Piedmont Arts

Pictured: Paul Huang; Photo by Marco Borggreve. The Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient Paul Huang speaks about playing the Dvořák Violin Concerto. He joins the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra under the direction of guest conductor Gemma New.

Ben Outen, Director of Music and Organist at Christ Church (Episcopal) of Charlotte speaks about why he’s excited to have a rare visit from Clare College Choir of Cambridge, England, and how the distinctive power of choral music touches listeners and performers on multiple levels. Learn more about “A Lenten Sequence” at Christ Church (Episcopal)

Paris-born Mélisse Brunet is among the conductors seeking to become the next music director for the Western Piedmont Symphony Orchestra. She speaks with WDAV about leading the Orchestra in a program entitled Enigma . Learn more about Masterworks IV: Enigma

Londoner George Jackson speaks with WDAV about being a candidate for Music Director for the Winston-Salem Symphony. He leads a program featuring music by György Ligeti, Mozart—with guest pianist Clara Yang—and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 . Learn more about Classics IV: George Jackson conducts Dvorak

Grammy-nominated Lawrence Brownlee speaks about his success singing bel canto opera. That music is part of his recital as part of the Secrest Artist Series at Wake Forest University. But the performance also includes spirituals, American popular songs, and gospel selections, and he talks about singing that repertory, as well. Learn more about the Secrest Artists Series

Metropolitan Opera soprano Jennifer Rowley talks about the recital she’s prepared for the Salisbury Symphony’s “A Night at the Met” gala, which ranges from bel canto to art song and verismo styles. And Matthew Brown of the Salisbury Symphony board speaks about the education and outreach initiatives the gala benefits. Learn more about “A Night at the Met” Jennifer Rowley Matthew Brown

Adam Snow, director of the Winthrop Percussion Collective, talks about their program of contemporary and classic works as part of WDAV’s Small Batch concert series, and the excitement of performing in a non-traditional brewery space. Watch Shared Space Learn more about the Small Batch Concert Series

Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s music director Christopher Warren-Green, as well as President and CEO Mary Deissler, discuss the variety of series in the 2019-2020 season, and also how the orchestra has grown over the past decade of Warren-Green’s tenure. Christopher Warren-Green Mary Deissler

Bruce Anthony Kiesling is among the candidates looking to become the next Music Director of the Western Piedmont Symphony. He talks about his concert program entitled “Shades of Red,” which includes works by Bernstein, Gershwin and Shostakovich. Learn more about Masterworks III: Shades of Red

Since joining Charlotte Ballet as Artistic Director in 2017, Hope Muir has been introducing new choreographers to the company, and creating new ballets. Shakespeare Reinvented: A New Take on the Works of William Shakespeare through Contemporary Dance is   part of the company’s latest Innovative Works series. Muir speaks about the rich source for storytelling provided by Shakespeare’s works, and the opportunities provided by choreography that’s driven by text as much as music. Learn more about Shakespeare Reinvented: A New Take on the Works of William Shakespeare through Contemporary Dance