Beethoven
Symphony Marathon
 All
this week, Performance Today
will take listeners on a journey through arguably the
greatest set of symphonies ever written - the Beethoven
Symphonies. Maestro Christoph Eschenbach and
the Philadelphia Orchestra return to the national airwaves
for the first time in nearly a decade to perform all
nine of Beethoven's masterful works, including the exultant
finale of the Symphony No. 9, the "Ode
to Joy." Performance
Today – weekdays at 7:00 pm.
Reidsville
Teen Takes it From the Top
 Each
Sunday afternoon, From the Top
features performances by outstanding teenage talent
from across the country. This June, one of Carolina’s
own makes her debut on the national stage. Clarinetist
Ashlee Miller, a senior at the North Carolina School
of the Arts in Winston Salem, will perform Brahms Second
Sonata in E flat major accompanied by host Christopher
O’Riley,. The program airs on WDAV on June 11th
at 5:00 pm.
In
addition to her June 11th appearance on
From the Top, Ashlee will also be the
subject of a WDAV arts feature on Thursday morning,
June 8th at 9:30 am. The feature will be rebroadcast
Saturday morning, June 10th at 11:30 am.
We're
Off to See The Wizard
 Central
Piedmont Summer Theatre is back! Follow the yellow brick
road to the new Dale Halton Theatre on the CPCC main
campus as the series kicks off this weekend with its
first production – The Wizard of Oz.
Click
here before Friday, June 7th for your chance to
win a pair of tickets to the June 16th performance.
Pops
in Cornelius This Saturday
 Join
Mike McKay and the gang this Saturday, June 10th as
the Charlotte Symphony takes the stage at Bailey Road
Park for a Summer Pops concert under the stars. Details
on the concert program and parking options are available
at our events
calendar. Pack your picnic basket and bring your
lawn chairs to Cornelius this Saturday – hope
to see you there!
NY
Philharmonic
Riccardo
Chailly leads the Philharmonic in Mahler’s Symphony
No. 7 this Friday night at 9:00 pm. June highlights
also include an appearance by the popular composer/conductor
John Williams in a program of film music (6/16) and
an appearance by the fabulous mezzo soprano Lorraine
Hunt-Lieberson on June 23rd. Program details are available
at the NY
Philharmonic This Week Web page.
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