Wheeling Symphony Orchestra

Community

September 6, 2022 145

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

June 10, 2022 72

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

May 17, 2022 100

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

April 21, 2022 42

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

People WeelunkHome Wheeling WV History

March 28, 2022 38

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 150

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

March 17, 2022 27

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

December 7, 2021 138

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

November 5, 2021 243

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

September 21, 2021 171

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

People

November 11, 2020 1207

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 266

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 475

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)

December 15, 2019 131

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

November 24, 2019 69

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

November 18, 2019 269

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

October 8, 2019 24

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

Community

September 19, 2019 95

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

Community Press Releases

September 14, 2019 6

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

September 6, 2019 20

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

WeelunkHome Wheeling WV History

August 30, 2019 238

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 47

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

WeelunkHome Wheeling WV History

June 27, 2019 69

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 19

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 25

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

May 17, 2019 4

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

May 5, 2019 4

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

April 20, 2019 6

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

March 11, 2019 82

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

March 9, 2019 5

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

January 14, 2019 56

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

November 28, 2018 7

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

November 26, 2018 17

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

November 19, 2018 11

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

November 12, 2018 12

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

November 10, 2018 3

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

October 17, 2018 44

“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