Hickory – Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, will open its 60th anniversary MASTERWORKS concert series with BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH SYMPHONY on November 9th, and then perform a DISCOVERY FAMILY CONCERT: ROBOTS, MACHINES, AND MUSIC on November 10th. The regional professional orchestra celebrates 60 years of music in the foothills of western North Carolina with more than seventeen concerts featuring music from across the centuries, from Bach to Beethoven, Stravinsky to Ravel, Gershwin to Ellington, and more.
Because of the effect of Hurricane Helene on the greater Catawba Valley and WNC region, Western Piedmont Symphony postponed its first planned MASTERWORKS concert of the season. Now the Western Piedmont Symphony will open the MASTERWORKS series on Saturday, November 9th, with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Also, on the program is a Baroque gem, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, and the doubly demanding Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello featuring Misha Keylin, violin, and WPS principal cello Samuel Magill.
“The upcoming MASTERWORKS concert speaks directly to the moment in which we are currently living. The heart of the concert is Beethoven’s iconic Symphony No. 5, which is about the raging difficulties of life that are ultimately transformed into a life affirming triumph. It reflects the essence of our shared human journey,” noted WPS music director Matthew Troy. “Also on the program is the Double Concerto by Johannes Brahms, which was written in 1887 as a gesture of reconciliation after a falling out between friends, and the delightful Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by the Baroque master, J.S. Bach,” added Troy…