Wheeling Symphony Orchestra

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Performs on Restored Holocaust Instruments for Violins of Hope

Provided October 16, 2023

On October 19, the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) will partner with the national organization Violins of Hope for a powerful performance honoring victims...

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Announces Music at Play, the 2023-2024 Season

Provided August 1, 2023

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces its 2023-2024 season, titled Music at Play. The season centers around the six-concert Capitol Series, consisting...

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Announces New Executive Leadership Team

Provided July 6, 2023

On Thursday, the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announced its new executive leadership team. After a lengthy search, the WSO has...

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra To Host ‘Set the Table’ Fundraiser This November

Provided October 21, 2022

The WSO is proud to present “Set The Table” an exciting new fundraising event supporting the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra on...

WSO’s Opening Night Concert to Feature Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Progressive Hip-Hop Artist Christylez Bacon

Provided September 6, 2022

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces its 2022-2023 Opening Night Gala Celebration – “American Stories” on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at the Capitol Theatre. The concert will feature world-renowned cellist...

Wheeling Symphony Will Tell “American Stories” with 2022-23 Season

Provided June 10, 2022

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces its 2022-23 season, “American Stories,” which will feature an Opening Night Gala Concert with classical music...

Executive Director Bryan Braunlich to Depart Wheeling Symphony Orchestra for Cinema Foundation in June

Provided May 17, 2022

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra announces that at the end of its 2021-22 season, Bryan Braunlich will step down as Executive Director...

Shake, Raffle and Roll Returns to Support the Wheeling Symphony

Provided April 21, 2022

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) Board of Directors announces Shake, Raffle and Roll 2022 – a reverse raffle fundraiser to support the Wheeling Symphony...

WSO on the Go to perform at Mansion Museum and Leonardo’s

Provided March 28, 2022

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces two WSO on the GO performances for the month of April – “The Music of Claude Bolling” at...

COMIC: Celebrating WSO Founder Eleanor Caldwell

Natalie Kovacs March 23, 2022

In honor of Women’s History Month, today we are celebrating one of Wheeling’s leading ladies in the arts: Eleanor Caldwell....

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Receives Governor’s Award for Resiliency in the Arts

Provided March 17, 2022

 On Tuesday March 1, 2022, the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) was presented with the West Virginia Governor’s Award for Resiliency in the...

Get in the Christmas Spirit With the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s Televised Concert

Provided December 7, 2021

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces A Not-So-Silent Night with the WSO. The concert, conducted by John Devlin, will feature guest mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and the...

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Opens SoundBites Series With Grammy-Winner Sasha Cooke

Provided November 5, 2021

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces the first concert of its chamber orchestra series, The Elizabeth Stifel Kline Foundation presents  SoundBites...

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Antoine Clark as Assistant Conductor

Provided September 21, 2021

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces that Antoine T. Clark has joined the organization as Assistant Conductor. After a competitive national...

Why Wheeling: John and Camille Devlin

Rosemary Ketchum November 11, 2020

According to The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, “the arts and culture sector contributes $1.5 billion to West Virginia’s economy, representing...

Pick Your Perfect Valentine’s Day Date Night

Jessica Broverman February 7, 2020

alentine’s Day rolls around every year — whether you want it to or not — and it’ll be here before...

2020 Vision: Wheeling Leaders Looking Ahead

Nora Edinger January 1, 2020

eelunk doesn’t have a crystal ball to foresee how Wheeling’s future will unfold in 2020, but today’s post is the...

Surprise Symphony (and a Conundrum or Two)

Ryan Norman December 15, 2019

o, it’s not Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 (popularly known as the Surprise Symphony). It’s what the Wheeling Symphony is delivering...

Annual Holiday Spectacular Symphony on Ice Returns

Provided November 24, 2019

Join the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra along with champion professional skaters, the Pittsburgh and Wheeling Figure Skating clubs, local middle and...

Homegrown Players Bloom at the Symphony

Ryan Norman November 18, 2019

t is all very aerospace.” That’s how Robert Driscoll describes designing and creating a machine called a gouger that makes...

Worby Scholarship Winner Nails Gig With Wheeling Symphony

Ryan Norman October 8, 2019

henever a group of classical guitarists congregate, you can be sure you will see them filing away and comparing their...

Aretha’s Songs ‘Never Grow Old’

Stacey Miller Sacco September 19, 2019

ommitted to bringing some of the greatest American music to the stage in Wheeling, Music Director John Devlin opens the...

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Opens 90th Season With Tribute to Queen of Soul

Provided September 14, 2019

Aretha: A Tribute, featuring vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw and conducted by Music Director John Devlin, will open the...

Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary Seeks Student Volunteers

Provided September 6, 2019

 The Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary will have a student volunteer mandatory training session at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at the...

Music Under the Stars: Celebrate 90 Years With Ninth Music Director

Phyllis Sigal August 30, 2019

ine decades, eight conductors, dozens of guest artists, a myriad of concert programs and thousands of musicians have led to...

Harshman’s Poem Celebrates ‘Wheeling at 250’

Marc Harshman July 9, 2019

Editor’s note:  “Wheeling at 250” was commissioned by the Wheeling 250 committee. The poem, written by Marc Harshman, West Virginia’s...

Wheeling Symphony’s Ninth: John Devlin Named Music Director

Phyllis Sigal June 27, 2019

rom the moment he shook hands with Concertmaster Rachel Stegeman and conducted the first phrase of Brahms, John Devlin felt...

With So Much to See and Do, Wheeling Punches Above Its Weight Class

Wheeling Heritage Staff May 27, 2019

o use a sports analogy, Wheeling punches above its weight class. For a city of only 27,000, Wheeling boasts a...

John Marshall Strings Students’ Synchrony Saves the Day

Nick Musgrave May 26, 2019

hose of you who attended the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s season finale on May 17 may have noticed the group of...

Wheeling Symphony’s 90th Anniversary Season to Welcome New Music Director

Provided May 17, 2019

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra announces its 90th anniversary season with seven subscription concerts and the return of Ohio Valley’s No....

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Concludes 89th Season with Fuchs, Mozart and Tchaikovsky

Provided May 5, 2019

Guest artist Soyeon Kate Lee will be featured when the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra closes its 2018-19 season at 7:30 p.m....

Broadway Superstar Joins Wheeling Symphony Orchestra for Classic Broadway, Star Wars and Disney Favorites

Provided April 20, 2019

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra welcomes guest artist Sierra Boggess for “Once Upon a Time,”  an evening of Broadway, Star Wars...

WSO to Welcome John Devlin as Music Director Candidate

Phyllis Sigal March 11, 2019

Editor’s note: We changed up our WEEasked series a few times over the past several months, asking specific questions to...

WSO to Host Evening of Storytelling Through Symphonies, Arias and Songs

Provided March 9, 2019

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s next concert, featuring guest artist Soloman Howard and conducted by music director finalist John Devlin, is...

WSO to Welcome Music Director Candidate Silas Huff

Phyllis Sigal January 14, 2019

Editor’s note: We are changing up our WEEasked series a few times over the next several months, asking specific questions...

Symphony on Ice — A Gift of Holiday Warmth

Phyllis Sigal November 28, 2018

How can a place as cold as ice make you feel all hot-cocoa, blazing-fire, cozy-blanket, favorite-sweater warm? Maybe it’s those...

WSO to Welcome Music Director Candidate Roger Kalia Back to Wheeling for Symphony on Ice

Phyllis Sigal November 26, 2018

Editor’s note: We are changing up our WEEasked series a few times over the next several months, asking specific questions...

Recipe for a ‘Capitol’ Holiday

Ryan Norman November 19, 2018

Take six parts theatrical spectacle, add a dash of distinctive cuisine, fold in a trip to one of many unhidden...

WSO to Welcome Music Director Candidate Andrés Franco

Phyllis Sigal November 12, 2018

Editor’s note: We are changing up our WEEasked series a few times over the next several months, asking specific questions...

An Evening of Music From the Imperial City

Provided November 10, 2018

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra will present A Night in Vienna, conducted by music director finalist Andrés Franco, featuring guest artist Alexi...

Meet Bella Hristova, Wheeling Symphony’s Guest Violinist

Ryan Norman October 17, 2018

“A symphony must be like the world; it must embrace everything.” — Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler believed that music should...

Masterworks Opener to Feature Violinist, Music Director Finalist

Provided October 13, 2018

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s next concert of the 2018-19 season, Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique, conducted by music director finalist Timothy Hankewich and...

WSO to Welcome Music Director Candidate Tim Hankewich

Phyllis Sigal September 17, 2018

Editor’s note: We are changing up our WEEasked series a few times over the next several months, asking specific questions...

Music of Beach Boys, Conductor Candidate at WSO Season Opener

Provided September 15, 2018

“Surf’s Up! A Tribute to the Beach Boys,” opens the 2018-19 Wheeling Symphony Orchestra season, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept....

Symphony Celebrates Music of Woodstock at Labor Day Concert

Provided August 5, 2018

Get out your tie-dye! Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s annual Labor Day program, Music Under the Stars, will feature guest artist Jeans...

All In a Day’s Work: Wheeling Symphony Musician Rescues Stray

Laura Jackson Roberts July 20, 2018

Camille Rolla is a Pittsburgh-based pianist. She’s very talented. Recently, she subbed with the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra for a concert...

Artist Composes Musical Works of Art for Symphony Season

Phyllis Sigal May 18, 2018

Like a vocalist warming up his voice or a pianist limbering her fingers, artist Eric Dye warms up with quick...

Raphel Conducts Respighi’s ‘Pines of Rome’ for Season Finale

Provided May 15, 2018

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s final concert of the 2017-18 season, Respighi’s Pines of Rome, will be Music Director André Raphel’s...

Who Will Be the Next Wheeling Symphony Music Director?

Provided April 14, 2018

Who will be the next music director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra? Patrons will have the opportunity to experience four...

In the Key of Nate

Phyllis Sigal April 6, 2018

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sprinkled throughout this story are pieces composed by Nate Strasser when he was in kindergarten through second grade....