Opening Night at the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra

Opening Night at the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra

 

 

Covington Investment Advisors, Inc. sponsored the opening night of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s forty-seventh season on Saturday, October 24, 2015.  Patrick Wallace, President of Covington, is pictured above with Kim Dickert-Wallace on his left and Covington’s Cindy Jones and Daniel Messmer.  The Ligonier Investment firm and the Wallace’s are pleased to support the arts and cultural heritage that makes Westmoreland County a special place.

 

 

The WSO’s season opening concert featured violin virtuoso, Yevgeny Kutik, performing Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major.  Mr. Kutik emigrated from Minsk, Belarus to the United States at the age of five.  He has studied the violin since arriving in America and has performed with the Boston Pops and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra.  Mr. Kutik has also recorded and released a number of CD’s including “Music from the Suitcase: A Collection of Russian Miniatures.”

 

 

Saturday’s program, conducted by Artistic Director Daniel Meyer, also included Golijov’s Sidereus and Schumann’s Symphony No 4 in d minor.  The WSO has a diverse season lined up with works from holiday favorites to Mozart.  The schedule can be found at the WSO website:  http://westmorelandsymphony.org/.