PSO Still Spreading the G
By Leonard Shapiro
lenn Quader’s 15th year as director of music for the Fauquier County-based Piedmont Symphony Orchestra (PSO) clearly has been the most challenging of his career. This gifted conductor and his dedicated players keep making music, sweet classical music, despite countless pandemic-produced obstacles. It has not always been easy. For starters, a live audience has been nowhere to be seen since their last concert more than a year ago. Because wind instruments have the potential to spread the Covid-19 virus, until recently trumpets, trombones and saxophones, among others, have been ruled off the stage and out of the musical mix. Since their main concert venue at Highland School in Warrenton has been temporarily closed, they practice for what now are live streamed and recorded concerts in a far smaller space
PSO Director of Music and Conductor Glenn Quader.
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