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Season Opening Celebration

Season Opening Celebration

October 2, 2011 at 2:30 PM

Michael Torke’s Bright Blue Music is as vibrant and colorful as its title promises, while the “Emperor” Concerto is moving, powerful and simply beautiful. One of the most inspiring masterworks of the orchestral literature, Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 is a passionate and unforgettable opening to the concert season. More

U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club

U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club

October 8, 2011 at 7:30 PM

The PSO is thrilled and honored to open the 2011-2012 Pops season with one of America’s premier men’s choral ensembles. The 80 Midshipmen in the group, directed by Dr. Aaron Smith, will perform choral masterpieces, popular music, patriotic songs, traditional sea shanties, and a variety of other works. Anchors aweigh! More

Barber, Bloch and Schubert’s “Great”

Barber, Bloch and Schubert’s “Great”

October 23, 2011 at 2:30 PM

These spirited works are as vivid as autumn in New England, featuring a nostalgic, melodic showpiece for PSO’s principal violist, and Schubert’s majestic and innovative “Great” Symphony. More

Bates, Barber and Mahler

Bates, Barber and Mahler

November 1, 2011 at 7:30 PM

Composed in honor of Robert Moody’s appointment as Music Director for the Winston Salem Symphony, Rusty Air evokes southern summers, katydids and old-time blues. Soprano voice is the “thread of connection” between Barber’s dreamlike lyricism and Mahler’s lovely and intimate Fourth Symphony. More

Greatest Hits of Broadway

Greatest Hits of Broadway

November 19, 2011 at 7:30 PM

Broadway’s greatest hits of recent years, featuring songs from Les Miserables, La Cage aux Folles, Cabaret,  Phantom of the Opera, and many more, performed by two of the brightest lights on today’s Great White Way. More

Sibelius and Dvorak

Sibelius and Dvorak

January 24, 2012 at 7:30 PM

Three works by two composers who were deeply inspired by their countries: Sibelius by the rough-hewn province of Karelia (where he spent his honeymoon), and Dvorák by pride in his Czech heritage. Imbued with folk-based authenticity and striking originality, the music on this program is both rustic and romantic. More

Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony

Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony

January 29, 2012 at 2:30 PM

Embark on a musical journey around the world, starting with a lighthearted overture set in Spain and ending with a beloved symphony that fairly sings “viva Italia!” In between, the multi-talented Music Director of the Greensboro Symphony conducts and performs music from the Academy Award-winning score that follows a unique instrument over the span of three centuries and five countries. More

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

February 14, 2012 at 7:30 PM

The ultimate Valentine’s Day extravaganza! Enjoy some of the most evocative, romantic music ever written, highlighted by readings from the Shakespeare play that has inspired artists and audiences for centuries. More

A Benny Goodman Tribute

A Benny Goodman Tribute

February 25, 2012 at 7:30 PM

Twenty-something clarinetist Dave Bennett has been described as “Benny Goodman reincarnated.” This jaw-dropping musical prodigy brings to life the classic sound and music of “The King of Swing” with incredible technique and style. More

Brahms, Poulenc and Scheherazade

Brahms, Poulenc and Scheherazade

March 13, 2012 at 7:30 PM

Three gorgeous works illustrate three different ways that music can tell a story. Schicksalslied is a brief but powerful exploration of blissful spirit and mortal suffering. Poulenc’s Gloria depicts a joyous and surprisingly vivacious celebration of faith, and Rimsky-Korsakov described his musical fantasy narrative as “a kaleidescope of fairy-tale images.” More

Bruckner, Beethoven and More

Bruckner, Beethoven and More

April 15, 2012 at 2:30 PM

Discover the pure joy and all the colors of the full symphony orchestra. Experience a youthful work by Bruckner, a new work by a celebrated composer known for his tango and klezmer influences, one of the most beautiful works ever written for string orchestra, and Beethoven’s buoyant Fourth Symphony. More

One Vision: Music of Queen

One Vision: Music of Queen

April 28, 2012 at 7:30 PM

Classic rock meets symphony orchestra at this amazing tribute to the music of the legendary band Queen. The musicians of the PSO and USM Chamber Choir provide the power and harmony for a full rock concert experience of groundbreaking hits like We Are the Champions, Under Pressure, Bohemian Rhapsody and many more. We will rock you! More

Kotzschmar Centennial Celebration

Kotzschmar Centennial Celebration

May 6, 2012 at 2:30 PM

The PSO dedicates the season’s final concerts to honoring the mighty Kotzschmar Organ, truly one of the great treasures of our city, in its centennial year. Toward the Splendid City is an “On the Town”-like celebration, festive and brassy, leading into the spectacular brilliance and breathtaking virtuosity that characterize the Organ Symphony. An appropriately powerful program for such a More

 
 
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