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Charlotte Symphony, Knights plan show to celebrate Charlotte, bring community together

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — UPDATE: The concert is currently sold out. Use the ticket link at the bottom of this page to add your name to the waiting list to be the first to know if any additional tickets are released.

The Charlotte Symphony has partnered with the Charlotte Knights to present “A Concert for Charlotte,” a live show designed to celebrate the Queen City and to bring the community together through the power of music.

The concert is scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at Truist Field in uptown. The symphony’s music director, Christopher Warren-Green, will conduct and Charlotte-based opera singer Jennifer Wiggins will perform.

Wiggins will open the show with the “Star Spangled Banner,” and the program will also include Nkeiru Okoye’s “Charlotte Mecklenburg,” a piece commissioned by the symphony for Charlotte’s 250th anniversary.

The hourlong concert will end with a fireworks display.

The symphony and Knights will invite a number of health care workers who have served our community throughout the COVID-19 crisis to attend the concert at no cost.

The two organizations have worked in coordination with Atrium Health to develop safety procedures, including limited seating capacity to allow for physical distancing. Concertgoers will also be required to wear face masks or coverings.

Tickets cost $20 for adults and $10 for children age 12 and younger.

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A rain date has been set for Oct. 25 in case of bad weather.