PPAC Finale: The Planets and Star Wars
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
*Please note we are currently sold out for this show. To be added to the waitlist for tickets, please email LWagner@johnstownsymphony.org
In a galaxy not-so-far away, experience John Williams’ beloved music of Star Wars in its epic, symphonic grandness. Then take a journey through our solar system with a stunning visual narrative of images from the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes as we perform Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Everyone in the family can embark on this cosmic journey.
Season Finale: The Music of The Police
1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial
For the first time ever, we close out our 2023/24 season with a full-scale arena rock concert! Symphony-rock masters Jeans ’n Classics join our orchestra for the first time since our Queen concert, this time performing hits from Sting and The Police. Come sing along to classics like “Every Breath She Takes,” “Roxanne” and “Message in a Bottle.” Music Director James Blachly’s dream of performing at the arena will finally come true as we invite over 2,000 people to attend our largest JSO concert ever.
Family Matinee
The Grand Halle
Featuring two soloists from the Johnstown Symphony Youth Orchestra and a special performance by Inclined to Sing!
Appropriate for kids of all ages, this concert will be held at the historic Grand Halle on Broad Street. Bring your whole family, and we will provide the music!
Mountaintop Masterpieces by Perry and Brahms
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
One of the most sought-after musicians of our generation, four-time GRAMMY® nominated violinist Curtis Stewart, makes his JSO debut performing Julia Perry’s long-neglected yet strikingly beautiful violin concerto. Also experience an early choral work from Perry, Ye Who Seek the Truth, and on the second half, Brahms’s future-looking and culminating achievement of symphonic form, his Symphony No. 4 in E Minor.
A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Greater Johnstown High School
Cochran Auditorium
Award-winning pianist Henry Wong Doe joins us in commemorating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in our ongoing partnership with the Johnstown NAACP. The concert will feature significant works of American composers Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson and Julia Perry, who are finally being recognized for their towering achievements, as we join together in celebration and reflection.
Holiday Concert
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
Ring in the holiday season with Handel’s beloved Messiah triumphantly performed by the orchestra and the Johnstown Symphony Chorus. This year, world-renowned vocalists Chelsea Helm, Steven Caldicott Wilson, Jesse Blumberg and Meg Bragle join us for breathtaking solos that will fill you with comfort and joy.
Candlelight Concert
The Grand Halle on Broad Street
An intimate, multi-sensory musical experience like no other! Surrounded by candlelight in one of our area’s most gorgeous spaces, the orchestra presents modern master Jessie Montgomery’s haunting Source Code, a work inspired by Alvin Ailey, Ella Fitzgerald, and others; Alfred Schnittke’s theatrical Moz-art à la Haydn; and Mozart’s timeless and passionate Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, all hand-picked for this intimate event.
Opening Night: Firebird & Rhapsody in Blue
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
Burst into our 95th season with an exuberant celebration of new beginnings. Acclaimed pianist and fearless improviser Peter Dugan joins the orchestra for a whirlwind rendition of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Raise a champagne glass with Mozart’s celebratory The Marriage of Figaro, and discover how Stravinsky changed the trajectory of modern ballet and orchestral music with his breakout work The Firebird.
World-Class Guest Soloists
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Curtis Stewart
GRAMMY® nominated violinist and composer
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Peter Dugan
Piano virtuoso and host of NPR’s
From the Top -
Henry Wong Doe
Award-winning pianist, professor and PA local
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Jeans n’ Classics
Masters of “symphony rock”
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Chelsea Helm
Soprano vocalist
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Meg Bragle
Mezzo-soprano vocalist
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Steven Caldicott Wilson
Tenor vocalist
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Jesse Blumberg
Baritone vocalist
Highlights
Family matinees.
Early bedtime? Your family can still share the thrill of a live orchestra performance with two 3PM shows geared toward our younger audience members.
Pre-concert talks with the maestro.
Join Maestro Blachly for an “inside the music” discussion before most shows. Enrich your experience and learn something new!
Pick your price tickets.
Most performances at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center have pick-your-price seats starting as low as $5.