The Philharmonic consists of auditioned high school musicians, who rehearse on Wednesday evenings and perform concerts each fall and spring. String students should be comfortable in first through fifth positions, have a solid knowledge of note values, dynamics, key signatures, off-the-string playing, and be able to play major scales up to 4 sharps and flats. An audition is necessary and private lessons are required. The strings students should be able to play the equivalent of Suzuki book V and up. The Philharmonic also provides a Concerto Competition for members to compete to perform a concerto with the orchestra. The competition is held every January, with a spring semester performance. A WYSO Solo and Ensemble Night is offered each May, featuring individuals and small ensembles from the Philharmonic.
Auditions (encouraged but not required) on Wednesday, August 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the Greensburg Garden & Civic Center
Please email Ramona Coppage to audition.
Philharmonic’s first rehearsal will be held on September 7, 2022- November 16
Concert at Seton Hill Performing Arts Center on November 20 at 7 p.m.
Fall semester repertoire includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 – 1st movement
Audition Excerpts Spring 2022
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Bass
Flute
Clarinet
Oboe
Trumpet
Horn
Bassoon
For more information please contact Morrie Brand at [email protected]
Tuition is $235 per student and $160 for siblings.
September 20, 2022
Opening Night featuring Steven Banks, saxophone Greensburg, PA – The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presents the first concert of their 54th Season Opening Night on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg. The concert opens with Mozart’s Oboe Concerto performed by Steven Banks on the soprano saxophone. “I’m particularly excited to work with Steven Banks… Read More
August 2, 2022
The Summer Chamber Music Series presents the final concert of the summer featuring Chatham Baroque on Thursday, August 11, 2022 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Unity Chapel in Latrobe. Chatham Baroque includes Andrew Fouts, baroque violin; Patricia Halverson, viola da gamba and Scott Pauley, theorbo and baroque guitar. They will perform works by Bach’s Sonata in G Major as well… Read More
July 19, 2022
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra announces an opening for the Conductor of a Westmoreland Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO) Program’s Philharmonic. “The Philharmonic is the ‘flagship’ orchestra of the WYSO Program, and is comprised of high school students and advanced middle school students,” said Morrie Brand, the current WYSO Philharmonic conductor. “The youth orchestra program is the largest component of the WSO’s… Read More
