BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Winston-Salem Symphony - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.wssymphony.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Winston-Salem Symphony REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T173000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250605T165918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T155512Z UID:10000241-1780239600-1780248600@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Copland's Fanfare DESCRIPTION:Copland’s Fanfare\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMay 307:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMay 313:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyWinston-Salem Symphony ChorusJaki Shelton Green NarratorMichelle Merrill ConductorChris Gilliam Chorus Director \n\n\n\nConor Brown How to Relax with OrigamiDan Locklair SINCE DAWNAaron Copland Symphony No. 3 \n\n\n\n Read program notes and hear audio clips. \n\n\n\n\n\nConor Brown’s quirky How to Relax with Origami folds numerous\, varied miniatures into a brief opening work. Winston-Salem composer Dan Locklair pairs poetry by Maya Angelou—narrated here by NC poet laureate Jaki Shelton Green— with a large orchestra and chorus. Copland’s enormous Symphony No. 3 celebrates the contributions of everyday\, hard-working people and its familiar melody (“Fanfare for the Common Man”) makes for a stunning conclusion to the season and a remarkable fête for America 250. \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\nTHEPAULINE TURNER DOUGHTONLEAD CHORUS SPONSORSHIP \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\n\nSaturdayMay 307:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMay 313:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Concert Talk\n\n\n\nSaturday at 6:30 PM | Sunday at 2:00 PM \n\n\n\nAll audience members are invited to join us in the Judy Voss Jones Fine Arts Center\, directly behind Reynolds Auditorium on its west side\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Wake Forest University emeritus professor of music Dr. David Levy is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend\, and occur one hour before any Classics Series concert. \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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notesby Dr. David Levy\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Conor Abbott Brown:How to Relax with OrigamiAmerican clarinetist\, composer\, synth programmer\, orchestrator\, and producer Conor Abbott Brown was born in Boulder\, CO in 1988. This polymath musician holds degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder (DMA and MM in Music Composition)\, Bard College (BA in Dance)\, and the Bard College Conservatory of Music (BM in Music Composition). Conor’s compositions\, described as “creatively wrought” and “zesty” by The New York Times and noted for their “sharp humor” by The Aspen Times\, have been performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra\, the Albany Symphony\, the Aspen Festival Orchestra\, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra\, and others. How to Relax with Origami was composed in 2017 and received its premiere with Leonard Slatkin leading the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in that same year. The work is scored for piccolo\, 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo)\, 2 oboes\, English horn\, 2 clarinets\, bass clarinet\, 2 bassoons\, contrabassoon (doubling 3rd bassoon)\, 4 horns\, 4 trumpets\, 3 trombones\, tuba\, timpani\, large percussion group (including unusual instruments such as police whistle\, clown horns\, and hammer)\, harp\, piano\, celesta\, strings.Luke Howard at Brigham Young University has kindly provided the following based on conversations with Conor Brown: How to Relax with Origami\, a series of eight orchestral vignettes\, was conceived in response to the changing socio-political landscape in early 2017.  When the work was premiered by the Detroit Symphony later that year\, the composer recalled\, “I found myself in a grim mood at the confusion\, callousness\, and illogic of the new era.  This is reflected directly in the structure of the piece\, which consists of very short\, internally-conflicted movements that interrelate only in tangential or fraught ways.”The work’s overall structure is\, in Brown’s words\, “the musical equivalent of folding origami out of the cartoons page of a newspaper\,” highlighting the fragmentation and contradictory juxtapositions along with the synthetic forms that result. Some of the subtitles appended to the various movements also refer to the esoteric “muses” that inspired him to create music of binary polarities—high and low culture\, the real and the imagined\, violence and play—exploiting these emotional tensions. Brown also found some hope in the music of Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas who\, he notes\, “often contrasted dark satire and rapid-fire juxtaposition… with moments of sincerity\, playfulness\, and joy.” The first movement\, “Ducks in a Walnut\,” was inspired by daydreams of “a tiny\, enclosed world populated only by ducks in outrageous costumes.”  Latin-inflected rhythms drive this miniature world\, framed by brief moments of piccolo-flavored cuteness.  “Two-Party System\,” the second movement\, pits contradictory ideas against each other—one an asymmetrical kind of patriotic march\, the other a sustained dissonance.  In a perpetual Ivesian face-off\, neither allows itself to be influenced by the other.“Tempest in a Star Box” is a play on the “storm in a teacup” metaphor\, with an origami twist.  Brown notes that while some have described the origami star box as “useful and cute\,” this movement is neither.  Four borrowed chords are a direct quote from the 1995 clarinet quintet Turning Points by Joan Tower\, Brown’s teacher and mentor\, and a powerful influence on his compositional development.While Brown was working on this piece\, one of his colleagues of Mexican heritage was the victim of a racist hate crime.  In solidarity\, Brown chose to title some of the movements in Spanish.  The fourth movement\, “Ternura volcánica” (“Volcanic Tenderness”) employs a suitably oxymoronic phrase borrowed from Pablo Neruda’s poetic memorial to Silvestre Revueltas\, and features a lonely\, poignant clarinet solo mocked by a slide whistle at the conclusion.The title of the fifth movement\, “Guepardos hacen el caballito\,” has a somewhat less sentimental origin; it is the caption of one of Gary Larson’s celebrated Far Side cartoons\, “Cheetah Wheelies\,” translated into Spanish.  Another daydream\, this time eating a piece of the finest French washed-rind cheese\, inspired the exceptionally brief and acerbic sixth movement\, “Biting into Mold.”  “The Last of the Snowmen” references an episode of the Cartoon Network’s animated series Courage the Cowardly Dog\, as well an invoking the specter of global warming.The final movement\, “Ojo de Ana Coluto\,” is a multilayered pun.  Literally\, the “eye of Ana Coluto\,” it anthropomorphizes (in Spanish) the grammatical construct known as “anacoluthon\,” in which a sentence breaks off midpoint and pursues a conclusion with no logical relation to the opening.  It is the exact term for the kind of internally-fraught constructs that have played out musically in each of the work’s prior movements as well.  “I picture the word ‘anacoluthon’ incarnated as the Cosmic Judge of Cohesion\,” Brown explains.  “I imagine her gazing down upon me as I write this piece. Although I plead with her that it’s a celebration of free association\, she still condemns the work to oblivion.” Program Note by David B. Levy/Luke Howard\, ©2025 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dan Locklair:SINCE DAWNAward-winning composer\, organist\, and educator\, Dan Locklair was born in Charlotte\, NC on August 7\, 1949. His musical education includes the Master of Sacred Music degree from the School of Sacred Music of Union Theological Seminary in New York City and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester\, New York. His former teachers have included Joseph Goodman\, Ezra Laderman\, Samuel Adler and Joseph Schwantner (composition)\, as well as Donna Robertson\, Robert Baker and David Craighead (organ). Dr. Locklair is Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music\, Emeritus at Wake Forest University. His music is widely performed throughout the U.S. and the world. His catalog includes symphonic works\, a ballet\, an opera\, solo\, chamber\, vocal and choral compositions. Outstanding musicians worldwide\, including the Helsinki Philharmonic\, the St. Louis Orchestra\, the Buffalo Philharmonic\, The Louisville Orchestra\, the Elmer Iseler Singers of Canada\, the St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys (NYC) and the BBC Singers (UK) have performed Locklair’s music. Broadcasts of it have included National Public Radio (NPR)\, American Public Media (APM)\, Vatican Radio\, Czech Radio\, Finnish Radio\, the BBC and the CBC. Recordings of his works are commercially available on numerous CD’s including Naxos\, Koch\, Ondine\, Albany\, MSR\, Priory\, Loft and Convivium (UK). Further details of recordings and publications may be found at http://www.locklair.com.Since Dawn was composed in 1995 for Wake Forest University’s Year of the Arts (1996-7). The work is based on Maya Angelou’s 1993 poem\, “On the Pulse of Morning\,” written and spoken at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton on January 20\, 1993\, was published the next year. Locklair’s setting is dedicated “to Maya Angelou and to all artists who\, through their art\, seek to make the world a better place.” Its first performance took place in Wait Chapel on September 28\, 1996 with Dr. Angelou as Narrator\, and Peter Perret conducting the Winston-Salem Symphony and the Wake Forest University Chorus. It is scored for 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo)\, 2 oboes (2nd doubling English horn)\, 2 clarinets\, 2 bassoons\, 4 horns\, 2 trumpets\, 3 trombones\, tuba\, piano\, timpani\, percussion\, strings\, narrator\, and chorus.Dan Locklair has provided his own program notes for Since Dawn: “Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was the first poet since Robert Frost to be asked to create a poem for an American presidential inauguration. Her On the Pulse of Morning both challenged our nation and offered renewed hope as she read her poem at the 1993 inauguration of President Bill Clinton. Although the poem was created to be a part of a national political function\, the significance of the poem goes far beyond the event for which it was created. As all quality art should be able to do\, the poem clearly stands on its own as a work of art as it addresses all of creation.I have long admired the many aspects of Maya Angelou’s creative work and I valued her both as a person and as a colleague at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem\, North Carolina. From the start of SINCE DAWN I was honored to have had Maya’s strong support and encouragement toward the creation of this\, the first\, musical setting of her On the Pulse of Morning.Dr. Angelou’s On the Pulse of Morning emanates from three key words that form the first line of her poem: “A Rock\, A River\, A Tree.” The ideas represented by these three poetic images are developed throughout the poem. In SINCE DAWN three musical ideas emerge\, most often over a pulsating bass line\, which correspond with each of the three poetic images: A gentle two-note\, sixteenth/dotted-quarter fanfare idea (“A Rock”); a more lyrical and flowing melodic idea (“A River”); a rich and lush chordal idea (“A Tree”). As with the poem’s poetic ideas\, the use and development of these three musical ideas are at the heart of the creation of SINCE DAWN.Except for the very final portion of SINCE DAWN\, there is no textual repetition between the narrator (who functions as a true soloist) and the chorus (which\, like the orchestra and the later two piano version\, functions both alone and in a supportive\, coloristic roles).Near its conclusion\, Maya Angelou’s On the Pulse of Morning challenges us to:“Lift up your hearts.Each new hour holds new chancesFor a new beginning.”It is my hope that all hearts that experience SINCE DAWN will be lifted and moved to new beginnings.” Program Note by David B. Levy/Dan Locklair\, © 2025 \n \n \n \n \n \n Aaron Copland:Symphony No. 3Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn\, NY on November 14\, 1900\, and died in North Tarrytown\, NY on December 2\, 1990. In addition to his distinguished accomplishments as a composer\, he was an important author on musical topics\, as well as a gifted pianist and conductor. Furthermore\, he was a mentor to at least two generations of important American composers. Copland\, more than any composer in the 20th century\, gave classical music a distinctly “American” voice. His Symphony no. 3 was first performed in Boston’s Symphony Hall on October 18\, 1946 with Serge Koussevitzky conducting. The work is scored for 3 flutes (piccolo)\, 2 oboes (English horn)\, 2 clarinets (Eb and bass)\, 2 bassoons (contrabassoon)\, 4 horns\, 4 trumpets\, 3 trombones\, tuba\, timpani\, percussion\, celesta\, piano\, and strings.In his notes written for the premiere of his Third Symphony\, Aaron Copland stated his concern that he had previously been “pigeon-holed” as a composer of symphonic jazz\, a folklorist\, and as a “purveyor of Americana.” This artistic self-consciousness explains\, at least in part\, why he chose to fulfill a commission from the Koussevitzky Foundation with a “traditional” four-movement symphony. Copland’s two earlier efforts in the genre do not fit that description insofar as Symphony no. 1 (1924\, rev. 1928) was originally conceived as a composition for organ and orchestra and thus leaned more toward a concerto than a true symphony. He named his Symphony no. 2 (1932-33) a Short Symphony and lasts only fifteen minutes. Copland was a great admirer of the symphonies of Gustav Mahler and Dmitri Shostakovich. This meant that the composition of a true full-length symphony was not an undertaking that he took lightly. Copland was also aware that Koussevitzky\, who was slated to conduct the premiere of the work\, had a strong preference for compositions written in the “grand manner.” The Third Symphony was dedicated “to the memory of my dear friend Natalie Koussevitzky\,” the late wife of the conductor. Coincidentally\, the English composer Benjamin Britten’s great opera\, Peter Grimes\, was the result of a commission from the Koussevitzky Foundation also was dedicated to her memory.The work’s first performance took place in Boston’s Symphony Hall on October 18\, 1946\, and was declared the winner of the New York Music Critics Circle Prize as the best orchestral composition by an American composer for that season. As chronicled by Alex Ross in his fine book\, The Rest is Noise (Picador\, 2007)\, the work’s approbation by the public was tainted by a vitriolic and politically-motivated attack on it by the critic/composer\, Virgil Thomson. Thomson was very much opposed to the New Deal and Henry Wallace\, and found in Copland’s Third Symphony too much sympathy with populism in the mode of the Soviet composer\, Dmitri Shostakovich.The composer wrote his own descriptive notes for the Third Symphony\, which I give below:1. Molto moderato: The opening movement\, which is broad and expressive in character\, opens and closes in the key of E Major. (Formally it bears no relation to the sonata-allegro with which symphonies usually begin.) The themes—three in number—are plainly stated: the first is in the strings\, at the very start without introduction; the second in related mood in violas and oboes; the third\, of a bolder nature\, in the trombones and horns. The general form is that of an arch\, in which the central portion is more animated\, and the final section an extended coda\, presenting a broadened version of the opening material. Both first and third themes are referred to again in later movements of the Symphony.2. Allegro molto: The form of this movement stays closer to normal symphonic procedure. It is the usual scherzo\, with first part\, trio\, and return. A brass introduction leads to the main theme\, which is stated three times in Part 1: at first in horns and violas with continuation in clarinets\, then in unison strings\, and finally in augmentation in the lower brass. The three statements of the theme are separated by the usual episodes. After the climax is reached\, the trio follows with pause. Solo woodwinds sing the new trio melody in lyrical and canonical style. The strings take it up\, and add a new section of their own. The recapitulation of Part 1 is not literal. The principal theme of the scherzo returns in a somewhat disguised form in the solo piano\, leading through previous episodic material to a full restatement in the tutti orchestra. This is climaxed by a return to the lyrical trio theme\, this time sung in canon and in fortissimo by the entire orchestra.3. Andantino quasi allegretto: The third movement is freest of all in formal structure. Although it is built up sectionally\, the various sections are intended to emerge one from the other in continuous flow\, somewhat in the manner of a closely-knit series of variations. The opening section\, however\, plays no role other than that of introducing the main body of the movement.High up in the unaccompanied first violins is heard a rhythmically transformed version of the third (trombone) theme of the first movement of the Symphony. It is briefly developed in contrapuntal style\, and comes to a full close\, once again in the key of E major. A new and more tonal theme is introduced in the solo flute. This is the melody that supplies the thematic substance for the sectional metamorphoses that follow: at first with quiet singing nostalgia; then faster and heavier—almost dance-like; then more child-like and naïve\, and finally vigorous and forthright. Imperceptibly the whole movement drifts off into the higher regions of the strings\, out of which floats the single line of the beginning\, sung by a solo violin and piccolo\, accompanied this time by harps and celesta. The third movement calls for no brass\, with the exception of a single horn and trumpet.4. Molto deliberato (Fanfare)—Allegro risoluto: The final movement follows without pause. It is the longest movement of the Symphony\, and closest in structure to the customary sonata-allegro form. The opening fanfare is based on “Fanfare for the Common Man\,” which I composed in 1942 at the invitation of Eugene Goossens for a series of wartime fanfares introduced under his direction by the Cincinnati Symphony. In the present version it is first played pianissimo by flutes and clarinets\, and then suddenly given out by brass and percussion. The fanfare serves as preparation for the main body of the movement which follows. The components of the usual form are there: a first theme in animated sixteenth-note motion; a second theme—broader and more song-like in character; a full-blown development and a refashioned return to the earlier material of the movement\, leading to a peroration. One curious feature of the movement consists in the fact that the second theme is to be found embedded in the development section instead of  being in its customary place. The development\, as such\, concerns itself with the fanfare and the first theme fragments. A shrill tutti chord\, with flutter-tongued brass and piccolos\, brings the development to a close. What follows is not a recapitulation in the ordinary sense. Instead\, a delicate interweaving of the first theme in the higher solo woodwinds is combined with a quiet version of the fanfare in the two bassoons. Combined with this\, the opening theme of the first movement of the Symphony is quoted\, first in the violins\, and later in the solo trombone. Near the end a full-voiced chanting of the second song-like theme is heard in horns and trombones. The symphony concludes on a massive restatement of the opening phrase with which the entire work began. Program note by David B. Levy/Aaron Copland © 2012/2025 \n\n\n\n\nOn Audio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocklair SINCE DAWNWinston-Salem Symphony | Wake Forest University ChoirsMaya Angelou Narrator | Peter Perret ConductorSeptember 1996 (world premiere) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCopland Symphony No. 3Winston-Salem Symphony | Robert Moody ConductorSeptember 2012 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJaki Shelton Green\n\n\n\nJaki Shelton Green\, ninth Poet Laureate of North Carolina appointed in 2018\, is the first African American and third woman to be appointed as the North Carolina Poet Laureate. Some of her recognitions include North Carolina State University 2026 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters\, 2022 Forbes Magazine 50 Over 50 Lifestyle List\, 2021 UNC Chapel Hill Frank B. Hanes Writer in Residence\, 2021 recipient of the George School Outstanding Alumni Award\, 2020 Kathryn H. Wallace Award for Community Service\, 2020 St. Andrews University Ethel Fortner Award\, 2020 Northern Orange County Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Achievement Award\, 2020 Lucy Bramlette Patterson Award\, 2019 Academy of American Poet Laureates Fellow\, 2019 North Carolina Humanities Council Caldwell Award\, 2019 Woman of Distinction Excellence in Humanities Award\, 2014 Induction into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame\, 2009 North Carolina Piedmont Laureate appointment\, 2003 recipient of the North Carolina Award for Literature. \n\n\n\nJaki Shelton Green recently retired as professor of documentary poetry at Duke University Center for Documentary Studies. Her publications include Dead on Arrival\, Masks\, Dead on Arrival and New Poems\, Conjure Blues\, singing a tree into dance\, and breath of the song\, published by Blair Publishers. Feeding the Light\, i want to undie you\, The Communion of White Dresses published by Jacar Press\, and i want to undie you\, English /Italian bilingual edition published by Lebeg Publishers of Rome Italy. Juneteenth 2020\, she released her first LP poetry album\, The River Speaks of Thirst\, produced by Soul City Sounds and Clearly Records and released a CD\, i want to undie you in 2021. \n\n\n\nJaki Shelton Green is the owner of SistaWRITE providing writing retreats for women writers in across the United States\, Northern Morocco\, the Loire valley in France\, and Ireland. She has been involved with numerous public art collaborations and projects including the NC Freedom Park\, Dix Park Conservancy\, City of Asheville Riverwalk Project\, Mint Museum of Charlotte\, North Carolina African American Heritage Commission Africa to Carolina public art installation. \n\n\n\nHer poetry has been commissioned\, performed\, choreographed\, and translated into symphonies\, film\, and paintings by visual artists\, dance companies\, and musicians including Flutronix\, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra\, The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra\, The Art Project of Chicago\, The New York City Girls Choir\, Wichita Falls Texas Symphony\, Lexington Kentucky Philharmonic Orchestra\, Duke University Black Music Lab Project\, the Miami City Ballet\, the Justice Project Theater\, Murmurations Dance Company\, Choreodance Company\, Elon University Dance Department\, Chuck Davis African American Dance Company at the Kennedy Center\, DancaNova at Naropa Institute\, Two Near the Edge Dance Company\, North Carolina State University Dance Department\, North Carolina Central University Dance Department\, North Carolina State University Craft Center\, Gregg Museum of Art and Design\, and Theatre Charlotte. Other collaborations include 2026 Artist in Residence at the Durham NC Unitarian Universalist Fellowship\, the Moroccan Ministry of Education\, the History Museum of Charlotte\, the Blowing Rock Arts and History Museum\, Poet Laureate in Residence at the North Carolina Museum of Art (2021-2024)\, poetry editor for WALTER Magazine. URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/coplands-fanfare/2026-05-31/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Symphony Chorus ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/red-wss-chorus-michelle-dan-1.webp GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. 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Winston-Salem composer Dan Locklair pairs poetry by Maya Angelou—narrated here by NC poet laureate Jaki Shelton Green— with a large orchestra and chorus. Copland’s enormous Symphony No. 3 celebrates the contributions of everyday\, hard-working people and its familiar melody (“Fanfare for the Common Man”) makes for a stunning conclusion to the season and a remarkable fête for America 250. \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\nTHEPAULINE TURNER DOUGHTONLEAD CHORUS SPONSORSHIP \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\n\nSaturdayMay 307:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMay 313:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Concert Talk\n\n\n\nSaturday at 6:30 PM | Sunday at 2:00 PM \n\n\n\nAll audience members are invited to join us in the Judy Voss Jones Fine Arts Center\, directly behind Reynolds Auditorium on its west side\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Wake Forest University emeritus professor of music Dr. David Levy is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend\, and occur one hour before any Classics Series concert. \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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notesby Dr. David Levy\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Conor Abbott Brown:How to Relax with OrigamiAmerican clarinetist\, composer\, synth programmer\, orchestrator\, and producer Conor Abbott Brown was born in Boulder\, CO in 1988. This polymath musician holds degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder (DMA and MM in Music Composition)\, Bard College (BA in Dance)\, and the Bard College Conservatory of Music (BM in Music Composition). Conor’s compositions\, described as “creatively wrought” and “zesty” by The New York Times and noted for their “sharp humor” by The Aspen Times\, have been performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra\, the Albany Symphony\, the Aspen Festival Orchestra\, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra\, and others. How to Relax with Origami was composed in 2017 and received its premiere with Leonard Slatkin leading the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in that same year. The work is scored for piccolo\, 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo)\, 2 oboes\, English horn\, 2 clarinets\, bass clarinet\, 2 bassoons\, contrabassoon (doubling 3rd bassoon)\, 4 horns\, 4 trumpets\, 3 trombones\, tuba\, timpani\, large percussion group (including unusual instruments such as police whistle\, clown horns\, and hammer)\, harp\, piano\, celesta\, strings.Luke Howard at Brigham Young University has kindly provided the following based on conversations with Conor Brown: How to Relax with Origami\, a series of eight orchestral vignettes\, was conceived in response to the changing socio-political landscape in early 2017.  When the work was premiered by the Detroit Symphony later that year\, the composer recalled\, “I found myself in a grim mood at the confusion\, callousness\, and illogic of the new era.  This is reflected directly in the structure of the piece\, which consists of very short\, internally-conflicted movements that interrelate only in tangential or fraught ways.”The work’s overall structure is\, in Brown’s words\, “the musical equivalent of folding origami out of the cartoons page of a newspaper\,” highlighting the fragmentation and contradictory juxtapositions along with the synthetic forms that result. Some of the subtitles appended to the various movements also refer to the esoteric “muses” that inspired him to create music of binary polarities—high and low culture\, the real and the imagined\, violence and play—exploiting these emotional tensions. Brown also found some hope in the music of Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas who\, he notes\, “often contrasted dark satire and rapid-fire juxtaposition… with moments of sincerity\, playfulness\, and joy.” The first movement\, “Ducks in a Walnut\,” was inspired by daydreams of “a tiny\, enclosed world populated only by ducks in outrageous costumes.”  Latin-inflected rhythms drive this miniature world\, framed by brief moments of piccolo-flavored cuteness.  “Two-Party System\,” the second movement\, pits contradictory ideas against each other—one an asymmetrical kind of patriotic march\, the other a sustained dissonance.  In a perpetual Ivesian face-off\, neither allows itself to be influenced by the other.“Tempest in a Star Box” is a play on the “storm in a teacup” metaphor\, with an origami twist.  Brown notes that while some have described the origami star box as “useful and cute\,” this movement is neither.  Four borrowed chords are a direct quote from the 1995 clarinet quintet Turning Points by Joan Tower\, Brown’s teacher and mentor\, and a powerful influence on his compositional development.While Brown was working on this piece\, one of his colleagues of Mexican heritage was the victim of a racist hate crime.  In solidarity\, Brown chose to title some of the movements in Spanish.  The fourth movement\, “Ternura volcánica” (“Volcanic Tenderness”) employs a suitably oxymoronic phrase borrowed from Pablo Neruda’s poetic memorial to Silvestre Revueltas\, and features a lonely\, poignant clarinet solo mocked by a slide whistle at the conclusion.The title of the fifth movement\, “Guepardos hacen el caballito\,” has a somewhat less sentimental origin; it is the caption of one of Gary Larson’s celebrated Far Side cartoons\, “Cheetah Wheelies\,” translated into Spanish.  Another daydream\, this time eating a piece of the finest French washed-rind cheese\, inspired the exceptionally brief and acerbic sixth movement\, “Biting into Mold.”  “The Last of the Snowmen” references an episode of the Cartoon Network’s animated series Courage the Cowardly Dog\, as well an invoking the specter of global warming.The final movement\, “Ojo de Ana Coluto\,” is a multilayered pun.  Literally\, the “eye of Ana Coluto\,” it anthropomorphizes (in Spanish) the grammatical construct known as “anacoluthon\,” in which a sentence breaks off midpoint and pursues a conclusion with no logical relation to the opening.  It is the exact term for the kind of internally-fraught constructs that have played out musically in each of the work’s prior movements as well.  “I picture the word ‘anacoluthon’ incarnated as the Cosmic Judge of Cohesion\,” Brown explains.  “I imagine her gazing down upon me as I write this piece. Although I plead with her that it’s a celebration of free association\, she still condemns the work to oblivion.” Program Note by David B. Levy/Luke Howard\, ©2025 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dan Locklair:SINCE DAWNAward-winning composer\, organist\, and educator\, Dan Locklair was born in Charlotte\, NC on August 7\, 1949. His musical education includes the Master of Sacred Music degree from the School of Sacred Music of Union Theological Seminary in New York City and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester\, New York. His former teachers have included Joseph Goodman\, Ezra Laderman\, Samuel Adler and Joseph Schwantner (composition)\, as well as Donna Robertson\, Robert Baker and David Craighead (organ). Dr. Locklair is Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music\, Emeritus at Wake Forest University. His music is widely performed throughout the U.S. and the world. His catalog includes symphonic works\, a ballet\, an opera\, solo\, chamber\, vocal and choral compositions. Outstanding musicians worldwide\, including the Helsinki Philharmonic\, the St. Louis Orchestra\, the Buffalo Philharmonic\, The Louisville Orchestra\, the Elmer Iseler Singers of Canada\, the St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys (NYC) and the BBC Singers (UK) have performed Locklair’s music. Broadcasts of it have included National Public Radio (NPR)\, American Public Media (APM)\, Vatican Radio\, Czech Radio\, Finnish Radio\, the BBC and the CBC. Recordings of his works are commercially available on numerous CD’s including Naxos\, Koch\, Ondine\, Albany\, MSR\, Priory\, Loft and Convivium (UK). Further details of recordings and publications may be found at http://www.locklair.com.Since Dawn was composed in 1995 for Wake Forest University’s Year of the Arts (1996-7). The work is based on Maya Angelou’s 1993 poem\, “On the Pulse of Morning\,” written and spoken at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton on January 20\, 1993\, was published the next year. Locklair’s setting is dedicated “to Maya Angelou and to all artists who\, through their art\, seek to make the world a better place.” Its first performance took place in Wait Chapel on September 28\, 1996 with Dr. Angelou as Narrator\, and Peter Perret conducting the Winston-Salem Symphony and the Wake Forest University Chorus. It is scored for 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo)\, 2 oboes (2nd doubling English horn)\, 2 clarinets\, 2 bassoons\, 4 horns\, 2 trumpets\, 3 trombones\, tuba\, piano\, timpani\, percussion\, strings\, narrator\, and chorus.Dan Locklair has provided his own program notes for Since Dawn: “Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was the first poet since Robert Frost to be asked to create a poem for an American presidential inauguration. Her On the Pulse of Morning both challenged our nation and offered renewed hope as she read her poem at the 1993 inauguration of President Bill Clinton. Although the poem was created to be a part of a national political function\, the significance of the poem goes far beyond the event for which it was created. As all quality art should be able to do\, the poem clearly stands on its own as a work of art as it addresses all of creation.I have long admired the many aspects of Maya Angelou’s creative work and I valued her both as a person and as a colleague at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem\, North Carolina. From the start of SINCE DAWN I was honored to have had Maya’s strong support and encouragement toward the creation of this\, the first\, musical setting of her On the Pulse of Morning.Dr. Angelou’s On the Pulse of Morning emanates from three key words that form the first line of her poem: “A Rock\, A River\, A Tree.” The ideas represented by these three poetic images are developed throughout the poem. In SINCE DAWN three musical ideas emerge\, most often over a pulsating bass line\, which correspond with each of the three poetic images: A gentle two-note\, sixteenth/dotted-quarter fanfare idea (“A Rock”); a more lyrical and flowing melodic idea (“A River”); a rich and lush chordal idea (“A Tree”). As with the poem’s poetic ideas\, the use and development of these three musical ideas are at the heart of the creation of SINCE DAWN.Except for the very final portion of SINCE DAWN\, there is no textual repetition between the narrator (who functions as a true soloist) and the chorus (which\, like the orchestra and the later two piano version\, functions both alone and in a supportive\, coloristic roles).Near its conclusion\, Maya Angelou’s On the Pulse of Morning challenges us to:“Lift up your hearts.Each new hour holds new chancesFor a new beginning.”It is my hope that all hearts that experience SINCE DAWN will be lifted and moved to new beginnings.” Program Note by David B. Levy/Dan Locklair\, © 2025 \n \n \n \n \n \n Aaron Copland:Symphony No. 3Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn\, NY on November 14\, 1900\, and died in North Tarrytown\, NY on December 2\, 1990. In addition to his distinguished accomplishments as a composer\, he was an important author on musical topics\, as well as a gifted pianist and conductor. Furthermore\, he was a mentor to at least two generations of important American composers. Copland\, more than any composer in the 20th century\, gave classical music a distinctly “American” voice. His Symphony no. 3 was first performed in Boston’s Symphony Hall on October 18\, 1946 with Serge Koussevitzky conducting. The work is scored for 3 flutes (piccolo)\, 2 oboes (English horn)\, 2 clarinets (Eb and bass)\, 2 bassoons (contrabassoon)\, 4 horns\, 4 trumpets\, 3 trombones\, tuba\, timpani\, percussion\, celesta\, piano\, and strings.In his notes written for the premiere of his Third Symphony\, Aaron Copland stated his concern that he had previously been “pigeon-holed” as a composer of symphonic jazz\, a folklorist\, and as a “purveyor of Americana.” This artistic self-consciousness explains\, at least in part\, why he chose to fulfill a commission from the Koussevitzky Foundation with a “traditional” four-movement symphony. Copland’s two earlier efforts in the genre do not fit that description insofar as Symphony no. 1 (1924\, rev. 1928) was originally conceived as a composition for organ and orchestra and thus leaned more toward a concerto than a true symphony. He named his Symphony no. 2 (1932-33) a Short Symphony and lasts only fifteen minutes. Copland was a great admirer of the symphonies of Gustav Mahler and Dmitri Shostakovich. This meant that the composition of a true full-length symphony was not an undertaking that he took lightly. Copland was also aware that Koussevitzky\, who was slated to conduct the premiere of the work\, had a strong preference for compositions written in the “grand manner.” The Third Symphony was dedicated “to the memory of my dear friend Natalie Koussevitzky\,” the late wife of the conductor. Coincidentally\, the English composer Benjamin Britten’s great opera\, Peter Grimes\, was the result of a commission from the Koussevitzky Foundation also was dedicated to her memory.The work’s first performance took place in Boston’s Symphony Hall on October 18\, 1946\, and was declared the winner of the New York Music Critics Circle Prize as the best orchestral composition by an American composer for that season. As chronicled by Alex Ross in his fine book\, The Rest is Noise (Picador\, 2007)\, the work’s approbation by the public was tainted by a vitriolic and politically-motivated attack on it by the critic/composer\, Virgil Thomson. Thomson was very much opposed to the New Deal and Henry Wallace\, and found in Copland’s Third Symphony too much sympathy with populism in the mode of the Soviet composer\, Dmitri Shostakovich.The composer wrote his own descriptive notes for the Third Symphony\, which I give below:1. Molto moderato: The opening movement\, which is broad and expressive in character\, opens and closes in the key of E Major. (Formally it bears no relation to the sonata-allegro with which symphonies usually begin.) The themes—three in number—are plainly stated: the first is in the strings\, at the very start without introduction; the second in related mood in violas and oboes; the third\, of a bolder nature\, in the trombones and horns. The general form is that of an arch\, in which the central portion is more animated\, and the final section an extended coda\, presenting a broadened version of the opening material. Both first and third themes are referred to again in later movements of the Symphony.2. Allegro molto: The form of this movement stays closer to normal symphonic procedure. It is the usual scherzo\, with first part\, trio\, and return. A brass introduction leads to the main theme\, which is stated three times in Part 1: at first in horns and violas with continuation in clarinets\, then in unison strings\, and finally in augmentation in the lower brass. The three statements of the theme are separated by the usual episodes. After the climax is reached\, the trio follows with pause. Solo woodwinds sing the new trio melody in lyrical and canonical style. The strings take it up\, and add a new section of their own. The recapitulation of Part 1 is not literal. The principal theme of the scherzo returns in a somewhat disguised form in the solo piano\, leading through previous episodic material to a full restatement in the tutti orchestra. This is climaxed by a return to the lyrical trio theme\, this time sung in canon and in fortissimo by the entire orchestra.3. Andantino quasi allegretto: The third movement is freest of all in formal structure. Although it is built up sectionally\, the various sections are intended to emerge one from the other in continuous flow\, somewhat in the manner of a closely-knit series of variations. The opening section\, however\, plays no role other than that of introducing the main body of the movement.High up in the unaccompanied first violins is heard a rhythmically transformed version of the third (trombone) theme of the first movement of the Symphony. It is briefly developed in contrapuntal style\, and comes to a full close\, once again in the key of E major. A new and more tonal theme is introduced in the solo flute. This is the melody that supplies the thematic substance for the sectional metamorphoses that follow: at first with quiet singing nostalgia; then faster and heavier—almost dance-like; then more child-like and naïve\, and finally vigorous and forthright. Imperceptibly the whole movement drifts off into the higher regions of the strings\, out of which floats the single line of the beginning\, sung by a solo violin and piccolo\, accompanied this time by harps and celesta. The third movement calls for no brass\, with the exception of a single horn and trumpet.4. Molto deliberato (Fanfare)—Allegro risoluto: The final movement follows without pause. It is the longest movement of the Symphony\, and closest in structure to the customary sonata-allegro form. The opening fanfare is based on “Fanfare for the Common Man\,” which I composed in 1942 at the invitation of Eugene Goossens for a series of wartime fanfares introduced under his direction by the Cincinnati Symphony. In the present version it is first played pianissimo by flutes and clarinets\, and then suddenly given out by brass and percussion. The fanfare serves as preparation for the main body of the movement which follows. The components of the usual form are there: a first theme in animated sixteenth-note motion; a second theme—broader and more song-like in character; a full-blown development and a refashioned return to the earlier material of the movement\, leading to a peroration. One curious feature of the movement consists in the fact that the second theme is to be found embedded in the development section instead of  being in its customary place. The development\, as such\, concerns itself with the fanfare and the first theme fragments. A shrill tutti chord\, with flutter-tongued brass and piccolos\, brings the development to a close. What follows is not a recapitulation in the ordinary sense. Instead\, a delicate interweaving of the first theme in the higher solo woodwinds is combined with a quiet version of the fanfare in the two bassoons. Combined with this\, the opening theme of the first movement of the Symphony is quoted\, first in the violins\, and later in the solo trombone. Near the end a full-voiced chanting of the second song-like theme is heard in horns and trombones. The symphony concludes on a massive restatement of the opening phrase with which the entire work began. Program note by David B. Levy/Aaron Copland © 2012/2025 \n\n\n\n\nOn Audio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocklair SINCE DAWNWinston-Salem Symphony | Wake Forest University ChoirsMaya Angelou Narrator | Peter Perret ConductorSeptember 1996 (world premiere) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCopland Symphony No. 3Winston-Salem Symphony | Robert Moody ConductorSeptember 2012 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJaki Shelton Green\n\n\n\nJaki Shelton Green\, ninth Poet Laureate of North Carolina appointed in 2018\, is the first African American and third woman to be appointed as the North Carolina Poet Laureate. Some of her recognitions include North Carolina State University 2026 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters\, 2022 Forbes Magazine 50 Over 50 Lifestyle List\, 2021 UNC Chapel Hill Frank B. Hanes Writer in Residence\, 2021 recipient of the George School Outstanding Alumni Award\, 2020 Kathryn H. Wallace Award for Community Service\, 2020 St. Andrews University Ethel Fortner Award\, 2020 Northern Orange County Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Achievement Award\, 2020 Lucy Bramlette Patterson Award\, 2019 Academy of American Poet Laureates Fellow\, 2019 North Carolina Humanities Council Caldwell Award\, 2019 Woman of Distinction Excellence in Humanities Award\, 2014 Induction into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame\, 2009 North Carolina Piedmont Laureate appointment\, 2003 recipient of the North Carolina Award for Literature. \n\n\n\nJaki Shelton Green recently retired as professor of documentary poetry at Duke University Center for Documentary Studies. Her publications include Dead on Arrival\, Masks\, Dead on Arrival and New Poems\, Conjure Blues\, singing a tree into dance\, and breath of the song\, published by Blair Publishers. Feeding the Light\, i want to undie you\, The Communion of White Dresses published by Jacar Press\, and i want to undie you\, English /Italian bilingual edition published by Lebeg Publishers of Rome Italy. Juneteenth 2020\, she released her first LP poetry album\, The River Speaks of Thirst\, produced by Soul City Sounds and Clearly Records and released a CD\, i want to undie you in 2021. \n\n\n\nJaki Shelton Green is the owner of SistaWRITE providing writing retreats for women writers in across the United States\, Northern Morocco\, the Loire valley in France\, and Ireland. She has been involved with numerous public art collaborations and projects including the NC Freedom Park\, Dix Park Conservancy\, City of Asheville Riverwalk Project\, Mint Museum of Charlotte\, North Carolina African American Heritage Commission Africa to Carolina public art installation. \n\n\n\nHer poetry has been commissioned\, performed\, choreographed\, and translated into symphonies\, film\, and paintings by visual artists\, dance companies\, and musicians including Flutronix\, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra\, The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra\, The Art Project of Chicago\, The New York City Girls Choir\, Wichita Falls Texas Symphony\, Lexington Kentucky Philharmonic Orchestra\, Duke University Black Music Lab Project\, the Miami City Ballet\, the Justice Project Theater\, Murmurations Dance Company\, Choreodance Company\, Elon University Dance Department\, Chuck Davis African American Dance Company at the Kennedy Center\, DancaNova at Naropa Institute\, Two Near the Edge Dance Company\, North Carolina State University Dance Department\, North Carolina Central University Dance Department\, North Carolina State University Craft Center\, Gregg Museum of Art and Design\, and Theatre Charlotte. Other collaborations include 2026 Artist in Residence at the Durham NC Unitarian Universalist Fellowship\, the Moroccan Ministry of Education\, the History Museum of Charlotte\, the Blowing Rock Arts and History Museum\, Poet Laureate in Residence at the North Carolina Museum of Art (2021-2024)\, poetry editor for WALTER Magazine. URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/coplands-fanfare/2026-05-30/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Symphony Chorus ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/red-wss-chorus-michelle-dan-1.webp GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. 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Local musicologist Dr. Carol Reynolds is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend\, and occur one hour before any Classics Series concert. \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 1\, 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 Free\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMay 243:00 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\nMary Alice Warren Community Center7632 Warren Park Dr.Lewisville\, NC 27023 \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\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\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. URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/american-songbook/ LOCATION:Mary Alice Warren Community Center\, 7632 Warren Park Dr.\, Lewisville\, North Carolina\, 27023\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/025_20260328-JFP03915_JFarleyPhotography-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T150000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20230316T165602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T171051Z UID:10000029-1778929200-1778943600@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Play Music Seminario DESCRIPTION:PLAY Music Seminario\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSat\, May 16\, 202611:00 AM and 3:00 PMFree Event! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Free\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMay 1611:00 AM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Free\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMay 163:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nP.L.A.Y. Music Program StudentsAlexis Prescott-Polk\, Program Director \n\n\n\n11:00 am: Beginner and intermediate musicians (Ward Elementary classes\, Team Mozart\, and Team Beethoven)3:00 pm: Upper-intermediate and advanced musicians (Team Brahms\, Team Clark\, and Team Price) \n\n\n\n\n\nOur end-of-year jamboree celebrates the remarkable work that all P.L.A.Y. Music program students have done since September. Don’t miss the talents of our classes from Ward Elementary\, plus Teams Mozart\, Beethoven\, Brahms\, Clark\, and Price\, as they perform selections from their season repertoire! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE RICHARD W. AVERILL FOUNDATION \n\n\n\n\n\nEd & Debra Scott \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nGenerations Center114 W. 30th StreetWinston-Salem\, NC \n\n\n\n\nDirections & Parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/seminario/ LOCATION:North Carolina CATEGORIES:Special Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/TeachingArtistPlayshop-FBEventCover.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T213000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20251103T212051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T153321Z UID:10000170-1778526000-1778535000@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Spring Finale DESCRIPTION:Youth Orchestras:Spring Finale\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree! \n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, May 117:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHear all four of our talented Youth Orchestras Program ensembles in their 25/26 season Finale! Enjoy the culmination of their hard work in this family-friendly concert. \n\n\n\nYouth SymphonyYouth PhilharmonicChamber SinfoniaPremiere Strings \n\n\n\nMargaret Rehder and Sandra Rathbone Conductors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nReynolds Auditorium301 N. Hawthorne Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27101 \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/spring-finale-2/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Youth Orchestras ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/042_20221114-DSC03893_JFarleyPhotography_1200x675@72.jpg GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T220000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250529T191257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T190650Z UID:10000144-1778355000-1778364000@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Defying Gravity DESCRIPTION:A celebration of the full world of Oz featuring incredible guest vocalists in favorite gems including “Somewhere Over the Rainbow\,” “Ease on Down the Road\,” and “Defying Gravity.” Discover the wonderful music of Oz! \n\n\n\n\n Sat\, May 9\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyCampbell Walker Fields VocalistJessica Hendy VocalistKelli Rabke VocalistJohn Fischer PianistMichelle Merrill ConductorLearn about our guest artists. \n\n\n\nDance down the yellow brick road with music from The Wizard of OZ\, The Wiz\, and Wicked. \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\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\nSaturdayMay 97:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMar 83:00 PM \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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCampbell Walker Fields Vocalist \n\n\n\nCampbell Walker Fields is a versatile singer and keyboardist with equal comfort on concert\, musical theatre and arena stages. His professional career began when he was cast at the age of nine as the Artful Dodger in Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s 2011 production of Oliver! He recently debuted with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and enjoyed return engagements with the Jacksonville Symphony and Camerata Mazatlán. He has appeared with the Florida Orchestra\, Abilene Philharmonic\, Dearborn Symphony\, Gainesville (FL) Orchestra\, Pocono Pops\, as well as multiple appearances with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. He was seen competing on NBC’s America’s Got Talent (Season 11) and has been part of the faculty of the Pocono Mountains Music Festival for the last eight seasons. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Hendy Vocalist \n\n\n\nJessica Hendy is a critically acclaimed actress\, writer and singer. She’s long been known as one of the best belters on Broadway. She earned a GRAMMY® Nomination for her work on the Sondheim Unplugged Vol 3 album in 2023. She wrote and starred in the Off-Broadway musical\, Walking With Bubbles\, in which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award\, and won the Off-Broadway Alliance award. Walking With Bubbles is based on Ms. Hendy’s life and was a critical success in New York City. The cast album is available on all streaming platforms. Ms. Hendy made her Broadway debut as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of Cats at the Winter Garden Theatre. She is the only member of that production to have also been cast in the Broadway revival at the Neil Simon Theatre playing the same role. \n\n\n\nOther Broadway credits includeAida (Amneris)\, and Amour. She made her Radio City Music Hall debut in The New York Spring Spectacular alongside the world-famous Rockettes. She toured nationally with Cats (Grizabella)\, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator)\, and in concert with composer Stephen Schwartz\, singing “Defying Gravity” from Wicked. Her one-woman cabaret\, A Life To Call Your Own received rave reviews in the New York press\, and she received a Bistro Award for the review Get Your Tickets Now at Don’t Tell Mama’s cabaret. She played Diana Goodman in the regional premiere of Next To Normal at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati\, where she earned an Acclaim Award. \n\n\n\nOther regional theatre credits include Mamma Mia (Donna) at Connecticut Rep\, directed by Terrence Mann. North Shore Music Theatre’s Miss Saigon (Ellen)\, and the Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center production of Songs for a New World with Jason Robert Brown. A regular guest singer at Feinstein’s 54 Below\, housed in New York’s legendary Studio 54\, Ms. Hendy continues to appear in concert with Symphony Orchestras across North America. Ms. Hendy attended the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and lives in New York City. www.JessicaHendy.com @jesshendy \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKelli Rabke Vocalist \n\n\n\nKelli Rabke was handpicked by Andrew Lloyd Webber to make her Broadway debut as The Narrator in the revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (US Cast Recording). In 2023\, she reprised that role to much acclaim at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Also on Broadway\, she played Eponine in Les Misérables. She has performed in regional theaters throughout the country\, most notably as Yonah in the American Premiere of Stephen Schwartz’s Children of Eden (American Premiere Recording) at the Paper Mill Playhouse\, where she also got her “big break” as Dorothy in their landmark production of The Wizard of Oz. \n\n\n\nOther favorites include Mabel in Mack & Mabel at Barrington Stage Co\, and Christine in Phantom (Kopit/Yeston) at Pittsburgh CLO. Recent highlights include the Emmy nominated PBS American Songbook segment Stephen Schwartz & Friends\, featuring the composer himself at the piano\, and featured soloist on the Grammy nominated album\, Sondheim Unplugged. \n\n\n\nAfter leaving the bright lights of the stage to start a family\, she is now a staple in the concert world\, performing with symphony orchestras across the country and creating her own cabaret shows\, including the critically acclaimed Tiny Giants-Petite Powerhouses from Garland to Gaga. She is most proud of her biggest “productions” to date: son Joseph and daughter Abigale! www.kellirabke.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Fischer Pianist \n\n\n\nJohn Fischer is a music director\, pianist\, vocal coach and teacher with decades of experience working with top Broadway and cabaret artists\, including Tony Award® winners Ali Stroker\, Alice Ripley\, Tony Award® nominee Emily Skinner\, and many more. He music directed Broadway’s Rising Stars at The Town Hall for 14 seasons\, where he also worked on numerous Broadway Originals concerts. He spent seven seasons as music director for the highly acclaimed musical theatre program at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in the Berkshires\, and his last season saw him working hand in hand with Stephen Schwartz and Chet Walker on the creation of a new ballet\, The Boy on the Roof. In recent years\, John has joined the symphony world as a guest artist\, debuting a new Bacharach show with the Plymouth Symphony\, Blockbuster Broadway for the Omaha Symphony\, a Bernstein/Robbins celebration with the Signature Symphony\, and Music of the Knights with the Santa Ana Symphony Orchestra. \n\n\n\nIn NYC\, he is a regular fixture at 54 Below\, music directing everything from Sinatra to Streisand\, and as the MD for the long-running series\, Sondheim Unplugged. Recent highlights include Ali Stroker’s sold out American Songbook concert at Lincoln Center\, Alice & Emily’s Unattached at 54 Below\, and the 25th Anniversary Concert of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat\, part of the award winning 54 Sings series for which he also music directed Applause\, Mack & Mabel\, and Kiss of the Spiderwoman. He currently teaches at Singnasium\, Applause NY\, and also does private coaching. He has been on staff at AMDA\, HB Studios\, The New School\, The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute\, and the Growing Studio. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou May Also Like… URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/defying-gravity/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Family Concerts,Plugged-In Pops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Designer-1-e1778173516658.png GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T163000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250530T164918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T151026Z UID:10000143-1777820400-1777825800@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Beethoven Lives Upstairs DESCRIPTION:Classical Kids Live:Beethoven Lives Upstairs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMay 3\, 20263:00 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\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyClassical Kids Live Theatre CompanySarah Cartwright ChristophJoe Lehman UncleMichelle Merrill ConductorSunday\, May 3 at 3PMBrendle Recital Hall\, Wake Forest University \n\n\n\nGeared toward young audiences\, this world-famous production focuses on the “madman” who has moved into the upstairs apartment of teenage Christoph’s home in Vienna. But through a tender correspondence\, Christoph slowly comes to understand the genius of Beethoven and the beauty of his music. It’s an award-winning tale about overcoming personal obstacles\, understanding differences\, and finding compassion\, all interspersed with over 25 excerpts of Beethoven’s timeless music\, including Für Elise\, the “Moonlight” Sonata\, and the Fifth\, Sixth\, and Ninth symphonies.Runtime: 50 minutesAppropriate ages: 6 and up \n\n\n\nPreconcert activities at 2pm in the Brendle lobby and in Room 201\, just off the lobby. \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 MONTGOMERY/TUCKERCHARITABLE FUND \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theatrical concert version of Beethoven Lives Upstairs is an adaptation of the best-selling and award-winning Classical Kids audio recording\, Beethoven Lives Upstairs\, produced by Susan Hammond and originally directed as a staged concert by Peter Moss with additional direction by Dennis Garnhum. Classical Kids® is a trademark licensed exclusively to Pement Enterprises and produced by Classical Kids Music Education\, NFP. \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\nSundayMay 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\nVenue\n\n\n\nBrendle Recital HallScale Fine Arts Center\, Wake Forest University2629 Wake Forest Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27109Parking available in campus lots adjacent to Scales Fine Arts Center on the north and east (across the street\, aside Wait Chapel) sides of the building. \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\nSynopsis\n\n\n\nThe funereal second movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony sets the scene as we travel back in time from March 26\, 1827\, the day of Beethoven’s death\, into the more intimate setting of young Christoph’s house in Vienna a few years before. Christoph’s father has just died\, and his mother has rented out the spare room upstairs to Ludwig van Beethoven. The aging composer proves to be a less than ideal house guest\, stomping up and down the stairs at all hours of the night\, tracking mud through the halls\, and even pouring buckets of water over his head! Shocked by Mr. Beethoven’s bad behavior\, Christoph writes letters to his uncle who is studying music in Salzburg complaining about the composer’s peculiar habits. Christoph’s uncle assures him that although Mr. Beethoven may seem outwardly gruff and strange\, there are reasons behind his behavior. As Christoph spends more time with Mr. Beethoven\, he learns about Ludwig’s own unhappy childhood\, his fear of losing his hearing\, and his supernatural musical abilities. \n\n\n\n\n\nCast & Crew\n\n\n\n\nPaul Pement Director & ProducerPaul serves as Executive & Artistic Director of Classical Kids Music Education\, a non-profit arts organization focused on introducing children (and their parents) to the lives and musical masterpieces of the great classical composers. A BFA in theatre from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and professional experience as an actor\, singer\, dancer\, director\, choreographer and stage manager have enabled Paul to achieve success with Classical Kids LIVE! programming – the “gold-star” leader in the field for creating theatrical family concerts presented by professional symphony orchestras throughout North America and abroad. Production titles include Beethoven Lives Upstairs\, Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage\, Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery\, Tchaikovsky Discovers America\, Gershwin’s Magic Key\, and the newest in the series\, Saint-Georges’ Sword & Bow. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Cartwright ChristophSarah has been performing with Classical Kids as Christoph in Beethoven Lives Upstairs and Karl Mozart in Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage since 2018. She grew up in Minnesota and always had a soft spot for classical music thanks to her music-therapist parents. Growing up\, she even listened to the Classical Kids recordings! Sarah moved to Chicago to attend Northwestern University and has worked as an actor and educator in the Windy City ever since. Favorite past productions include Pinocchio (Neverbird Project/Chicago Children’s Theatre)\, Grey House and The Haven Place (A Red Orchid Theatre)\, A Comedical Tragedy for Mister Punch (The House Theatre of Chicago)\, and James and the Giant Peach (Northwestern University). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoe Lehman UncleJoe is tremendously grateful to be an artist with Classical Kids Live and performs in three shows with the company: Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage\, Beethoven Lives Upstairs and Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery. A longtime Chicago based member of Actors’ Equity\, Joe has worked with Drury Lane Oakbrook\, Marriott Theatre\, Creede Repertory\, Fireside Theatre\, Greenbrier Valley Theatre\, Springer Opera House\, Michigan Shakespeare Festival\, Little Theatre on the Square\, Meadowbrook Theatre Shaw Chicago\, Illinois Theatre Center\, Light Opera Works and First Folio\, among many others. His directing work also includes shows with Williams Street Rep\, Metropolis Performing Arts Center\, Citadel Theatre\, and Maples Rep among others. URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/beethoven-lives-upstairs/ LOCATION:Brendle Recital Hall\, 2629 Wake Forest Rd.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27109 CATEGORIES:Family Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/BeethovenThrowsPapers-copy.webp GEO:36.134302;-80.2805279 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Brendle Recital Hall 2629 Wake Forest Rd. Winston-Salem NC 27109;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2629 Wake Forest Rd.:geo:-80.2805279,36.134302 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T170000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250529T190637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T203900Z UID:10000142-1777215600-1777222800@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Storm Large DESCRIPTION:Storm LargeThe Seven Deadly Sins\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSat\, Apr 257:30 P \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSun\, Apr 263:00 P \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyStorm Large VocalistHudson Shad Men’s Vocal QuartetMichelle Merrill Conductor \n\n\n\nAnna Clyne This Midnight Hour13 minBizet Excerpts from Carmen25 minIntermissionWeill The Seven Deadly Sins37 min \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\nBizet “March of the Toreadors” from CarmenWinston-Salem Symphony | Robert Moody ConductorSeptember 2016 \n\n\n\n\n\nFearless women. Unforgettable music. A composition that begins “a naked woman running mad through the pure night\,” sets the stage for a femme fatale evening. The story of Bizet’s temptress Carmen is told through a symphonic suite from the familiar opera. And the scandalously fabulous chanteuse Storm Large guides us through the seven deadly sins in song. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNC Connection\n\n\n\nAn East Coast native but longtime West Coast resident (San Francisco\, Portland)\, Storm Large has recently put down roots in Asheville\, NC and has established herself in that amazing community and their thriving arts scene. #nosoundlikehome \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\nPre-Concert Talk\n\n\n\nSaturday at 6:30 PM | Sunday at 2:00 PM \n\n\n\nAll audience members are invited to join us in the Judy Voss Jones Fine Arts Center\, directly behind Reynolds Auditorium on its west side\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Local musicologist Dr. Carol Reynolds is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend\, and occur one hour before any Classics Series concert. \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\nSaturdayApr 257:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayApr 263:00 PM \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. \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\nStorm Large\n\n\n\nStorm Large: musician\, actor\, playwright\, author\, awesome. She shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova\, where despite having been eliminated in the week before the finale\, Storm built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day. She was seen on the 2021 season of America’s Got Talent. \n\n\n\nStorm spent the 90s singing in clubs throughout San Francisco. Tired of the club scene\, she moved to Portland to pursue a new career as a chef\, but a last-minute cancellation in 2002 at the Portland club “Dante’s” turned into a standing Wednesday night engagement for Storm and her new band\, The Balls. It wasn’t long before Storm had a cult-like following in Portland\, and a renewed singing career that was soon to be launched onto the international stage. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStorm’s 2021 performances on America’s Got Talent — especially this one\, of “I’ve Got You Under My Skin — left Simon\, Heidi\, and Howie floored. Rockstar\, yes … but also searingly intense as a classical artist\, too. You’ll love her in Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStorm gives a fantastic and fun synopsis of Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins in this promo for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (where WSS music director Michelle Merrill served as associate conductor!) ahead of 2013 concerts in Detroit’s Symphony Hall and on tour in Carnegie Hall. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHudson Shad\n\n\n\nHUDSON SHAD has a thriving relationship with some of the great conductors and symphony orchestras of the world. The Hudson Shad Quartet frequently performs Kurt Weill’s Die Sieben Todsunden (The Seven Deadly Sins). They have appeared with Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic\, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony alongside such distinguished singers as Marianne Faithfull and Julia Migenes in the role of Anna. Hudson Shad’s performance of Weill’s Mahagonny Songspiel with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra was recorded broadcast on NPR in 1996. \n\n\n\nHudson Shad was formed in 1992 to revive the artistry of the celebrated vocal ensemble “The Comedian Harmonists”\, who\, in the ’20s and ’30s\, brought to European audiences the sounds of American a capella singing. When Hudson Shad gave their German debut in the summer of 1995\, they were hailed as the first equal heirs to the Comedian Harmonists by national news magazine Der Stern. \n\n\n\nThe group’s repertoire is by no means limited to the Music of the Comedian Harmonists\, however. In their concerts they present American songs of the 20’s\, including the repertoire of The Revelers\, The Mills Brothers\, and The Paul Whiteman Orchestra. Furthermore\, their diversity includes evergreens from the 60’s like “Martha My Dear” and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight\,” as well as gospel songs and Schubert lieder. In January 1997 they were featured artists in Lincoln Center’s bicentennial Schubert celebration with Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic. In 1999\, Hudson Shad starred in Band in Berlin at the Helen Hayes Theater on Broadway. URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/storm-large/2026-04-26/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Classics Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Storm-16x9_webp.webp GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T213000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250529T190637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T203900Z UID:10000141-1777145400-1777152600@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Storm Large DESCRIPTION:Storm LargeThe Seven Deadly Sins\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSat\, Apr 257:30 P \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSun\, Apr 263:00 P \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyStorm Large VocalistHudson Shad Men’s Vocal QuartetMichelle Merrill Conductor \n\n\n\nAnna Clyne This Midnight Hour13 minBizet Excerpts from Carmen25 minIntermissionWeill The Seven Deadly Sins37 min \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\nBizet “March of the Toreadors” from CarmenWinston-Salem Symphony | Robert Moody ConductorSeptember 2016 \n\n\n\n\n\nFearless women. Unforgettable music. A composition that begins “a naked woman running mad through the pure night\,” sets the stage for a femme fatale evening. The story of Bizet’s temptress Carmen is told through a symphonic suite from the familiar opera. And the scandalously fabulous chanteuse Storm Large guides us through the seven deadly sins in song. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNC Connection\n\n\n\nAn East Coast native but longtime West Coast resident (San Francisco\, Portland)\, Storm Large has recently put down roots in Asheville\, NC and has established herself in that amazing community and their thriving arts scene. #nosoundlikehome \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\nPre-Concert Talk\n\n\n\nSaturday at 6:30 PM | Sunday at 2:00 PM \n\n\n\nAll audience members are invited to join us in the Judy Voss Jones Fine Arts Center\, directly behind Reynolds Auditorium on its west side\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Local musicologist Dr. Carol Reynolds is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend\, and occur one hour before any Classics Series concert. \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\nSaturdayApr 257:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayApr 263:00 PM \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. \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\nStorm Large\n\n\n\nStorm Large: musician\, actor\, playwright\, author\, awesome. She shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova\, where despite having been eliminated in the week before the finale\, Storm built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day. She was seen on the 2021 season of America’s Got Talent. \n\n\n\nStorm spent the 90s singing in clubs throughout San Francisco. Tired of the club scene\, she moved to Portland to pursue a new career as a chef\, but a last-minute cancellation in 2002 at the Portland club “Dante’s” turned into a standing Wednesday night engagement for Storm and her new band\, The Balls. It wasn’t long before Storm had a cult-like following in Portland\, and a renewed singing career that was soon to be launched onto the international stage. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStorm’s 2021 performances on America’s Got Talent — especially this one\, of “I’ve Got You Under My Skin — left Simon\, Heidi\, and Howie floored. Rockstar\, yes … but also searingly intense as a classical artist\, too. You’ll love her in Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStorm gives a fantastic and fun synopsis of Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins in this promo for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (where WSS music director Michelle Merrill served as associate conductor!) ahead of 2013 concerts in Detroit’s Symphony Hall and on tour in Carnegie Hall. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHudson Shad\n\n\n\nHUDSON SHAD has a thriving relationship with some of the great conductors and symphony orchestras of the world. The Hudson Shad Quartet frequently performs Kurt Weill’s Die Sieben Todsunden (The Seven Deadly Sins). They have appeared with Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic\, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony alongside such distinguished singers as Marianne Faithfull and Julia Migenes in the role of Anna. Hudson Shad’s performance of Weill’s Mahagonny Songspiel with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra was recorded broadcast on NPR in 1996. \n\n\n\nHudson Shad was formed in 1992 to revive the artistry of the celebrated vocal ensemble “The Comedian Harmonists”\, who\, in the ’20s and ’30s\, brought to European audiences the sounds of American a capella singing. When Hudson Shad gave their German debut in the summer of 1995\, they were hailed as the first equal heirs to the Comedian Harmonists by national news magazine Der Stern. \n\n\n\nThe group’s repertoire is by no means limited to the Music of the Comedian Harmonists\, however. In their concerts they present American songs of the 20’s\, including the repertoire of The Revelers\, The Mills Brothers\, and The Paul Whiteman Orchestra. Furthermore\, their diversity includes evergreens from the 60’s like “Martha My Dear” and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight\,” as well as gospel songs and Schubert lieder. In January 1997 they were featured artists in Lincoln Center’s bicentennial Schubert celebration with Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic. In 1999\, Hudson Shad starred in Band in Berlin at the Helen Hayes Theater on Broadway. URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/storm-large/2026-04-25/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Classics Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Storm-16x9_webp.webp GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20260122T153255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T184448Z UID:10000173-1776538800-1776544200@www.wssymphony.org 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 CATEGORIES:Family Concerts,Special Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DSC_9505-scaled.jpg GEO:36.134302;-80.2805279 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Brendle Recital Hall 2629 Wake Forest Rd. Winston-Salem NC 27109;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2629 Wake Forest Rd.:geo:-80.2805279,36.134302 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T173000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20251103T213820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T194113Z UID:10000171-1774710000-1774719000@www.wssymphony.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/022_20230218-DSC09408_JFarleyPhotography-EDIT-SQUARE.webp GEO:36.1353994;-80.2797555 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wait Chapel 2625 Wake Forest Rd. Winston-Salem NC 27106;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2625 Wake Forest Rd.:geo:-80.2797555,36.1353994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T170000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250529T190054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T214043Z UID:10000138-1772982000-1772989200@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Beethoven + Borodin DESCRIPTION:Beethoven + Borodinwith the Symphony Chorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMar 7\, 20267:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMar 8\, 20263:00 PM \n\n\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 ChorusKathryn Levy FluteMichelle Merrill ConductorChris Gilliam Chorus Director \n\n\n\nBeethoven Symphony No. 8 Program Notes \n\n\n\nGriffes Poem for flute and Orchestra Program Notes \n\n\n\nQuinn Mason Princesa de la Luna Program Notes \n\n\n\nBorodin Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor Program Notes \n\n\n\nThis program will be performed without intermission and is expected to last approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. \n\n\n\nBeethoven’s firework Eighth Symphony and Borodin’s familiar and raucous Polovstian Dances (featuring the Symphony Chorus) bookend a concert with a quieter middle. Charles Griffes’s Poem features WSS principal flutist Kathryn Levy\, celebrating her 50th season with the orchestra; Quinn Mason’s recent Princesa de la Luna is a palette of colors and textures for a string orchestra with harp. \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\nIndividual Concert Sponsor:Dr. Patricia Willis \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\nSaturdayMar 77:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMar 83:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Concert Talk\n\n\n\nSaturday at 6:30 PM | Sunday at 2:00 PM \n\n\n\nAll audience members are invited to join us in the Chorus Rehearsal Room\, directly adjacent to Reynolds Auditorium on its north side\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Local musicologist and WFU emeritus professor of music Dr. David Levy is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend\, and occur one hour before the concert. \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\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. \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\nKathryn Levy Flute\n\n\n\nFlutist Kathryn Levy is a native of Salinas\, California.  She studied flute with Katherine Sorensen of San Jose\, Paul Renzi of San Francisco\, Roger Stevens at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara\, Maurice Sharpe at the Aspen Music Festival and Joseph Mariano at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester\, New York where she earned both the BM and the Coveted Performer’s Certificate. In 1976\, Ms. Levy moved to Winston-Salem\, NC where she teaches in the Wake Forest University Department of Music. She has developed the flute choir and wind chamber music programs in addition to her studio teaching and has performed frequently in faculty chamber music concerts. \n\n\n\nMs. Levy is equally at home as an orchestral musician\, having served as a flutist in the New Orleans Philharmonic\, the Rochester Philharmonic and numerous summer festival orchestras. She currently holds the position of Principal Flute with the Winston-Salem Symphony and Piccoloist with the Chautauqua Symphony. \n\n\n\n\nRead more. URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/beethoven-borodin/2026-03-08/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Symphony Chorus ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Titan_Homepage-1.jpg GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T213000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250529T190054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T214043Z UID:10000155-1772911800-1772919000@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Beethoven + Borodin DESCRIPTION:Beethoven + Borodinwith the Symphony Chorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMar 7\, 20267:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMar 8\, 20263:00 PM \n\n\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 ChorusKathryn Levy FluteMichelle Merrill ConductorChris Gilliam Chorus Director \n\n\n\nBeethoven Symphony No. 8 Program Notes \n\n\n\nGriffes Poem for flute and Orchestra Program Notes \n\n\n\nQuinn Mason Princesa de la Luna Program Notes \n\n\n\nBorodin Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor Program Notes \n\n\n\nThis program will be performed without intermission and is expected to last approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. \n\n\n\nBeethoven’s firework Eighth Symphony and Borodin’s familiar and raucous Polovstian Dances (featuring the Symphony Chorus) bookend a concert with a quieter middle. Charles Griffes’s Poem features WSS principal flutist Kathryn Levy\, celebrating her 50th season with the orchestra; Quinn Mason’s recent Princesa de la Luna is a palette of colors and textures for a string orchestra with harp. \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\nIndividual Concert Sponsor:Dr. Patricia Willis \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\nSaturdayMar 77:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMar 83:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Concert Talk\n\n\n\nSaturday at 6:30 PM | Sunday at 2:00 PM \n\n\n\nAll audience members are invited to join us in the Chorus Rehearsal Room\, directly adjacent to Reynolds Auditorium on its north side\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Local musicologist and WFU emeritus professor of music Dr. David Levy is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend\, and occur one hour before the concert. \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\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. \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\nKathryn Levy Flute\n\n\n\nFlutist Kathryn Levy is a native of Salinas\, California.  She studied flute with Katherine Sorensen of San Jose\, Paul Renzi of San Francisco\, Roger Stevens at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara\, Maurice Sharpe at the Aspen Music Festival and Joseph Mariano at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester\, New York where she earned both the BM and the Coveted Performer’s Certificate. In 1976\, Ms. Levy moved to Winston-Salem\, NC where she teaches in the Wake Forest University Department of Music. She has developed the flute choir and wind chamber music programs in addition to her studio teaching and has performed frequently in faculty chamber music concerts. \n\n\n\nMs. Levy is equally at home as an orchestral musician\, having served as a flutist in the New Orleans Philharmonic\, the Rochester Philharmonic and numerous summer festival orchestras. She currently holds the position of Principal Flute with the Winston-Salem Symphony and Piccoloist with the Chautauqua Symphony. \n\n\n\n\nRead more. URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/beethoven-borodin/2026-03-07/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Symphony Chorus ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Titan_Homepage-1.jpg GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T213000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20251103T211707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T172648Z UID:10000169-1772478000-1772487000@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Midyear Concert DESCRIPTION:Youth Orchestras:Midyear Concert\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree! \n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, Mar 27:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHear a late-winter concert featuring three of the Youth Orchestras Program’s talented ensembles in music by Newbold\, Nishimura\, Bach\, Brahms\, Tchaikovsky\, and more—absolutely free\, great for families and kids! \n\n\n\nYouth PhilharmonicChamber SinfoniaPremiere Strings \n\n\n\nMargaret Rehder and Dr. Ryane Dunnagan Conductors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nReynolds Auditorium301 N. Hawthorne Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27101 \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/midyear-concert/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Youth Orchestras ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/042_20221114-DSC03893_JFarleyPhotography_1200x675@72.jpg GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T190000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250825T162338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T175753Z UID:10000134-1771088400-1771095600@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Be Mine DESCRIPTION:Be MineA Valentine’s Playlist\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayFeb 14\, 20265:00 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\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyJodi Burns SopranoMichelle Merrill Conductor \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing cherished favorites for classical music lovers\, this Valentine’s Day\, early-evening concert will be the perfect start to a romantic night on the town. The intermission-free program will easily allow for a 7pm dinner—and best of all\, audience-favorite Jodi Burns stars! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIndividual Concert Sponsors:Bill & Judy Watson \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRepertoire to include:Gershwin Crazy for You OvertureBernstein Selections from West Side Storyde Falla “Ritual Fire Dance” from El Amor BrujoMascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria RusticanaDebussy/Calliet: Clair de LuneMahler Adagietto from Symphony No. 5Rodgers/Bennett: “Some Enchanted Evening” from South Pacific \n\n\n\n\nAdd a lovely treat to your evening by pre-ordering a rose or a small box of chocolates from Bo-Ty Walker Florist! Simply add to your ticket purchase. Items will be available for you at the door.Rose: $5 / Chocolates: $12Limited Availability \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\nSatFeb 145:00 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\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nReynolds Auditorium301 N. Hawthorn 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. \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\nJodi Burns\, soprano\n\n\n\nJodi Burns has been described as singing with a “plush voice and rich expressivity”(The New York Times). In her appearance as Anna Sorenson in Kevin Puts’ Silent Night\, (Piedmont Opera)\, The Winston-Salem Journal notes\, “Burns dazzle[s] with her lustrous soprano and bright charisma. The production is elevated whenever she appears on stage.” Whether performing in intimate venues or on the opera stage\, she appeals to a rich and diverse audience. \n\n\n\n\nRead more. URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/be-mine/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Classics Series,HOLIDAY25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/c1_audience-2160p.mp4.00_00_33_01.Still001.jpg GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T220000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250529T184357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T222137Z UID:10000131-1768678200-1768687200@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:A Night at Hogwarts DESCRIPTION:A Night at Hogwarts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayJan 17\, 20267:30 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 SymphonyMichelle Merrill Conductor \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\nExperience the magic of Harry Potter through the power of live symphonic music! No matter which house you’re in\, you’ll be spellbound by favorite selections from all of the Harry Potter films\, including scores by Oscar®-winning composers John Williams and Alexandre Desplat. \n\n\n\nEnjoy an on-stage Tri-Wizard Cup Trivia Contest\, sample Butter Beer from Winston-Salem’s Tea & Toast truck\, and give back to your community by bringing a pair (or more!) of new socks for Dobby’s Sock Drive. \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\nSaturdayJan 177:30 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\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. \n\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDefying GravityThe Wonderful Music of Oz\n\n\n\nThe Symphony and Chorus\, guest soloists\, and Michelle Merrill come together for the 200th Anniversary of this joyous work. \n\n\n\n\nOn sale Jun 2 URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/a-night-at-hogwarts/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Family Concerts,Plugged-In Pops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Hogwarts-ish_16x9-webp.webp GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T220000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250529T183239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T184108Z UID:10000151-1765654200-1765663200@www.wssymphony.org 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 CATEGORIES:HOLIDAY25,Special Concerts,Symphony Chorus ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Messiah2023.webp GEO:36.1353994;-80.2797555 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wait Chapel 2625 Wake Forest Rd. Winston-Salem NC 27106;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2625 Wake Forest Rd.:geo:-80.2797555,36.1353994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251129T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251129T213000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250602T152730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T175534Z UID:10000129-1764444600-1764451800@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:A Carolina Christmas DESCRIPTION:A Carolina Christmas:Home for the Holidays\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayNov 29\, 20257:30 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\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyWinston-Salem Symphony ChorusMichelle Merrill ConductorTony DeSare Vocals \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\nMusic Director Michelle Merrill’s spin on traditional holiday favorites for orchestra and chorus features jazz and popular vocalist Tony DeSare\, who brings jazz club intimacy\, Carnegie Hall glamour\, and Vegas glitz right home to Reynolds on Thanksgiving weekend. Plus\, Santa will be there\, and you can wear your favorite holiday sweater and get a pic before the show! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis concert is also a food drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC and those in our community facing food insecurity. Please remember to bring a non-perishable food item (or several!) to donate in one of Second Harvest’s marked bins in the lobby. Thanks! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Concert Conversation\n\n\n\nSaturday at 6:30 PM \n\n\n\nAll audience members are invited to join us in the Chorus Rehearsal Room located just inside the north entrance of Reynolds Auditorium\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Wake Forest University musicologist Dr. Megan Francisco is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend\, but seating is limited\, so arrive early! \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\nSaturdayNov 297:30 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\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nReynolds Auditorium301 N. Hawthorn 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. \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\nTony DeSare\, vocalist\n\n\n\nTony DeSare performs with infectious joy\, wry playfulness and robust musicality. Named Rising Star Male Vocalist in Downbeat magazine\, DeSare has lived up to this distinction by winning critical and popular acclaim for his concert performances throughout North America and abroad. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to Las Vegas and headlining major symphony orchestras\, DeSare has brought his fresh take on old school class around the globe. DeSare has four top-ten Billboard jazz albums under his belt and has been featured on the CBS Early Show\, NPR\, A Prairie Home Companion\, the Today Show and his music has been posted by social media celebrity juggernaut\, George Takei. DeSare has also collaborated with Youtube supergroup Postmodern Jukebox. He has been a featured guest artist with over 100 symphony orchestras with some highlights including the Cleveland Orchestra\, The New York Pops\, The San Francisco Symphony\, The Houston Symphony\, the Chicago Symphony. \n\n\n\n\nRead more. URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/christmas/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Family Concerts,HOLIDAY25,Plugged-In Pops,Symphony Chorus ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/christmas_b_roll-2160p.mp4.00_01_31_00.Still001-scaled.jpg GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T163000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20251105T205527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T165558Z UID:10000172-1763910000-1763915400@www.wssymphony.org 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 CATEGORIES:Family Concerts,Special Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DSC_9505-scaled.jpg GEO:36.134302;-80.2805279 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Brendle Recital Hall 2629 Wake Forest Rd. Winston-Salem NC 27109;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2629 Wake Forest Rd.:geo:-80.2805279,36.134302 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T213000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20251103T210424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T214631Z UID:10000168-1763406000-1763415000@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Fall Extravaganza DESCRIPTION:Youth Orchestras:Fal Extravaganza\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree! \n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, Nov 177:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHear all four of our talented Youth Orchestras Program ensembles in their premiere concert for the 25/26 season. Enjoy music from Mozart and John Williams to Bach\, Dvorak\, Edvard Grieg\, and even Chuck Mangione! \n\n\n\nYouth SymphonyYouth PhilharmonicChamber SinfoniaPremiere Strings \n\n\n\nMargaret Rehder and Dr. Ryane Dunnagan Conductors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nReynolds Auditorium301 N. Hawthorne Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27101 \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/fall-extravaganza/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Youth Orchestras ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/042_20221114-DSC03893_JFarleyPhotography_1200x675@72.jpg GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T163000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250529T181228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T154713Z UID:10000125-1763305200-1763310600@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Mozart & Ravel DESCRIPTION:Mozart & Ravelplus the Crouching Tiger Concerto\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayNov 15\, 20257:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayNov 16\, 20253:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyChristine Lamprea CelloPaperhand Puppet ProjectMichelle Merrill Conductor \n\n\n\nMozart Overture to The Magic FluteTan Dun Crouching Tiger Cello ConcertoRavel Mother Goose (full ballet) \n\n\n\n\n\nSome of the best music tells a story. This concert features an overture from an opera\, a thrilling cello concerto distilled from a film score\, and a fairy tale ballet performed by the amazing\, larger-than-life puppets of Paperhand Puppet Project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIndividual Concert Sponsors:Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards \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\nSat\, Nov 157:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSun\, Nov 163:00 PM \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. \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\nChristine Lamprea Cello\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHRISTINE LAMPREA\, Cellist and 2018 Sphinx Medal of Excellence Winner\, is an artist known for her emotionally committed and intense performances. Upon her Carnegie Hall debut as soloist in 2013\, she has since returned to Carnegie\, as well as performed with orchestras such Costa Rica National Symphony\, Detroit Symphony\, Houston Symphony\, National Symphony of Michoacan\, New Jersey Symphony\, San Antonio Symphony\, Santa Fe Pro Musica\, and toured with the Sphinx Virtuosi across the U.S. As a recitalist\, Ms. Lamprea has appeared on prestigious series at Illinois’ Krannert Center for the  Performing Arts\, Florida’s Kravis Center for the Performing Arts\, Pepperdine University\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, and the Washington Performing Arts Society. In demand as a chamber musician\, she performs   regularly with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players\, and has performed with such musicians as Shmuel Ashkenasi\,   Sarah Chang\, Itzhak Perlman\, Roger Tapping\, and Carol Wincenc.                                           \n\n\n\nMs. Lamprea strives to expand her musical boundaries by exploring many genres of music and non-traditional   venues for performance and teaching. Her Songs of Colombia Suite includes arrangements of traditional South  American tunes for cello and piano or guitar\, and have been performed at the Colombian Embassy and Supreme Court of the United States for Justice Sonia Sotomayor. She has worked with members of Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants\, and studied sonatas with fortepiano with Audrey Axinn. She has premiered several works by composers of today. In recent years\, she commissioned cadenzas for the Haydn D Major Concerto by Jessie Montgomery\, and premiered Jeffrey Mumford’s cello concerto “of fields unfolding…echoing depths of resonant light” with the San Antonio Symphony. \n\n\n\nMs. Lamprea is on the cello faculty at the Longy School of Music of Bard College\, serves as substitute faculty at the Juilliard School\, and served as Lecturer of Cello at the Texas Christian University School of Music for the 2018-19 academic year. Ms. Lamprea has given masterclasses for the Vivac-e Festival\, Idyllwild Arts Academy\, Wintergreen Summer Music Festival\, among others. She has worked with Ecuadorian youth in the cities of Quito and Guayaquil\, as part of a residency between The Juilliard School and “Sinfonia Por La Vida\,” a social inclusion program modeled after Venezuela’s El Sistema program. Christine Lamprea is the recipient of a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans\, which supported her studies at the New England Conservatory\, and a Sphinx MPower Artist Grant\, which supported her study with acclaimed cellist Matt Haimovitz. She studied with Bonnie Hampton at The Juilliard School and holds a Master’s degree from the New England Conservatory\, where she studied with Natasha Brofsky. Additional influences were Lynn Harrell\, Frans Helmerson\, and Philippe Muller. Previous teachers include Ken Freudigman and Ken Ishii.     \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaperhand Puppet Project\n\n\n\nPaperhand Puppet Project’s mission is to create art that inspires connection. By practicing\, performing and teaching the art of puppetry\, we strive to nurture the best in humanity\, build creative culture\, and help celebrate and protect the natural world. \n\n\n\nOur vision is inspired by our love for the earth and its creatures (including humans). We will synthesize many art forms including\, but never limited to\, sculpting\, painting\, dance\, music\, improvisation\, costume design\, set design and theater. We are committed to creating multi-scaled and multi-disciplinary puppet performances that support this vision. \n\n\n\nWe will use this puppetry\, performance and creativity to undermine and eradicate greed\, hate and fear and promote justice\, equality and peace. We will work uncompromisingly to these ends. \n\n\n\nPaperhand Puppet Project is comprised of artists who share their energy\, creativity\, sweat\, smarts\, strength\, support and hold a belief in our vision and promote our mission. Community is the lifeblood of Paperhand. It makes our creations\, our performances and Paperhand Puppet Project’s existence possible.   \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\n\nBeethoven + Borodinwith the Symphony Chorus\n\n\n\nBeethoven’s firework 8th Symphony and Borodin’s familiar and raucous Polovstian Dances. \n\n\n\n\nMar 7 & 8\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCopland’s Fanfareplus music of Conor Brown & Dan Locklair\n\n\n\nA program of music by American composers both fresh and familiar folds our 25/26 season. \n\n\n\n\nMay 30 & 31 URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/mozart-ravel/2025-11-16/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Family Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MozartRavelPaperhand.webp GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T220000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250529T181228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T154713Z UID:10000124-1763235000-1763244000@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Mozart & Ravel DESCRIPTION:Mozart & Ravelplus the Crouching Tiger Concerto\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayNov 15\, 20257:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayNov 16\, 20253:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyChristine Lamprea CelloPaperhand Puppet ProjectMichelle Merrill Conductor \n\n\n\nMozart Overture to The Magic FluteTan Dun Crouching Tiger Cello ConcertoRavel Mother Goose (full ballet) \n\n\n\n\n\nSome of the best music tells a story. This concert features an overture from an opera\, a thrilling cello concerto distilled from a film score\, and a fairy tale ballet performed by the amazing\, larger-than-life puppets of Paperhand Puppet Project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIndividual Concert Sponsors:Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards \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\nSat\, Nov 157:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSun\, Nov 163:00 PM \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. \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\nChristine Lamprea Cello\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHRISTINE LAMPREA\, Cellist and 2018 Sphinx Medal of Excellence Winner\, is an artist known for her emotionally committed and intense performances. Upon her Carnegie Hall debut as soloist in 2013\, she has since returned to Carnegie\, as well as performed with orchestras such Costa Rica National Symphony\, Detroit Symphony\, Houston Symphony\, National Symphony of Michoacan\, New Jersey Symphony\, San Antonio Symphony\, Santa Fe Pro Musica\, and toured with the Sphinx Virtuosi across the U.S. As a recitalist\, Ms. Lamprea has appeared on prestigious series at Illinois’ Krannert Center for the  Performing Arts\, Florida’s Kravis Center for the Performing Arts\, Pepperdine University\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, and the Washington Performing Arts Society. In demand as a chamber musician\, she performs   regularly with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players\, and has performed with such musicians as Shmuel Ashkenasi\,   Sarah Chang\, Itzhak Perlman\, Roger Tapping\, and Carol Wincenc.                                           \n\n\n\nMs. Lamprea strives to expand her musical boundaries by exploring many genres of music and non-traditional   venues for performance and teaching. Her Songs of Colombia Suite includes arrangements of traditional South  American tunes for cello and piano or guitar\, and have been performed at the Colombian Embassy and Supreme Court of the United States for Justice Sonia Sotomayor. She has worked with members of Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants\, and studied sonatas with fortepiano with Audrey Axinn. She has premiered several works by composers of today. In recent years\, she commissioned cadenzas for the Haydn D Major Concerto by Jessie Montgomery\, and premiered Jeffrey Mumford’s cello concerto “of fields unfolding…echoing depths of resonant light” with the San Antonio Symphony. \n\n\n\nMs. Lamprea is on the cello faculty at the Longy School of Music of Bard College\, serves as substitute faculty at the Juilliard School\, and served as Lecturer of Cello at the Texas Christian University School of Music for the 2018-19 academic year. Ms. Lamprea has given masterclasses for the Vivac-e Festival\, Idyllwild Arts Academy\, Wintergreen Summer Music Festival\, among others. She has worked with Ecuadorian youth in the cities of Quito and Guayaquil\, as part of a residency between The Juilliard School and “Sinfonia Por La Vida\,” a social inclusion program modeled after Venezuela’s El Sistema program. Christine Lamprea is the recipient of a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans\, which supported her studies at the New England Conservatory\, and a Sphinx MPower Artist Grant\, which supported her study with acclaimed cellist Matt Haimovitz. She studied with Bonnie Hampton at The Juilliard School and holds a Master’s degree from the New England Conservatory\, where she studied with Natasha Brofsky. Additional influences were Lynn Harrell\, Frans Helmerson\, and Philippe Muller. Previous teachers include Ken Freudigman and Ken Ishii.     \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaperhand Puppet Project\n\n\n\nPaperhand Puppet Project’s mission is to create art that inspires connection. By practicing\, performing and teaching the art of puppetry\, we strive to nurture the best in humanity\, build creative culture\, and help celebrate and protect the natural world. \n\n\n\nOur vision is inspired by our love for the earth and its creatures (including humans). We will synthesize many art forms including\, but never limited to\, sculpting\, painting\, dance\, music\, improvisation\, costume design\, set design and theater. We are committed to creating multi-scaled and multi-disciplinary puppet performances that support this vision. \n\n\n\nWe will use this puppetry\, performance and creativity to undermine and eradicate greed\, hate and fear and promote justice\, equality and peace. We will work uncompromisingly to these ends. \n\n\n\nPaperhand Puppet Project is comprised of artists who share their energy\, creativity\, sweat\, smarts\, strength\, support and hold a belief in our vision and promote our mission. Community is the lifeblood of Paperhand. It makes our creations\, our performances and Paperhand Puppet Project’s existence possible.   \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\n\nBeethoven + Borodinwith the Symphony Chorus\n\n\n\nBeethoven’s firework 8th Symphony and Borodin’s familiar and raucous Polovstian Dances. \n\n\n\n\nMar 7 & 8\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCopland’s Fanfareplus music of Conor Brown & Dan Locklair\n\n\n\nA program of music by American composers both fresh and familiar folds our 25/26 season. \n\n\n\n\nMay 30 & 31 URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/mozart-ravel/2025-11-15/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Family Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MozartRavelPaperhand.webp GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T190000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250529T180732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T171303Z UID:10000122-1761498000-1761505200@www.wssymphony.org 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 CATEGORIES:Special Concerts,Symphony Chorus ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/013_20241103-DSC09237_JFarleyPhotography-copy.webp GEO:36.0985935;-80.2508964 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Centenary United Methodist Church 646 W. 5th St. Winston-Salem NC United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=646 W. 5th St.:geo:-80.2508964,36.0985935 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T163000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250602T153332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T140058Z UID:10000121-1760886000-1760891400@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Halloween Spooktacular DESCRIPTION:Halloween Spooktacular\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayOct 19\, 20253:00 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\n\n\n\n\nKids’ tickets just $10!Winston-Salem SymphonyMichelle Merrill ConductorWear your costumes! Friendly-spooky Halloween treats for the young and young at heart\, with maybe a few tricks for good measure. Howl to the music of John Williams from his scores to Harry Potter and the Star Wars saga. You’ll be bewitched by music from Wicked and Three Portraits of a Witch. And be creeeeeeped-out by the ghoulish sounds of music by classical composers Prokofiev\, Mussorgsky\, and Arturo Márquez. \n\n\n\n\n\nPreconcert lobby activities begin at 2:00pm with storytelling\, an instrument petting zoo\, and fun crafts from our friends at Kaleideum and the Sawtooth Center for Visual Art. \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\nTHE MONTGOMERY/TUCKERCHARITABLE 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\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 193:00 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\nBrendle Recital HallScale Fine Arts Center\, Wake Forest University2629 Wake Forest Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27109Parking available in campus lots adjacent to Scales Fine Arts Center on the north and east (across the street\, aside Wait Chapel) sides of the building. \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/halloween-spooktacular/ LOCATION:Brendle Recital Hall\, 2629 Wake Forest Rd.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27109 CATEGORIES:Family Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025Jack_16x9.webp GEO:36.134302;-80.2805279 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Brendle Recital Hall 2629 Wake Forest Rd. Winston-Salem NC 27109;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2629 Wake Forest Rd.:geo:-80.2805279,36.134302 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T220000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250512T154413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T144351Z UID:10000116-1760211000-1760220000@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Ben Folds DESCRIPTION:BEN FOLDS in Concert\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayOct 11\, 20257:30 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 SymphonyBen Folds Piano & VocalsMichelle Merrill Conductor \n\n\n\nThe iconic\, all-around musician comes home to perform with the Symphony at his high school alma mater\, Reynolds Auditorium\, one night only! \n\n\n\nThis concert cannot be included in a subscription.Child Pricing and Group Discounts are not available for this concert.$1 from every ticket sold will support Ben’s Keys for Kids charity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNC Connection\n\n\n\nAlt/indie/pop music superstar\, actor\, writer\, and arts education advocate Ben Folds was born in Greensboro and grew up in Winston-Salem\, where he attended R.J. Reynolds High School. He attended UNCG briefly before leaving for other ventures. He returned to Chapel Hill in 1993\, where he formed the Ben Folds Five—the band that would launch him nationally and internationally. #nosoundlikehome \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\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\nSat\, Oct 117:30 PM \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. \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\nBen Folds\n\n\n\nBen Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation. \n\n\n\nThe Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter-composer has created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five\, multiple solo albums\, and numerous collaborative records. \n\n\n\nHis latest pop solo album was released in 2023 to rave reviews and sold-out performances. He released his first Christmas album in 2024 and last Fall recorded a LIVE album slated for release in 2025 with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) at the Kennedy Center in DC where he served for eight years as the first Artistic Advisor to the NSO. \n\n\n\nHe currently tours as a pop artist\, while also performing with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras. \n\n\n\nA New York Times Best Selling author and former podcast host\, Ben is also working on new compositions for film\, tv and theatre. He also frequently guest stars in films and TV. \n\n\n\nIn 2022\, Ben launched a music education charitable initiative in his native state of North Carolina entitled “Keys For Kids\,” which provides funds and keyboards to existing nonprofits that offer free or affordable piano lessons to school-age children from economically-disadvantaged households. And he continually advocates for improving public policies for the arts and arts education on the national level as a member of Americans For The Arts and the Arts Action Fund. \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\n\nA Night at HogwartsThe Music of Harry Potter\n\n\n\nFantastic scores and snippets covering the range of Harry Potter films\, from John Williams and beyond. Magical fun for everyone! \n\n\n\n\nSat\, Jan 17\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDefying GravityThe Wonderful Music of Oz\n\n\n\nThe Symphony and Chorus\, guest soloists\, and Michelle Merrill come together for the 200th Anniversary of this joyous work. \n\n\n\n\nSat\, May 9 URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/ben-folds/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Plugged-In Pops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ben-at-the-piano86-EDIT-2.webp GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T173000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250529T153555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T173038Z UID:10000152-1758466800-1758475800@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Marsalis + Tchaikovsky DESCRIPTION:Marsalis + Tchaikovskyplus the William Tell Overture\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdaySep 20\, 20257:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundaySep 21\, 20253:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyKelly Hall-Tompkins ViolinMichelle Merrill Conductor \n\n\n\nRossini William Tell OvertureWynton Marsalis Violin ConcertoTchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\nTchaikovsky Symphony No. 5Winston-Salem Symphony | Matthew Troy ConductorNovember 2014 \n\n\n\n\n\nThere’s so much more to the William Tell Overture than just the familiar “Lone Ranger” theme. A beautiful cello section solo and a threatening storm scene lead to the fanfare tune we all know and love from TV. Wynton Marsalis’s recent violin concerto blends soulful and intense virtuosity with jazzy New Orleans romp\, and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth will take you on a journey from resigning to fate to the tender melody of a solo French horn\, a lively waltz\, and ultimate triumph. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNC Connection\n\n\n\nJazz trumpeter\, bandleader\, National Medal of Arts laureate\, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Wynton Marsalis spent two formative summers as a teenager in the student program at Greensboro’s Eastern Music Festival. Since then\, he has returned numerous times as a guest performer and master teacher. #nosoundlikehome \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\nPre-Concert Talk\n\n\n\nSaturday at 6:30 PM | Sunday at 2:00 PM \n\n\n\nAll audience members are invited to join us in the Judy Voss Jones Fine Arts Center\, directly behind Reynolds Auditorium on its west side\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Local musicologist Dr. David Levy is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend\, and occur one hour before any Classics Series concert. \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\n\nSaturdaySep 207:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundaySep 213:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKelly Hall-Tompkins\n\n\n\nWinner of a Naumburg International Violin Competition Honorarium Prize and featured in the Smithsonian Museum for African-American History\, Ms. Hall-Tompkins is a violin soloist entrepreneur who has been acclaimed by The New York Times as “the versatile violinist who makes the music come alive\,” for her “tonal mastery” (BBC Music Magazine) and as The New York Times “New Yorker of the Year.” \n\n\n\nShe has appeared as co-soloist in Carnegie Hall with Glenn Dicterow and conductor Leonard Slatkin\, in London at Queen Elizabeth Hall\, at Lincoln Center and with the Symphonies of Dallas\, Jacksonville\, Oakland\, recitals in Paris\, New York\, Toronto\, Washington\, Chicago\, and festivals of Tanglewood\, Ravinia\, Santa Fe\, France\, Germany and Italy. She was “Fiddler”/Violin Soloist of the Grammy/Tony-nominated Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof.  Inspired by her experience\, she commissioned and developed the first ever Fiddler solo disc of all new arrangements\, “The Fiddler Expanding Tradition\,” which is featured in the new documentary “Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles” on the 55-year history of the musical.  \n\n\n\nAs founder of Music Kitchen–Food for the Soul\, Kelly Hall-Tompkins is a pioneer of social justice in classical music\, bringing top artists in over 100 concerts coast to coast in homeless shelters from New York to Los Angeles and in internationally in Paris\, France.  Music Kitchen made its Carnegie Hall debut to present the Forgotten Voices song cycle on May 21\, 2020 in Association with Carnegie Hall. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView Kelly’s promotional video for her tour of the Wynton Marsalis Violin Concerto\, which happens to include a cameo appearance or two by our own former music director\, Robert Moody! Kelly has performed this work with orchestras across the US and at Switzerland’s famed Lucerne Festival with the Chineke! Orchestra. \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\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. \n\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\nMozart & Ravelplus the Crouching Tiger Concerto\n\n\n\nPaperhand Puppet Theatre brings their GIANT puppets to the stage for Ravel’s Mother Goose ballet suite; Christine Lamprea shines in a cello concerto by Tan Dun while Mozart’s “Magic Flute” sets the scene. \n\n\n\n\nNov 15 & 16\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Music ofFLEETWOOD MAC\n\n\n\nThe WSS\, guest vocalists\, and the fan-favorite Jeans ‘n Classics band come together to celebrate the supergroup’s decades of hits. \n\n\n\n\nApr 6\, 2024 URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/marsalis-tchaikovsky/2025-09-21/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Classics Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/vert-orange-green-16x9-1.webp GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T220000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250529T153555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T173038Z UID:10000119-1758396600-1758405600@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Marsalis + Tchaikovsky DESCRIPTION:Marsalis + Tchaikovskyplus the William Tell Overture\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdaySep 20\, 20257:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundaySep 21\, 20253:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyKelly Hall-Tompkins ViolinMichelle Merrill Conductor \n\n\n\nRossini William Tell OvertureWynton Marsalis Violin ConcertoTchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\nTchaikovsky Symphony No. 5Winston-Salem Symphony | Matthew Troy ConductorNovember 2014 \n\n\n\n\n\nThere’s so much more to the William Tell Overture than just the familiar “Lone Ranger” theme. A beautiful cello section solo and a threatening storm scene lead to the fanfare tune we all know and love from TV. Wynton Marsalis’s recent violin concerto blends soulful and intense virtuosity with jazzy New Orleans romp\, and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth will take you on a journey from resigning to fate to the tender melody of a solo French horn\, a lively waltz\, and ultimate triumph. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNC Connection\n\n\n\nJazz trumpeter\, bandleader\, National Medal of Arts laureate\, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Wynton Marsalis spent two formative summers as a teenager in the student program at Greensboro’s Eastern Music Festival. Since then\, he has returned numerous times as a guest performer and master teacher. #nosoundlikehome \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\nPre-Concert Talk\n\n\n\nSaturday at 6:30 PM | Sunday at 2:00 PM \n\n\n\nAll audience members are invited to join us in the Judy Voss Jones Fine Arts Center\, directly behind Reynolds Auditorium on its west side\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Local musicologist Dr. David Levy is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend\, and occur one hour before any Classics Series concert. \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\n\nSaturdaySep 207:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundaySep 213:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKelly Hall-Tompkins\n\n\n\nWinner of a Naumburg International Violin Competition Honorarium Prize and featured in the Smithsonian Museum for African-American History\, Ms. Hall-Tompkins is a violin soloist entrepreneur who has been acclaimed by The New York Times as “the versatile violinist who makes the music come alive\,” for her “tonal mastery” (BBC Music Magazine) and as The New York Times “New Yorker of the Year.” \n\n\n\nShe has appeared as co-soloist in Carnegie Hall with Glenn Dicterow and conductor Leonard Slatkin\, in London at Queen Elizabeth Hall\, at Lincoln Center and with the Symphonies of Dallas\, Jacksonville\, Oakland\, recitals in Paris\, New York\, Toronto\, Washington\, Chicago\, and festivals of Tanglewood\, Ravinia\, Santa Fe\, France\, Germany and Italy. She was “Fiddler”/Violin Soloist of the Grammy/Tony-nominated Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof.  Inspired by her experience\, she commissioned and developed the first ever Fiddler solo disc of all new arrangements\, “The Fiddler Expanding Tradition\,” which is featured in the new documentary “Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles” on the 55-year history of the musical.  \n\n\n\nAs founder of Music Kitchen–Food for the Soul\, Kelly Hall-Tompkins is a pioneer of social justice in classical music\, bringing top artists in over 100 concerts coast to coast in homeless shelters from New York to Los Angeles and in internationally in Paris\, France.  Music Kitchen made its Carnegie Hall debut to present the Forgotten Voices song cycle on May 21\, 2020 in Association with Carnegie Hall. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView Kelly’s promotional video for her tour of the Wynton Marsalis Violin Concerto\, which happens to include a cameo appearance or two by our own former music director\, Robert Moody! Kelly has performed this work with orchestras across the US and at Switzerland’s famed Lucerne Festival with the Chineke! Orchestra. \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\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. \n\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\nMozart & Ravelplus the Crouching Tiger Concerto\n\n\n\nPaperhand Puppet Theatre brings their GIANT puppets to the stage for Ravel’s Mother Goose ballet suite; Christine Lamprea shines in a cello concerto by Tan Dun while Mozart’s “Magic Flute” sets the scene. \n\n\n\n\nNov 15 & 16\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Music ofFLEETWOOD MAC\n\n\n\nThe WSS\, guest vocalists\, and the fan-favorite Jeans ‘n Classics band come together to celebrate the supergroup’s decades of hits. \n\n\n\n\nApr 6\, 2024 URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/marsalis-tchaikovsky/2025-09-20/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Classics Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/vert-orange-green-16x9-1.webp GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T120000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235512 CREATED:20250728T165200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T205523Z UID:10000167-1757156400-1757160000@www.wssymphony.org 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 CATEGORIES:Special Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image.jpg GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250512T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250512T213000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235513 CREATED:20230221T160840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T203715Z UID:10000028-1747076400-1747085400@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Spring Finale DESCRIPTION:Youth Orchestras:Spring Finale\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree! \n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, May 127:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHear all four of our talented Youth Orchestras Program ensembles in their year-end concert! \n\n\n\nYouth SymphonyYouth PhilharmonicChamber SinfoniaPremiere Strings \n\n\n\nMargaret Rehder and Dr. Ryane Dunnagan Conductors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nReynolds Auditorium301 N. Hawthorne Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27101 \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/spring-finale/ LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104 CATEGORIES:Youth Orchestras ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/042_20221114-DSC03893_JFarleyPhotography_1200x675@72.jpg GEO:36.1011236;-80.2648333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reynolds Auditorium 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW Winston-Salem NC 27104;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Hawthorne Rd. NW:geo:-80.2648333,36.1011236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T163000 DTSTAMP:20260607T235513 CREATED:20250429T180242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T180314Z UID:10000105-1746370800-1746376200@www.wssymphony.org SUMMARY:Triad Area Medical Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Triad Area Medical Orchestraan affiliate orchestra of the WINSTON SALEM SYMPHONY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMay 4\, 20253 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\n\n\n\n\nThe Triad Area Medical Orchestra (TAMO) is an affiliate ensemble of the Winston-Salem Symphony\, showcasing the talents of our local medical community and other dedicated volunteer musicians wanting a fun and creative outlet for their love of music. \n\n\n\nThis is a free concert. No tickets required! \n\n\n\n\n\nTriad Area Medical OrchestraTim Heath Conductor \n\n\n\nHector Berlioz“Hungarian March” from The Damnation of Faust \n\n\n\nYukiko NishimuraWater Reflections \n\n\n\nLudwig van BeethovenEgmont Overture \n\n\n\nEdvard GriegNorwegian Dances\, Op. 35 \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\nSaturdayMay 311:00 AM \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 HallScale Fine Arts Center\, Wake Forest University2629 Wake Forest Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27109Parking available in campus lots adjacent to Scales Fine Arts Center (Lot Q) on the north and east (across the street\, aside Wait Chapel) sides of the building. \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/triad-area-medical-orchestra/ LOCATION:Brendle Recital Hall\, 2629 Wake Forest Rd.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27109 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.wssymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_9524-copy.webp GEO:36.134302;-80.2805279 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Brendle Recital Hall 2629 Wake Forest Rd. Winston-Salem NC 27109;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2629 Wake Forest Rd.:geo:-80.2805279,36.134302 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR