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SUMMARY:Illuminare
DESCRIPTION:SYMPHONY CHORUS:Illuminare\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayOct 26\, 20255:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem Symphony Chamber Orchestra & Organ \n\n\n\nWinston-Salem Symphony ChorusChris Gilliam Chorus DirectorElaine HagenbergIlluminare \n\n\n\nDan ForrestLux – The Dawn From On High \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScintillating choral works by two of today’s most popular American choral composers highlight contrasts in color and emotion. A chamber orchestra of Winston-Salem Symphony musicians is joined by the Symphony Chorus and at Centenary United Methodist Church for this hour-long concert\, pairing these beautiful pieces with the sanctuary’s wonderful choral acoustic and late-afternoon light. \n\n\n\nThis concert will also feature local organist Susan Bates on Centenary’s pipe organ. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE PAULINE TURNER DOUGHTONLEAD CHORUSSPONSORSHIP \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSingle tickets to this event go on sale June 2\, but you can save your seat with a subscription! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Subscribe now.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayOct 265:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nCentenary United Methodist Church646 W. 5th St.Winston-Salem\, NC \n\n\n\n\nDirections & Parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare and Dining\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristopher GilliamSymphony Chorus Director\n\n\n\nA conductor praised for his “precision and clarity\,” and performances hailed as “enlightened\,” Christopher Gilliam is the Director of the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus\, Director of Choral Activities at Wake Forest University\, and Director of Music at Highland Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem. \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem Symphony Chorus\n\n\n\nThe Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus traces its beginnings to the 1940’s when there were three separate choral ensembles in Winston-Salem. The three ensembles merged in 1960 to the Singers’ Guild. In the years following their union\, the Singers’ Guild collaborated frequently with the Symphony\, and in the fall of 1971 merged with the Symphony to become known as the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale. In 2018 the organization became known as the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus.  \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou May Also Like…\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHandel‘s Messiah\n\n\n\nMichelle Merrill leads the Symphony and Chorus in this holiday tradition; Handel’s oratorio tells music’s greatest message of faith. \n\n\n\n\nDec 13\, 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Carolina Christmas:Home for the Holidays\n\n\n\nThe Symphony Chorus\, guest vocalist Tony DeSare\, music director Michelle Merrill and a right-jolly old elf ring in the holiday season. \n\n\n\n\nNov 29\, 2025
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/illuminare/
LOCATION:Centenary United Methodist Church\, 646 W. 5th St.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Chamber Serenade
DESCRIPTION:Britten &Mozart\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMar 8\, 20255:00 PM  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMar 9\, 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 SymphonyKarim Sulayman TenorChristopher Caudill HornMichelle Merrill Conductor \n\n\n\nArvo PärtCantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes  \n\n\n\n\n\nBenjamin BrittenSerenade for Tenor\, Horn\, and Strings \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\nW.A. MozartSymphony No. 41\, K551  “Jupiter” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEstonian composer Arvo Pärt’s Cantus unfolds with haunting simplicity and profound solemnity\, paying homage to Benjamin Britten’s legacy and musical influence. Britten’s Serenade\, a masterpiece for smaller orchestra\, weaves together tenor and horn solos with ethereal string textures\, exploring themes of night\, nature\, and human existence. Mozart’s final symphony crowns the evening with its exuberant energy and brilliance. Join us for an unforgettable concert experience that traverses the depths of contemplation\, beauty\, and musical mastery across centuries and styles. \n\n\n\nPlease note:The Saturday evening\, Mar 8 performance is at 5:00 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\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 85:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMar 93:00 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\nPre-Concert Talk\n\n\n\nSaturday at 4:00 PM | Sunday at 2:00 PM \n\n\n\nAll audience members are invited to join us in Centenary Church Dining Room\, directly off the 4½ Street lobby\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Musicologist and Wake Forest University professor emeritus Dr. David Levy is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend\, and occur one hour before any classically-inspired concert. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKarim Sulayman\, tenor\n\n\n\nLebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman has garnered international attention as a sophisticated and versatile artist\, praised for his “lucid\, velvety tenor and pop-star charisma” (BBC Music Magazine). The 2019 Best Classical Solo Vocal GRAMMY® Award winner\, he continues to earn acclaim for his original and innovative programming and recording projects\, while regularly performing on the world’s stages in opera\, orchestral concerts\, recital and chamber music. \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\n\nChristopher Caudill\, horn\n\n\n\nChristopher Caudill began playing the horn at age ten while living in London\, England\, with his \nfamily. Piano and violin lessons had failed to do the trick\, but a London Symphony concert at the \nBarbican with famous soloist Barry Tuckwell made him fall in love with the horn. He is a graduate \nof Northwestern University\, where he earned a B.A. in European History before studying horn \nwith the Chicago Symphony’s former Principal Horn\, Dale Clevenger. He was a member of the \nCivic Orchestra of Chicago\, and the New World Symphony in Miami where he met his horn duet \npartner\, Rachel Niketopoulos. \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\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\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nCentenary United Methodist Church646 W. Fifth St.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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\nRelated Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusic Lovers’ Luncheon\n\n\n\nFriday\, Mar 7 at NoonForsyth Country Club3101 Country Club Rd.\, Winston-Salem \n\n\n\nEnjoy lunch with a side of interesting conversation! Michelle Merrill\, Karim Sulayman\, and Christopher Caudill talk about the work of Arvo Pärt\, Benjamin Britten\, and Mozart. \n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSymphony by the Glass\n\n\n\nThursday\, Mar 6 at 5pmThe Caviste1100 Reynolda Rd \n\n\n\nStop by for an afterwork glass from a selection of wines specifically paired to this week’s program! Enjoy music by WSS musicians and casual conversation with other Symphony goers. The event is free to attend; wines are available for purchase.
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/a-chamber-serenade/2025-03-09/
LOCATION:Centenary United Methodist Church\, 646 W. 5th St.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Chamber Serenade
DESCRIPTION:Britten &Mozart\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMar 8\, 20255:00 PM  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMar 9\, 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 SymphonyKarim Sulayman TenorChristopher Caudill HornMichelle Merrill Conductor \n\n\n\nArvo PärtCantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes  \n\n\n\n\n\nBenjamin BrittenSerenade for Tenor\, Horn\, and Strings \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\nW.A. MozartSymphony No. 41\, K551  “Jupiter” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEstonian composer Arvo Pärt’s Cantus unfolds with haunting simplicity and profound solemnity\, paying homage to Benjamin Britten’s legacy and musical influence. Britten’s Serenade\, a masterpiece for smaller orchestra\, weaves together tenor and horn solos with ethereal string textures\, exploring themes of night\, nature\, and human existence. Mozart’s final symphony crowns the evening with its exuberant energy and brilliance. Join us for an unforgettable concert experience that traverses the depths of contemplation\, beauty\, and musical mastery across centuries and styles. \n\n\n\nPlease note:The Saturday evening\, Mar 8 performance is at 5:00 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\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 85:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMar 93:00 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\nPre-Concert Talk\n\n\n\nSaturday at 4:00 PM | Sunday at 2:00 PM \n\n\n\nAll audience members are invited to join us in Centenary Church Dining Room\, directly off the 4½ Street lobby\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Musicologist and Wake Forest University professor emeritus Dr. David Levy is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend\, and occur one hour before any classically-inspired concert. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKarim Sulayman\, tenor\n\n\n\nLebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman has garnered international attention as a sophisticated and versatile artist\, praised for his “lucid\, velvety tenor and pop-star charisma” (BBC Music Magazine). The 2019 Best Classical Solo Vocal GRAMMY® Award winner\, he continues to earn acclaim for his original and innovative programming and recording projects\, while regularly performing on the world’s stages in opera\, orchestral concerts\, recital and chamber music. \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\n\nChristopher Caudill\, horn\n\n\n\nChristopher Caudill began playing the horn at age ten while living in London\, England\, with his \nfamily. Piano and violin lessons had failed to do the trick\, but a London Symphony concert at the \nBarbican with famous soloist Barry Tuckwell made him fall in love with the horn. He is a graduate \nof Northwestern University\, where he earned a B.A. in European History before studying horn \nwith the Chicago Symphony’s former Principal Horn\, Dale Clevenger. He was a member of the \nCivic Orchestra of Chicago\, and the New World Symphony in Miami where he met his horn duet \npartner\, Rachel Niketopoulos. \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\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\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nCentenary United Methodist Church646 W. Fifth St.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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\nRelated Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusic Lovers’ Luncheon\n\n\n\nFriday\, Mar 7 at NoonForsyth Country Club3101 Country Club Rd.\, Winston-Salem \n\n\n\nEnjoy lunch with a side of interesting conversation! Michelle Merrill\, Karim Sulayman\, and Christopher Caudill talk about the work of Arvo Pärt\, Benjamin Britten\, and Mozart. \n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSymphony by the Glass\n\n\n\nThursday\, Mar 6 at 5pmThe Caviste1100 Reynolda Rd \n\n\n\nStop by for an afterwork glass from a selection of wines specifically paired to this week’s program! Enjoy music by WSS musicians and casual conversation with other Symphony goers. The event is free to attend; wines are available for purchase.
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/a-chamber-serenade/2025-03-08/
LOCATION:Centenary United Methodist Church\, 646 W. 5th St.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classics Series
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