Events
GERSHWIN, RACHMANINOFF, & TRANE
Winston-Salem Symphony
Robert Young Saxophone
Michelle Merrill Conductor
Our season-opening weekend coincides with the centennial celebration of High Point native John Coltrane, who left an enduring legacy in the jazz idiom. Saxophonist Robert Young brings Coltrane’s influence to bear in a recent concerto by Guillaume Connesson. Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and Rachmaninoff’s fiery Symphonic Dances, two of the rare orchestral pieces that include saxophone, round out this program.
GERSHWIN, RACHMANINOFF, & TRANE
Winston-Salem Symphony
Robert Young Saxophone
Michelle Merrill Conductor
Our season-opening weekend coincides with the centennial celebration of High Point native John Coltrane, who left an enduring legacy in the jazz idiom. Saxophonist Robert Young brings Coltrane’s influence to bear in a recent concerto by Guillaume Connesson. Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and Rachmaninoff’s fiery Symphonic Dances, two of the rare orchestral pieces that include saxophone, round out this program.
AOIFE O’DONOVAN
GRAMMY winning singer/songwriter Aoife O'Donovan brings her flavorful blend of folk, roots, and bluegrass to Winston-Salem for this electrifying, one-night-only event. Featuring girls from the Winston-Salem Choral Academy chorus.
HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
Wear your costumes and be ready for tricks and treats from your Winston-Salem Symphony!
SYMPHONY CHORUS
A multimedia experience with full chorus and chamber orchestra.
VIOLINS OF HOPE
In this program, we remember victims of the Holocaust in a deeply musical way: by performing on surviving instruments of the Holocaust, collectively known as the Violins of Hope, in music of Mendelssohn, Bernstein, John Williams, Jessie Montgomery, and others. Guest pianist Sara Davis Buechner also joins for UNCSA faculty composer Jared Miller’s poignant work Shattered Night in remembrance of the November anniversary of Kristallnacht.
VIOLINS OF HOPE
In this program, we remember victims of the Holocaust in a deeply musical way: by performing on surviving instruments of the Holocaust, collectively known as the Violins of Hope, in music of Mendelssohn, Bernstein, John Williams, Jessie Montgomery, and others. Guest pianist Sara Davis Buechner also joins for UNCSA faculty composer Jared Miller’s poignant work Shattered Night in remembrance of the November anniversary of Kristallnacht.
CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
The incredibly popular, high-flying acrobats, jugglers, and contortionists of Cirque de la Symphonie join to ring in the holiday season. with two shows to choose from on Thanksgiving weekend, you can bring the whole family!
CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
The incredibly popular, high-flying acrobats, jugglers, and contortionists of Cirque de la Symphonie join to ring in the holiday season. with two shows to choose from on Thanksgiving weekend, you can bring the whole family!
HANDEL’S MESSIAH
This stunning Christmastime tradition blends your Symphony and Chorus with fantastic soloists for one of music's most cherished works.
BRAHMS 1
Hear two Winston-Salem Symphony premieres on one concert! Enjoy the Symphony’s first-ever performance of the overture to Beethoven’s only ballet, Creatures of Prometheus, plus the vibrant violinist Yevgeny Kutik in the Second Violin Concerto of Philip Glass. Known for his mesmerizing “minimalist” sound, Glass’s music has a broad appeal among symphony audiences, opera lovers, and movie buffs. Brahms’ captivating First Symphony—which took Brahms over twenty years to write—balances the program.
BRAHMS 1
Hear two Winston-Salem Symphony premieres on one concert! Enjoy the Symphony’s first-ever performance of the overture to Beethoven’s only ballet, Creatures of Prometheus, plus the vibrant violinist Yevgeny Kutik in the Second Violin Concerto of Philip Glass. Known for his mesmerizing “minimalist” sound, Glass’s music has a broad appeal among symphony audiences, opera lovers, and movie buffs. Brahms’ captivating First Symphony—which took Brahms over twenty years to write—balances the program.