An essential component of any music school is its symphony orchestra. The MWSU Orchestra is an outstanding college/community orchestra, presenting two or more performances each year. It performs well-known works from the standard repertory for orchestra as well as less familiar literature, from the baroque to the contemporary. Student soloists selected through a concerto/aria competition are featured every spring with the MWSU Orchestra.

The orchestra is dedicated to provide the about 55 student and community musicians the opportunity to play in an orchestra and be exposed to the unique techniques called upon for an orchestral player. These techniques include transposition, reading in unusual clefs or octaves, playing as a solo player, and similar tasks. All interested string students are welcome, wind and brass students are accepted by audition or teacher recommendation.

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