For our season finale, we pair Brahms’ profound musical exploration of comfort, with something completely new: a commission by composer Tommy Dougherty, whose piece Blue Steel Cranes was premiered as part of our 20th Remembrance of 9/11 in 2021. Tommy will incorporate sounds recorded by YOU of your favorite sounds of the region, as he creates a brand new piece for the JSO depicting and celebrating the industry, agriculture, and natural beauty of our region’s hometowns.

The Johnstown Symphony Chorus, directed by Jeffrey L. Webb partners with the choral programs of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown to perform the Brahms Requiem, considered by many to be the pinnacle of choral-orchestral music. Grammy-winning soprano Sarah Brailey sings Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, and internationally-acclaimed baritone Tyler Duncan joins as soloist for the Brahms.

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This is the second in our homegrown happy hour mini-series!  

Enjoy your glass of wine created for the JSO by Johnstown native, Dr. Gary Gates of Timbre Winery, while you wind down with the winds of the Symphony. Spend time connecting with friends as you immerse yourself in the opportunity to see the musicians up close and experience their performance in a new way. Try delicious food from local restaurants as the stress of the work week melts away in the resonance of this historic space.

100% of drink proceeds will be donated to the “Share the Music” fund, which offers reduced costs of tuition for music lessons!

Doors open at 5:30pm with the performance beginnging at 6:30pm for a true Happy Hour!

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Sibelius’s Violin Concerto evokes a sense of wonder in the natural beauty of the composer’s home, and brings to mind the panorama we enjoy every day in the Laurel Highlands. Celebrate the artistry of our own Concertmaster Maureen Conlon-Gutierrez as she shares this piece that is close to her heart with you, her JSO family. Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony is written to depict his joy when returning home to the country. Sit back, unplug, and be swept away.

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Kathy Voytko grew up here in Johnstown, graduated from Bishop McCort High School, and went on to have a stellar career on Broadway, stepping into the lead role in The Music Man on Broadway performing alongside Hugh Jackman with just a few hours notice!  Kathy will sing selections from the shows we all love. She’s headlining with the JSO for one night only, and will share the stage with YOU!  Back by popular demand, we invite musicians of all ages to audition to perform with your spectacular orchestra.  

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Discover the music of composers whose work is finding its rightful place in the repertoire of orchestras nationwide. In honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we present the inspiring music of American composers Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Florence Price, and Jessie Montgomery. In partnership with the Johnstown chapter of the NAACP, the Johnstown Symphony performs works for strings in the historic setting of the State Theater of Johnstown.

If you’re like us, you’re excited by the energy of our burgeoning downtown scene, so come down, have brunch, and spend a Sunday afternoon with the JSO!

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Come home for Christmas at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, a beloved tradition for hundreds of families in our region. Sing along with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director James Blachly and the Johnstown Symphony Chorus led by Director Jeffrey L. Webb. Hear your favorite carols and so much more played and sung by nearly 200 artists onstage. Who knows, St. Nick may even make an appearance!

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Come home for Christmas at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, a beloved tradition for hundreds of families in our region. Sing along with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director James Blachly and the Johnstown Symphony Chorus led by Director Jeffrey L. Webb. Hear your favorite carols and so much more played and sung by nearly 200 artists onstage. Who knows, St. Nick may even make an appearance!

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The JSO presents two free concerts for area students of all ages every spring. The concerts introduce these young audiences to the instruments and sounds of the orchestra. Teachers interested in bringing students to these concerts should contact the JSO early in the school year to be part of the nearly 2,000 area students welcomed to the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center each season.

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The JSO presents two free concerts for area students of all ages every spring. The concerts introduce these young audiences to the instruments and sounds of the orchestra. Teachers interested in bringing students to these concerts should contact the JSO early in the school year to be part of the nearly 2,000 area students welcomed to the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center each season.

CALL 814-535-6738

Do you have childhood memories of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf? For many of us, it was our introduction to the powerful sound of a symphony orchestra, and this is your chance to share it with the next generation! The Johnstown Concert Ballet helps bring the story to life with dance and original choreography. Choose the performance location (Johnstown or Somerset) closest to you and join us for this fun and educational musical romp, where costumes are always encouraged!

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Do you have childhood memories of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf? For many of us, it was our introduction to the powerful sound of a symphony orchestra, and this is your chance to share it with the next generation! The Johnstown Concert Ballet helps bring the story to life with dance and original choreography. Choose the performance location (Johnstown or Somerset) closest to you and join us for this fun and educational musical romp, where costumes are always encouraged!

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This is an evening you won’t soon forget with emerging opera star tenor Shawn Roth, a native of Johnstown and graduate of Richland High School. Shawn’s career is taking off with credits that include national vocal competition wins and performances with illustrious ensembles such as the Cleveland Orchestra.  Enjoy operatic blockbusters alongside an all-star chorus from our region’s high schools anchored by our own Johnstown Symphony Chorus.  You’ll be able to say “We knew him when!” 

And to top it all off, you’ll get to experience the joyful crescendo of Ravel’s blockbuster Bolero. What a night!

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This is the first concert in our homegrown happy hour mini-series!  

Reset and renew yourself after a long week and be bathed in the sound of JSO string artists in the glorious acoustics of Cambria City’s historic Grand Halle.  You’ll be supporting local by enjoying a regionally-sourced glass of wine or beer as you are transported by a genre of music composed for just such an intimate environment, what you’ll often hear us refer to as “chamber music.”   

The program features the extraordinary homegrown talent of violinist Zelie Eger and our concertmaster Maureen Conlon Gutierrez, among others.  

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