Classically Speaking

There are a lot of great concerts around the state before the end of the year.  Check them out, and let me know if I'm missing anything here.

Dec. 1: Marshall University Orchestra

Dec. 1: Met Opera HD Encore: Donizetti’s Don Pasquale (Barboursville, Ashland, KY; Pittsburgh, PA; Germantown, MD, and others)

Dec. 2: Marshall University Wind Symphony

Dec. 2: Chamber Music Recital (Fairmont State University)

Dec. 2: WVU World Music Showcase

Dec. 3-4: Madrigal Dinners (Glenville State College)

Dec. 4: Ohio Valley Symphony Christmas Show

Dec. 4: WomanSong Chorale: Songs of the Angels

Dec. 4-5: Marshall University Choral Union

Dec. 4-5: Holiday Gala Concert (Shepherd University Friends of Music)

Dec. 5: WVU Holiday Choral Concert “Magnificat”

Dec. 5: Charleston Civic Chorus Winter Concert

Dec. 5: West Liberty University Winter Choral Concert

Dec. 5: Festival of Lessons and Carols (West Virginia Wesleyan College)

Dec. 5: Messiah Community Sing Along (River Cities Symphony)

Dec. 5: WV Youth Symphony Winter Concert

Dec. 6: Saxophones of Fairmont State University

Dec. 6: Marvin Hamlisch and J. Mark McVey (interviews) (Marshall Artists Series)

Dec. 7: Marshall University Symphonic Band

Dec. 7: WVU Chamber Winds 

Dec. 7: Ceremony of Carols (Concord University)

Dec. 7: Collegiate Singers and Chamber Choir (Fairmont State University)

Dec. 7: Ohio University Southern Christmas (OUS Community Band and the Brass Band of the Tri-State)

Dec. 8: Sounds of the Season (Concord University)

Dec. 9: Canadian Brass (interview) (Shepherd University Friends of Music)

Dec. 9: Fairmont State University Wind Ensemble

Dec. 9: WVSO Home for the Holidays (Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg)

Dec. 10: WVU Community Arts Orchestra

Dec. 10: WVU Graduate String Quartet

Dec. 10-11: The Nutcracker with the Wheeling Symphony

Dec. 10-11: WV Symphony Home for the Holidays

Dec. 11: Met Opera Live in HD: Verdi’s Don Carlo (Barboursville; Morgantown; Ashland, KY; Pittsburgh, PA; Germantown, MD, and others)

Dec. 11-12: Chanticleer Children’s Chorus

Dec. 14: Tuesday’s with Fran: Schumann’s Short Pieces (interview)

Dec. 17-18: The Nutcracker with the WV Symphony

Dec. 18: Huntington Symphony Holiday Festival

Dec. 19: WV Symphony Chorus, "Messiah"

Dec. 21: Carnegie Children’s Choir Annual Holiday Concert (Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg)