Directed by Morrie Brand
The Summer Chamber Orchestra includes members of the Summer Philharmonic, along with members of the WYSO Philharmonic. Both strings and winds are engaged. The concert will take place Tuesday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. – more details coming soon!
The Summer Philharmonic will resume as normal in the summer of 2022, with complete strings, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections. Watch for more information after January 7, 2022.
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 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
January 11, 2022
Westmoreland Symphony Presents “In the Key of Love” on February 12 >Buy In Person Tickets | >Buy a Link and Watch at Home The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presents a Valentine’s weekend concert on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at the Palace Theatre (21 W. Otterman, 15601) in Greensburg, in-person beginning at 7:30 p.m. The concert will also be live-streamed for those… Read More
December 7, 2021
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presents The Nutcracker featuring Texture Ballet on December 11. Meet Alan Obuzor, founder and Artistic Director of Texture Contemporary Ballet. He was honored in 2013 by Dance Magazine by being named one of the “Top 25 to Watch.” Originally from Pittsburgh, Alan began dancing at the age of nine. Two years later he attended Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre… Read More
November 22, 2021
Saturday, December 11 at 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. The Palace Theatre, Greensburg Tickets: $16-up, group rates available. 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheatre.org The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presents two performances of the holiday classic The Nutcracker, featuring Texture Ballet School and guest dancers from Texture Contemporary Ballet on Saturday, December 11 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg. WSO Artistic… Read More
