RSVPs are free, but are required as seating is limited to 200. First come, first serve. Registration closes at 3 p.m day of the concert. No outside food/drink permitted.

Members Christina Andrae, flute and Sylvia Andrae, piano, will present a delightful five-movement work by Academy Award-winning Italian composer, Nino Rota. New member, oboist Louise Daniels, will perform Seven Bagatelles for Solo Oboe by prolific English composer Gordon Jacob.

Showcasing the flute family from piccolo to bass in Victor Herbert’s Italian Street Song, Flute Cocktail, will also present a wonderful arrangement of Three Slavonic Dances from Dvorak’s Op. 46 & 72, with pianist Ruth Poscich. Comprised of present and former FEMC members and friends, the flute choir includes Ms. Andrae, Grace Collier, Julia Gray, Chuck Kauric, Joan Kotjarapoglus, Leslie Nemeth, Linda Urbani and Theresa Vanden Berk, conducted by Michele Boulet. 

Admission is free to club members and voluntary donations are accepted from non-members at the door. Pitt-Greensburg does not currently require masks indoors, though this is subject to change as case levels may change in the county; FEMC is mask-friendly to all who chose to wear one. All are invited to a reception following the recital.

Pianist Beverly Hritz will play “A Hermit Thrush at Morn” Op. 92, No. 2 by Amy Beach.

Savannah Simeone, mezzo-soprano, will sing three songs, each by a different American composer: “I felt a funeral in my brain” by Aaron Copland, using the poetry of Emily Dickinson; “The Black Swan” from The Medium, by Gian Carlo Menotti, and Judith Cloud’s “Alone” with poetry by Edgar Allan Poe. Baritone Marc Tourre will sing “Early in the Morning” by Ned Rorem and “Come Ready and See Me” by Richard Hundley. Collaborating with both will be pianist Sylvia Andrae.

Admission is free to club members and voluntary donations are accepted from non-members at the door.  All are invited to a reception following the recital.

The WYSO Philharmonia, comprised of mostly middle school musicians, will open the program with the first movement of Respighi’s Ancient Aires and Dances followed by Rimsky-Korsakov’s Themes from Scheherazade, the fourth movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 in C and concludes with Offenbach’s Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld. Morrie Brand, WYSO Music Director, will conduct.

The WYSO Philharmonic, comprised of mostly high school students, opens with Mozart’s Overture from The Abduction from the Seraglio, followed by the first movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D major and the third movement of Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D major, and closes with Saint-Saëns’ Bacchanal from Samson and Delilah. Conducting the Philharmonic is the recently appointed Adam Gillespie.

We are very excited to be presenting our first live student recital held at Campana Chapel since January, 2020, just before live concerts shut down. This is also our first student event since coming under the umbrella of the Westmoreland Symphony!

Pianists performing include Mark Matthews (Burgmuller/Bastien), Johan Paul (Mozart/Faber), Bilgehan Akdeniz (Bach/Faber), Levi Pecorari (Haydn/Snell), James Georgescu (Latour/Faber), and Praneel Varshney (Gershwin/Chopin), all students of Mr. Kulik.

Flute students of Mr. Parasky, including Elsa Bandli (Coleman), Nia Hanington (Beeftink), and Anna Qin (Chaminade), will be accompanied by Matt Klumpp. Flutist Emma Jones, (Mendelssohn) studies with her duet partner, Ms. Boulet. Composers represented are listed in parentheses.

Admission is free to club members and voluntary donations are accepted from non-members at the door. All are invited to a reception following the recital.

On Sunday, February 5th, the finalists competed for cash prizes and a chance to perform on the Winners’ Recital. The recital will feature:

Level I – up to Grade 9

Instrumental

1^st place – AJ Schmidt, flute (Franklin Regional HS freshman; teacher – Dan Parasky)

2^nd place – Nia Hanington, flute (Franklin Regional HS freshman; teacher – Dan Parasky)

3^rd place – Elsa Bandli, flute (Franklin Regional MS 8^th grader; teacher – Dan Parasky)

Honorable Mention – Nolan Schnauber, violin (Greensburg Central Catholic JH 7^th grader;

teacher – Aaron Blackham)

Piano

1st place – William Duvall (PA Cyber Charter School freshman; teacher – René Seamone)

Honorable Mention – Levi Pecorari (homeschooled 5^th grader; teacher – John Kulik)

Level II – Grades 10-12

Instrumental-

1^st place – Anna Qin, flute (Franklin Regional HS sophomore, teacher – Dan Parasky)

Tie for 2^nd place – Madison Kraynick, clarinet (Greater Latrobe SH senior;
teacher – Lisa Thackrah

Tie for 2^nd place – Regina Zezza, trumpet (Greater Latrobe SH sophomore; teacher – Ryan Rick)

These performers will present a recital of pieces chosen by the judges from their audition programs. Finals judges were Kathleen Campbell, Adam Gillespie and Brian Gilling.