The WPAO is privileged to have as Director-Conductor, Stanley Darrow, noted classical accordionist. He has made a career of demonstrating the accordion's vast potential as a serious musical instrument of concert stature. Mr. Darrow keeps abreast of the field through regular concert study tours of Europe including the famous State Accordion College, Trossingen, W. Germany. His lectures and recitals have taken him from Glassboro State to the Pilzen and Prague Conservatories. The Orchestra invites conductors to lead the Orchestra during one of its concerts.
Conductors come from other parts of the United States as well as other countries.
The primary conductor of the Orchestra is the Director, Stanley Darrow. Mr. Darrow selects the compositions which are to be performed at each concert. He also conducts at each of the Orchestra's concerts. Mr. Cherkassky conducts both Accordion and symphony orchestras. He started as a guest conductor in 1985.