A family-friendly concert!

THE MAGIC OF MUSIC

Sunday, January 26, 2025
4:00 PM | Wilson Center @ CFCC

Steven Errante, Conductor
2024 Richard R. Deas Young Artist Concerto Competition Winners (High School & UNCW Divisions)

The performance is approximately 50 minutes and is for ages 6 and older.

Tickets: $10-$15
Call Wilson Center Ticket Central at (910) 362-7999, Monday-Friday 2-6pm

Come join the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra and create cherished memories with your child as you embark on this musical journey together. Immerse yourselves in the captivating world of classical music designed to spark curiosity and ignite a lifelong love for the arts.

On the concert program:

  • “Dance of the Tumblers” from The Snow Maiden by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov

  • Dance Mix- Hornpipe to Hoedown (music of Handel, J.S. Bach, Chevalier de St. Georges, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, and Copland)

  • Mother Goose Suite by Maurice Ravel
    • Beauty and the Beast
    • The Magic Garden

  • Wicked: a Fable for Orchestra by Stephen Schwartz/arr. William David Brohn

  • High School Division Winner of the 2024 Richard R. Deas Young Artist Concerto Competition

  • UNCW Division Winner of the 2024 Richard R. Deas Young Artist Concerto Competition

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PRE-CONCERT ARTS FAIR

Families are invited to participate in educational pre-concert activities at 2:30 p.m. in the Wilson Center lobby! You must have a ticket to the concert to attend the Pre-Concert Arts Fair. WSO will host an Orchestra Discovery Zone where young children can become acquainted with the instruments in an orchestra. Families may also visit with local community partners participating in the Arts Fair, including Varnam Strings, New Hanover County Public Library, and the Children’s Museum of Wilmington.