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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
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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.
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SUMMARY:Defying Gravity
DESCRIPTION:Defying GravityThe Wonderful Music of OZ\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMay 9\, 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 SymphonyCampbell Walker Fields VocalistJessica Hendy VocalistKelli Rabke VocalistJohn Fischer PianistMichelle Merrill Conductor \n\n\n\nDance down the yellow brick road with music from The Wizard of OZ\, Return to 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\na/perture screening of Wizard of Oz!Saturday\, May 2 at Tanglewood\n\n\n\n\nLearn more\n\n\n\n\nFREE a/mobile screening at the bandshell at Tanglewood Park (4061 Clemmons Rd\, Clemmons\, NC 27012). Bring blankets and chairs. Film begins at sundown (approx 8:15pm). Musical performances will precede the film and food trucks will be available. \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSat\, May 97:30 PM \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\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\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. Other Broadway credits include Aida (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. Other 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\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. Other 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. After 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\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. In 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/
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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
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SUMMARY:Copland's Fanfare
DESCRIPTION:Copland’s Fanfareplus music of Conor Brown and Dan Locklair\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMay 30\, 20267:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMay 31\, 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 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \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\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\nCopland Symphony No. 3Winston-Salem Symphony | Robert Moody ConductorSeptember 2012 \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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\n\nSaturdayMay 307:30 PM \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\n\n\n\nJaki Shelton Green\n\n\n\nJaki Shelton Green is the first African American and third woman to be appointed as the North Carolina Poet Laureate. When he appointed her in 2018\, Governor Cooper stated that “Jaki Shelton Green brings a deep appreciation of our state’s diverse communities to her role as an ambassador of North Carolina literature. Jaki’s appointment is a wonderful new chapter in North Carolina’s rich literary history.” \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/coplands-fanfare/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104
CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Symphony Chorus
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SUMMARY:Copland's Fanfare
DESCRIPTION:Copland’s Fanfareplus music of Conor Brown and Dan Locklair\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMay 30\, 20267:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayMay 31\, 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 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \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\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\nCopland Symphony No. 3Winston-Salem Symphony | Robert Moody ConductorSeptember 2012 \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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\n\nSaturdayMay 307:30 PM \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\n\n\n\nJaki Shelton Green\n\n\n\nJaki Shelton Green is the first African American and third woman to be appointed as the North Carolina Poet Laureate. When he appointed her in 2018\, Governor Cooper stated that “Jaki Shelton Green brings a deep appreciation of our state’s diverse communities to her role as an ambassador of North Carolina literature. Jaki’s appointment is a wonderful new chapter in North Carolina’s rich literary history.” \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/coplands-fanfare/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:Reynolds Auditorium\, 301 Hawthorne Rd. NW\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27104
CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Symphony Chorus
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