WVSO presents Bayer Symphony Sunday 2009.  The 27-year tradition continues with “A Pirate’s Symphony” on June 7

CHARLESTON WV – Yo! Ho! Ho! The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, West Virginia Symphony League, and principal sponsor, Bayer, present Symphony Sunday 2009, “A Pirate’s Symphony”, on Sunday, June 7, 2009, all day long on the riverfront lawn of the University of Charleston.

“The Bayer Foundation is so happy to once again serve as the principal sponsor of Symphony Sunday,” said Nick Crosby, Site Manager for Bayer CropScience at the Institute site. “We are delighted to have our name associated with such a wonderful event freely available to all in the community.”

Symphony Sunday is a full day of music, food, and family fun, culminating in a FREE performance by the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and a spectacular fireworks display.

A full day of entertainment on the Symphony Sunday main stage will get under way at 1 p.m. Performing acts include the Kanawha Valley Ringers, West Virginia Kickers, Charleston Neophonic Orchestra, Charleston Metro Band, the West Virginia Youth Symphony, Mountain State Brass Band, and the Kanawha Valley Community Band.

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Grant Cooper will perform a FREE concert as the climax of the day’s events, beginning at 8 p.m., followed by fireworks over the Kanawha River. Soloists featured in this year’s performance include Jessica Liston and Liz McCormick, finalists in the 2008 “Symphony Idol” competition, and violinist Taylor Giorgio, this season’s WVSO Andrew & Amy Vaughan Student Symphonic Fellow.