Business Office
3700 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 130 • Raleigh, NC 27612
(919) 733-2750
Performance Hall
Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts
2 East South Street • Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 719-0900
ncsymphony.org
Based in the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, the North Carolina Symphony holds 175 performances annually throughout the state. The Symphony counts as one of its proudest achievements an extensive education program, unrivaled by any U.S. orchestra. About 40 concerts per year are performed free for school children throughout the state and are part of the schools’ music education curriculum. The Symphony also stages the annual Youth Concerto Competition, honors an outstanding music educator, sponsors the Triangle Youth Philharmonic, and offers master classes for both adults and young people.
The North Carolina Symphony can be heard on WUNC 91.5 FM on the last Monday of each month.
Classical
Passport to Hungary
Dovid Friedlander, violin
Petra Berényi, cimbalom
January 13-14, 2012
Passport to Argentina
Coco Trivisonno, bandoneón
January 27-28, 2012
Firebird
Joana Carneiro, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
February 10-11, 2012
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2
Stephen Hough, piano
February 24-25, 2012
Beethoven & Strauss
Barbara Shirvis, soprano
March 16-17, 2012
Mozart’s Two Pianos
Christina and Michelle Naughton, duo pianos
March 30-31, 2012
Passport to Wales
Catrin Finch, harp
April 20-21, 2012
Carmina Burana
Jason McKinney, baritone
Heather Buck, soprano
Barry Banks, tenor
May 11-12, 2012
Pops
The Music of Billy Joel
Michael Cavanaugh, piano and vocals
January 20-21, 2012
Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel
March 2-3, 2012
The Music Man
William Henry Curry, Resident Conductor
April 13-14, 2012
Simply Sinatra
Steve Lippia, vocalist
May 18-19, 2012
Friday Favorites
New World Symphony
Grant Llewellyn, Music Director
February 17, 2012
Viva Italia
William Henry Curry, Resident Conductor
May 04, 2012
Kids
Green Eggs and Ham
Saturday, January 7, 2012 | 11am and 4pm
Rob Kapilow, conductor, composer and host
“Kapilow is a kind of Bill Nye the Science Guy for classical music.” -Time Out New York
Would you like them in a house? Would you like them with a mouse? Would you like them on a ball? How ‘bout Meymandi Concert Hall? Join Rob Kapilow, composer of The Polar Express, as he puts his unique spin on Dr. Seuss’s beloved story about Sam-I-Am and his green eggs and ham.
Bug Songs
Saturday, March 10, 2012 | 11am and 4pm
Sarah Hicks, Associate Conductor
The bugs are swarming your concert hall! But don’t fret, they’re here for the music. Come and listen to the orchestra imitate the sounds of the greatest musicians in the bug world: bees, beetles, crickets, katydids and more. You’ll also hear great music inspired by your smallest friends, including everyone’s favorite, Flight of the Bumblebee. Dress like your favorite insect and win prizes!