Directed by Morrie Brand
An educational offering of the WSO’s Academy of Music, the Summer Philharmonic provides an orchestral playing experience for area musicians. It includes many area music teachers, youth orchestra members and alumni and other adults. The orchestra meets for five rehearsals and presents this short concert to share of the fruits of its efforts with family and friends.
Summer Strings featuring members of the Summer Philharmonic and WYSO Philharmonic presented a virtual concert:
August 11, 2020
Concert Program
Conducted by Morrie Brand, Academy of Music Director
Grieg: Prelude from Holberg Suite
Mendelssohn: Allegro vivace from String Sinfonia No. 5
Dvorak: Serenade for Strings – 1st Movement
Bernstein: West Side Story Medley
Morrie Brand: Essay for Strings (1985) Moderato – Adagio – Presto
October 7, 2020
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presents Back to Bach on October 24, 2020 at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The digital concert will be live streamed. The WSO is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Carnegie Museum of Art for a very special performance on Opening Night. As the WSO musicians perform George Walker’s “Lyric… 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
