West Virginia Symphony Orchestra announces Deadline to Apply for WVSO Music Fellowship is Jan. 3

CHARLESTON, W.VA. (11/14/18) – 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. 3 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 Elliot Foundation Symphonic and City National Bank Casual Classics concert series 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.

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

“We were inspired by our own musical experiences in WV schools,” said Amy Vaughan. “We wish to give back by encouraging students of today to expand their orchestral music horizons. The WVSO graciously offers us that opportunity by providing the student a unique view of a professional orchestra.”

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. 11 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.

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 79th 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 presents Lee Greenwood: Salute to America

CHARLESTON, W.VA. (10/9/18) – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO), presents its first SuperPops in almost twenty years, as Lee Greenwood and his band joins the Symphony in the newly renovated Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center.

“It will be a spectacular evening with American icon Lee Greenwood and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra at the newly remodeled Convention Center!” said music director Lawrence Loh. “I can’t wait to welcome our audience to this exciting venue for our Super Pops!”

The evening will begin with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. A short performance from the WV Youth Symphony will begin at 7:00 p.m. with the concert to follow at 8:00 p.m. Greenwood and the Symphony will present a range of familiar classics, including Mr. Greenwood’s well known, “God Bless the U.S.A.”

Tickets for the concert start at only $25 and are available online at wvsymphony.org or through the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center box office at 304-345-1500. Floor table seating and sponsor tables are available for purchase exclusively through the WV Symphony offices at 304-957-9880 or via email at amcdonald@wvsymphony.org

A dinner buffet will also be served prior to the concert presented by Distinctive Gourmet. Tickets for the buffet are $29.99 a person and can be purchased through the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center box office at 304-345-1500. The buffet will include hot and cold appetizers and salads, as well as a variety of delicious entrees, sides, and dessert.

This ZMM Architects & Engineers Pops series concert is made possible by the generous support of John & Fonda Elliot, Andy & Margo Teeter, Greenbrier Christian Retreat, WV Lottery, Stephen & Barbara Hopta, Sam & Despina Kapourales, USI Insurance Services, BBL Carlton, Brewer & Co. of WV, and Architectural Interior Products, Inc.

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is West Virginia’s premier performing arts organization, presenting classical, pops, family and chamber-music concerts annually throughout the n Mountain State.

Currently in its 79th 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 presents PIPE DREAMS

CHARLESTON, W.VA. (09/19/18) –  The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO), kicks off the City National Bank Casual Classics series with two concerts on Oct. 13 in Charleston at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Guest artist, Bradley Welch joins the WVSO and Music Director Lawrence Loh for a weekend full of music focused around the hauntingly beautiful instrument, the organ.

“The intimate setting of our Casual Classics concerts will put the spotlight on our musicians, and Beethoven’s 1st Symphony is the perfect kind of piece for this special concert setting,” said Loh. “I’m also excited to welcome Bradley Welch, a brilliant organist, who will be spectacular in the Poulenc Concerto!"

The City National Bank Casual Classics series is in its inaugural season and blossomed out of support for a chamber music-like series in conjunction with the Symphony’s year-long schedule. This came after a very successful performance at First Presbyterian Church in Charleston last season.

Tickets for the two concerts at First Presbyterian Church in Charleston on Oct. 13, start at $20. Tickets are available at wvsymphony.org or by calling 304.561.3570.

The concert in Huntington will be performed on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 3:00 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Huntington. Tickets are available at wvsymphony.org or by calling 304.987.9876,

This City National Bank Casual Classics series concert is made possible by the generous support of the McGee Foundation, and is presented in loving memory of John & Ruth McGee.

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 79th 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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