The history of the Westfield Symphony Orchestra represents a quest for professional excellence, and a commitment to bring world-class music to audiences in Westfield, throughout Union County and beyond. The remarkable artistic quality of our orchestra is routinely compared favorably to the quality of New York’s finest professional fare. This is a tremendous accomplishment for a community the size of Westfield.
Our five subscription concert series continues to bring both the best of the classical orchestral repertoire, as well as exciting new commissions from contemporary composers from New Jersey, and from around the world. Collaborations with other performing arts organizations continue to flourish, and bring diverse audiences to our concerts. In recent years, our “Music Caravan” program has brought live classical music into inner city schools, delighting, educating and stimulating children. Our orchestra also provides a New Year’s Eve concert, an annual sell out featuring the extraordinary musical talent of Broadway stage stars.
These achievements have been accomplished by a synergy of enthusiastic community support, responsible business practices, a devoted Board of Trustees, the world-class talent of our Music Director and hard-working staff. Unlike many national performing arts organizations, the WSO is now virtually debt free and has achieved several consecutive years of a balanced budget. This combination of artistic and business success demonstrates the soundness, integrity and viability of the organization.
