Parisian Valentine Saturday, February 15, 2020 – 7:30 p.m. The Palace Theatre in Greensburg (photo Daniel Meyer and pianist Maxim Lando receive a standing ovation for the WSO’s 50th Season Opening Night) Join the WSO Valentine’s Weekend for a french-inspired concert you will be sure to love. “We celebrate the return of the wonderful pianist Maxim Lando, who made such an… Read More
The Westmoreland Youth Symphony Orchestra Program offers three orchestra playing opportunities for young musicians in elementary school through high school. The >WYSO Philharmonic is open to high school as well as advanced middle school students by audition. It meets on Wednesday evenings beginning February 5 at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. Repertoire includes Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, Mussorgsky’s Night on… Read More
Every December we look forward to performing our holiday concert. This year we are so fortunate to present a world premiere of For Behold from Henceforth by Pittsburgh-based composer Nancy Galbraith, featuring Meghan DeWald, soprano and conducted by Maria Sensi Sellner. Join us for the concert and be the first to hear this new work! Longtime Friends, New Collaboration “I’ve known Nancy for over… Read More
Twirling into the Palace Theatre on December 14 & 15 is the only live-orchestra version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker! Enjoy free parking, family-friendly ticket prices starting at just $14 and photo-ops around the beautifully decorated vintage theatre. Join us and see why this production is Westmoreland County’s beloved holiday tradition for the past 26 years. The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presents three… Read More
Artistic Director Daniel Meyer previews Russian Masters coming up Saturday, October 12, 2019, at the Palace Theatre One of the most striking aspects of Russian music is its capacity to drive straight to the heart. Through soaring melodies, rich harmonies, and vivid orchestration, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Tchaikovsky were all masters in their own way of making such a direct impact on our… Read More
September 9, 2020
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presents “Live on the Lawn” Friday evening September 25, 2020 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Hempfield Park Amphitheater. The event features Beo String Quartet including violinists Jason Neukom and Aviva Hakanoglu; Sean Neukom, viola and Ryan Ash, cello. Guests are limited to 250 and must pre-register for the event. Please bring chairs or blankets and… Read More
August 22, 2020
WATCH NOW The concert was recorded in July 2020 at The Palace Theatre, conducted by Daniel Meyer, Artistic Director VIOLIN I Jason Neukom Dena Miller Maurice Stanton Sarah Gudbaur Sean Radermacher Michael DiBerry VIOLIN II Richard Palermo Gabrielle Faetini Julia Simeone Debbie Mewherter Patrick Forsyth VIOLA David Sinclair Maija Anstine Regina Ketter Sasha Shapiro CELLO Nadine Sherman Will Teegarden Alicia… Read More
August 12, 2020
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra announces an updated and reimagined 2020-2021 season, under the artistic direction of Daniel Meyer. In light of COVID-19, the WSO will engage the audiences in an exciting and safe way. The symphony will perform five concerts at the Palace Theatre and live stream the concerts to subscribers and ticket buyers. The digital season is called… Read More