WVSO and Montclaire String Quartet present “Bold Strokes”
February 7, 2010The Montclaire String Quartet, resident chamber ensemble of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, continues its 2009-2010 concert series with “Bold Strokes” on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, 1009 Virginia Street East in Charleston. Bold Strokes is the third performance of Montclaire’s 2009-2010 season themed: A Composer’s Palette. The concert features: Alfredo Catalani’s Two Works for String Quartet, Sergei Prokofiev’s String Quartet No. 1 in B Minor and Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet in F. Major. This performance is sure to excite and satisfy first time chamber music listeners and classical music lovers alike. |
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 WVSO presents
Rumpelstiltzkin: Straw Into Gold, WVSO’s Family Discovery Concert
Folk Tale Fun for the Whole Family.
Performance Date: February 13, 2010 CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s 2009-2010 City National Bank Family Discovery Series continues with Rumpelstiltzkin: Straw into Gold on Saturday, February 13, 2010. This fun-for-the-whole family performance will take place at 11:00 a.m. at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia. Rumpelstiltzkin: Straw into Gold, composed by Maestro Grant Cooper, is a classical retelling of the Brothers’ Grimm folk tale where a funny little man helps a miller’s daughter to become queen by spinning straw into gold for her. |
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 WVSO Performs Broadway Favorites with Huntington Native J. Mark McVey
Performance Dates: February 12 & 13, 2010 CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s 2009-2010 ZMM Pops Series continues with a special Valentine’s weekend performance of your Broadway favorites with “A Night On Broadway”. This concert features some local flair with renowned Broadway performer and Huntington, WV native, J. Mark McVey. |
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Upcoming Young People's Concert ROMEO & JULIET (recommended grades 6-12)
Making its WVSO debut, this special program explores how several composers have treated the Shakespearian story of Romeo and Juliet so differently through their orchestral works. Many students will especially identify with Bernstein’s West Side Story, a modern re-casting of this timeless romantic tragedy. February 24, 2010 9:45 & 11:45 a.m. one day only Maier Foundation Hall, Clark Performance Place, The Clay Center
Cost: $4 per student; free for teachers/chaperones within 10:1 ratio; $4 for any non-students above the 10:1 ratio. |
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