WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY

by A.A. Cristi - February 13, 2025

Western Piedmont Symphony will present MASTERWORKS: SYMPHONY SWINGS on Saturday, February 22, featuring guest artist Dr. Doreen Ketchens, the 'Clarinet Queen of New Orleans.'...

by A.A. Cristi - January 21, 2025

Western Piedmont Symphony will present MASTERWORKS: THE RITE OF SPRING, on Saturday, January 25. This season, the regional professional orchestra celebrates 60 years of music in the foothills of western North Carolina with more than seventeen concerts....

by A.A. Cristi - December 03, 2024

Western Piedmont Symphony will present the annual FOOTHILLS POPS: HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR featuring music of the season on Saturday, December 7, at 7:30 PM at J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir, NC....

by A.A. Cristi - October 30, 2024

Western Piedmont Symphony kicks off its 60th anniversary season with BEETHOVEN'S FIFTH SYMPHONY on November 9, followed by a DISCOVERY FAMILY CONCERT on November 10 in Hickory, NC....

by A.A. Cristi - September 09, 2024

Western Piedmont Symphony has announced its 2024-2025 season, opening with Foothills Pops: The Music of John Williams on September 13. The season celebrates 60 years with over seventeen concerts featuring music from Bach to Ellington....

by A.A. Cristi - May 08, 2024

Western Piedmont Symphony will present MASTERWORKS: LANDSCAPES season finale concert featuring two world premieres by American composers and works inspired by regional landscapes on Thursday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. at P.E. Monroe Auditorium on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory....

by Blair Ingenthron - April 28, 2024

Join the Western Piedmont Symphony for the Crossroads Concert Series finale on May 2, featuring North Carolina's Bluegrass-Americana-Soulgrass band, Hank, Pattie, and The Current, along with special guests, the WPS Maestro's Quartet at The Premier in Hickory, NC....

by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2024

Join the Western Piedmont Symphony for the Discovery Family Concert: WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Enjoy fan-favorite music of sports and games, local athletes, the Appalachian Roller Derby, and more at P.E. Monroe Auditorium in Hickory, NC....

by Blair Ingenthron - March 17, 2024

Western Piedmont Symphony, the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, will present CROSSROADS: the KAIA STRING QUARTET in concert on THURSDAY, March 21, at 7:30 PM at Drendel Auditorium in Hickory, NC....

by Stephi Wild - March 04, 2024

Western Piedmont Symphony will perform MASTERWORKS: SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE featuring works by Berlioz, Bruch, and Smyth on Thursday, March 7, at 7:30 PM at P.E. Monroe Auditorium on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory....