The Executive Committee of the board of directors of Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra has decided to POSTPONE the upcoming performance of Irish Rhapsody in light of the current health situation due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and out of an abundance of caution.  Please click here to visit their website for additional information.

STANFORD Irish Rhapsody No. 1
CPE BACH Flute Concerto
  Lorna McGhee, flute
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 “Spring”

Travel to the Emerald Isle with Dublin-born composer Charles Stanford’s charming Irish Rhapsody. Known for her “exceptionally rich and vibrant tone” (Washington Post) Lorna McGhee, principal flute for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra plays CPE Bach’s virtuosic Flute Concerto. Bach composed the work in 1748 while at the court of the flute-aficionado King Frederick the Great. The concert also includes Schumann’s Symphony No. 1 “Spring” that first premiered with conductor Felix Mendelssohn.

Tickets available by visiting www.westmorelandsymphony.org