The Wheeling Symphony Celebrates 20 Years Of Holiday Magic With Symphony On Ice

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra will return to WesBanco Arena on December 4 for the 20th anniversary of SYMPHONY ON ICE, the annual holiday program that blends live orchestral performance with figure skating. Presented by the EQT Foundation, Paul T. Tucker, and the City of Wheeling, the event will bring together local talent, community ensembles, and nationally recognized guest artists.

WSO Music Director John Devlin said the evening will offer a rare mix of professional skating and orchestral performance alongside student choirs and young skaters from area clubs. This year’s featured skater will be 2022 U.S. National Champion Mariah Bell, joined by additional professional skaters as well as members of the Wheeling Skate Club and Pittsburgh skate clubs.

Vocalist Amanda McGovern, a Wheeling native and recent winner of the American Pops Orchestra’s NextGen competition, will appear with the orchestra, marking her fourth collaboration with the WSO. Community performers will include the WSO Community Choir and the Symphony on Ice Holiday Choir, which brings together nearly 200 high-school students from the Northern Panhandle and Ohio.

The evening will also support Operation: Toy Lift through a partnership with the Wheeling Police Department and the Belmont County Sheriff’s Department. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., audience members may donate new, unwrapped toys or make monetary contributions benefiting the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley.

WSO Interim Executive Director Sumner Riddick noted that the anniversary performance continues the event’s tradition of bringing together community members of all ages in a large-scale holiday celebration.

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