Westmoreland Symphony’s 11th Annual Hat Luncheon – Saturday, June 2
Champagne Reception – 11:00 a.m., Luncheon – noon

Celebrate spring with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s 11th Hat Luncheon Saturday, June 2 at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. Guests are invited to wear their most fashionable hat to the elegant fundraising event. The champagne reception begins at 11:00 a.m. and the luncheon at noon. Live music is provided by the orchestra’s Academy of Music students.

Guest bartenders will serve champagne as guests gather on the lanai and will pour fine wines during the sumptuous meal catered by One Eleven of Greensburg. The festive atmosphere will also feature photo ops, gift baskets, a money tree and valet parking.

Event co-chairs are Jill Briercheck and Candace Cassidy with honorary Co-Chairs Linda Assard, Sheila Caramella and Jo Ann Lightcap, each a past president of the symphony’s board of directors. Underwriters include Excela Health, Kepple-Graft Funeral Home, Smail Automotive and Pam and Scott Kroh. Sponsors, to date, include Candace Cassidy, Carpenter Construction, Cassidy and Associates, Daniels & Miller, Diamond Physical Therapy, Dollar Bank, Rohrich-Lexus, Seton Hill University, and Westmoreland County Community College.

Tickets are $65 each and may be reserved by contacting the WSO office: 724-837-1850 or emailing info@westmorelandsymphony.org. Seating is limited. All proceeds benefit the mission of the WSO and its educational programs.

As part of the Visiting Artists Program, members of the WSO String Quartet performed at Jeannette McKee Middle School on Wednesday, May 2. Pictured with the students are musicians Ramona Coppage, violin; Crystal Lennartz, violin; Mary Amrhein-May, cello; and David Sinclair, viola.

The Tribune-Review interviewed Lisa Pegher who will peform Pulitizer-Prize winning composer Kevin Puts’ Marimba Concerto on April 21.  Read article.

Composer Kevin Puts recently won the Pulitzer Prize for Silent Night, a two-act work commissioned by the Minnesota Opera. Another of Puts’ work Marimba Concerto will be played by guest artist Lisa Pegher at Old and New Worlds, April 21 at 8 p.m. For tickets call 724-837-1850 or online. To read the entire story click here

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