Wednesdays 6:30-8:45 p.m. Greensburg Garden & Civic Center
January 22, 2020- (and Feb 1, if needed) Auditions for the spring semester and Concerto Competition
January 29 – Eurythmics session 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Seton Hill Performing Arts Center (SHU-PAC) (Philharmonia members are also invited)
February 5 – First spring term rehearsal 6:30-8:45 p.m. Greensburg Garden & Civic Center
May 13 – Dress rehearsal at SHU-PAC: 6:30-8:45 p.m.
May 17 – Sunday evening concert 7:00 p.m. at SHU-PAC – 5:45 p.m. call
Spring Repertoire includes Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Powell’s How to Train Your Dragon Suite.
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 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.
To schedule an audition Contact Ramona Coppage, WYSO Manager: [email protected]
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Bass
Contact Morrie Brand for more information.
March 18, 2020
While we are on a break, we want to keep the music playing wherever we can. We will be sharing videos from our musicians, teachers and orchestra performances on our social media channels with the tag #wso2go You can follow along on Facebook • Instagram and Twitter and we will post highlights on this page. From the Executive Director: Classical music provides us with… Read More
March 17, 2020
Update: March 24, 2020 Dear Members of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra Family, For 51 years the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra has performed, educated, and enriched the lives of thousands of our neighbors. We recognize as our highest priority the safety and well-being of our patrons, musicians, and staff. The Executive Committee met on March 23rd to discuss our upcoming concert Italian Opera Fest… Read More
March 12, 2020
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra recognizes as its highest priority the safety and well-being of our musicians, patrons, and staff. The Executive Committee of the board of directors met on 3/11/2020 to discuss our upcoming concert Irish Rhapsody (03/14/2020). In light of the current health situation due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and out of an abundance of caution, the committee has… Read More