Deadline to Apply for WVSO Music Fellowship Is Jan. 5

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CHARLESTON, W.VA. (11/21/17) – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra invites high school instrumental music students to apply for the Andrew and Amy Vaughan Student Symphonic Fellowship, a monitored and time-intensive training program for serious music students. 

Jan. 5 is the deadline to apply for this program that focuses on developing and encouraging West Virginia students interested in pursuing careers as professional musicians, educators, composers or conductors.

Selected fellows will sit alongside WVSO musicians in rehearsals for the second half of the Capitol Conference Center Symphonic Series concert season and will conduct personal research about the music being performed. Fellows also will meet and interact with guest artists, guest conductors and Music Director Lawrence Loh. Other fellowship activities are tailored to the winning candidates based on their interests and ability. The program takes place primarily outside school hours. 

Candidates should be serious instrumental music students in grades 9-12. Applications will be accepted for students playing the following instruments: harp, violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, pitched and unpitched percussion, and piano. 

From the application round, finalists will be invited to the Jan. 18 two-part interview/audition round. Students are encouraged to perform one or more movements from the standard concerto repertoire for solo instrument and orchestra. Pianists are encouraged to perform a sonata movement from the standard piano repertoire.

Applications are available at wvsymphony.org/Education/Vaughan Fellowship. The program is underwritten by a generous donation from Dr. Andrew and Amy Vaughan. 

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is West Virginia’s premier performing arts organization, presenting classical, pops, family and chamber-music concerts annually throughout the Mountain State. Currently in its 78th season, the WVSO is a proud member of the community and enriches the region by providing affordable, high-quality concerts, collaborations with West Virginia arts organizations and a nationally award-winning education program.

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West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces Holiday Gifts for Hard-To-Buy-For Friends, Family

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CHARLESTON, W.VA. (11/19/17) –  The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) invites you to give the gift of music this holiday season with its ever-popular Home for the Holidays concert, The Nutcracker and Handel’s Messiah.

The WVSO, conducted by Grant Cooper, will perform such holiday classics as Away in a Manger and Sleigh Ride as well as selections from “The Polar Express” during its Home for the Holidays concerts in Lewisburg on Dec. 1, in Charleston on Dec. 2, in Parkersburg on Dec. 3 and in Morgantown on Dec. 4. All shows start at 7:30 p.m. except Parkersburg, which begins at 3 p.m. These concerts, which are part of the ZMM Pops Series, are made possible with generous support from City National Bank, Underprivileged Children Foundation, Mon Health, and TransCanada.

On Dec. 8 and 9 in Charleston, the WVSO, conducted by Robert Turizziani, will share the stage with the talented dancers of The Charleston Ballet in presenting Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovky’s The Nutcracker. The Dec. 8 concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Clay Center; the Dec. 9 concert begins at 2 p.m. These performances are made possible through generous support from Appalachian Power, Steptoe & Johnson, and WCHS ABC 8/WVAH Fox 11.

Then on Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church United Methodist in Charleston, the WVSO and the West Virginia Symphony Chorus, conducted by David Castleberry, will perform Handel’s Messiah.

For tickets:

·       In Charleston, visit wvsymphony.org or call 304.561.3570. Tickets start at $17.

·       In Lewisburg, visit carnegiehallwv.com or call 304.645.7917. Tickets start at $23.75.

·       In Morgantown, visit wvsymphony.org or call 304.293.SHOW. All tickets $25.

·       In Parkersburg, visit wvsop.org or call 304.485.4200. Tickets start at $22.

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is West Virginia’s premier performing arts organization, presenting classical, pops, family and chamber-music concerts annually throughout the Mountain State. Currently in its 78th season, the WVSO is a proud member of the community and enriches the region by providing affordable, high-quality concerts, collaborations with West Virginia arts organizations and a nationally award-winning education program.

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West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces Verdi’s Requiem

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Adam Flatt, conductor

Adam Flatt, conductor

CHARLESTON, W.VA. (10/25/17) – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) continues it’s 2017-2018 Capitol Conference Center Symphonic Series with Verdi’s Requiem the weekend of November 10 and 11, 2017 in Morgantown and Charleston.

Guest conductor, Adam Flatt will lead the orchestra through Verdi’s great mass, written in memory of Italian poet, Alessandro Manzoni. Accompanying the WVSO will be four talented soloists: Eric Barry, tenor, Raquel Gonzales, soprano, Stacey Rishio, mezzo-soprano, and Wei Wu, bass.

“We are elated to be able to bring so many voices together to perform this choral masterpiece in both Charleston and Morgantown,” said Joe Tackett, WVSO President.

Rounding out the beautiful sounds from the Italian masterwork will be voices from the West Virginia Symphony Chorus, along with choirs from West Virginia University, Fairmont State University, Marshall University, West Virginia State University, and the West Virginia Community Choir.

 “By bringing the gift of the Verdi Requiem to Morgantown, the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is proving their commitment to providing great classical music to our entire state. We are thrilled to continue our partnership by having the WVU Choirs participate with this landmark work,” said Keith Jackson, Interim Dean of the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts.

Charleston: Verdi’s Requiem begins at 7:30 p.m. on November 11, 2017 at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences in Charleston. Tickets start at $12 and can be purchased by visiting wvsymphony.org or by calling the Box Office at 304.561.3570. Verdi’s Requiem in Charleston is part of the Capitol Conference Center Symphonic Series and is sponsored by the Maier Foundation, Jackson Kelly, PLLC, Damous Psychological Services, and Thomas Health Systems.

Morgantown: The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra performance of Verdi’s Requiem begins at 7:30 p.m. on November 10, 2017 at Lyell B. Clay Theatre at the Creative Arts Center of West Virginia University. Tickets can be purchased by visiting wvsymphony.org or by calling 304.293-SHOW(7469). All tickets are $25 and are general admission seating. Patrons with a West Virginia driver’s license get $10 off per ticket, and WVU students, faculty, and staff with ID receive free admission. Group pricing available for groups of 10 or more. Verdi’s Requiem in Morgantown is part of the Capitol Conference Center Symphonic Series and is sponsored by the Maier Foundation.

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is West Virginia’s premier performing arts organization, presenting classical, pops, and chamber-music concerts annually throughout the Mountain State. Currently in its 78th season, the WVSO is a proud member of the community and enriches the region by providing affordable, high-quality concerts, collaborations with West Virginia arts organizations and a nationally award-winning education program.

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