FALSE HEROES

False Heroes:

Don Quixote & Beethoven’s “Eroica”

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Saturday Apr 24, 2027 7:30 PM

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Sunday Apr 25, 2027 3:00 PM

Winston-Salem Symphony Brooks Whitehouse Cello Simon Ertz Viola Michelle Merrill Conductor

Richard Strauss Don Quixote

Ludwig Beethoven Symphony No. 3

WSS principal cellist Brooks Whitehouse portrays the pseudo-hero adventurer Don Quixote with principal violist Simon Ertz as his sidekick, Sancho Panza, in Richard Strauss’ epic tone poem. Then, on the second half, enjoy Beethoven’s “heroic” Symphony No. 3 , originally dedicated to Napoleon before he crowned himself emperor and prompting Beethoven to angrily remove the dedication.

Pre-Concert Talk

Saturday at 6:30 PM | Sunday at 2:00 PM

All audience members are invited to join us in the Judy Voss Jones Fine Arts Center, directly behind Reynolds Auditorium on its west side, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Local musicologist Dr. Carol Reynolds is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend, and occur one hour before any Classics Series concert.

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Sat Apr 24 7:30 PM

Sun Apr 25 3:00 PM

Venue

Reynolds Auditorium 301 N. Hawthorne Rd. Winston-Salem, NC 27104

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Rideshare and Dining

What will my view be like?

While Reynolds Auditorium’s sightlines and sound are best enjoyed in the Mezzanine, Orchestra-level seating also offers superb viewing and sound, especially in rows F through O. Please bear in mind that Reynolds Auditorium is a historic venue; there is no elevator, thus the Mezzanine and Balcony levels are only accessed via stairs. Accessible seating is available on the Orchestra level at the rear of the house and along the outside left and right.

Michelle Merrill, conductor

WSS Music Director Michelle Merrill served four years as the Assistant and then Associate Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and also serves as the Music Director of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia, where she has ignited the growth and expansion of the orchestra’s offerings both on and off the stage. Ms. Merrill is a proud recipient of a 2016 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award as well as the prestigious 2013 Ansbacher Conducting Fellowship as awarded by members of the Vienna Philharmonic and the American Austrian Foundation, which enabled her to be in residence at the world-renowned Salzburg Festival.

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