Come see The Nutcracker full ballet performed with the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, conducted by André Raphel. Two performances will be held: Friday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m., both at Wheeling’s Capitol Theatre. Christopher Bandy, choreographer Plus: Sugar Plum Social for children @ noon Dec. 17 at the Capitol [...]
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The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra and André Raphel, Conductor, will present a free concert, open to the public on Sunday, Sept. 4, at the Anne Kuchinka Amphitheatre in Wheeling’s Oglebay Park. The WSO also will perform Monday, Sept. 5 at the Hazel Ruby McQuain Riverfront, Morgantown, at 7 p.m. Featuring guest vocalist Margaret Carlson, the concerts [...]
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Follow the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s July Tour: Free Concerts to Celebrate America! The symphony will perform four free concerts: → At 7:30 p.m. on July 1 at the Weir High School soccer field in Weirton; → At 7:30 p.m. on July 2 at Nutter Fort in Clarksburg; → At 3 p.m. on July 3 at [...]
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“Celebrating the Past, Orchestrating the Future” The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra and Music Director André Raphel announced their 2011-2012 Season featuring the music of towering composers such as Brahms, exciting co-commissioned works, the thrill of cirque, and the cool swinging sounds of jazz and blues. The season announcement was held Tuesday at a reception for subscribers, [...]
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Audiences will be thrilled by Tchaikovsky’s magnificent melodies as performed by the orchestra and violin sensation, Livia Sohn. From France and Russia with Love! Berlioz: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major – Ms. Sohn Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 (Classical Symphony) Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2
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Canadian vocalist and actress Shakura S’Aida was a hit at the Heritage Music Blues Fest in Wheeling in 2010. S’Aida will serve as the cross-over artist the WSO has been searching for, appealing to blue enthusiasts and symphony-goers alike performing a blues orientated program with orchestration.
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The WSO goes global with Pulitzer Prize composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Shadows. Your orchestra joins other orchestras from all over the world for this co-commissioned work that reflects the migration of the human spirit. Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Shadows (Co-commissioned work for piano & orchestra) – Mr. Biegel [...]
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