Podcasts about western piedmont symphony

The Western Piedmont Symphony's next Masterworks concert on features baritone Sidney Outlaw who performs Wagner's "O You, My Fair Evening Star" and Mahler's "Songs of a Wayfarer". Hear Outlaw and Western Piedmont music director Matthew Troy chat about everything from Mahler's intent when he wrote "Songs of a Wayfarer" to the preparation necessary for performing such a work to their best practices as musicians for surviving the pandemic. Sidney Outlaw , baritone Matthew Troy , conductor

The pandemic forced the Western Piedmont Symphony to rethink their concert season. They decided to create concerts and events that speak directly to the moment we're living in, including a multimedia project, "2020: A Musical Response," and a roundtable discussion on race in classical music. Music Director Matthew Troy talks about these and other events, and he'll explain why music is such a powerful means of communication in times like these. Watch "2020: A Musical Response" Learn more about the Roundtable on Race in Classical Music Pictured: Matthew Troy/courtesy of the Western Piedmont Symphony

Pianist Greg Knight, finalist in the Van Cliburn Piano Competition amateur division, and conductor Matthew Troy, preview the season opening concert for the Western Piedmont Symphony. Learn more about the Western Piedmont Symphony's Masterworks I program Gregory Knight, piano Matthew Troy, conductor

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Bruce Anthony Kiesling is among the candidates looking to become the next Music Director of the Western Piedmont Symphony. He talks about his concert program entitled “Shades of Red,” which includes works by Bernstein, Gershwin and Shostakovich. Learn more about Masterworks III: Shades of Red

After years under the leadership of maestro John Gordon Ross, this season the Western Piedmont Symphony is searching for a new music director. A number of promising prospects will be visiting to lead the orchestra in performances, and the first is a conductor familiar to music lovers in North Carolina. Matthew Troy will lead the orchestra in the first Masterworks Concert of the 2018 - 2019 season in P. E. Monroe Auditorium at Lenoir-Rhyne University. He speaks with WDAV about the wide-ranging program he’ll conduct, titled “Mystery, Science and Theater,” with selections from Liszt and Weber, to Rimsky-Korsakov and Bernard Hermann. Learn more about “Mystery, Science and Theater”

Conductor John Gordon Ross of the Western Piedmont Symphony bids farewell to the podium after twenty-seven years. He spoke with WDAV about his plans for retirement, how the orchestra has changed over the years, and what he’s enjoyed about living in Hickory. Gordon's farewell concert will be held at Lenoir Rhine University in Hickory. The concert features Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 , with the Hickory Choral Society, Lenoir Rhyne A Capella Choir, and Catawba Valley Community College Chamber Singers. Learn more about the concert at the Western Piedmont Symphony website .

Bela Fleck has made his mark across many genres -- including bluegrass, jazz, pop, and rock -- and has earned Grammy nominations in more categories than any other musician. Now Bela Fleck has crossed over into classical with his concerto for banjo, "The Imposter," as well as a quintet for banjo and one for strings. Bela Fleck visited the WDAV John Clark Performance Studio to speak with Joe Brant about his upcoming performance with the Western Piedmont Symphony, and he performed music that veered from The Beverly Hillbillies to Bach to his own concerto. This is a Performance/Chat unlike any other!