Rhythm of the Road Concert

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The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra will present Rhythm of the Road concert on the grounds of the Lincoln Highway Experience on Saturday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m.

The free concert, conducted by Artistic Director Daniel Meyer features works by Joplin, Mozart, Gershwin and Cole Porter. Guests may bring their own chairs; limited seating at picnic tables is available at the museum. “The symphony is glad to unveil this important part of local history and how it helped to spur cultural opportunities here in Westmoreland County,” said Endicott Reindl, WSO Executive Director.

Rhythm of the Road Concert

Saturday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Lincoln Highway Experience – 3435 Route 30 East, Latrobe, PA 15650
Free and open to the public

Program:
Joplin, arr. Zinn: Maple Leaf Rag
Mozart: Divertimento in D, K 136
Florence Price: Andante moderato from String Quartet in G Major
Vaughan Williams: Charterhouse Suite
Gershwin: Lullaby
Cole Porter, arr. Esposito: Anything Goes
Cole Porter, arr. Esposito: You’re the Top
William Grant Still: Danzas de Panama

The concert is sponsored in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, through the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor mini-grant program.   

 

 

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