Charleston, W.VA – The Charleston Ballet and the WVSO will present their annual production of The Nutcracker. These performances will feature over 75 local dancers and guest artists from The Charleston Ballet (Kim Pauley, Artistic Director)…

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) kicks off its ZMM Architects and Engineers Pops Series with the beloved holiday classic, Sounds of the Season on Dec. 6-8 in Lewisburg, Charleston, and Parkersburg. Led by Music…

Charleston, W.VA.– The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) continues its 2023-24 season with Music Director Maurice Cohn with American Voices featuring WVSO on Nov. 9 at the Clay Center in Charleston and on Nov. 10 at Blennerhassett School…

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) announces the winner of this fall’s Youth Piano Concerto Competition, West Virginia University senior Azalea Kelley. As the winner, Kelley will appear as a guest soloist with the…

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) announces a 2024 Student Piano Concerto Competition for West Virginia students ages 12-22. The winner will appear as a guest soloist with the WVSO on November 18 as part of its Young…

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) announces the winner of the 2024 Diversity in Arts Award, The Norman Jordan African American Arts & Heritage Academy (NJAAAHA). The WVSO’s Diversity in Arts Award…

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) invites the public to AVN Corp. Symphony Sunday, on Sunday, June 2 on the University of Charleston lawn. This long-time tradition on the lawn of the University of Charleston celebrates…

Charleston, WV - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce the 2024 winner of the Dr. James F. Dunphy Memorial Scholarship. Jillian Carr, freshman at Williamstown Middle/High School in Wood County, successfully auditioned and…

Charleston, W. VA – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) is thrilled take its musical offerings across the state with A Melding of Cultures: Spring Tour 2024 on April 17-21, 2024 in Elkins, Fairmont, Lewisburg, Charleston, and…

CHARLESTON, W.VA. – Instrumental students in Wood and seven surrounding counties are invited to apply for a locally-based scholarship that offers private music lessons with a West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) musician, invitations to…

Charleston, W.VA. – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) concludes its ZMM Architects & Engineers Pop Series with a night of jazz hits during Louis Armstrong & Friends on March 23-24 in Charleston and Parkersburg. Music…

Charleston, W.VA. – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) presents ‘A New World of Music’ on Saturday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clay Center in Charleston. Music Director Maurice Cohn leads the orchestra and the…

Charleston, WV - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) is thrilled to welcome a group of new musicians, including a new concertmaster, to the WVSO family after auditions in late 2023. With New Music Director Maurice Cohn in place, the WVSO…

Charleston, W.VA. – Three high school juniors have been selected to serve as the 2024 Student Symphonic Fellows for the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s (WVSO) Andrew and Amy Vaughan Fellowship Program. D.J. Austin, from Huntington…

CHARLESTON, W.V. – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) continues its ZMM Architects & Engineers Pop Series with a trip through the world of movie music with Great Movie Soundtracks at the Clay Center. Music Director Maurice…

CHARLESTON, W.VA. (12/1/23) – The Charleston Ballet and The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) will present the 20th anniversary production of The Nutcracker on December 8 at 7:30 p.m. and December 9 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Clay…

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces Brass & Percussion Ensemble to perform at City of Charleston’s Fourth of July Celebrations CHARLESTON, W.VA. (6/29/23) – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) is excited to announce…

HARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s champion old-time fiddle, bluegrass banjo, mandolin players competed for top honors on Saturday, May 27, during the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History’s 46th annual Vandalia…

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces WVSO Operations Manager to participate in first-ever performance of International Pride Orchestra CHARLESTON, W.VA. (6/9/23) – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) is excited to announce…

Charleston, WV - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) is excited to announce that the WVSO’s Operations and Annual Fund Manager James Shamblin has been appointed as the Director of Operations for the prestigious International Pride…

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces Next Music Director and the 2023-24 Season: Live and Loving it! CHARLESTON, W.Va. (6/4/2023) – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) is thrilled to announce Maurice Cohn as the…

Charleston, WV - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) is excited to announce a new award to celebrate diversity in the arts. As West Virginia’s premier performing arts organization, the WVSO is leading the charge to highlight efforts…

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces Wirt County H.S. Student Named as Dr. James F. Dunphy Memorial Scholar CHARLESTON, W.VA. – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce the 2023 winner of the Dr. James F. Dunphy…

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces AVN Corp. Symphony Sunday 2023: There’s no place like Home, a Ruby Celebration The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) invites the public to AVN Corp. Symphony Sunday, on Sunday, June 4 on…

Charleston, W.V. – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) concludes its 2022-23 season and Music Director search May 6 and 7 with Bold & Brassyin Charleston and Parkersburg. On Saturday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clay Center in…

Charleston, WV - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) continues its 2022-23 season and Music Director search April 22 with Renewal in Charleston. On Saturday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clay Center in Charleston, guest conductor and…

Charleston, W.V. –The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) announces the second annual, AARP WV, WVSO Paddles & Preludes: A Pickleball Tournament to be held at the Charleston Tennis Club on Saturday, April 29. “AARP is proud to…

CHARLESTON, W.VA. (3/15/23) - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) presents the final offering in this season’s ZMM Architects & Engineers Pops Series, Blockbuster Adventures on Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Charleston and…

CHARLESTON, W.VA. (3/7/23) – Instrumental students in Wood and seven surrounding counties are invited to apply for a locally-based scholarship that offers private music lessons with a West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) musician,…

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces Dr. James F. Dunphy Memorial Scholarship for Students in Wood and Surrounding Counties Instrumental students in Wood and seven surrounding counties are invited to apply for a locally-based scholarship…

CHARLESTON, W.VA. (2/26/23) – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) continues its 2022-23 season and Music Director search March 11 with Symphonie fantastique in Charleston. On Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clay Center in…

CHARLESTON, W.VA. (2/1/2023) – As the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Andrew and Amy Vaughan Fellowship Program, three high school juniors have been selected to serve as the 2023 Student Symphonic…

CHARLESTON, W.VA. (1/11/23) - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) is excited to announce a family-friendly performance of Stories, Myths & Folktales on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 3:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church on Charleston’s West…

CHARLESTON, W.VA. (1/2/23) – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) continues its 2022-23 season and Music Director search Jan. 21 and Jan. 22 with Symphonic Dances at the Clay Center in Charleston and Blennerhassett School in…