n This concert is expected to last approximately one hour and 40 minutes with no intermission. Restrooms are located in the Brendle Recital Hall lobby. \n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy two innovative choral settings of the mass—one in jazz\, one in gospel—as the Symphony Chorus is joined by the Singing Rams from Winston-Salem State University and an instrumental jazz trio to celebrate light\, love\, and joy through music. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSingle tickets to this event go on sale June 2\, but you can save your seat with a subscription! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Subscribe now.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSymphony Chorus:Light\, Love\, & Joy \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayNov 33:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nBrendle Recital HallScales Fine Arts Center\, Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem\, NC  \n\n\n\n\nDirections & Parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare and Dining\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristopher GilliamSymphony Chorus Director\n\n\n\nA conductor praised for his “precision and clarity\,” and performances hailed as “enlightened\,” Christopher Gilliam is the Director of the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus\, Director of Choral Activities at Wake Forest University\, and Director of Music at Highland Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem. \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem Symphony Chorus\n\n\n\nThe Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus traces its beginnings to the 1940’s when there were three separate choral ensembles in Winston-Salem. The three ensembles merged in 1960 to the Singers’ Guild. In the years following their union\, the Singers’ Guild collaborated frequently with the Symphony\, and in the fall of 1971 merged with the Symphony to become known as the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale. In 2018 the organization became known as the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus.  \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSymphony Chorus members discuss their experiences in preparing Considering Matthew Shepard.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComposer Craig Hella Johnson: The meaning behind the title “Considering Matthew Shepard”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Matthew Shepard’s story is relevant today \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow performance and participation help a work evolve \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow we can move forward during dark times \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Note\n\n\n\n\n\nAmerican composer\, choral conductor\, and arranger\, Craig Hella (né Morris) Johnson was born on June 15\, 1962 in Crow Wing County\, MN. He and his sister adopted the middle name\, Hella\, after his ancestral village in Norway. He attended St. Olaf College\, where he studied piano and sang in the famous St. Olaf Choir. He continued his musical studies at Juilliard\, the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign\, and Yale University\, from which he received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree. Johnson has directed several choral ensembles\, including Texas State University\, the Houston Masterworks Chorus\, and the University of Texas Chorus. He founded the choral ensemble\, Conspirare\, at the University of Texas in 1991. In May 2013\, Johnson was named Music Director and Conductor of Vocal Arts Ensemble in Cincinnati\, Ohio. Considering Matthew Shepard is a “fusion oratorio” inspired by the brutal murder of the young gay man of the same name in Wyoming in 1998 and was commissioned by Conspirare in 2016. Johnson’s libretto was co-authored by Michael Dennis Browne. First performed in 2016\, Considering Matthew Shepard is scored for chorus\, solo voices\, cello\, piano\, violin\, clarinet\, double Bass\, viola\, guitar\, and percussion. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe savage beating and murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie\, Wyoming in October 1998 was an unspeakably shocking event that shook the conscience of the nation. His loss has become an emblem how mindless\, as well as intentional hate has confronted\, and continues to confront the LGBTQ+ community. His mutilated body hanging on a fence\, discovered the next day by a fellow student at the University of Wyoming\, has also become a symbol. This\, of course\, is a reminder of the figure of Jesus on the Cross. How\, one might ask\, can anyone bring art as a means of addressing truth\, grief\, loss\, anger\, hate\, hope and redemption be woven into a fabric of music and words that can begin to do justice to the event that sparked its creation? \n\n\n\nCraig Hella Johnson\, himself a sensitive gay man\, felt compelled to try to find a way. By weaving together a wide range of poetic and soulful texts by poets including Hildegard of Bingen\, Lesléa Newman\, Michael Dennis Browne\, and Rumi\, Johnson created a work that has touched\, and continues to touch\, the souls—as well as pricking the conscience—of all who experience Considering Matthew Shepard. It is part elegy\, part Passion play\, part drama\, that at times gently\, and at times forcefully\, fashions a memorial that keeps the flame of Matthew Shepard’s life and death alive. Using passages from Matt’s personal journal\, interviews and writings from his parents Judy and Dennis Shepard\, newspaper reports\, as well as additional texts Johnson has created a musical tapestry that cannot fail but to touch our souls. \n\n\n\nProgram Note by David B. Levy\, © 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou May Also Like…\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHandel‘s MESSIAH\n\n\n\nMichelle Merrill leads the  Symphony and Chorus in this holiday tradition: Handel’s oratorio tells music’s greatest message of faith. \n\n\n\n\nDec 12\, 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE NINTH\n\n\n\nBeethoven’s glorious “Choral” symphony\, beloved for its Ode to Joy\, is paired with a recent Beethovenian piece by Carlos Simon. \n\n\n\n\nApr 13 & 14\, 2024
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/light-love-joy/
LOCATION:Brendle Recital Hall\, 2629 Wake Forest Rd.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27109
CATEGORIES:Special Concerts,Symphony Chorus
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SUMMARY:Every Valley
DESCRIPTION:Charles King on Handel’s Messiah\n\n\n\nEnjoy this book discussion as an Add-on Event for your Dec 10 Handel’s Messiah experience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n Add-On\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesdayOct 30\, 20246:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharles King AuthorChris Gilliam Symphony Chorus DirectorWSS String QuartetCorine Brouwer ViolinMargaret Rehder ViolinLouise Campbell ViolaRyan Graebert CelloVenue Information \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Bookmarks and the Winston-Salem Symphony for an evening with Charles King\, author of Every Valley. Attendees will enjoy an author talk interspersed with quartet performances from Handel’s Messiah. Tickets are $40 when purchased separately or $20 when purchased as an add-on to your Handel’s Messiah tickets and include admission to the event\, a copy of Every Valley\, and access to the signing line. \n\n\n\nTo ask questions about accessibility or request accommodations\, please contact Bookmarks at events@bookmarksnc.org or (336) 747-1471 x1001. At least two weeks’ notice will allow us to provide the best experience possible for you and your guests. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdd-On Event! Author Charles King\n\n\n\nOct 30 at 6:30 PM | Calvary Moravian Church$20 \n\n\n\nBrought to you by Bookmarks.Simply select your seats for the Dec 10 concert\, then select “Adult (+Every Valley)” from the price dropdown menu when purchasing; the $20 add-on event will be added to your Messiah ticket purchase. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharles King Author\n\n\n\nCharles King is the author of eight books\, most recently Gods of the Upper Air\, a New York Times bestseller\, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award\, and winner of the Francis Parkman Prize. His Odessa won a National Jewish Book Award. He is a professor of international affairs and government at Georgetown University. His latest book is EVERY VALLEY: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel’s Messiah. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\nGeorge Frideric Handel’s Messiah is arguably the greatest piece of participatory art ever created. Adored by millions\, it is performed each year by renowned choirs and orchestras\, as well as by audiences singing along with the words on their cell phones.But this work of triumphant joy was born in a worried age. Britain in the early Enlightenment was a place of astonishing creativity but also the seat of an empire mired in war\, enslavement\, and conflicts over everything from the legitimacy of government to the meaning of truth. Against this turbulent background\, prize-winning author Charles King has crafted a cinematic drama of the troubled lives that shaped a masterpiece of hope.Every Valley presents a depressive dissenter stirred to action by an ancient prophecy; an actress plagued by an abusive husband and public scorn; an Atlantic sea captain and penniless philanthropist; and an African Muslim man held captive in the American colonies and hatching a dangerous plan for getting back home. At center stage is Handel himself\, composer to kings but\, at midlife\, in ill health and straining to keep an audience’s attention. Set amid royal intrigue\, theater scandals\, and political conspiracy\, Every Valley is entertaining\, inspiring\, unforgettable. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nCalvary Moravian Church600 Holly Ave NW at Spruce StWinston-Salem\, NC 27101 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare and Dining
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/every-valley/
LOCATION:Calvary Moravian Church\, 600 Holly Ave. NW\, Winston-Salem\, North Carolina\, 27101\, United States
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