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Join your North Carolina Symphony for a performance sure to put you in a festive mood. Maestro William Henry Curry provides the cheer with joyous music including Adeste Fidelis, Sheep May Safely Graze and A Christmas Overture. Then sing along to many of your heart-warming holiday favorites.
Tuesday, December 14, 7:30pm at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, New Bern
Sarah Hicks handpicks a program of wonderful music that inspired or was inspired by the pinnacle of the classical dance form. Renowned soloist Valentina Lisitsa performs Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 2, while the orchestra presents legendary works including Debussy’s Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite.
Saturday, February 5, 2011, 7:30pm at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, New Bern
“If music be the food of love, play on.” Sweethearts, enjoy an evening of the best music inspired by the English language’s greatest craftsman. Grant Llewellyn presents Delius’s The Walk to the Paradise Garden from A Village Romeo and Juliet, as well as romantic selections by Berlioz, Dvořák, Mendelssohn and more.
Sunday, May 1, 2011, 7:30pm at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, New Bern
Submitted by: Leigh Stringfellow, Audience Services Associate, North Carolina Symphony