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North Carolina Symphony Celebrates The Music Of Ray Charles, Sept. 28-29

August 22, 2012

RALEIGH, NC: The North Carolina Symphony honors an American original with its season-opening Pops Series concert, “The Music of Ray Charles,” at downtown Raleigh’s Meymandi Concert Hall, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28-29, 8:00 p.m. Charles’s protégé, friend and fellow Georgia native Ellis Hall joins the orchestra and Symphony Resident Conductor William Henry Curry for an evening ...

Tribute To Django Reinhardt At North Carolina Symphony's "Night In Paris," July 7

June 22, 2012

The North Carolina Symphony whisks its audience away to the City of Love in a Summerfest finale to remember. Conductor Mischa Santora, vocalists Robb Asklof and Kersten Rodau, guitarist Robert Bell and accordionist Patrick Harison all join the orchestra for a colorful concert event, “A Night in Paris.” The final performance in the 2012 Rex Healthcare ...

Ben Folds On Stage with North Carolina Symphony, March 22-23

March 13, 2012

Next week, alt favorite Ben Folds rocks out in Raleigh in a two-night return to the North Carolina Symphony. The North Carolina native and pop music guru on the hit reality television show The Sing-Off joins the Symphony and Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks for two different concert programs on Thursday and Friday, March 22-23. Folds, along ...

Art Garfunkel On Stage with North Carolina Symphony, March 2-3; A Symphonic Celebration of 50 Years in Music

February 13, 2012

Pop music legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Art Garfunkel joins Maestro William Henry Curry and the North Carolina Symphony next month for a concert tribute to the very best from his 50-year career in music. The concerts take place at Meymandi Concert Hall, in the downtown Raleigh's Progress Energy Center for the ...

North Carolina Symphony Presents "The Music of Billy Joel" and More, Jan. 20-22

December 20, 2011

The North Carolina Symphony welcomes Michael Cavanaugh, star of the smash-hit Broadway musical Movin' Out, to Raleigh for three high-energy salutes to an all-time rock favorite, Billy Joel. “The Music of Billy Joel," led by Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks, takes place at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh's Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts on ...

North Carolina Symphony Presents "Tango Nuevo," Jan. 26-28

December 19, 2011

RALEIGH, N.C.—The North Carolina Symphony takes concertgoers to the dance halls of Buenos Aires this January with a vibrant concert showcasing the depth and passion of “Tango Nuevo." The program, led by Music Director Grant Llewellyn, highlights the music of Argentine trailblazers Ástor Piazzolla, Osvaldo Golijov and more, with special performances by bandoneón legend Coco Trivisonno ...

North Carolina Symphony Concert Tickets On Sale Monday, Aug. 8

August 4, 2011

RALEIGH, N.C.—Tickets to the North Carolina Symphony's 2011/12 concerts go on sale to the general public on Monday, Aug. 8, at 10:00 a.m. They can be purchased online at ncsymphony.org; by calling North Carolina Symphony Audience Services at 919.733.2750 or toll free 877.627.6724; or by visiting Audience Services in person at 3700 Glenwood Ave., Suite 130, ...

Time for Three Joins North Carolina Symphony to Close Summerfest with a Bang; Concert and Fireworks, July 16

June 14, 2011

CARY, N.C.—They're back! The North Carolina Symphony welcomes self-described “classically trained garage band" Time for Three to the Triangle to close out the 2011 edition of the Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series. The concert takes place at Koka Booth Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 16, at 7:30 p.m. Children 12 and under are free. Led by Resident Conductor ...

North Carolina Symphony Announces 2011 Bryan Youth Concerto Competition Winners

May 25, 2011

RALEIGH, N.C.—Saxophone is not an instrument traditionally heard at a North Carolina Symphony concert, but that doesn't mean the Symphony can't recognize a good sound when it hears one. For the first time, a saxophonist has won the North Carolina Symphony's Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Youth Concerto Competition. Winston-Salem native Steven Banks, 17, took ...