Wheeling Symphony Orchestra
Tony Weikel is an experienced low brass instructor and performer with a current role as an Adjunct Low Brass Instructor at Ohio Wesleyan University and Otterbein University, as well as an Adjunct Trombone Instructor at Capital University. Serving as Principal Trombone for the Westerville Symphony at Otterbein University and Second Trombone for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Tony has also held positions with the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra and as a lesson teacher in a private trombone studio since January 2000. Academic credentials include a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Ohio State University and a Master of Music degree from Duquesne University, among other qualifications. Tony has contributed to music education as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at The Ohio State University and as a Brass Methods Instructor at Cedarville University.
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Wheeling Symphony Orchestra
The Wheeling Symphony Society, Inc. was established in 1929 by Mrs. Eleanor D. Caldwell and a group of local musicians as the foundation upon which a Wheeling Symphony Orchestra was born. As the Wheeling Symphony enters its 90th season, it continues to operate on the premise of its founders who were “. . .prompted by a love of music and because we believe a larger musical organization could undertake more comprehensive programs for the entertainment of more people.” Over the past nine decades, the symphony has gained national prominence under nine music directors. The orchestra has developed a reputation for sending musicians to the ranks of major American orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Houston Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony and the Washington National Opera. Guest soloists with the orchestra have included major artists of our time: Yehudi Menuhin, Arthur Rubinstein, Roberta Peters, Marian Anderson, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Richard Stolzman, Andre Watts, Jean-Pierre Rampal, to name a few. Today, the orchestra lead under the leadership of John Devlin performs seven concerts at the historic Capitol Theatre in Wheeling each year during its regular subscription season, plus an annual holiday spectacular Symphony on Ice at WesBanco Arena which draws community participation from area skate clubs, middle and high school choirs, and business and local partners. Additionally, two free concerts draw over ten thousand of tri-state area residents for music and fireworks. A July Fourth celebration is held at Wheeling’s Heritage Port Amphitheater while a Labor Day weekend performance is given at the Anne Kuchinka Amphitheater in Oglebay Park. The orchestra also performs in Canaan Valley, Clarksburg and Weirton.