Happy New Year from the North Carolina Symphony!  Our continuing resolution is to bring music to audiences young and old across North Carolina.  (Insert noisemaker sound effect here!).

We had a wonderful New Year’s Eve program called “Vienna With A Twist.” In addition to the beloved music of the Strauss family that carries on a wonderful traditional New Year’s Eve celebration, the concert featured conductor Jeff Tyzik and drummer Dave Mancini, performing the music of the Big Band era with the North Carolina Symphony.  They rocked the house.  Wow, talk about a big band!

One of the joys of a new year is to take stock of the year just past.  We took a look at the comments on our Facebook page from 2012, and it did our hearts good to see the kind of impact that we had on communities all around North Carolina.  Below are just a few.