- Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 21:35
Washington Symphony Orchestra’s February 9 performance will take the audience to “Far Away Places” through a variety of musical selections, including some featuring the Washington High School Steel Drum Band with their specialized pan music from the Caribbean.
 Deirdre Skiffington, a senior at Trinity High School in Washington, PA, is the 2012 Young Artist Competition and will perform with the Washington Symphony Orchestra on February 9.
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With winter doldrums in full swing in February, the WSO will offer an affordable escape to popular vacation sites that are “Far Away Places”. If you can’t take a week off this winter, the evening concert is a lower cost escape, including such selections as “April in Paris,” “Himalayan Adventure,” overture from Barber of Seville, “Hawaii Five-0,” “Margaritaville,” and “Eternal Vow” from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
Each year student musicians can compete for the chance to win a $500 prize and the opportunity to perform with the WSO in February by competing in the Young Artist Competition held in December and coordinated by William Galvin, a WSO musician and retired Trinity band director. The 2012 winner performing at the event is Deirdre Skiffington, a senior from Trinity High School. She will be the featured oboe soloist on her selection of Jean Francaix’s “L’Horloge de Flore (Flower Clock).” Skiffington has played oboe for six years and currently serves as the President of Trinity’s Tri-M Music Honor Society, as well as performing in the school’s wind ensemble, woodwind quintet, and marching band. Additional music involvement includes performing with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony for the past year. Music is her future career goal as she plans to major in music performance at either Duquesne or West Virginia University when she graduates from high school in June.
Each year student musicians can compete for the chance to win a $500 prize and the opportunity to perform with the WSO in February by competing in the Young Artist Competition held in December and coordinated by William Galvin, a WSO musician and retired Trinity band director. The 2012 winner performing at the event is Deirdre Skiffington, a senior from Trinity High School. She will be the featured oboe soloist on her selection of Jean Francaix’s “L’Horloge de Flore (Flower Clock).” Skiffington has played oboe for six years and currently serves as the President of Trinity’s Tri-M Music Honor Society, as well as performing in the school’s wind ensemble, woodwind quintet, and marching band. Additional music involvement includes performing with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony for the past year. Music is her future career goal as she plans to major in music performance at either Duquesne or West Virginia University when she graduates from high school in June.
Washington High School Band Director David Dayton will be the guest conductor at the concert.
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David Dayton, the Washington High School Band Director, will guest conduct the performance with his steel drum band. WSO conductor Dr. Yugo Ikach is pleased to have Dayton as a guest conductor and to feature the “unique sounds of the pan drums along with the orchestra.” Tickets for the 8 p.m. concert are available online at www.washsym.org or by phone at 724-223-9796. Tickets are also available at the door at Trinity High School the evening of the performance.
