The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra will present a mountaintop concert at Snowshoe Mountain Resort during the 11th annual Snowshoe Mountain Symphony Festival, to be held August 24-26. In addition to music, the weekend will be filled with fine dining.

The first classical concert, directed by Maestro Grant Cooper, will begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 25 under the 11,000 square foot festival tent adjacent to The Village at Snowshoe. The concert will feature the Bohemian Rhapsody and works by Maurice Ravel, Antonin Dvorak, and European Landscapes, highlighting Mozart and the overture to William Tell by Rossini. Violinist Martin Beaver will perform. A second concert will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m.

An alpine country picnic will be held at Shavers Lake on Saturday, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. This picnic will include a tasting of fine wines, select teas and waters, liquors, boutique micro-brews and much more. Following the Saturday evening performance, a cocktail party and gourmet dinner will be held.

A Champagne Brunch will be held from 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Red Fox Restaurant prior to the Sunday afternoon concert.

For more information on this event, please contact Snowshoe at (877) 441-4FUN or visit their web site, below.