Welcome to the website of the Westmoreland Symphony and Academy of Music. It is our Mission to promote musical enrichment through quality performance and education to a broad-based audience in the Westmoreland region.
If you have questions about Concerts, the Academy of Music or any other activities, please feel free to call us at 724-837-1850.
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Be Sure to Check Out the Following:
Summer Concert in the Park
July 5th at 7pm
St. Clair Park, Greensburg
Come hear light classics, patriotic music, summer marches
and the 1812 Overture!
Daniel Meyer assumes artistic advisory role with the WSO!
The Westmoreland Symphony Board of Directors announces the appointment of Daniel Meyer as Artistic Advisor of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra for the 2010-2011 Season. Daniel will oversee the artistic leadership of the WSO as the board reviews possible successors to Music Director Kypros Markou, who will be leaving the orchestra after 31 years following the 2009-2010 season.
Daniel Meyer is best-known in the region as Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony. He is also Music Director of the Asheville (NC) Symphony Orchestra and Eric (PA) Philharmonic. His duties with the Westmoreland Symphony include programming for the 2010-11 season, hearing auditions for new musicians and overseeing the artistic development of the WSO during this transition year. Daniel will conduct the WSO at its opening night classical concert in late October of 2010, the Young People’s Concerts and the Home for the Holidays concert.
Music Director candidates will conduct the remaining classical concerts during the months of February, March and April of 2011.
"Be Creative @ Your Library!"
The Academy of Music is teaming up with the Westmoreland Library Network for their summer reading program "Be Creative @ Your Library." The WSO String Quartet will be performing at 11 Westmoreland County Libraries during June and July. See below for libraries, dates and times!
- Scottdale Public Library: July 6 @ 11am
- Penn Area Library(Harrison City): July 6 @ 2:30pm
- Ligonier Valley Library: July 9 @ 2:30pm
- Monessen Public Library: July 9@ 6:30pm
- Greensburg-Hempfield Area Library: July 16 @ 2pm
- Norwin Public Library: July 28 @ 6:30pm
- Adams Memorial Library(Latrobe): July 29 @ 10:30pm
- Mt. Pleasant Free Public Library: July 29 @ 3:30pm
- Murrysville Community Library: July 29 @ 7pm
For information on individual libraries, check out the Westmoreland Library Network online!
Summer String Workshop
August 10-14 from 9am to 1pm Monday-Friday
Held at Greensburg Salem Middle School
presented by: Seton Hill University and the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra
Reservation and Tuition Deadline: July 6, 2009
Registration Form: SSW Registration PDF
Want an opportunity to improve your musicianship this summer? Then come work with faculty from Seton Hill University and the WSO’s Academy of Music while exploring exciting music for string orchestra and chamber ensembles. This year, the workshop will be held at Greensburg Salem Middle School.
Call 724.837.1850 for more details and tuition info!