Seventy members strong, the Wichita State University Symphony Orchestra is comprised
of undergraduate and graduate musicians. Students from any academic discipline with
performing experience are welcome. The orchestra has performed in Carnegie Hall and
internationally (Spain, Canada), as well at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra
Clinic in Chicago and the state conference of the Kansas Music Educators Association.
Recent collaborations include performances with operatic bass Samuel Ramey, jazz guitarist
Pat Metheny, jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton, the classic rock band Kansas, and the arena
multimedia concert Video Games Live.
WSU Symphony Orchestra auditions for woodwind and brass students will be held Friday,
August 18. Auditions for string students will be held Monday, August 21. All students,
regardless of major, are welcome.
Thursday, September 21, 2023, 7:30pm – Hilary Jones, faculty flute, Miller Concert
Hall
Thursday, October 19, 2023, 7:30pm – Music of the Movies, Miller Concert Hall
Thursday, November 30, 2023, 7:30pm – Mark Foley, faculty string bass, Miller Concert
Hall
Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 7:30pm – Concerto-Aria Concert, Miller Concert Hall
WSU Symphony joins forces with Opera Theater
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Friday and Sunday, April 12 and 14, 2024, at 7:30pm, in Miller Concert Hall
Click here for more information on the above concerts and to purchase tickets.
Notable Alumni
Eric Crawford, string bass •Orchestra Director, Wichita East High School •Orchestra Curriculum Coach, Wichita Public Schools •Conductor, Wichita Symphony Repertory Orchestra
Jonathan Dozois, horn •Second horn, Symphoira •Second horn and personnel manager, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra •Horn professor, Roberts Weleyan College
Edwin Livingston, double bass •Los Angeles-based studio musician •Jazz studies faculty, USC Thornton School of Music •Grammy-nominated bassist for Los Hombres Calientes
Susan Spector, oboe •Second Oboist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York City
Daniel Whistler, horn •Director of Orchestras, Youth Performing Arts School, Louisville, Kentucky •First Prizewinner, The American Prize in Conducting, High School Orchestra Division
