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Masterworks Series: WTS Spotlight “Doves & Crocodiles”

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas

Gary Lewis, Conductor Chris Chance, Clarinet Premiere Rhapsodie - CLAUDE DEBUSSY Symphony No. 2 - LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Chris Chance enjoys a varied performing career as an orchestral clarinetist, chamber musician, and concert soloist. He has performed with orchestras across North America, including Arizona Opera, New Mexico Philharmonic, Ohio Light Opera, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Lubbock Symphony, and the Orquesta Sinfónica UANL of Monterrey, Mexico. Chris is currently Principal Clarinet of the West Texas Symphony, Principal Clarinet of the Missouri Symphony Orchestra, and clarinetist of the West Texas Winds woodwind quintet. In addition to live performance, he has also worked as a recording studio musician for the Hal Leonard Corporation. Chris received a Bachelor of Music degree, a Performer Diploma, and the Performer's Certificate from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

The Panhandlers

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas

It’s easy to dismiss West Texas as just a vast, barren wasteland void of nuance or life. Those West Texans born and bred, they often daydream of escaping the endless miles of mesquite bush pastures, cotton field patches, and iron orchard oil wells. Still, something draws them back time and again. For millennia, its inhabitants have etched out corners and dugouts to break from the wind and fight off the sun. And through it all, they attempt to capture the brazen beauty of the land and the spirit of its people in song and story. It ain’t for the faint of heart. It’s a tough, bold country. The Panhandlers are four native sons from the outskirts of Texas society, having spent much of their lives in the high desert and southern prairie. Individually, Josh Abbott, John Baumann, William Clark Green, and Flatland Cavalry’s Cleto Cordero have long pursued that Far West Texas mythos and Panhandle lore. Scattered throughout their solo catalogs, the four frontmen have delivered earnest anthems and endearing balladry that embodies a Flatland life and South Plains dreams. Still, that hasn’t ever been quite enough for Abbott, Baumann, Cordero, and Green, who in early 2020 released The Panhandlers. […]

Clint Black: 35th Anniversary of Killin’ Time Tour

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas

BUY TICKETS Jan 24, 2025 Event Starts7:30PM Doors Open6:30 PM Ticket Prices$49.50 - $101.50 (Platinum Seats Available) On SaleOn Sale Now Clint Black: 35th Anniversary of

Mania: The ABBA Tribute

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas

Take A Chance On MANIA......and you won’t be disappointed! Mania the ABBA Tribute has successfully toured every continent in the world and has played over 3,000 live concerts in over 35 countries. Recent highlights included a second run in London’s West End where the show performed for a month in the iconic Shaftesbury Theatre, London in May 2021. The show also enjoyed an 80-date sell-out USA National tour in 2022/2023, Mania continues in its quest to bring the music of the Swedish ’Supergroup’ to millions of fans, old and new! Featuring an extraordinary cast of talented musicians and performers, Mania: The ABBA Tribute delivers an authentic and unforgettable tribute to the legendary Swedish band that has captured the hearts of fans for generations. With stunning costumes, energetic choreography, and impeccable musicianship, Mania: The ABBA Tribute recreates the magic of ABBA's music in all its glory. From "Dancing Queen" to "Waterloo," "Mamma Mia" to "Takea Chance on Me," the band performs all of ABBA's greatest hits with passion and precision, transporting audiences back to the disco era of the 1970s. The upcoming tour promises to be an unforgettable experience for fans of ABBA and lovers of great music. With stunning visuals, […]

The Magic of Jen Kramer

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas

She turns the impossible into the impossible-to-ignore, wowing audiences with her contagious smile and world-class sleight-of-hand. Jen headlines her own show in Las Vegas at Westgate Resort & Casino and won Best Magician in the 2024 Best of Vegas Awards. Named Female Magician of the Year by the International Magicians Society and a 40 Under 40 honoree by VEGAS INC, she has been featured on television shows including Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Masters of Illusion, and NBC’s TODAY Show.  

CHAMBER CHORALE

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CHAMBER CHORALE Spring Recital Saturday, February 8, 2025 | 5:00 pm Location TBA $25 General Admission, Students $12

Decades of Love

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas

From its formation in 2003, Ernie Haase has built Signature Sound not only into one of the most popular and beloved quartets in all of Gospel music but, with their theme-based shows, they have endeared their brand of infectious joy, suburb harmony and performances to a very broad worldwide audience. Ernie Haase & Signature Sound has sung and sold to millions worldwide, a feat that has not been accomplished by very few quartets of this style. From concerts in Latvia, Germany, Amsterdam, and all of Western Europe to India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, events all around North America, TV appearances on ESPN with NASCAR, multiple NBA appearances singing our National Anthem, and even a specialty tour of historic American theaters, Signature Sound is a world-renowned quartet that spans a wide variety of genres and cultures. As group founder, Haase is a creative, hard-working tenor whose early roots with the unforgettable and legendary Southern Gospel quartet, The Cathedrals along with touring with The Gaithers, helped begin his dream to form a powerhouse group of his own. His goal was soon accomplished and then some...as EHSS quickly gained an international platform with their Gospel Shows, Inspiration Of Broadway show, A […]