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SUMMARY:Concert for Community
DESCRIPTION:Concert for Community\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Free!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMar 28\, 20263:00p \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyWSS Youth SymphonyLouis Gao Piano (PPYTS Jr. Division Winner)Natália Siqueira Biasotto Violin (PPYTS Sr. Division Winner)J. Aaron Hardwick & Margaret Rehder Conductors \n\n\n\nOur annual\, admission-free showcase features a large orchestra led by Youth Symphony members paired with their professional counterparts in the Winston-Salem Symphony\, plus exciting concerto performances by the winners of this year’s Peter Perret Youth Talent Search. It is a wonderful\, early-spring family experience not to be missed! \n\n\n\nJasil Olabode  Losing GroundW.A. Mozart  Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major\, K. 482Camille Saint-Saëns  Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso\, Op. 28 \n\n\n\n—Intermission— \n\n\n\nR. Strauss Fanfare/Sunrise from Also sprach ZarathustraJ. Strauss\, Jr. On the Beautiful Blue DanubeGustav Holst Excerpts from The Planets 1. Mars 2. Venus 4. Jupiter \n\n\n\n\n\nAdmission is free but tickets are required. The performance is expected to last one hour and 40 minutes with one 15-minute intermission. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis concert is made possible through a generous contribution from the Montgomery/Tucker Charitable Fund. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayMar 283:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nWait ChapelWake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem\, NC \n\n\n\n\nDirections and Parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare and Dining\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLouis Gao Piano\n\n\n\nLouis Gao\, a seventh grader from Charlotte\, NC\, has been studying the piano with Florence Ko. \n\n\n\nOver the last three years\, he has won a number of competition awards\, including first place in the G. Henle Verlag piano competition and a silver medal at the Bach Festival Piano Competition. In 2024\, he was named the state winner of both the Maxine Taylor Fountain Memorial Award in the NCFMC Scholarship Competition and the Royalty NC State Piano Scholarship. In 2025\, he won the RPTA Young Artist Audition as well as the Elizabeth Bullard Competition\, and was recognized as the MTNA (Music Teachers National Association） Junior Performance Division State Winner. This year\, his winning ways continued as he won the Wingate Piano Competition in January. \n\n\n\nIn addition to being a violinist in his school’s orchestra\, Louis enjoys drawing and playing tennis in his spare time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNatália Siqueira Biasotto Violin\n\n\n\n15-year-old Natalia Siquera Biasotto started violin lessons at the age of 3. She began participating in the school orchestra at 6\, the youngest student in that youth ensemble\, while living in Brazil. At the age of 9\, she began lessons with Cecilia Guida\, whom she has studied with. Recently\, she also started lessons with Alex Kerr. \n\n\n\nAt the age of 10\, Natalia was invited to play as a soloist with a professional orchestra in Brazil by Maestro Fernando Ortiz (Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de Botucatu)\, which was a very special and challenging opportunity at that young age. In the last years\, she was a finalist of the Hilton Head Island Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition (2026)\, alternate winner of Chapel Hill Philharmonia Young Concerto Competition (2025)\, first place in the Student Music Contest\, Woman’s Club of Raleigh (violin and all-instruments) (2024)\, and received the following chamber music awards: NCCMI Outstanding Artistry and Chamber Music Excellence and Teamwork (2023\, 2024\, 2025)\, and NC Federation of Music Clubs Piano Chamber Award (2025) and Joel Adams String Quartet Award (2024). Last year\, she was also recognized with an Honorable Mention by the Peter Perret Youth Talent Search at UNCSA. \n\n\n\nCurrently\, besides solo and chamber music preparation\, she has been an intern at NCCMI during the 2025-2026 school year\, with a primary role as a peer mentor for other ensembles. She is also currently the Associate Concertmaster of the Triangle Youth Philharmonic\, the top youth orchestra of Triangle Youth Music in Raleigh\, NC. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJasil Olabode Composer\n\n\n\nA piece from Winston-Salem composer Jasil Olabode (UNCSA) entitled Losing Ground will open the Concert for Community.
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/concert-for-community/
LOCATION:Wait Chapel\, 2625 Wake Forest Rd.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27106
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SUMMARY:Handel's Messiah
DESCRIPTION:Handel’s Messiah\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayDec 13\, 20257:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note: single tickets to this concert are General Admission only. Reserved seating is available by subscribing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinston-Salem SymphonyWinston-Salem Symphony ChorusKatherine Henly SopranoKelley O’Connor Mezzo SopranoJack Swanson TenorDaniel Rich BaritoneMichelle Merrill ConductorChris Gilliam Chorus Director \n\n\n\nGeorge Frideric HandelMessiah \n\n\n\nThis performance is expected to last approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes with one twenty-minute intermission. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHandel’s Messiah is one of the most celebrated oratorios of all time. The glorious “Hallelujah” chorus\, tenderly expressive arias\, and the majestic choruses have been drawing crowds since the composition was premiered in 1742. Let Handel’s melodies lift your spirit and fill your heart this Christmas season as Music Director Michelle Merrill invites you to rediscover the magic of this enduring work.PLEASE NOTE: Single tickets for this performance are General Admission ONLY. Reserved seating is available via subscription packages. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE PAULINE TURNER DOUGHTONLEAD CHORUSSPONSORSHIP \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSingle tickets to this event go on sale June 2\, but you can save your seat with a subscription! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Subscribe now.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayDec 137:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nWait ChapelWake Forest University2625 Wake Forest Rd.Winston-Salem\, NC 27106 \n\n\n\n\nDirections & Parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare and Dining\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat will my view be like?\n\n\n\nWhile Reynolds Auditorium’s sightlines and sound are best enjoyed in the Mezzanine\, Orchestra-level seating also offers superb viewing and sound\, especially in rows F through O. Please bear in mind that Reynolds Auditorium is a historic venue; there is no elevator\, thus the Mezzanine and Balcony levels are only accessed via stairs. Accessible seating is available on the Orchestra level at the rear of the house and along the outside left and right.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatherine Henly\, soprano\n\n\n\nPraised for her captivating and affecting portrayals in genres ranging from opera\, to musical theater\, jazz\, and pop throughout the United States and abroad\, soprano Katherine Henly is quickly becoming known as a crossover artist to watch. \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKelley O’Connor\, mezzo-soprano\n\n\n\nThe Grammy® Award-winning mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor is one of the most compelling vocal artists of her generation. She is known for a commanding intensity on stage\, a velvet vocal tone\, and the ability to create sheer magic in her interpretations. O’Connor performs and inhabits a broad selection of repertoire\, from Beethoven\, Mahler and Brahms to Dessner\, Corigliano and Adams; she is sought after by many of today’s most accomplished composers.  \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJack Swanson\, tenor\n\n\n\nStillwater\, Minnesota native Jack Swanson is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after young tenors in the opera world. His distinctive high lyric voice is known for singing the acrobatic arias of Rossini and the legato melodies of Donizetti. \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Rich\, bass\n\n\n\nBaltimore-born baritone Daniel Rich is a recent graduate of The Metropolitan Opera’s prestigious Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. During the 2023–24 Met season\, he appeared as Pâris in Roméo et Juliette and as Chester in Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones. He made his Met debut during the 2022–23 season as a Waiter in Der Rosenkavalier and covered the Count of Lerma in Don Carlo. He will make his company debut at Des Moines Metro Opera this summer\, where he will sing the First Nazarene and cover Jochanaan in Salome\, and sing Willie McDonald in the premiere of Damien Geter and Lila Palmer’s American Apollo. \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichelle Merrill\, conductor\n\n\n\nWSS Music Director Michelle Merrill served four years as the Assistant and then Associate Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and also serves as the Music Director of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia\, where she has ignited the growth and expansion of the orchestra’s offerings both on and off the stage.  Ms. Merrill is a proud recipient of a 2016 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award as well as the prestigious 2013 Ansbacher Conducting Fellowship as awarded by members of the Vienna Philharmonic and the American Austrian Foundation\, which enabled her to be in residence at the world-renowned Salzburg Festival. \n\n\n\n\nRead more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLow & Lower: A Microwave MessiahWinston-Salem Symphony principal cellist Brooks Whitehouse and principal double bassist Paul Sharpe\, a.k.a the comedic cello/bass duo Low & Lower\, perform their less-than-ten-minute version of Handel’s oratorio. \n\n\n\n\n\nHandel’s Messiah\n\n\n\nSaturday\, Dec 13 at 7:30 PMWait ChapelWake Forest University$45 General Admission$10 for children 12 and younger
URL:https://www.wssymphony.org/event/messiah/
LOCATION:Wait Chapel\, 2625 Wake Forest Rd.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27106
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SUMMARY:Verdi's Requiem
DESCRIPTION:Verdi’s Requiem\n\n\n\nLarge orchestra and chorus | Powerful drama \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayApril 26\, 20257:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayApril 27\, 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\nWinston-Salem SymphonyWinston-Salem Symphony ChorusOthalie Graham SopranoRaehann Bryce-Davis Mezzo SopranoCooper Nolan TenorBill McMurray BassMichelle Merrill ConductorChris Gilliam Chorus Director \n\n\n\nGiuseppe VerdiRequiem \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRenowned for its dramatic intensity and profound emotional depth\, Verdi’s concert-stage masterpiece will be brought to life by a symphony orchestra\, chorus\, and a quartet of soloists whose voices will soar through the hall. \n\n\n\nFrom the powerful and haunting “Dies irae” to the tender “Agnus dei\,” each movement unfolds with gripping fervor\, showcasing Verdi’s unparalleled ability to blend grandeur with intimacy. Join us for a performance that will resonate long after the final note\, as we embark on a journey through the depths of human emotion and spiritual contemplation with Verdi’s Requiem. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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 Room 302 of Wait Chapel\, accessed from the north atrium of the building\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. 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\nSaturdayApr 267:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayApr 273:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOthalie Graham\, soprano\n\n\n\nCanadian-American soprano Othalie Graham continues to receive critical acclaim throughout North America and is widely known for her interpretations of the title roles in Turandot and Aida and her commitment to Wagnerian repertoire. \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\nRaehann Bryce-Davis\, mezzo-soprano\n\n\n\nRaehann Bryce-Davis has been hailed by The New York Times as a “striking mezzo soprano” and by the San Francisco Chronicle for her “electrifying sense of fearlessness.” \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\nCooper Nolan\, tenor\n\n\n\nTenor Cooper Nolan\, praised for his “bright\, shining\, tenor” (Musical America) and his “powerhouse voice” (Opera News)\, is increasingly making a name for himself as an important interpreter of some of opera’s most demanding tenor roles. \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\nBill McMurray\, baritone\n\n\n\nWith more than forty operatic roles to his credit\, Bill McMurray has been described as “A baritone with warm\, rich tones and superb stage presence” by the Durham Herald Sun. Roles to his credit include Figaro (Il Barbiere di Siviglia)\, Marcello (La bohème)\, Dulcamara (L’elisir d’amore)\, Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro)\, and Escamillo (Carmen).  \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\n\n\n\nChris Gilliam\, chorus director\n\n\n\nA conductor praised for his “precision and clarity\,” and performances hailed as “enlightened\,” Chris Gilliam is the Director of Choral Activities at Wake Forest University\, director of the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus\, the artistic director and conductor for the Winston-Salem Choral Artists\, 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\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\nRelated Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusic Lovers’ Luncheon\n\n\n\nFriday\, Apr 25 at NoonForsyth Country Club3101 Country Club Rd.\, Winston-Salem \n\n\n\nEnjoy lunch with a side of interesting conversation! Michelle Merrill discusses Verdi’s Requiem with the work’s soloists: Othalie Graham\, Raehann Bryce-Davis\, Cooper Nolan\, and Daniel Rich . \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\, Apr 24 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/verdis-requiem/2025-04-27/
LOCATION:Wait Chapel\, 2625 Wake Forest Rd.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27106
CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Symphony Chorus
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SUMMARY:Verdi's Requiem
DESCRIPTION:Verdi’s Requiem\n\n\n\nLarge orchestra and chorus | Powerful drama \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturdayApril 26\, 20257:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Buy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayApril 27\, 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\nWinston-Salem SymphonyWinston-Salem Symphony ChorusOthalie Graham SopranoRaehann Bryce-Davis Mezzo SopranoCooper Nolan TenorBill McMurray BassMichelle Merrill ConductorChris Gilliam Chorus Director \n\n\n\nGiuseppe VerdiRequiem \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Notes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRenowned for its dramatic intensity and profound emotional depth\, Verdi’s concert-stage masterpiece will be brought to life by a symphony orchestra\, chorus\, and a quartet of soloists whose voices will soar through the hall. \n\n\n\nFrom the powerful and haunting “Dies irae” to the tender “Agnus dei\,” each movement unfolds with gripping fervor\, showcasing Verdi’s unparalleled ability to blend grandeur with intimacy. Join us for a performance that will resonate long after the final note\, as we embark on a journey through the depths of human emotion and spiritual contemplation with Verdi’s Requiem. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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 Room 302 of Wait Chapel\, accessed from the north atrium of the building\, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. 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\nSaturdayApr 267:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundayApr 273:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOthalie Graham\, soprano\n\n\n\nCanadian-American soprano Othalie Graham continues to receive critical acclaim throughout North America and is widely known for her interpretations of the title roles in Turandot and Aida and her commitment to Wagnerian repertoire. \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\nRaehann Bryce-Davis\, mezzo-soprano\n\n\n\nRaehann Bryce-Davis has been hailed by The New York Times as a “striking mezzo soprano” and by the San Francisco Chronicle for her “electrifying sense of fearlessness.” \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\nCooper Nolan\, tenor\n\n\n\nTenor Cooper Nolan\, praised for his “bright\, shining\, tenor” (Musical America) and his “powerhouse voice” (Opera News)\, is increasingly making a name for himself as an important interpreter of some of opera’s most demanding tenor roles. \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\nBill McMurray\, baritone\n\n\n\nWith more than forty operatic roles to his credit\, Bill McMurray has been described as “A baritone with warm\, rich tones and superb stage presence” by the Durham Herald Sun. Roles to his credit include Figaro (Il Barbiere di Siviglia)\, Marcello (La bohème)\, Dulcamara (L’elisir d’amore)\, Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro)\, and Escamillo (Carmen).  \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\n\n\n\nChris Gilliam\, chorus director\n\n\n\nA conductor praised for his “precision and clarity\,” and performances hailed as “enlightened\,” Chris Gilliam is the Director of Choral Activities at Wake Forest University\, director of the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus\, the artistic director and conductor for the Winston-Salem Choral Artists\, 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\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\nRelated Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusic Lovers’ Luncheon\n\n\n\nFriday\, Apr 25 at NoonForsyth Country Club3101 Country Club Rd.\, Winston-Salem \n\n\n\nEnjoy lunch with a side of interesting conversation! Michelle Merrill discusses Verdi’s Requiem with the work’s soloists: Othalie Graham\, Raehann Bryce-Davis\, Cooper Nolan\, and Daniel Rich . \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\, Apr 24 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/verdis-requiem/2025-04-26/
LOCATION:Wait Chapel\, 2625 Wake Forest Rd.\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27106
CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Symphony Chorus
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