NEW FROM THE CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY!

INTERACTIVE musical explorations that will BUILD bridges, SMASH barriers, and ENGAGE you in a NEW way.

Introducing KnightSounds -- three nights that will explode your notion of a “symphony concert.”  Come early for cocktails and appetizers; stay after for a dance party or a museum exhibit. Meet new friends, mingle with musicians, and experience the orchestra in a whole new way.

All concerts are from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the Knight Theater. 
Pre-concert cocktails and hors d’oeuvres start at 6:30 pm in the Knight lobby.

PLANETS!
Fri Oct 22, 2010         
Christopher Warren-Green, conducting
Women of the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte

HOLST             The Planets

Powerful, beautiful, sweeping - Holst’s amazing symphonic work, The Planets, will accompany breathtaking NASA footage in this multimedia spectacular. Outside the theater, step into a portable planetarium, provided by Discovery Place, to take a peek at the stars!

TANGOS & TAPAS
Fri Feb 4, 2011
Maximiano Valdes, conducting                            
Elena Urioste, violin                                                       

SIERRA               Fandangos
PIAZZOLLA          Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
VILLA LOBOS      Bachianas Brasilerias No. 2
MÁRQUEZ           Danzón No. 2

Fandangos and tangos groove through this program of exotic music from four Latin countries – Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The sensuous rhythms will inspire you to kick up your own heels at the post-concert salsa dance party!

LIGHT MY FIRE
Fri Mar 25, 2011
Christopher Warren-Green, conducting        
Sally Silver, soprano (to be confirmed)                                             

HANDEL           Music for the Royal Fireworks
LÉHAR             “Meine Lippen, sie kussen so heiss” from Giuditta
HAYDN             Presto from Symphony No. 59 in A major, "Fire"
DE FALLA         Ritual Fire Dance
BIZET                Habanera and Seguidilla from Carmen
STRAVINSKY    Infernal Dance, Berceuse, and Finale from The Firebird: Suite (1919)

From Handel’s Fireworks to Stravinsky’s Firebird, this music burns with flames, love, and passion.  Afterwards, chill out with a stroll through the Bechtler Museum’s exhibit of works by Niki de Saint Phalle, creator of the museum’s iconic “Firebird” sculpture.

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS:  $30 (includes appetizers, museum admission, and a drink ticket)
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