Just like life, music is always changing, shifting, becoming something new. The WSO closes its season with a mix of pieces that highlight that spirit of transformation. Shawn Okpebholo: Stomp the Dust Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2, 1st Movement Hopkins High School 2400 Royals Drive […]
Embark on a musical journey from adventure, to the sweeping landscapes of America and the heart of the Czech homeland. The WSO welcomes back trumpeter Charles Lazarus for this exciting program. Hector Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain Steve Heitzeg: American Nomad I. Avenue of the Americas (For Those Without A Home), II. Little Hymn to the […]
Join the WSO for an afternoon of music composed for the stage and screen, capped off with a tribute to legendary film composer John Williams. Giacchino Rossini: William Tell Overture Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Movement II Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story: Selections (arr. Mason) […]
The season opens with a program featuring the music of Russian composers Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff. Guest Artist: Fanya Lin, piano A top prizewinner of the Hastings, France-Amériques, New York, and Seattle International Piano Competitions. Keehun Nam, Music Director Piotyr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin: Waltz Eugene Onegin: Polonaise Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite […]
The WSO Presents: SCANDINAVIAN EXPRESS National Anthem (to be determined) Elfrida Andrée: Concert Overture in D Major Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Hopkins High School 2400 Royals […]
The WSO Presents: Viaggio in Italy Hannah Schendel, Music Director Guest Artist: Cassie Pilgrim, Principal Oboe, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to Luisa Miller Alessandro Besozzi: Oboe Concerto in G […]