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lewisburg, w.va. – Maurice Cohn will be making his directorial debut as conductor of The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra as it celebrates a Sounds of the Season program on Friday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m., at Carnegie Hall.
Guests are invited to a preconcert social at Club Carnegie from 6 – 6:45 p.m. in the Board Room located adjacent to the Hamilton Auditorium. A cash bar and snacks will be available.
A two-time recipient of the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award, Cohn was recently named the 11th Music Director of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
Recent engagements for Cohn include the Cincinnati Symphony, Utah Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, Colorado Music Festival and Symphoria New York. He was Assistant Conductor of the Aspen Music Festival in 2022 and will return for another season in 2023.
Maurice’s performance highlights include the world premiere of Mason Bates’s Philharmonia Fantastique, the second ever performance of Gabriela Ortiz’s Yanga, and a concert performance of selections from Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones.
Recent seasons have also seen frequent appearances with the Chicago-based contemporary ensemble Zafa Collective and the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble.
Maurice spent two summers as a conducting fellow at the Aspen Music Festival, where he received the Robert J. Harth Conducting Prize and the Aspen Conducting Prize, and he received an M.M. in conducting from the Eastman School of Music, where he worked frequently with the Eastman orchestras and OSSIA New Music Ensemble.
He holds a B.M. in cello performance from Oberlin Conservatory and a B.A. from Oberlin College, where he studied history and mathematics. When not conducting or playing cello, he enjoys reading mystery novels, playing tennis or continually searching for the best podcast app.
Tickets are $45 for adults and $20 for students. Discounts are available for Carnegie Hall members, senior citizens and military.
To purchase tickets, call Carnegie Hall Box Office at (304) 645-7917, visit www.carnegiehallwv.org, or stop by at 611 Church Street, Lewisburg, West Virginia. Carnegie Hall Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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