In addition to its performances of symphonic works, opera productions, choral-orchestral masterworks, and dance collaborations, the West Texas A&M University Symphony Orchestra has gained notoriety for its live cinema presentations of silent films with newly-composed synchronized soundtracks. The 70-member orchestra includes graduate and undergraduate students, both those majoring in music as well as those studying other majors. The ensemble frequently tours the West Texas region, but in May 2016 completed its first international tour with performances in Prague, Budapest, and Vienna.
Honors include awards from the American Prize, National Opera Association, Golden Nail Awards, and an appearance at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) convention in San Antonio.
Rehearsals are held:
Sing a Song for the Glorious Season - Christmas 2017
2014-2017 Mash-up (Bruckner to Beethoven)
Verdi, Requiem
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
Bach/Elgar, Fantasia and Fugue: Fugue
Dvorak, Symphony No. 8: Mvt I
Mendelssohn, Elijah
List of recently performed repertoire (.pdf)
Audition Information
Click here for Spring 2018 audition information.
Auditions are held the first two days of the Fall and Spring semester. Sign-up for an audition time on the bulletin board outside Room 257 in Mary Moody Northen Hall.
Students from all majors are welcome to audition. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us.
Contact Information Mark Bartley, WTAMU Symphony conductor
Tracy See, WTAMU Ensembles secretary
