West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Encyclopedia
The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is a US
orchestra
that performs at the Clay Center in Charleston
, West Virginia
. The orchestra has played with such soloists as Itzhak Perlman
, Yo-Yo Ma
, Isaac Stern
, Marilyn Horne
, and Kathleen Battle
. In addition to regular season concerts, The Orchestra offers several programs such as the Symphony Chorus and Young People's Concerts.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
that performs at the Clay Center in Charleston
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. The orchestra has played with such soloists as Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman is an Israeli-born violinist, conductor, and instructor of master classes. He is regarded as one of the pre-eminent violinists of the 20th and early-21st centuries.-Early life:...
, Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist, virtuoso, and orchestral composer. He has received multiple Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts in 2001 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011...
, Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern was a Ukrainian-born violinist. He was renowned for his recordings and for discovering new musical talent.-Biography:Isaac Stern was born into a Jewish family in Kremenets, Ukraine. He was fourteen months old when his family moved to San Francisco...
, Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She specialized in roles requiring a large sound, beauty of tone, excellent breath support, and the ability to execute difficult coloratura passages....
, and Kathleen Battle
Kathleen Battle
Kathleen Battle , is an African-American operatic soprano known for her agile and light voice and her silvery, pure tone. Battle initially became known for her work within the concert repertoire through performances with major orchestras during the early and mid 1970s. She made her opera debut in...
. In addition to regular season concerts, The Orchestra offers several programs such as the Symphony Chorus and Young People's Concerts.
Music directors
- William R. Wiant (1939–1942)
- Antonio ModarelliAntonio ModarelliAntonio Modarelli was an American conductor and composer.Though popular in Europe, even to the point of being the first American to be invited into the, Gesellschaft der deutschen Komponisten, Modarelli was never really appreciated at home, being asked to resignby the board of the Pittsburgh...
(1942–1954) - Geoffrey Hobday (1954–1964)
- Charles Gabor (1964–1965)
- Charles Schiff (1965–1977)
- Ron Dishinger (1977–1979)
- Sidney Rothstein (1980–1984)
- Thomas Conlin (1984–2001)
- Grant Cooper (musician) (2001-present)