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Christopher Dragon | Music Director Candidate
Christopher Dragon
Music Director Candidate
Saturday, Mar 16, 2024
8:00 pm
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
Korngold Theme and Variations
Elfman Percussion Concerto
Stravinsky Suite (1945) from The Firebird
This performance is expected to last approximately one hour and forty minutes with one twenty-minute intermission.
Refreshments and restrooms are located in the orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony-level lobbies.
Christopher Dragon, Music Director of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and Resident Conductor of the Colorado Symphony, kicks off the night with Erich Korngold’s Theme and Variations, which will transport you to a world of lush melodies and enchanting harmonies, setting the stage for an unforgettable evening. The remarkable Scottish virtuoso Colin Currie takes center stage to perform Danny Elfman’s Percussion Concerto, a modern masterpiece that pushes the boundaries of rhythm and sound, ensuring a performance that is both thrilling and evocative. And as the grand finale, Stravinsky’s suite from The Firebird will sweep you into a realm of fantastical imagery, with its vibrant orchestration and spellbinding narrative. This concert promises a journey through the ages of music, offering an electrifying, emotionally charged experience that will leave you in awe of the power of the orchestra.
Saturday, Mar 16, 2024
8:00 pm
Additional Purchase Options
- In person // Greensboro Symphony Box Office (Weekdays from 10am – 4:30pm). The Greensboro Symphony’s box office is located in the Greensboro Cultural Center at 200 N. Davie Street, Suite 301.
- In person // Tanger Center Ticket Office (Tu-Sa, Noon-5pm). The Tanger Center’s ticket office is located at One Abe Brenner Pl., between Elm and Davie Streets.
- By phone // Weekdays from 10am – 4:30pm at (336) 335.5456, ext.224
Venue
STEVEN TANGER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
300 N. Elm Street at Abe Brenner Place
Greensboro, NC 27401
Parking
VIP Parking, purchasable with a series subscription, is available in the large surface lot directly behind the Tanger Center with access from Lindsay Street. The Bellemeade Street parking deck, accessed from Elm Street or Greene Street, is the nearest city deck; Church Street and Davie Street decks are other nearby options. Street parking is also available, free after 6pm.
Musicology Mixology
Formerly known as Preludes, the Greensboro Symphony’s pre-concert talks, Musicology Mixology, share insights into the Masterworks program. The conductor and the guest artists frequently join in at the beginning of each presentation.
Musicology Mixology is held in the Koury Room on the third floor of the Tanger Center on the evening of each Masterworks concert. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. with the lecture component beginning at 7:00 p.m., prior to the 8:00 p.m. concert. A specialty cocktail tied to the concert program is available for purchase for each concert, and audience members can enjoy the concert even more by learning unique details about the works to be performed.
Frequent guest musicologists include Dr. Gregory Carroll, Dr. David Nelson, Dr. Joan Titus and Dr. Lorena Guillen of UNCG, and Dr. Wendy Looker of Guilford College.
Christopher Dragon, Conductor
Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is the Music Director of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and Resident Conductor of the Colorado Symphony. He joined the Colorado Symphony in the 2015/2016 Season as Associate Conductor – a position he held for four years. For three years prior, Dragon held the inaugural position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, which gave him the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch.
Dragon has a versatile portfolio ranging from live-to-picture performances including Nightmare Before Christmas, Toy Story and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, a wide variety of collaborations with artists such as the Wu-Tang Clan, Cynthia Erivo and Joshua Bell, to standard and contemporary orchestral repertoire such as Danny Elfman’s Violin Concerto, Eleven Eleven; all areas of which he has become highly sought after.
Colin Currie, Percussion
Colin Currie is a solo and chamber artist who champions new music at the highest level, hailed as being “at the summit of percussion performance today” (Gramophone). Currie is the soloist of choice for many of today’s foremost composers and conductors, performing with the world’s leading orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Philharmonia Orchestra and London Philharmonic Orchestras.
