Warsaw Symphony Orchestra Conductor Dr. Patrick Kavanaugh got what he asked for from above, a clear blue sky with moderate temperatures for the inaugural Glover Pavilion concert.

"I forgot to mention no wind," he said prior to the concert as he greeted well-wishers "backstage" at the south end of the Central Park Plaza.

An audience of about 500 people spread out over the lawn Sunday as the orchestra played against a background of wind-tossed trees. Music stands were weighed down by sand bags. Clothespins secured sheet music.

When the 40-member orchestra launched into Leonard Bernstein's suite from "West Side Story," the wind was forgotten.

The second piece featured solo flutist Jennifer Peck playing Wolfgang Mozart's "Andante."

Soprano Joy Freshley sang three George Gershwin favorites, "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Love Walked In" and "I Got Rhythm."

The hefty breeze, unfortunately, cut pianist Jane Glover-McInnis' "Concerto Grosso" by Ernst Bloch's down to one movement. Glover-McInnis, of Fort Wayne, is the daughter of Richard and the late Evelyn Glover.

The father and daughter donated funds for the pavilion last year through a Kosciusko County Community Found-ation endowment for the arts.

Richard Glover was owned and managed, at 118 West Main St., Warsaw. The Glovers were active in the community. Jane is their only child.

Now in his 90's, Richard Glover was instrumental in establishing the KCCF, serving as its first president.

The Glovers established four endowments at the foundation, one to benefit the arts.

Suzie Light officially presented the pavilion to Warsaw during a brief dedication ceremony at one point in the concert, as Richard Glover looked on.

Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins accepted the structure on behalf of the city.

The peak of the pavilion is 33 feet tall. The stage area is 60 feet-by-35 feet, twice the size of the former main stage.

The concert closed with a rendition of John Philip Sousa's "Stars And Stripes Forever." [[In-content Ad]]