2024 - 2025 Season Events
45th Season
Individual concert tickets and Flex Pass Packages are available: 6 tickets for any 24-25 concert for just $100!
Amahl and the Night Visitors - A Collaboration with Meredith College Opera
POSTPONED — Event date will be released upon rescheduling
Since its first performance on Christmas Eve, 1951, Amahl and the Night Visitors has taken its place with A Christmas Carol as a holiday classic. Peformed on every continent and in many languages, it has been seen by more people than any other opera in history.
The story tells of the night the Three Kings, following the star to Bethlehem, stop for shelter at the home of Amahl, a poor, crippled shepard boy who lives with his widowed mother. Inspired by the Wise Men's tale of a kingdom "built on love alone," Amahl offers his own simple gift to the Christ Child. And then a miracle happens. . .
In this warm and compassionate story, Gian Carlo Menotti has captured the essential spirit of Christmas. At its premiere, The New York Times called Amahl "rare art. . . tender and exquisite."
Harmonies of Heritage: Musical Tribute to the Richness of Black Culture - Chamber Concert
Saturday, February 1, 2025 | 7:00pm | Jones Chapel, Meredith College
Our second annual Black History Month chamber concert, featuring small chamber ensembles from the RSO that highlight local Black artists and both historic and living Black composers.
Big Surprises in Small Packages - Mainstage Concert
Saturday, March 8, 2025 | 7:00pm | Jones Auditorium, Meredith College
Program to include: Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutti Overture, Diamond: Elegy in Memory of Maurice Ravel, Gluck: Ballet Suite from Armida, C.L. Thomas: Psalm of Peace (NC Premiere), Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, Robinson: Chamber Concerto for Piano and Small Orchestra (Premiere)
Don’t let the reduced orchestration of these pieces fool you - big surprises can come in small packages! This combination of classical works and contemporary premieres showcase the versatility of a smaller orchestra. Featuring an NC Premiere by C.L. Thomas, and a premiere by local favorite composer Bill Robinson.
Lanette Lind: An Appreciation - Chamber Concert
Saturday, April 5, 2024 | 7:00pm | Ruggero Piano
A retrospective of our favorite Lanette Lind compositions, performed with love by RSO chamber players. Hosted by Ruggero Piano, this concert is a tribute to Lind’s years of directing the RSO’s Free Spirits Ensemble.
Annual Rising Stars Concert - Mainstage Concert
Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 7:00pm | Jones Chapel, Meredith College
Program to include: Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture, Herrmann: “Scene D’Amour” from Vertigo, Elyse Kahler: Lullaby, and winners of the RSO Rising Stars Concerto Competition.
RSO’s end-of-season gala performance, featuring a large orchestra and student soloists! Students aged 15-23 will audition (on any instrument or voice part) for a chance to rehearse and perform a concerto movement, aria, or comparable work accompanied by the orchestra. Audition info will be announced in early 2025 on our Rising Stars Concerto Competition page.
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