Winston-Salem Symphony

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[Winston-Salem Symphony @wssymphony]

From Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, the music of Tina Turner, and the beauty of Dvořák, Britten, Mozart and Copland, to the thunderous sounds of Nielsen, Mahler, Verdi, and Jurassic Park, LIVE to the film, you're sure to Experience Music in a New Way. | https://t.co/LCVJw3ypxH

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Music of Pärt, Britten, and Mozart https://t.co/BOqhfN4Uo7

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Due to impending winter weather, we have postponed our concerts this weekend until Jan 25 & 26. Find more info here: https://t.co/vktmZ8Zj8t

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BIG thanks to @CVNCorg and writer Tim Lindeman for their review of last weekend's concert! Have a read here > https://t.co/sFMUydhFFT

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Thanks so much to @WXII for hosting Michelle Merrill this morning! Watch the clip and learn more about "Sleepover at the Museum," this Sat & Sun at 3PM @kaleideum
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WSS principal bassist Paul Sharpe’s instrument is getting the royal, private-trailer treatment at PTI! Paul is headed to a festival in his native Alaska. Safe travels!

#doublebass #musicianlife @flyfrompti

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Michelle Merrill led the Symphony in Jessie Montgomery's "Strum" to open a March 2024 concert. Enjoy this clip, then view the complete performance: https://t.co/5zPnjJyiN6

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Beethoven Ninth Symphony and its “Ode to Joy” have tremendous staying power, even after 200 years. Enjoy this minute of greatness, then listen to the full Finale of Beethoven’s Ninth here, from a performance in April 2024: https://t.co/fI5z0f89dU

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We’re auditioning! The Symphony is filling some long-standing vacancies in the violin, viola, cello, and double bass sections. Learn more and apply at https://t.co/t1WBTPoZxA

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New teleprompter! Best $300 we’ve spent in a long time. 🤪

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Thanks so much to @yesweekly for covering our AT LAST: Nia Imani Franklin concert, coming up on May 11—enjoy the article below, and see you at the show!

https://t.co/gWsfyZ1B8a

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What a whirlwind preparing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony! Here’s a brief glimpse of last night’s rehearsal in Wait Chapel. https://t.co/Y1C6VHGwwP

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Oh goodness, this thread! So timely!

[Raven Baxter, Ph.D. @ravenscimaven]

Two margaritas deep, I heard a song playing called you can go your own way, and I was like wow they are really singing their ass off. Looked it up it’s two band members breaking up I am in TEARS! YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY 😭😭 watched the live performance. he can’t even look at her

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🎺We're hiring! Join our orchestra as Principal Trumpeter. Auditions will be held May 21; application materials are due May 17. https://t.co/ytDPrlgMKH

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Many thanks to @WXII for interviewing @mmerrill787 about this coming Saturday’s concert featuring @RickySkaggs!

https://t.co/dwRuT52qz7

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Many thanks to @yesweekly for covering our early-January concert! Hear Debussy, Ravel, and a new work for GRAMMY-winning jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano on January 6 & 7. https://t.co/nUAIZ2pZFj

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“Williams has an unmatched catalog, but when I think about everything he’s done, it becomes clear that his greatest accomplishment came in 1990.” https://t.co/3IKEMimaoy

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Composer Jared Miller talks about his piece “Luster,” to be performed this weekend—listen for the fun techno influences!

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Repertoire Change!
Nov 11 & 12

Guest pianist Michelle Cann, originally scheduled to perform Tchaikovsky, has requested instead to perform the Rachmaninoff 2nd Piano Concerto. Its lush textures, romantic melodies, and exciting flourish, are a fitting match for the program.

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“By listening to this movement, I entered a space wherein I could relive those childhood moments and enjoy once again the sound world that I thought I had to efface.”
https://t.co/Cbw0JKnFGb