A Little Live Music – TODAY, upcoming – Warwick Public Library

The Warwick Symphony Orchestra brings live musical performances to communities across Rhode Island.  As a regional volunteer touring symphony, the WSO seeks to deliver high-quality live music and affordable performances to diverse communities. Throughout mid-winter and spring 2023 the diverse membership of the WSO is actively rehearsing as smaller ensembles to present a series of FREE outreach performances for our community. 

The Warwick Public Library – 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick will host premiere performances by these ensembles:

CONCERT #1 – STRING ORCHESTRA: Sunday – February 12, 2023 @ 2:00pm

18 of WSO’s most dedicated string players join forces for a program ranging from Classical to Folk selections

AVISON – Concerto in e minor

DANIELS – Pendelton Suite

JONES – English Folk Song Suite

LECUONA – Siboney

MOZART – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

CONCERT #2 – SMALL ENSEMBLES: Sunday – April 23, 2023 @ 2:00pm

Featuring a string quartet, trumpet trio, woodwind quintet, and mixed string & woodwind trio, works include:

BRAHMS – Hungarian Dance No.4

GERSHWIN – Summertime

HANDEL – Entrance of the Queen of Sheba

BACH – Suscepit Israel

RONDEAU – Suite No.8 / At the Circus

BIZET – Habanera from “Carmen”

MOZART – Rondo

JENKINS – Fantasia for Three

SCHUBERT – Ballet Music from “Rosamunde”

CONCERT #3 – MORE SMALL ENSEMBLES: Tuesday – June 13, 2023 @ 7:00pm

Featuring a horn quartet, mixed string-wind-brass ensemble, double string quartet, and brass quintet with bass

PADILLA – El Relicario

MOZART – Divertimento No.11

HANDEL – La Rejouissance

SOUSA – The Liberty Bell

GABRIELI – Canzona No. 3

BRANDT – Country Pictures

BACH – Sheep May Safely Graze

TELEMANN – Concerto

STAMITZ – Quartett, Op 4, No. 1

SAEGER – Nocturne & Gothic Dance

Note – Programs are subject to change.

FREE Event Admission thanks to our Supporters     

All performances of the A Little Live Music program are free and open to the public. The Warwick Public Library is fully accessible and ADA compliant.  WSO also welcomes families with members who find traditional classical concerts sensory-challenging; these events will involve lights on, smaller ensembles (less instruments = lesser volume), and all involved welcome immediate audience interaction.  Families with small children are also encouraged to attend.

Funding for the A Little Live Music program has been provided in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and private funders.

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Who is the WSO?                                                                                       

Established in 1966 by George Low as a continuing education opportunity through the Warwick Public Schools, the WSO is a non-profit regional orchestra with a diverse membership.  Catherine Gagnon is WSO’s fifth Music Director, and under her guidance, the WSO presents about eight concerts annually.  With programs offered in a variety of settings and at affordable prices, WSO presents music representing the changing interests of our community including pops selections, the music of film and Broadway, popular works, and traditional orchestral repertoire. 

WSO strives to balance concerts with pieces that are recognizable along with those that can develop our audience’s understanding of and appreciation for classical and contemporary music.  WSO is also always accepting new members; interested parties can obtain further information by contacting us at WSOri.org.

WSO ensures accessibility and appeals to a wide-ranging audience of varied backgrounds through programming that seamlessly between classical and orchestral pops programs. Our membership of 60+ dedicated members merge their creative energies and insights together in order to energize ourselves through great music and to entertain audiences of all ages and experience.

WSO’s Vision                                                                          

WSO values our role in the fabric of the musical community of Rhode Island as a touring symphony.  We seek to share our creative work with communities that may not otherwise have easy access to quality live music events and are enthusiastic about performing in both traditional and unconventional spaces.  Our expanding membership of amateur adults, high school and college students, retired professionals, music educators, and life-long learners are dedicated to the social, spiritual, and cognitive benefits of presenting and attending live performances.   

The WSO aims to provide an outlet for continued musical development for all our participants, serve as an artistic asset within our community, develop and diversify our audiences through a variety of programs and collaborative partnerships with both musical and non-musical organizations including charities, non-profits, and service agencies.  Our membership believes that music brings people together, and a concert can be more than just a concert.

Supporting the WSO                                                                  

As a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, all donations in support of WSO’s programming is tax-deductible.  To become a Friend of the WSO or a business sponsor, please contact us at WSOri.org.