The Western Piedmont Symphony will take audiences on a musical journey through Italy’s art and culture when it presents Masterworks: Italian Inspirations on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at P.E. Monroe Auditorium on the Lenoir-Rhyne University campus in Hickory.
Under the direction of Music Director Matthew Troy, the performance features guest artist Ashley Hall-Tighe, an internationally recognized trumpet soloist known for her expressive artistry and acclaimed performances from the Sydney Opera House to Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts.
The program opens with Arvo Pärt’s “If Bach Had Been a Beekeeper” and Bach’s “Air on the G String”. Hall-Tighe will join the orchestra for Sammartini’s Recorder Concerto (arranged for trumpet) and Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto. The concert concludes with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, “Italian.”
Troy described the concert as a celebration of “centuries of musical brilliance and Italy’s radiant artistic spirit,” blending classical elegance with the joy of Italian-inspired composition.
Before the main performance, audiences can attend Behind the Music, a free pre-concert talk with Troy from 6:30-6:50 p.m. in P.E. Monroe Auditorium.
During her residency, Hall-Tighe will also lead an interactive workshop titled Beyond the Instrument: Building Mental Resilience and Finding Joy in Your Creative Life on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 4-5:30 p.m. at the SALT Block’s Keiser Community Room in Hickory. The event is free, with registration requested.
Tickets for Masterworks: Italian Inspirations range from $20 to $58 for adults and $10 for students with valid ID. Tickets are available at wpsymphony.org, by calling 828-324-8603, or at the Western Piedmont Symphony Box Office, on the SALT Block in Hickory.
The concert is sponsored by Sandra Pait Clay and Dr. George Clay III, Our State magazine, and supported by Arts Culture Catawba and the North Carolina Arts Council.
Next for the symphony: Foothills Pops — The Magic of Christmas on Dec. 5 at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir.
— AVN
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