Wilmington Symphonic Winds

07/20/2022

Let’s play “Who CAN’T name this tune?” Whether you know this piece or not - this concert is FOR YOU (and the players)! Come and enjoy some band member favorites in “Player’s Choice” on Monday, July 25 at 7:30.

07/18/2022

Did you know that we are running our first raffle at our Player's Choice concert on 7/25? Local businesses have generously donated 13 baskets of items for you to choose from and try to win. You can buy tickets in person at the event, or you can purchase tickets in advance online. To view the baskets and purchase tickets, please click the link below:
https://www.wilmingtonsymphonicwinds.org/raffle

07/15/2022

We are delighted to be included in the first Beckwith Summer Music Festival! Our collaboration with the UNCW Department of Music has been vital to our success since the ensemble formed in 2014. Special thanks to Nancy King and Ann Seymour for making this festival happen. We know you'll enjoy our concert, but we hope you'll catch some of the other festival performances in the next couple of weeks, particularly Opera Wilmington Presents: The Magic Flute!

07/13/2022

The Wilmington Symphonic Winds program, Player’s Choice, will feature selections chosen by the musicians in the ensemble – not the conductor! Please join us for a fun-filled evening of music that celebrates the players of the Wilmington Symphonic Winds. We are proud to present this concert in partnership with the UNCW Department of Music and the Beckwith Summer Music Festival.

07/08/2022

Today's the day! The last day for you to cast your vote and become a summer supporter. Which movie score do you think will win? Vote for your favorite by clicking the link below:
https://funraise.org/give/Wilmington-Symphonic-Winds-Inc/bb8658fc-7e3f-4284-9f67-e30eae56c812/

07/06/2022

Which movie score would you choose? This summer, you have an opportunity to choose your own adventure at our Player's Choice concert on July 25th. So which one will it be? Click the link below to make your voice heard!
https://funraise.org/give/Wilmington-Symphonic-Winds-Inc/bb8658fc-7e3f-4284-9f67-e30eae56c812/

06/30/2022

Yes, YOU! With your support, we can create a fantastic concert program for Player's Choice on 7/25 at 7:30 PM. Donations are quick and easy; remember, you only have 9 days left to cast your vote! Which piece are you going to choose?
https://funraise.org/give/Wilmington-Symphonic-Winds-Inc/bb8658fc-7e3f-4284-9f67-e30eae56c812/

06/28/2022

We're performing our next concert, "Player's Choice," on Monday, 7/25, at 7:30 pm in UNCW's Kenan Auditorium. The musicians in the ensemble will have the final say by voting for their favorites on the program, and we want to give you a chance to join us in voting for your favorites too!

A donation of any amount will earn you a vote in the "Audience Choice" category - helping the WSW select a piece that celebrates summer adventures for our concert program! Become a Summer Supporter by clicking the link below and voting for your favorite movie soundtrack!
https://funraise.org/give/Wilmington-Symphonic-Winds-Inc/bb8658fc-7e3f-4284-9f67-e30eae56c812/

06/24/2022

Photos from UNCW Department of Music's post

04/09/2022

Did you know...Petronel ALSO plays percussion?!? (video clip as evidence) Here is the event for Sunday's performance with the WSW: Wilmington Symphonic Winds Featuring Petronel Malan

04/08/2022

Petronel had a great time talking and playing for the students of Eugene Ashley High School and Charles P. Murray Middle School this week. We are so pleased to partner with New Hanover County Schools to bring this phenomenal artist into our local classrooms. Don't miss your chance to see her perform this Sunday at 4:30 PM in UNCW's Kenan Auditorium!

04/07/2022

Wilmington Symphonic Winds presents Gershwin and Friends featuring Petronel Malan - WWAYTV3

We're so excited for Gershwin & Friends to happen in just a few days. Our work for this concert started before the pandemic hit in 2020, and it got rescheduled several times before we could settle on April 10th as THE date. In some ways, it feels surreal that it's actually happening this week, but we can't wait to share it with you on Sunday, April 10th at 4:30 PM!
https://www.wwaytv3.com/wilmington-symphonic-winds-presents-gershwin-and-friends-featuring-petronel-malan/

(Photo: Emmanuel Mitcham)WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Wilmington Symphonic Winds’ is to host their second performance of the 2021-2022 concert season. Thanks to support from the Landfall Foundation, UNCW Presents, UNCW Department of Music, and the aLoft Hotel, the WSW will present Gershwin & Frie...

04/06/2022

Petronel Malan is having a busy week with masterclasses and outreach concerts. We are loving getting to watch her inspire young musicians! She's undoubtedly inspired the adult musicians of the WSW, and we can't wait for you to hear her play with us this Sunday at 4:30 PM.

Petronel Malan’s residency in Wilmington continues…Yesterdays’s highlight was an inspiring masterclass with the UNCW piano studio. Stay tuned for more updates…

04/05/2022

Wilmington Symphonic Winds presents showstopper performance, ‘Gershwin & Friends‘

We are so excited to present Gershwin's massive Piano Concerto in F with Petronel Malan this Sunday at 4:30 PM in UNCW's Kenan Auditorium. If you'd like to obtain tickets in advance, you can reserve them here:
https://uncwarts.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1452&r=5accb7b995764ca99fb82bbb0861ffb5

The Wilmington Symphonic Winds presents ‘Gershwin & Friends‘ featuring triple Grammy-nominated pianist Petronel Malan.

04/04/2022

"Formidable…dizzying…magical.” These words from New York reviewer Harris Goldsmith vividly illustrate pianist Petronel Malan's uniquely captivating style. Indeed, as a multiple GRAMMY® nominee and gold medalist of several international piano competitions, Petronel continues to enthrall audiences worldwide.


Lauded by reviewers as an unmistakably creative force in the classical music industry, Petronel’s critical acclaim culminated in the nomination of three GRAMMY® Awards, including “Best Instrumental Solo Album” for her debut disc Transfigured Bach. Continuing her recordings under Hänssler Classic, Transfigured Mozart (2006) and Transfigured Beethoven (2008) followed to great critical acclaim. Transfigured Tchaikovsky (2012) was awarded "The American Prize of Excellence in the Arts." Transfigured Brahms included the world-premiere recordings of transcriptions by composer Lowell Liebermann.

Petronel maintains a full performance schedule as recitalist, orchestral soloist and chamber musician in major venues throughout the world. After her European debut in Rome, further highlights have included Carnegie Recital Hall, Théâtre du Châtelet & Salle Cortot (Paris), Mozarteum (Salzburg), Liszt Museum (Budapest), Orchestra Hall (Chicago), Alte Handelsbörse (Leipzig), Bass Hall (Fort Worth), as well as the Ravinia, Gilmore & Music in the Mountain Festivals. Petronel has appeared with orchestras such as the St. Petersburg State (Russia), Martinú (Czech Republic), Bucaramanga (Colombia), Batumi (Rep. of Georgia), Sicilian Chamber (Italy), and several others in the US and South Africa, under the batons of Vasily Petrenko, Bernhard Gueller, Karina Canellakis, Dmitry Manilov, Yoshimi Takeda, James Brooks, Hiroki Inagaki, Fuzao Kajima, Daniel Boico, and Clay Couturiax. 


Ms. Malan’s career was launched following five gold medals in 2000 at international piano competitions throughout the United States. These included the Louise McMahon, Missouri Southern, Los Angeles Liszt “Budapest Concert” and Hilton Head International Piano Competitions. She also garnered the grand prize in the Web Concert Hall Competition (2000) and gold medals in the Grace Welsh Piano Competition and the Young Texas Artist Award.


Born in South Africa, Petronel began lessons with her mother at age four, continuing with Adolph Hallis, Joseph Stanford and Albie van Schalkwyk. She debuted with the Johannesburg Symphony at age ten and subsequently won all major national competitions, before moving to the United States. Petronel completed both her graduate degrees at the University of North Texas. Her teachers included Steven de Groote, Ralph Votapek and Joseph Banowetz and intensive coaching sessions from American legend Earl Wild.

Although residing in the United States, Ms. Malan continues strong ties to her native South Africa. She received the “Rapport/City Press Prestige Award” as one of the “10 Most Inspirational Women in South Africa,” and has appeared on magazine covers, fashion spreads and even as picture-clues in crossword puzzles. She was awarded both a KKNK Kanna and a KykNET Fiesta awards for her live performances in South Africa. Apart from a love for vintage gowns, Ms. Malan’s stage wardrobe is designed by foremost South African designers. A frequent speaker and promoter of classical music in schools, scholarships in her name are awarded to promising young musicians.

04/02/2022

She’s here! Petronel Malan arrived this week and started her WSW/UNCW residency with musical outreach at Wallace-Rose Hill High School. We are so happy to partner with the Wallace-Rose Hill Friends of the Arts to offer accessible musical programming to young listeners. Be on the lookout for more community engagements this week!

03/29/2022

The Wilmington Symphonic Winds’ second performance of the 2021-22 Concert Season will be nothing short of a SHOWSTOPPER! Thanks to generous support from the Landfall Foundation, UNCW Presents, and the UNCW Department of Music, the WSW will present Gershwin & Friends, featuring triple GRAMMY®-nominated pianist Petronel Malan in a performance of George Gershwin’s monumental Concerto in F.

The first half of the program will include works by other American composers spanning over 125 years! Originally for organ, this arrangement of Charles Ives’ Variations on America will bring a smile to the most stoic of faces. African American composer, William Grant Still, paints vivid portraits of scenes from the Mississippi Delta in his work From the Delta. Finally, the WSW will perform a heartfelt work entitled Finding Rothko by Emmy®-winning and GRAMMY®-nominated composer Adam Schoenberg.

Admission for this concert is FREE! We will happily accept donations to support future programming. Tickets may be obtained via UNCW Arts or on the day of the event at the UNCW Kenan Auditorium Box Office beginning at 3:30 pm. Tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis.

02/21/2022

Wilmington Symphonic Winds concert RISE draws large crowd - WWAYTV3

It has been a whirlwind of a weekend! We are so thankful for everyone who came out to support us as we came back to the stage for the first time in two years. Special thanks to our guest artists Alexis Raeana, Stephen Luck, and Paul Murtha for sharing their incredible talents with us and with our audience. Well done!
https://www.wwaytv3.com/wilmington-symphonic-winds-concert-rise-draws-large-crowd/

The Wilmington Symphonic Winds held a free concert on Saturday, welcoming back community members. The collective is returning after a hiatus due to the pandemic.

02/19/2022

The Wilmington Symphonic Winds presents RISE this weekend

Did you get to hear our very own Dominic Talanca talking about Rise to WHQR Public Media's Cheril Lee on yesterday's Allegro? If you missed it, here's the link to the interview:
https://www.whqr.org/2022-02-18/the-wilmington-symphonic-winds-presents-rise-this-weekend

The Wilmington Symphonic Winds will present its long-awaited program, RISE this weekend. Classical HQR’s Cheril Lee has more.

02/18/2022

Wilmington Symphonic Winds presents "Rise"

Did you know that tomorrow's concert will be live-streamed? Whether you feel more comfortable watching virtually or in person, we hope that you'll join us for Rise at 4:30 PM!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik-_s1ZB1oA

Dominic Talanca, conductorPaul Murtha, guest conductorAlexis Raeana, singerStephen Luck, trumpet

02/17/2022

Want another sneak peek? Today, we're giving you a glimpse of trumpeter Stephen Luck playing the Hellcat Concerto by Paul Murtha. Have you reserved your tickets yet for Rise, at Kenan Auditorium, this Saturday at 4:30 PM?

02/16/2022

👀Sneak Peek👀 We're so ready to collaborate with Alexis Raeana this Saturday, February 19th at 4:30 PM. This is a concert you don't want to miss!