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Who We Are
The Triangle String Orchestra (TSO) is a community orchestra of amateur string musicians.
The TSO has about 30 members and meets on Wednesday evenings at Meredith College in Raleigh, as a continuing education class that is a community outreach by Meredith. We perform a concert, at the end of each semester, in Carswell Concert Hall at Meredith.
Our Director, Luanne L. Roth
Upcoming Events
7 May
We hope that you can join the TSO for an evening of song and dance music, 7:00 PM, Wednesday, 7 May, Carswell Recital Hall, Meredith College, 3800 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC. This is a free concert. You will hear familiar light classics such as Antonin Dvorak’s Slavonic Dance, Johann Strauss Jr.’s The Blue Danube and, Hoedown from the ballet Rodeo scored by Aaron Copland; as well as a habanera La Bella Cubana by Afro-Cuban composer Joseph (Jose), White; a Mexican waltz-like melody, La Bruja, a favorite tune of mariachi bands, arranged by Jorge L. Vargas; a set of variations on the “Pong Lang Dance,” one of Thailand’s most popular melodies, arranged by Richard Meyer, an educator, conductor and composer.
The TSO will also show you two sides of J.S. Bach by performing a string arrangement of Sarabande, from his well-known Cello Suite, No. 6, arranged by our own Alan Ward. Did you know that Bach had a sense of humor? A highlight of the evening will be the orchestra’s performance of several movements of his “Coffee Cantata,” a hilarious cantata about a daughter’s passion for coffee to the dismay of her father. Music Department Chair, world-class, traveled soprano and voice teacher at Meredith College, Jean Wozencraft-Ornellas, will sing two arias and the final chorus from this cantata; and Meredith guitar teacher William vonReichbauer, an upright bassist, guitarist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, will provide the narration.
You will also hear William accompany the orchestra on two of the dance pieces.
Another special performance will be by Meredith Master of Music, long-time piano teacher and beloved member of the TSO, Betty White, who will play Music from Pride and Prejudice, accompanied by the orchestra.
3 September
The TSO will be performing on Wednesday, 3 September, at 6:30pm, at the 2025 Cary Environmental Symposium, at the Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave, Cary, NC
Join Us!
If you are an amateur string player with at least basic skills, and are interested in joining us, please:
