Tag: West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Young W.Va. Musicians Tapped for Symphony Fellowship

Two young musicians have been selected as fellows through the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

Officials say Abigail Kellems and Olivia Boughton were selected as the Student Symphonic Fellows in the Andrew and Amy Vaughan Fellowship Program.

Kellems is a sophomore at Morgantown High School and plays tuba, guitar or piano in the high school wind ensemble, advanced jazz ensemble, orchestra and marching band.

Boughton is a senior violist in the Capital High School orchestra program and plays in the West Virginia Youth Symphony and local chamber groups.

As part of the program, the students will sit on stage alongside symphony musicians in different sections of the orchestra during rehearsals and meet renowned guest artists. They also will conduct personal research about the music being performed by the symphony.

Symphony of Ideas Returns!

Symphony of Ideas: SEPTEMBER 25 at 12:15pm & OCTOBER 2 at 8pm. 2 hours.

Symphony of Ideas, a collaboration between WV Public Radio and the WV Symphony Orchestra returns this Thursday with a brand new program with many West Virginia connections.

SOI is both an in-depth discussion of the music presented, followed by a live performance by the WVSO. Jim Lange hosts and Maestro Grant Cooper brings his vast knowledge and experience to the discussion. Lange says, “Grant is not only brings his incredible musical knowledge, but he is a very cogent, compelling speaker. The New Zealand accent doesn’t hurt either.”

WVPB’s own Matthew Jackfert joins the conversation and talks about the journey bringing his piece, On the Shores of Qingdao, to the WVSO and the inspiration behind the music.

The WVSO celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. To mark this special occasion, Maestro Grant Cooper chose three distinct works to highlight the orchestra.

Works discussed and heard:

Modarelli: River Saga

Jackfert: On the Shores of Qingdao

Karl Orff: Carmina Burana

 

 

New Music Concert – Kanawha Forum 2.0

Flutist Lindsey Goodman is full of energy.

When I called her a dynamo, at first she looked puzzled, but I explained that I meant that she was full of enthusiasm, energy and drive. Just hearing about her performing and teaching schedule makes me want to take a nap.

But she is more than just a person with enthusiasm. She is a professional musician on a mission. This mission is her passion since she was 18 years old. Her mission is contemporary music.

Say “contemporary” music and some people, metaphorically, run screaming out of the room. Some of them still do it literally, but with all the variety in today’s music, the days of “Train Wrecks in C Sharp Minor” are mostly music of the past.

"New music is my life's calling. I firmly believe that if there's no music of the present, there can be no music of tomorrow."

There is no unified school of thought in this new millennium, no “ism” that can adequately summarize the style of concert music today. It’s a wide range of sounds, procedures and compositional choices.

WVSO flutist Lindsey Goodman has put together a new music series in cooperation with Kanawha United Presbyterian Church in Charleston.  The three concert series featuring a variety of contemporary works is called Kanawha Forum 2.0.

Here’s Lindsey to talk about it:

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