Wilmington Symphony Orchestra

10/08/2026

🎶 Show Your WSO & WSYO Pride! 🎶

New Wilmington Symphony Orchestra and Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestras merchandise is now available online! Whether you’re looking for something to wear to the next concert, a gift for the music lover in your life, or a way to show your orchestra pride, we have something for you.

🛍️ Shop the collection:
• WSO fleece vests
• WSO & WSYO hats
• WSO polos
• WSYO rain jackets
• WSYO hoodies
• WSYO T-shirts
• And more!

📦 Shipping & Pick-Up:
WSYO T-shirts are available for local pick-up. All other merchandise will be shipped directly to your home.

A quick note about the store: Our online merchandise store is hosted through Klempire, our merchandise partner.

👉 Shop WSO & WSYO Merchandise:
https://klempire.commonsku.com/shop/01a10c20-8e82-7604-a5cc-492c186474b4

Wear your WSO and WSYO pride wherever you go! 💙🎶

10/07/2026

Our November 14th Classics Series Concert, Beethoven's Fifth, is a great opportunity to experience the Symphony for the first time.

👉 www.wilmingtonsymphony.org/classics-2

10/06/2026

Thank you to the Wilmington Rotary Club for having Wilmington Symphony Orchestra’s music director, Peter Askim, present at today’s meeting! Wilmington NC Rotary Club Peter Askim

09/30/2026

Love the Wilmington Symphony but can’t commit to every concert? A Flex Pass gives you the freedom to choose the concerts that fit your schedule and musical interests.

Select three or more concerts from the 2026–2027 Classics Series and enjoy the benefits of a package while building a season that’s uniquely yours. You decide which concerts are part of your journey while saving 15% on regular ticket prices.

Experience the best of the Wilmington Symphony’s 2026–2027 “Journeys” season! Call the Wilson Center Box Office at (910) 362-7999 or visit wilmingtonsymphony.org/season-tickets

09/26/2026

We can’t wait to welcome you to the Wilson Center this evening for our Opening Night Concert! Featuring Barber’s Violin Concerto with violinist Stephan Jackiw, you do not want to miss tonight’s concert with our Wilmington Symphony Orchestra! Tonight will also feature Carlos Simon’s Motherboxx Connection and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”.

09/26/2026

🎻 Last night, a few of our supporters were able to sit in on a masterclass at Varnam Strings with tonight’s Opening Night Concert guest artist, Stephan Jackiw, and students from the Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestras.

Thank you to Adrian Varnam, owner of Varnam Strings, for being last night’s event host, our 2026-27 WSYO Season Sponsor, and tonight’s Opening Night Concert Sponsor - we are so grateful! 👏

09/25/2026

Our Opening Night Concert of the 26/27 Season is almost here! Join us this Saturday, September 26 at the Wilson Center at CFCC!

Tickets 👉 www.wilmingtonsymphony.org/classics-1

09/23/2026

The Wilmington Symphony’s Opening Night Concert is this Saturday, September 26, and trust us, you won’t want to miss this concert! 🎻

Below is a playlist of the pieces you’ll experience this weekend at the Wilson Center with the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra!

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World" - https://youtu.be/O_tPb4JFgmw?si=aHTElu6b2neT4uJk

Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto - https://mcusercontent.com/28d27c2845c1ec12cf2d725bc/video_thumbnails_new/4008c59f4fe6db1103c1554231064b6d.png

Carlos Simon: Motherboxx Connection - https://youtu.be/CbXB3olhOGM?si=Alib2S-YsWQ4fmjh

Tickets are $31-61 - Visit wilmingtonsymphony.org/classics-1 to buy tickets today!

NEW 2020: Dont miss our Legenadry Recordings Series: Rimski Korsako...

09/21/2026

What connects Antonín Dvořák, Samuel Barber, and Carlos Simon?

At first glance, these three composers—separated by more than a century—might seem to have little in common. But as Music Director Peter Askim explains in the program notes for our Opening Night concert, Dvořák’s example opened the door for American composers to look beyond Europe for inspiration.

✨Read the full program notes on our website!

When Dvořák came to New York from Bohemia in the 1890s, he immersed himself in Native American music and African American spirituals, drawing inspiration from the musical traditions he encountered in his new home. His New World Symphony became a powerful example of how musical traditions can intersect and influence one another.

That influence continues across generations:

- Carlos Simon’s Motherboxx Connection draws inspiration from Afrofuturism and the Black diaspora, imagining strength and heroism through a contemporary musical language.

- Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto captures the energy, lyricism, melancholy, power, and optimism of America.

- And Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” reminds us of where this musical journey began—with a composer from Europe discovering new possibilities in America.

Three composers. Three centuries. Three musical languages. One connected story.

Join the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra for “Opening Night - America 250: Three Generations of American Music” on Saturday, September 26 at CFCC’s Wilson Center.

🎻 Samuel Barber — Violin Concerto featuring Stephan Jackiw
⚡ Carlos Simon — Motherboxx Connection
🌎 Antonín Dvořák — Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

🎟 Tickets for the Opening Night of our 2026–2027 Journeys Season now available.