Summer Reading Orchestra

hope to see you in the summer of 2025

Come one, come all to the Annual FWCO Summer Reading Orchestra. Our sessions are open to everyone, whether you are interested in playing or watching! Each session will be hosted at:

Birchman Baptist Church located at 9100 N. Normandale St. in Fort Wort, TX.

To view the music before the reading sessions, please check out the digital music library. For access to the digital music library please reach out to FWCOMusiclibrarian@gmail.com.

All sessions will be from 10am – 12:30pm with a small social to following each session.

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For all other inquiries please out to fwcivicorchestra@gmail.com.

First session: JUNE 8th

  • Academic Festival Overture – Johannes Brahms
  • The Quest – Tim C. Swanger
  • Symphony No. 8 – Antonín Dvořák

Guest Conductors: Tim C. Swanger and Brendan Marcum Carter

Second session: JULY 13th

  • Victory Overture – Martin Blessinger
  • Pavane – Gabriel Fauré
  • The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Suite – Tim C. Swanger
  • Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” – Franz Schubert

Guest Conductors: Ron Atienza, Tim C. Swanger, and Rachel Jarvis

Final session: AUGUST 10th

  • Overture to The Herbrides – Felix Mendelssohn
  • Symphony No. 2 – Tim C. Swanger
  • Symphony No. 2 “Little Russian” – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Guest Conductors: Tim C. Swanger and Brendan Marcum Carter