Fort Worth Civic Orchestra

05/23/2026

Calling all Strings!

We are happy to share that our Assistant Principal Cellist (and newest board member) Lisa Cottingham is organizing 5 Strings Summer Sessions this summer while we are preparing for Season 50 and our new home search. Thank you so much, Lisa! Event links below:

Session 1 (June 13): https://www.facebook.com/share/1EbBkVFwCi/
Session 2 (June 27): https://www.facebook.com/share/18ewxZ5R7k/
Session 3 (July 11): https://www.facebook.com/share/1Boc7qobEi/
Session 4 (July 25): https://www.facebook.com/share/1BDxPzLbcg/
Session 5 (August 8): https://www.facebook.com/share/1D6kHYDTkp/

Sessions are open to all! Please bring a music stand and a musical curiosity :)

05/17/2026

Big news, Fort Worth music lovers! 🎶 Our orchestra is on the move as we look for our next great home. While our exact new venue is still pending, we promise the music won’t stop. 📦🎻🏠

Stay tuned as we search for a new space to rehearse, perform, and connect with our amazing community for our 50th season!!! 🎺 🎊

Any contribution, big or small, gets us one step closer to our new stage. Please check out FWCO.org to consider becoming a sponsor for our upcoming season! 🤍

05/12/2026

Every garden needs tending — and so does an orchestra. As we wrap up the 2025-26 season and prepare for FLOURISH, the Fort Worth Civic Orchestra wants to make sure our donors get their flowers. 🌸 Because of your generosity, we expanded our outreach, performed in new spaces, and found a temporary home for our library and equipment as we look ahead. This season has been quite the adventure, and we are so grateful to have grown it alongside you. We can't wait to see what blooms in the fall of 2026, our 50th season together.

05/09/2026

May 16, 2026, 7PM, at Orchestra Hall, join us as we celebrate the Winners of the Young Musicians Concerto Competition, and bring some peanut butter and jelly to help us feed our neighbors, in partnership with WestAid. See you then!!

04/27/2026

After more than five years, the Fort Worth Civic Orchestra is moving on from our home at Birchman Baptist Church. We are so grateful for their generosity - they welcomed us with open arms asked for very little in return.

Both FWCO and Birchman have grown over the years, so it's time that we found a new place to call home. And we have every reason to find one: Next season is our 50th! 🎉

We've been part of Fort Worth since 1977, and we're not stopping now. Come celebrate with us at "Flourish" on May 16 at Orchestra Hall. 🎶

The community music group had been housed at Birchman Baptist Church in far west Fort Worth for more than five years.

04/06/2026

🌸 FLOURISH 🌸

Join us for an unforgettable spring evening as the Fort Worth Civic Orchestra presents the winners of the Young Musicians Concerto Competition — our community's brightest rising stars — performing alongside the full orchestra at our season finale.

🎵 Sergei Prokofiev | Violin Concerto 1
mvt. 1, performed by YMCC first place winner Louie Yeh
🎵 Paul Hindemith | Der Schwanendreher
mvt. 1, performed by YMCC 2nd place winner Benjamin Beshay
🎵 Aaron Copland | An Outdoor Overture
🎵 Gabriel Fauré | Pavane
🎵 Aram Khachaturian | Selections from Gayane

This is one of the most magical moments of our season! Come witness the next generation of Fort Worth's finest musicians take the stage.

And the best part? It's completely free.

🍞 We're also partnering with WestAid for a PB&J Drive! Bring a jar of peanut butter, jelly, or any nonperishable food item to donate at the door.

📅 Saturday, May 16, 2026
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Orchestra Hall, 4401 Trail Lake, Fort Worth

Share this event and bring a friend. The more the merrier! 🌿

🎟️ Always free. Music for all. Donations encouraged!
More info: fwco.org/concerts
Stay tuned: fwco.org/newsletter
Support us: fwco.org/support

03/14/2026

We are thrilled to announce the winners of our Young Musicians Concerto Competition! 🎉
First place goes to Louie Yeh, who performed Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1, and second place to Benjamin Beshay, who performed Hindemith's Der Schwanendreher. Both will take the stage with us at our Spring concert — the season finale, on May 16 — to perform their pieces again. You don't want to miss it!
Congratulations, Louie and Benjamin. We can't wait to perform alongside you!
🎻 YMCC Info: fwco.org/young-musicians-concerto-competition

03/07/2026

TONIGHT, March 7, at 6:30PM, FWCO takes the stage—please join us for an evening where contrasting musical currents meet in a program full of energy, wit, lyric beauty, and sweeping warmth. We can't wait to share the stage with the generous talents of Eugene Chersakov and Anna Kolotylina and showcase an imaginative original piece by our very own Tim C. Swanger! 🎻😍 See you tonight!

📖 fwco.org/program
ℹ️ fwco.org/concerts
💌 fwco.org/support

02/24/2026

The Fort Worth Civic Orchestra is pleased to feature Eugene Cherkasov in our upcoming performance of Bruch’s Double Concerto at CROSSCURRENTS .

Eugene has been a member of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for three decades and currently serves as Assistant Concertmaster. Born in Baku and internationally trained, he launched his career after winning a national competition at age 18 and has since performed widely across Europe, Mexico, the United States, and Canada. His distinguished career includes appearances as soloist, concertmaster, chamber musician, and festival artist around the world.

Join us to hear Eugene’s seasoned artistry and expressive musicianship in this compelling concerto performance.

CROSSCURRENTS
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 6:30 PM
4401 Trail Lake Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109
https://www.facebook.com/events/3794682264172615

🎟️ Always free. Music for all.
More info: fwco.org/concerts
Stay tuned: fwco.org/newsletter
Support us: fwco.org/support

02/21/2026

Join us at CROSSCURRENTS for an exciting performance of Bruch’s Double Concerto featuring guest violist Anna Kolotylina.

A native of Ukraine, Anna began violin studies at age five and quickly distinguished herself as a prize-winning soloist. She has performed across Europe and the United States in major venues including Walt Disney Concert Hall and Victoria Hall in Geneva, and has appeared with leading ensembles and conductors worldwide. Now serving as Associate Principal Viola of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Anna brings exceptional artistry and international experience to the stage.

Don’t miss this special opportunity to hear her featured with the Fort Worth Civic Orchestra in this powerful and lyrical masterpiece.

CROSSCURRENTS
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 6:30 PM
4401 Trail Lake Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109
https://www.facebook.com/events/3794682264172615

🎟️ Always free. Music for all.
More info: fwco.org/concerts
Stay tuned: fwco.org/newsletter
Support us: fwco.org/support