Orchestral Brilliance
orchestral brilliance
Saturday, May 2, 2026
7:30 pm
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Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Courtney Hershey-Bress, harp
Christopher Dragon, Music Director
Berlioz – Hungarian March
Michael Daugherty – Harp of the Age
Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition
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.
Join us for our closing Masterworks concert of the season with an evening of orchestral splendor featuring harpist Courtney Hershey-Bress. The program includes Berlioz’s spirited Hungarian March, Michael Daugherty’s captivating Harp of the Age, and Mussorgsky’s iconic Pictures at an Exhibition.
Saturday, May 2, 2026
7:30 pm
Courtney hershey-bress
International soloist and principal harpist Courtney Hershey Bress joined the Colorado Symphony in 2001, after a celebrated freelance career that took her all over the world. Her travels took her to engagements in Asia with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, in the United States with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and, as Principal Harpist with the United States Army Field Band, as soloist and as part of the ensemble, on tour to the 48 continental states. She has been Principal Harpist of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and guest Principal Harpist with the Baltimore Symphony. She has played with the Grand Teton Music Festival, the Strings Music Festival and as a guest artist with the Colorado College Summer Music Festival. Visit courtneyhersheybress.com to learn more.
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
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 6:30 p.m. with the lecture component beginning at 6:45 p.m., prior to the 7:30 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.