Wichita Symphony Orchestra
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The Wichita Symphony Orchestra (WSO) is a Wichita, Kansas
, United States, based orchestra strongly associated with the Wichita State University
School of Music. Founded in 1944, it is one of very few professional Symphony Orchestra
s in Kansas.
Music Director and Conductor is Daniel Hege
, President of the Board of Directors is Jon Tiger.. Concertmaster
of WSO is John Harrison, Associate Professor of Violin at WSU.
It has a budget of $2.0 million in 2007.
Ensembles include the
Their home concert and recital hall is a 1970 style Century II Concert Hall which holds more than 2000 patrons. Although situated within a city focal point, the Century II center, the orchestra's current hall is widely criticized for lacking the acoustical nuance a symphony hall requires. This could be explained by the fact that this hall was designed for music theater meaning acoustics fell by the wayside to factors such as general cost and the planned installment of a p.a. system.
Music styles played by WSO are broad-based, including classical music
(although main focus), Pop music
, Jazz
, blue jeans concerts and many more.
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, United States, based orchestra strongly associated with the Wichita State University
Wichita State University
Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....
School of Music. Founded in 1944, it is one of very few professional Symphony 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...
s in Kansas.
Music Director and Conductor is Daniel Hege
Daniel Hege
Daniel Hege is an American orchestral conductor. He is the former music director of the former Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and currently the music director of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. He also makes numerous guest appearances with orchestras across the country.- Biography :Hege was born in...
, President of the Board of Directors is Jon Tiger.. Concertmaster
Concertmaster
The concertmaster/mistress is the spalla or leader, of the first violin section of an orchestra. In the UK, the term commonly used is leader...
of WSO is John Harrison, Associate Professor of Violin at WSU.
It has a budget of $2.0 million in 2007.
Ensembles include the
- Wichita State University Chamber Players (strongly limited to Chamber musicChamber musicChamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
pieces) - Wichita Symphony Chorus, directed by Cecil J. Riney
- Singing Quakers Alumni Choir
Their home concert and recital hall is a 1970 style Century II Concert Hall which holds more than 2000 patrons. Although situated within a city focal point, the Century II center, the orchestra's current hall is widely criticized for lacking the acoustical nuance a symphony hall requires. This could be explained by the fact that this hall was designed for music theater meaning acoustics fell by the wayside to factors such as general cost and the planned installment of a p.a. system.
Music styles played by WSO are broad-based, including classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
(although main focus), Pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, blue jeans concerts and many more.
External links
- www.wso.org Wichita Symphony Orchestra Website
- Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons, Movement 3 in presto --- ogg media file Recording of Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer) — from The Four SeasonsThe Four Seasons (Vivaldi)The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi. Composed in 1723, The Four Seasons is Vivaldi's best-known work, and is among the most popular pieces of Baroque music. The texture of each concerto is varied, each resembling its respective season...
, Live recording 6 February 2000 by Wichita State University Chamber Players in Wichita, KS — Conductor Robert Turizziani, First Violinist John Harrison, time 2m:38.960s (Wikimedia CommonsWikimedia CommonsWikimedia Commons is an online repository of free-use images, sound and other media files. It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation....
media file)