If you're looking for a straight rock band, look elsewhere. If you're looking at the name and expecting a classical concert, forget it. If you want an orchestral ensemble that boldly goes where few have gone before, you came to the right place!
With 17 musical artists, they fill a stage like no other ensemble out there, and fill the room with sound like no other. Their music is a diverse mixture of musical styles. The infamous sound of ELO comes to mind when describing the overall sound of this orchestral ensemble.
WDO uses acoustic, electric, and digitally sampled instruments, combining both traditional and contemporary instrumental components. This approach is used to create a rich, powerful, and dynamic multi-timbral sound.
WDO is a new art "Gateway" or "Bridge" orchestra which can bring several cultures and races together, even considering economic levels, through experiencing various music genre in a orchestral yet contemporary setting.
The White Dove Orchestra's aims to encourage new audiences, young and old to experience "new art" orchestral-based performance by taking it out to traditional and non-traditional venues. ...to educate, enlighten, entertain, excite and enrich listeners of all ages: and to serve as an ambassador of Universal Peace, Harmony, and Enlightenment through Music". WDO seeks to strengthen community both culturally and economically through its quality artistry, education and outreach programs which serve the common good and improve the quality of life in all economical community levels. Ultimately the goal is bringing arts to the community and community to the arts, tempered with a healthy dose of sustainability and activism.
The White Dove Orchestra's mission is to perform and present a broad stylistic range of quality music; attract, entertain and educate audiences with superior musical performances and recordings; build and maintain the Orchestra's national and global reputation. The White Dove Orchestra believes in: serving people of all ages; providing opportunities that will raise people's awareness of new music art and technology; deepening individual's knowledge of music; keeping children's and adult's interest in new music art and concert going; presenting world-class concerts in California and throughout national and world communities.
The Orchestra also extends its reach into the community by performing at local schools and community arts events, assisting the community in introducing young people to contemporary and classical music enhancing lifelong learning opportunities by providing enrichment information to adults. All of the Orchestra 's programming is planned to target a multi-cultural, multi-generational audience.
The long-term objectives of the orchestra are to promote contemporary and classical music in the U.S, Europe, and Asia. and, venture to promote contemporary Novaphonic "Quintal/Quartal" compositions in US, Asia, and Europe. The orchestra will serve as a hub for cultural dialogue and exchange in the regions by inviting high calibre musicians and providing employment and exchange opportunities for music graduates and faculty in the US and neighbouring countries.