Westlake Village Symphony

The orchestra is a collection of all sorts of instruments playing together in harmony to create unique sound combinations that touch the heart in different ways. When you hear the combinations of sounds created by the large variety of instruments, you can hear sounds no individual can make on their own.

Composers throughout history have written masterpieces for orchestra that can be truly experienced when a group of skilled musicians works together to create music.

Watch and listen to this recording of us playing Overture to “Hiawatha”!

November 10, 2024 4:00 pm.

Michael Stanley, Conductor and Music Director

Poet and Peasant Overture – Franz Suppé

Polovtsian Dances – Alexander Borodin

Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 103 – Johannes Brahms. Soloists:
Ken Aiso – Violin, Jerome Kessler – Cello

Ascension Lutheran Church
1600 E Hillcrest Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA

Adults: $15, Students: $5, Children under 18: Free! All seats are general admission.

Additional concert dates for our 2024-2025 season:

Sunday March 9, 2025 4pm– Ascension Lutheran Church, Thousand Oaks, CA.

Saturday March 22, 2025 – Shared concert with LA Winds. Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA.

Sunday May 18, 2025 4pm – Ascension Lutheran Church, Thousand Oaks, CA.

Program information will be forthcoming.

Previous Concerts

May 19, 2024 4:00 pm. Season Finale

Michael Stanley, Conductor and Music Director

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 2. Piano Soloist Jason Stoll

Dvorak Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)

The Quirky Villain Theme, Jordan Friedman

California Lutheran University
Samuelson Chapel
165 Chapel Lane
Thousand Oaks CA 91360

Saturday March 16th,2024

Westlake Village Symphony

Guest Conductor Brian Stone

Piano Soloist Sophia Chen

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1

Brahms: Symphony No. 1

California Lutheran University
Samuelson Chapel
165 Chapel Lane
Thousand Oaks CA 91360

Sunday October 15th, 2023

Concierto de Aranjuez – Joaquín Rodrigo; Alex Park, Guitar

Huapango – José Pablo Moncayo

Estampas Mexicanas – José Elizondo

Danźon No. 2 – Arturo Márquez

Ascension Lutheran Church
1600 Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks CA 91362

Spring 2023

Danse Negre – Samuel Coleridge Taylor

Gabriel’s Oboe – Ennio Morricone; feat. Ryan Golds Oboe

Symphony No. 8 in G Major Op. 88 – Antonin Dvorak

Sunday, March 26th, 2023, at 4 pm; Ascension Lutheran Church
1600 E Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

The Westlake Village Symphony is a nonprofit orchestra comprised of community members and local music professionals with a common goal of providing exposure to the arts through concerts and educational programs.

The Westlake Village Symphony began as the Amgen Orchestra, founded in 2006 by a group of local musicians and Amgen employees with varying musical backgrounds and training. Later, the orchestra joined the Pacific Pearl Music Association (PPMA). In 2013, the ensemble was renamed the Westlake Village Symphony (WVS) to reflect its increasingly diverse repertoire and visibility within the community, and in 2016, WVS became an independent 501c nonprofit organization.

Musicians

Director

Board of Directors

The Westlake Village Symphony rehearses on Wednesday evenings at Church of the Epiphany in Oak Park, CA. If you are an orchestral musician looking for an ensemble with which to perform great orchestral repertoire, click the button to learn how!

Support the Orchestra

One of the most simple ways to support us and propel the music forward is through donations. As a non-profit looking to make ticket prices accessible to everyone, those that can provide additional assistance can really help propel this important music to the community.

Sponsor the Orchestra

Another way to help, is by becoming a sponsor for the orchestra. This can work in various different ways, and it’s best to talk to us personally if you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the arts.

Fill out the form at the bottom of the page to contact us!

Volunteer for the Orchestra

Lastly, there’s lots to get done outside of practicing. Any volunteer action, whether that’s promotional, ticket, support, ushering, printing, transcriptions etc, there’s always opportunities for volunteers.

Our Sponsors

Vic and Karolyn Deirmendjian

Summer Concert May 23, 2021
Westminster Presbyterian Church

A Musical Thank You for Our First Responders February 24, 2019
Calvary Community Church

WVS Pops Concert – Under the Stars at Lindero Oaks Center September 10, 2016
Lindero Oaks Center

Donald and Betsy Robinson

Summer Concert May 23, 2021
Westminster Presbyterian Church

A Tale of Two Prodigies: Liszt and St Saens June 7, 2019
Samuelson Chapel Cal Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks

Calvary Community Church

Messiah Sing-along, 1 through 4 December 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

The Charlotte and William Hinson Family Foundation, Richard Hinson, Trustee
Children and Family Concert, to be performed in 2021

Donors of Foundational Gifts to the Orchestra

John Berney
Bill and Martha Farwell
Art Lopez through the Disney VoluntEars Foundation
Xiao-dong Sun and Shuqin Zhang through the Amgen Foundation
Jason Haye, Velocity Mortgage
Judy Hendrick

Our Subscribers

Barbara Amato
Kimberly Gonzalez
John Lockhart
Claudia Marshall
Gilbert Salazar
Bonnie Young

Our Supporters

Steve Aslanian
Americana Arts Foundation
Fred Beerstein
Diana Brookes
Anne Cusack, Richard Derk
Walter and Irene Davis
The Dickinson Family
Todd Geist, Lori Peters
Nedrebaeu Gilfillan
Ryan and Rachel Golds
Kimberly Gonzalez
Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Heyman
Rebecca Heninger
John and Wanda Hopkins
Michael and Rita James
Dave and Bernarda Jensen
Akiko Koide
Gene and Lyn Linhart
John Lockhart, Marketing and Public Relations Specialist
Marc and Vesta Matthews
Dave and Melinda Mcgee
Jane Prescott
Rosemary Redmond
Dr. Edward and Judy Ricketts
Blaine and Marian Schull
Lydia Steadman
San Fernando Valley Chinese Cultural Center
Gordon Whitehead
Valerie Wong and Larry Chin
Barbara Yuda

Volunteers

Jacquelyn Gray
Jeffrey Greenberg
Art Lopez
Daniel Nash