2022 - 2023 SEASON
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
SUMMERFEST: SCHEHERAZADE
Koka Booth Ampitheatre
May 28, 2022
8:00pm
Beach: Bal masqué
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
Grieg: Selections from Peer Gynt
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
SUMMERFEST: HAVANA NIGHTS
Koka Booth Ampitheatre
June 17, 2022
8:00pm
Soprano Camille Zamora, the Mambo Kings and the North Carolina Symphony present a sultry, passionate evening of fiery tango classics, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and Spanish zarzuela melodies.
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
Koka Booth Ampitheatre
June 18, 2022
8:00pm
Southern Village Green, Chapel Hill
June 21, 2022
8:00pm
South Lawn at Tryon Palace, New Bern
June 23, 2022
7:30pm
Tarboro Town Common
June 24, 2022
7:30pm
Join your North Carolina Symphony in a celebration of the contributions of African-American musicians and composers to our American musical heritage, featuring music by Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, William Grant Still, and North Carolina Symphony Composer-in-Residence Anthony Kelley.
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
STARS AND STRIPES
Wilson Center, Wilmington
July 2, 2022
7:30pm
Lake Benson Park, Garner
July 3, 2022
8:30pm
Beat the summer heat and join us for a good old-fashioned salute to the red, white, and blue. We honor the birthday of the U.S.A. with high-spirited classics and patriotic favorites!
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
SUMMERFEST: INDEPENDENCE DAY
Koka Booth Ampitheatre
July 4, 2022
7:30pm
A Triangle tradition! Join us for a salute to the red, white, and blue as we honor the U.S.A. on its birthday with patriotic favorites, high-spirited classics, and fireworks over Symphony Lake.
THE MISS ADVENTURES AND BLUES FOR CAROLINA
AT DURTY BULL
Durty Bull Brewing Company
July 16, 2022
4:00pm
Blues for Carolina: Original music with poetic lyrics by Jenna Horgan and sweet piano riffs by Chris Horgan.
ESSERE PERCUSSION
TO BE BRAVE
Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church
July 29, 2022
7:00pm
Essere Percussion, in partnership with the Team Drea Foundation, presents an evening of percussion chamber music.
Program:
Neither Here Nor There by Paul Millette
String Quartet No. 12 in F “American” by Antonín Dvořák
I. Allegro ma non troppo
III. Molto Vivace
Taxidermy by Caroline Shaw
Veracruz! by José Riojas
THE MISS ADVENTURES AND BLUES FOR CAROLINA
GIZMO BREW WORKS
Gizmo Brew Works, Durham
July 30, 2022
2:30pm
The Miss Adventures and Blues for Carolina are playing a kid/adult/human/fur baby friendly show outdoors at Gizmo Brew Works! We'll be part of their Summer Concert Series, show goes on rain or shine (patio is covered). Come enjoy a beer and some beautiful harmonies with us!
PAPERHAND PUPPET INTERVENTION
THE MEANWHILE CLOCK
Forest Theatre
August 12 - September 18, 2022
7:00pm Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Labor Day
3:00pm September 11, 18
North Carolina Museum of Art
September 23- 25, 2022
7:00pm Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
3:00pm Sunday
Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s mission is to use diverse styles of puppetry and artistic expression to create works that inspire, promote social change and are deeply rewarding for all involved. These styles include: giant puppets, rod puppets, shadow puppetry, masks, stilt dancing and anything under the sky that strikes our fancy.
We will use this puppetry, performance and creativity to undermine and eradicate greed, hate and fear and promote justice, equality and peace. We will work uncompromisingly to these ends.
FAYETTEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS
Givens Performing Arts Center, UNC Pembroke
October 7, 2022
7:30pm
Huff Concert Hall, Fayetteville
October 8, 2022
7:30pm
You don’t have to go to a galaxy far far away to experience the iconic music of John Williams. Enjoy themes from your favorites – Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, E.T., Catch Me If You Can, and many more – as the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra honors the master of film scores.
KINDA NICE
AT DURTY BULL BREWING WITH REMONA JEANINE
Durty Bull Brewing
October 30, 2022
4:00pm
Kinda Nice plays all our spooky originals for Halloween, Remona Jeanine opening.
EARSPACE
RESIDENCY AT UNC CHAPEL HILL
James and Susan Moeser Auditorium
November 5, 2022
8:00pm
Join contemporary performance ensemble, earspace, for an evening of chamber music. The program features the US Premiere of Chrisophe Bertrand’s “Satka” and the first live performance of “bloody.pink.brain” by Maria Kaoutzani, commissioned and premiered remotely by earspace in 2021.
This is a Conversations in Modern Music concert supported by The Jaroslav F. and Barbara S. Hulka Fund for Music in the Community.
COMBINED CHOIRS OF EDENTON STREET AND HAYES BARTON UMC
RUTTER REQUIEM
Hayes Barton United Methodist Church
November 6, 2022
4:00pm
The combined choirs of Edenton Street UMC and Hayes Barton UMC, accompanied by organ and chamber orchestra, present John Rutter's Requiem in honor of All Saints Sunday. The event will take place in Hayes Barton's acoustically enhanced Sanctuary and is free and open to the public.
ESSERE PERCUSSION
NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
Benson Convention Center, Winston Salem
November 7, 2022
8:00am
Members of the North Carolina Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society will perform and discuss percussion ensemble repertoire appropriate for middle and high school students.
FAYETTEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
HOLIDAY BRASS
Haymount United Methodist Church
December 9, 2022
7:30pm
Get in the holiday spirit with your Fayetteville Symphony Brass Ensemble with this festive and fun program in the beautiful sanctuary of Haymount United Methodist Church. Selected pieces include Tchaikovsky’s Suite from The Nutcracker, Leontovich’s Carol of the Bells, and some of your favorite holiday songs such as Little Drummer Boy and O Come, O Come Emmanuel, among others.
TOGETHER WE SING
THE SEVEN NOELS
Meymandi Auditorium
December 11, 2022
7:00pm
Experience this powerful event as we present a new cantata, The Seven Noels, conducted by composer, Pepper Choplin. Choirs are from eight churches: Grey Stone Baptist (Durham), Greystone Baptist (Raleigh), New Hope Baptist, Saint Andrews Presbyterian.,Trinity Baptist, Wake Forest UMC, Westwood Baptist, White Plains UMC, First UMC of Wilson, Zebulon Baptist. Before the cantata premiere, the choir and audience will sing carols with our orchestra. Special guests, Degrees of Brass will also present Christmas favorites.
KINDA NICE
WINTER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL
The Pinhook
December 16, 2022
7:00 PM
Y'all are invited to our Winter Solstice Festival on Saturday, December 17th from 7-10 PM at the Pinkhook (@the_pinhook). There will be music, a raffle, silent gear auction, and more - so come on out to celebrate and reflect on another year of GRNC!
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
BEETHOVEN LIVES UPSTAIRS
Meymandi Concert Hall
January 7, 2023
4:00pm
A madman has moved in upstairs, and young Christoph and his uncle are on the hunt to find out just what’s going on up there. Explore the world of Ludwig van Beethoven with music from his greatest works—the “Moonlight” Sonata, Für Elise, the Ninth Symphony, and more.
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
RACHMANINOFF SYMPHONIC DANCES
Wilson Center, Wilmington
January 12, 7:30pm
Meymandi Concert Hall
January 13, 8:00pm
January 14, 8:00pm
Enjoy an evening of fantasy and romance with Rachmaninoff’s lively and lush Symphonic Dances, Schumann’s rich and wistful piano concerto, and Gabriella Smith’s Tumblebird Contrails.
FAYETTEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
JUBILATE DEO
First Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville
January 21, 2023
7:30pm
Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo exemplifies the Psalm 100 text, “O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands,” by including movements in seven different languages and drawing from a range of musical influences. Experience influences from different musical cultures as the Fayetteville Symphony and voices from First Presbyterian Church take you on a joyous and worldly journey with Dan Forrest’s beloved, Jubilate Deo.
EARSPACE
ABRAHAMSEN
2640 Space, Baltimore, MD
February 4, 2023
7:30PM
For earspace’s first project outside of North Carolina, we have partnered with Baltimore-based and internationally acclaimed soprano Ah Young Hong to present the US premiere of Hans Abrahamsen's "Two Inger Christensen Songs.” earspace violist Lena Vidulich will perform co-director Richard Drehoff Jr.’s new viola work, "The eye-trunks, grasping each other tightly, and the visible wet air exhale." The evening will culminate with our second performance of Abrahamsen’s stunning exploration of snow-inspired textures, his evening-length “Schnee."
FLASH CHORUS
SING BILLY JOEL AND PHOENIX
Durham Motorco
February 6, 2023
6:30pm Doors
Join Conductor Seamus and the Flash Chorus Band Monday, February 6th @ 7pm, as we learn, sing, and record, “Anthony’s Song (Movin’ Out)” by Billy Joel and “1901” by Phoenix.
If you sing in the shower, car, or kitchen, Flash Chorus is exactly the event you need in your life. Tell all your friends and come ready to sing.
CAROLINA PERFORMING ARTS
OMAR
Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill
February 25, 26
7:00pm
What does it mean to tell a story? How do we reckon with the gaps in our history?
These questions animate the North Carolina premiere of Omar, an opera from Southern Futures at CPA Artist-in Residence Rhiannon Giddens and acclaimed composer Michael Abels. This sweeping new work draws inspiration from the 1831 autobiography of Omar Ibn Said, beginning long before the West African scholar was forced to board a ship bound for Charleston, South Carolina — the site of his initial enslavement. Pulling from a wealth of sources—including historical texts found in Carolina’s Louis Round Wilson Library—Omar tells a profound story of strength, resistance, and religious conviction in the face of harrowing circumstances. And, according to Giddens, it goes beyond a simple retelling to tackle issues that will resonate with a wide range of contemporary audiences.
RALEIGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
DEAR FRIENDS
Jones Auditorium, Meredith College
March 11, 2023
7:00pm
The decades-long friendship between Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland began in 1937, when the two eventual musical legends met at Copland’s 37th birthday party in New York City. The Raleigh Symphony Orchestra will perform works by each of these monumental composers, as well as a premiere of local composer, physicist, and author Bill Robinson’s new violin concerto, written for longtime collaborator and friend Eric Pritchard of Ciompi Quartet.
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE
GISELLE
DPAC
March 16, 7:30 PM
March 17, 8:00 PM
March 18, 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM
March 19, 1:00 PM
American Ballet Theatre (ABT), America’s National Ballet Company® returns to North Carolina for the first time in over 50 years with the romantic masterwork Giselle. This engrossing tale of unrequited love, revenge, and forgiveness has been an “enduring classic” (The New York Times) for nearly 200 years because of the exquisite and exacting dancing it requires of its entire ensemble. In the hands of ABT, one of the world’s leading ballet companies, Giselle is transcendent – an unmissable evening of stunning artistry.
RALEIGH CIVIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
RITUALS AND RENEWALS
Stewart Theatre
April 2, 2023
4:00pm
The Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra performs the World Premiere of two new works inspired by cycles of the natural world: Nowruz by composer Adeliia Faizullina, and ao kuewa by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Leilehua Lanzilotti.
NORTH CAROLINA OPERA
PORGY AND BESS
Memorial Auditorium
April 14, 7:30PM
April 16, 2:00PM
The unlikely love of Porgy and Bess is challenged by both Crown and Sportin’ Life, but the real protagonists are the people of Charleston’s Catfish Row. Gershwin’s music indelibly tells their story in the great American opera.
TAR RIVER ORCHESTRA
CELEBRATE EARTH!
Imperial Centre Theatre, Rocky Mount
April 22, 2023
2:00pm and 3:15pm
Join the Tar River Orchestra for our FREE annual family concert as we celebrate Earth Day with well-known classical and popular music that promises to entertain young and old alike. Selections include “Pastoral” from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, Shenandoah, the theme from Jurassic Park, Old MacDonald, music from Happy Feet and MORE!
ZOLTAR'S FORTUNE
HERE AND THERE
Beatbox Stage at Boxyard RTP
May 3, 12:00pm
May 10, 12:00pm
May 17, 12:00pm
May 24, 12:00pm
May 31, 12:00pm
Does anyone else miss the excitement of travel and exposure to cultures not easily found in North Carolina? “Think globally, dance locally” is our new motto, so we’re hosting an eclectic line-up of musicians for “Hear and There,” your passport to celebrate the sounds of the world.
Stop by at lunchtime on Wednesdays to hear international instruments and grooves on the BeatBox stage.
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Meymandi Concert Hall
May 4, 7:30pm
May 5, 8:00pm
May 6, 8:00pm
The trilogy continues! Don’t miss one of the most popular films of all time, shown on the big screen as your North Carolina Symphony performs John Williams’ legendary score live.
FAYETTEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
Seabrook Auditorium, Fayetteville
May 7, 2023
2:00pm
The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra is excited to present a free admission family concert called “Carnival of the Animals”. This is an excellent opportunity for children to experience symphonic music in their community.
FAYETTEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
FAYETTEVILLE CELEBRATION
Huff Concert Hall, Fayetteville
May 13, 2023
7:30pm
Our season closes with a program that brings together performers from our community to perform alongside the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra in an exciting collaborative concert. Selected pieces include José Moncayo’s Huapango, Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires featuring Concertmaster Fabián Lopez on violin, and Peter Maxwell Davies’ An Orkney Wedding, among others.
FLASH CHORUS
SING DOLLY, KENNY, ED, AND BEYONCÉ
Durham Motorco
May 15, 2023
6:30pm Doors
Join Conductor Seamus and the Flash Chorus Band Monday, May 15th @ 7pm, as they coach you to learn, sing, and record, “Islands In The Stream" by Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers and “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran and Beyonce.
As of this writing, there are any number of nasty cold bugs and other viruses lingering in our midst so to play it safe, this will be a MASKED event.
If you sing in the shower, car, or kitchen, Flash Chorus is exactly the event you need in your life. Tell all your friends and come ready to sing.
ZOLTAR'S FORTUNE
RETURN TO THE KRAKEN
The Kraken
May 27, 2023
8:00pm
Come spend this rainy Saturday evening with us at the coolest roadhouse in the southeast! New tunes, new band members, lots of cool stuff going on in Zoltar Land. Start time 8 ish.
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
CLASSICAL FAVORITES
Huff Concert Hall, Fayetteville
June 1, 2023
7:30pm
Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade in A Minor
Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Rodgers: Selections from Oklahoma
Copland: Hoe-Down from Rodeo
Bizet: Les toréadors from Suite No. 1 from Carmen
Bizet: Danse bohème from Carmen
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Rodgers: The Carousel Waltz from Carousel
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5
