SALISBURY — The Salisbury Symphony will be presenting its next concert, “Echoes of Romance,” under the direction of Music Director Daniel Wiley in his second appearance with the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra.

Before he became a professional conductor, Wiley taught music in the public schools and while in high school he played in a swing band. “Postcards Across America” was the first concert he conducted with the local symphony.

Scheduled for Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m., “Echoes of Romance,” which is part of the Orchestra Concert Series, will be held at Keppel Auditorium on the Catawba College campus, 2300 W. Innes St., Salisbury.

As noted in a release, the concert will “feature pieces with “roots in the Romantic period of classical music, a period of incredible experimentation with nature, religion and mysticism and even the nocturnal.”

The opening piece will be “Overture to Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strass Jr. In a release, it is said to be one from a French vaudeville comedy from the late 1800s, which will set a festive tone.

The next selection will be Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun,” a piece which was inspired by the sensual and romantic poem by Stéphane Mallarmé.

Tchaikovsky’s iconic “Fantasy Overture to Romeo & Juliet,” will conclude the first half of the concert. This piece is said to be a “favorite that captures the well-known tragic love story with lush melodies and dramatic orchestration.” Following an intermission, the second half of the concert, as noted in a release, will consist of Florence Price’s “Symphony No. 1 in E minor,” the composer’s most famous work, a full symphony blending the rich traditions of Black American music with the classical symphonic form.

“Price’s Symphony No. 1 was performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1933, fixing her place in history as the first African-American woman to have her works played by a major American orchestra,” it said.  

On the symphony website, it said that “Price’s musical legacy has long been overlooked due to her identity, but her compositions — four symphonies, four concertos and choral works, art songs, chamber music and music for solo instruments — are filled with romanticism and soul, and the recent discovery of a new trove of her compositions has rekindled interest in her work.”

Tickets for the upcoming concert are available on the Salisbury Symphony website at salisburysymphony.org. Cost is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors and $5 for ages 21 and younger and $1 for balcony seating, available only at the door. SSO Flex-passes may be used for this event.