End of Year Campaign
December 2025

Dear Friends,

I hope that you are well!  We are at the midpoint of our musical season, having presented two exciting concerts this fall.  Earlier this month, our Holiday concert featured the two outstanding winners of this year’s Student Concerto Competition as soloists with the orchestra. You can read what some of our past competition winners and other youth soloists have written about their experience playing with the Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra:

“As an aspiring young musician, I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to play with WPO. Working with this orchestra has been an essential part of my growth as a musician and my musical career. It makes it even more special to be able to connect with musicians and music lovers in my hometown!”     — Lillian Arnold Mages, violin

 “Having the opportunity to perform a concerto with a full orchestra at a young age showed me, in a way nothing else could, the magic of music and how players together can become part of something larger than themselves.”   — Hayden Idson, cello

And one of our professional soloists has written “My experience with the WPO stood out for its remarkable sense of camaraderie and the genuine connection shared with the audience.”  — Rachel Braude, flute

Read additional comments from our guest soloists here:

Can you please help us to continue this opportunity for students, our musicians and the community?  As is the case everywhere in the arts, income from tickets covers only a portion of the costs. Please give by clicking the Donate button below, or by sending a check to: Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra, P.O. Box 541188, Waltham, MA 02454. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

Best wishes for the holidays and a happy and healthy New Year. I hope to see you at our “All-American” concert in March featuring Gershwin’s iconic “Rhapsody in Blue.” And our May concert has a triumphal Sibelius symphony that should not be missed.

Many thanks from our Board of Directors, musicians, and Music Director Michael Korn!

David Salstein

Board President

Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra