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Jacomo Bairos | Music Director Candidate
Jacomo Bairos
Music Director Candidate
Saturday, Feb 24, 2024
8:00 pm
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Jacomo Bairos, conductor
Terrence Wilson, piano
Rogerson Luminosity
Prokofiev Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Scenario by Sergei Radlov, Adrian Piotrovsky,
Leonid Lavrovsky, and Sergei Prokofiev
Ravel Piano Concerto in G major
Still Out of Silence
Ravel Boléro
Distinguished Guest Artist Piano Chair
in honor of Linda M. Jones
This performance is expected to last approximately two hours and ten minutes with one twenty-minute intermission.
Refreshments and restrooms are located in the orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony-level lobbies.
You’ll love the vibrant colors of this late-winter program! Music Director candidate Jacomo Bairos, Co-Founder, Artistic Director, and Conductor of the Nu Deco Ensemble in Miami, leads this concert. After an exciting opener by Chris Rogerson, excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet will immerse you in a world of passion and tragedy, as the orchestra weaves a dramatic tale of love and destiny. Then, piano virtuoso Terrence Wilson will cast his enchanting spell with Ravel’s G Major Piano Concerto, a composition that blends jazz-inspired rhythms with classical grandeur. William Grant Still’s reflective Out of Silence offers a brief rest. And finally, brace yourself for an electrifying climax with Ravel’s iconic Boléro, where the orchestra’s grand crescendo will have you on the edge of your seat, building to an unforgettable climax.
Saturday, Feb 24, 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.
Jacomo Bairos, Conductor
Described in the press as “thrilling”, “world-class” and “inspirational,” Portuguese-American conductor, producer and podcaster Jacomo Bairos challenges the preconceptions of orchestral repertoire by fusing musical genres, collaborating with a wide array of compelling and diverse artists, and integrating the modern orchestra into the worldwide community in innovative and powerful new ways. Defined by riveting performances, artistic excellence, a collaborative spirit, and education initiatives infused with mindfulness and wellness practices, Bairos has reframed the role an artistic leader can hold for its organization and the community it serves.
Terrence Wilson, Piano
Acclaimed by the Baltimore Sun as “one of the biggest pianistic talents to have emerged in this country in the last 25 years” pianist Terrence Wilson has appeared as soloist with the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Washington, DC (National Symphony), San Francisco, St. Louis, and with the orchestras of Cleveland, Minnesota, and Philadelphia and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Conductors with whom he has worked include Christoph Eschenbach, Alan Gilbert, Neeme Järvi, Jesús López-Cobos, Lawrence Renes, Robert Spano, Yuri Temirkanov, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Gunther Herbig and Michael Morgan.
