Salisbury Symphony

08/07/2026

Sixty years. One incredible community.

Tickets for the Salisbury Symphony's 60th Anniversary Season are officially ON SALE!

Six decades ago, a group of musicians took the stage for the very first time — and we haven't stopped playing since. This season, we're celebrating that legacy with a program of favorites, world-class guest artists, and a few surprises we can't wait to share.

The season opens September 26 at Salisbury High School, honoring the role Salisbury City Schools played in our founding era.

🎟️ Individual tickets: $26 adults · $22 seniors, first responders, educators, and military · $15 under 18

🎟️ Season subscriptions are the best way to experience it all — from 3-packs to the full season, starting at just $65.

🔗 Get your tickets: https://salisburysymphony.org
📞 Or call the box office at (704) 216-1513

Here's to 60 years of music and to the audiences who made it possible. We'll see you in the hall. 👏

08/03/2026

Strings attached — and we love it that way!

Enrolling now for After School Strings & Youth Orchestra. No experience needed, just curiosity and a love of music.

Violin, viola, cello — all levels welcome.

Small classes. Big sound. Even bigger confidence.

Register here: https://salisburysymphony.org/learn/after-school -form

07/20/2026

The Salisbury Symphony is hiring a part-time Manager of Education & Community Engagement!

We’re looking for an organized program-builder and community connector to lead our education programs — including After School Strings, After Work Strings, Youth Orchestra, Young People’s Concerts, and SSO Summer Camp — and to deepen our partnerships with schools, families, and community organizations across Rowan County.

Part-time, approx. 9 hours/week (about 470 hours per season)

Hourly W-2 position at $18.00/hour

Works closely with the Executive Director and Music Director.

Focus on education programs, community events, access, and audience development

Ideal for someone with experience in education, community engagement, program coordination, or nonprofit administration, and a passion for classical music’s role in our community.

View the job description here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TTm5lNjHYTesxqNUvnBDYrtWYdYagGC5/view?usp=sharing

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Executive Director Peter Ferretti at [email protected]. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; priority given to applications received before August 15.

07/11/2026

We are very lucky to have this team working so diligently to promote the arts in Rowan County!

Introducing the 2026–2027 Executive Committee of the Rowan Arts Council! 🎨✨

The Rowan Arts Council is proud to introduce its 2026–2027 Executive Committee. This dedicated leadership team is committed to advancing the arts, fostering meaningful community connections, and supporting creative opportunities throughout Rowan County.

Congratulations to April Butler, Chairperson; Justin Evans, Vice-Chair; Bill Greene, Treasurer; and Spencer Dixon, Executive Director.

Here’s to an inspiring year ahead!

#2026-2027 Spencer Dixon Justin Evans

06/28/2026

Step inside the musical world of the early 19th century.

On July 11 at 6:30 PM, Historic Salisbury Foundation invites you to an intimate house concert presented by musicians of the Salisbury Symphony at the historic Dr. Josephus Hall House. This special program recreates the refined salon culture of the Antebellum South, inspired by the early years of Charleston’s famed St. Cecilia Society.

SSO Executive Director Peter Ferretti opens the evening with a short lecture on domestic music-making, followed by a rare chamber performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in an 1813 arrangement for string quintet, with a reception to follow.

Heard in this intimate setting, Beethoven’s vibrant rhythms and soaring melodies take on a new immediacy, just as audiences might have experienced them two centuries ago.

Performed by Salisbury Symphony musicians, this 45-minute program offers a vivid glimpse into the cultural life of the early American South.

Space is limited. Reserve your place for this unique musical experience.

Purchase tickets here: https://historicsalisbury.kindful.com/e/an-evening-of-chamber-music-in-the-antebellum-tradition

06/07/2026

Thank you, Salisbury.

06/06/2026

The building of the stage! Join us tomorrow and make history.

For the first time, the Salisbury Symphony will take the stage at Bell Tower Green. This has been a dream of many for a very, very long time, and is a realized dream of so many foundational elements of what makes Salisbury such a special community.

Join us tomorrow and celebrate the very best our community has to offer!

06/01/2026

Meet the Artist! Caitlin Warbelow:

A dynamic and genre-crossing violinist, Caitlin Warbelow is best known to many audiences as the original onstage fiddler in the Tony Award–winning Broadway musical Come From Away. Her performances there and across North America have showcased not only her technical brilliance but also her ability to connect storytelling and music in a way that feels immediate and human.

Equally at home in classical, folk, and theatrical settings, Warbelow has built a career that bridges traditions. She has appeared as a soloist with orchestras across the country and is a sought-after collaborator for programs that blend symphonic sound with vernacular styles. Her playing draws deeply from Celtic and American fiddle traditions, bringing rhythmic vitality, improvisatory flair, and a sense of spontaneity that energizes both musicians and audiences.

For her performance with the Salisbury Symphony at Pops at the Post, Warbelow is featured across several highlights that reflect her unique artistry. She brings expressive lyricism to the traditional Irish air Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow, theatrical power to Me and the Sky from Come From Away (with guest vocalists), and infectious dance energy to An Irish Party in 3rd Class. After intermission, she returns in full force with the driving rhythms of Mark O’Connor’s Olympic Reel and the electrifying showpiece The Devil Went Down to Georgia, where her virtuosic playing is sure to steal the show.

Warbelow’s presence transforms this program from a traditional pops concert into a vibrant musical journey; a journey that celebrates the many voices of American music, from folk roots to Broadway and beyond.

Join us on June 6th to experience Caitlin's remarkable artistry!

05/09/2026

The 2026–2027 Season is here.

For 60 years, the Salisbury Symphony has made music for this community — in concert halls, in sanctuaries, in rooms big and small.

This season, we celebrate that legacy with six unforgettable concerts under the direction of Daniel Wiley.

Here's what's coming:

¡Masquerade! — September 26, 2026
Handel's Messiah — November 29, 2026
Home for the Holidays — December 19, 2026
Aurora — January 31, 2027
Motown, Soul, and Symphony — March 13, 2027
Letters to Humanity — May 22, 2027

Subscriptions go on sale Friday, May 15.

05/08/2026

There's a moment in Beethoven's Seventh Symphony where the music stops being sound and starts being motion — pure, unstoppable forward energy that fills every seat in the hall. Richard Wagner called this symphony "the apotheosis of the dance itself: dance in its most exalted form, the most blissful of physical movement made manifest in sound."

On May 16, the Salisbury Symphony brings the full force of a professional orchestra to Keppel Auditorium for one of the most thrilling symphonies ever written.

This is what a live orchestra was made for. Be in the room when it happens.

7 PM. Keppel Auditorium, May 16.

https://salisburysymphony.org/shows/fate-destiny/