Wenatchee World: Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra reimagines music from film scores for 2023-24 season
By Jessica Drake
For the 2023-24 season of the Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra, four concerts in Music Reimagined cross over from classical orchestral music to other genres, including rock ‘n’ roll, movie soundtracks, animated film scores and musical theater.
“My vision this season was to reimagine what the purpose of a symphony orchestra really is,” conductor Nikolas Caoile said about his 14th year as music director.
The 45 orchestral musicians in the symphony feel “super excited,” Caoile said. “They love how accessible it is, how fun it is to play, how energetic the music is — they are definitely looking forward to this season."
After holding auditions in August, the orchestra welcomed seven new musicians, mostly locals, on violin, cello, bassoon and trombone. The symphony includes people from East Wenatchee, Wenatchee, Chelan and as far as Moses Lake and Ellensburg.
“It is a given now that we are a very strong ensemble with the classics and we’ve developed a great audience following because of our level of artistry,” Caoile said.