This concert is outdoors at the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in collaboration with Nulton  Aviation . It will be held RAIN OR SHINE!

When was the last time you heard an orchestra play in a hangar from your seat on the tarmac? You’ve come to expect the unexpected from your JSO, and so here goes...announcing our first-ever, one-night-only airport concert, with a star-studded program with music from Top Gun, Jefferson Airplane, The Eagles, Elton John, E.T., and Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony.       

Tickets are available online, at the box office, and the door .

There is no parking for this concert at the airport itself, so we have arranged for shuttles from two large parking areas to bring you to the concert.

Shuttles will start at 5:30 p.m. and make frequent trips from the following two locations:

• Home Depot at 679 Galleria Drive Ext, Johnstown PA 15904

• Lowe's at 630 Solomon Run Road, Johnstown, PA 15904

These buses, generously provided by McIlwain Charters, will drop you off RIGHT at the performance seating area! They will arrive to return you to your car immediately following the concert. We ask for your patience as you may have to wait, but we are doing our best to get you to the concert safely and swiftly.

BE SURE TO ARRIVE EARLY to ensure there's no chance you miss the downbeat!

The JSO Box Office is now located at the JSO offices on the second floor of 416 Main Street in Johnstown from 12-4 on Wednesdays and from 10-1 on Thursdays and Fridays.

Very special thanks to partial sponsors:

Visit our sponsor websites: Nulton Aviation, Cornerstone, Highmark, JWF, Lockheed Martin, McIlwain.

The JSO Woodwind Quintet will perform works by black composters in the Gazebo of Johnstown’s Central Park as part of Unity Day at the 2022 Juneteenth Celebration. The JSO Woodwind Quintet is: Tara Yaney (flute), Stephanie Caulder (oboe), Jeanne Frieben (clarinet), Steve Ehrin (bassoon), Dennis Emert (French horn).

Special Thanks to our Partial Concert Sponsor:

Members of the organization are invited to participate in the election of officers and to join us for a look back at the JSO’s 93rd season of programming. Season ticket holders are the membership of the symphony.

To be part of this important meeting, please RSVP to info@johnstownsymphony.org, or call 814-535-6738, ext. 1.

All students who play orchestral instruments (violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, harp) are invited to audition for the JSYO’s 2022-23 season. Students will prepare music from their instrument’s solo repertoire as well as excerpts from orchestral pieces. Short sight-reading examples will also be included. Full information and the sign-up can be found at:

https://www.johnstownsymphony.org/johnstown-symphony-youth-orchestra

An audition is required of everyone, both new and returning students. If you are interested in auditioning but are unable to play on June 4, or if you have any other questions, contact conductor David Anderson: david.anderson.jsyo@gmail.com.

Join the children’s chorus of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra for a spring concert featuring music from many cultures.

Director Valerie E. Galczynski, pianist Jeffrey Hornick, and the young singers have worked hard all year to prepare a beautiful program of music written especially to showcase children’s voices.

Since 2001, Inclined to Sing has been making music with young singers. The ITS mission is to provide a child-centered vocal musical experience for children of the area. Learning techniques of good singing, preparing quality literature and having fun are the goals of each rehearsal. Children deserve a positive musical experience that will last throughout their lifetime and Inclined to Sing is committed to that outcome. Our program is graciously supported by The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, The Johnstown Symphony Chorus and most especially the parents of these talented singers. For more information and to join us next semester, please visit johnstownsymphony.org to see the ITS page. Rehearsals will resume in September.

Voices:

Giovanni Chaney Xavier Chaney 

Josephina Forcellini Methuli Jayasooriya 

Maggi Lazzari Miller Lazzari 

Madeline Pensiero Ruth Remillard 

Emily Shetler James Smedberg 

Rose Smith Cassidy Stephenson 

Madison Stephenson Amelia Vought 

Kaylee Yock Madilyn Yock 

Christopher Yuhas 

Join the avocational string ensemble of the JSO for a free concert! They’ll be performing arrangements and works including:

• Beethoven, Scherzo from Symphony no. 3

• Mahler, Movement 2 from Symphony no. 1

• Rossini, Overture from the Thieving Magpie

• Dvorak, Movement 2 from Serenade for Strings

• Victor Young and Edward Heyman, When I Fall in Love

• Mozart, Amadeus! an arrangement of themes from Symphony No. 25

• Arr. Johnnie Vinson Highlights from Moana
  

And featuring member Jason Bolinger as soloist for Vivaldi’s Largo from Guitar Concerto in D Major!

Tickets are $7.00 each at the door and go directly to support the JSYO. Children 12 and under are free.

The Johnstown Symphony Youth Orchestra began in 1959 and is made up of talented students across the region who play a wide variety of instruments: string, woodwind, brass, and percussion. For some, it is their first experience playing in an ensemble with all families of instruments. While many live in Johnstown, it is common to have students driving from Indiana, Ligonier, Somerset, Hollidaysburg, Northern Maryland, and even Fulton County to attend the weekly Sunday afternoon rehearsals.

Often, those in the JSYO also participate in PMEA district, region, and state festivals. They play a variety of music, from traditional classical to music from the movies, Broadway, and jazz. The JSYO is often invited to perform side-by-side with professional musicians onstage and enjoys a close mentoring relationship with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra.

Free admission.

This will be the first ever JSYO performance devoted exclusively to chamber music! While we always feature small ensembles as part of orchestra concerts, they normally play shorter movements. The concert on May 8 will allow each to perform all of the music they have been preparing throughout the semester. The program will include the Brass Sextet, Woodwind Quintet, Violin Quartet, and Cello Duo. It is free, open to the public, and will last just under an hour.

This concert is available only to season subscribers.

Hailed by the Philadelphia Orchestra as “the world’s greatest organist,” Paul Jacobs performs on the great instrument of the Westmont Presbyterian Church. This will be a truly historic concert for our orchestra and this region, and is currently available only to season ticket patrons. One of the most celebrated musicians of our time, Mr. Jacobs hails from Southwestern Pennsylvania, and this concert marks his debut with the Johnstown Symphony.

Join us for an afternoon of exclusive music and celebration as Maestro James Blachly inducts and honors the founding members of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra's new 1929 Society.

Light hors d'oeuvres, champagne, and select beers will be offered.

RSVP: Jo Novelli-Blasko at 814-535-6738

April 23, 2022  at  7:30 PM: inSPIREd: JSO at the Grand Halle: Chorus and Brass

SOLD OUT

The Grand Halle on Broad Street, $25 pp  

We return to historic Cambria City and the Grand Halle to celebrate the joy and connection to community that comes from the tradition of choral singing. Our Johnstown Symphony Chorus and the JSO Brass – the perfect match for the resonant acoustics of the refurbished interior. These concerts give JSO audiences a chance to get up close to the music. This partnership with Cambria City’s The Steeples Project forms a part of the inSPIREd series, which began during the pandemic and returns by popular demand.

April 23, 2022  at  3:00 PM: inSPIREd: JSO at the Grand Halle: Chorus and Brass

The Grand Halle on Broad Street, $25 pp  

We return to historic Cambria City and the Grand Halle to celebrate the joy and connection to community that comes from the tradition of choral singing. Our Johnstown Symphony Chorus and the JSO Brass – the perfect match for the resonant acoustics of the refurbished interior. These concerts give JSO audiences a chance to get up close to the music. This partnership with Cambria City’s The Steeples Project forms a part of the inSPIREd series, which began during the pandemic and returns by popular demand.

Tickets are available online or at the box office. They are also available at the door from 2 PM on the day of the concert.

The JSO Box Office is now located at the JSO offices on the second floor of the Galleria Mall from 12-4 on Wednesdays and from 10-1 on Thursdays and Fridays.

April 12, 2022, at 9:30 and 10:45 AM: Annual Young People’s Concerts  

Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center  

Please note: there are two in-person performances, and the 9:30 AM concert will be livestreamed to the public at no charge.

Free of charge for students and teachers, please reserve your spot in advance by emailing info@johnstownsymphony.org

The JSO presents two free concerts for area fifth grade students 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 5th-graders welcomed to the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center each season.  

**Masks are no longer required, but patrons are welcomed to wear them.

April 9, 2022 at 7:30 PM: Romeo and Juliet and Rachmaninoff

On the first half, we present international pianist Michelle Cann in her Johnstown Symphony Orchestra debut performing Rachmaninoff’s unmatched second piano concerto. 

Both Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev were inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to write some of their most romantic music. On this concert, we partner with Johnstown’s Band of Brothers Shakespeare Company to create a synthesis of stage and sound as Shakespeare’s language weaves within these powerful and evocative melodies for orchestra.   

Tickets are available online or at the box office. They are also available at the door from 6:00 PM on the evening of the concert.

The JSO Box Office is now located at the JSO offices on the second floor of the Galleria Mall from 12-4 on Wednesdays and from 10-1 on Thursdays and Fridays.

** The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown requires that face coverings be worn at all times while indoors at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center. **

March 12, 2022 at 3:00 PM: Introducing JSO Family Concerts: Movie Magic for the Young and Not-So Young!

Round up your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, and neighbors to enjoy music from movies and shows we love like Frozen, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Hamilton, and How to Train Your Dragon. COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED!

It’s a Saturday afternoon concert designed especially for the attention spans of our littlest fans and their families!

Children 12 and under are free, Students are $10. All attendees must have a ticket, and masks are required at all times.

There are lots of ways to participate this concert from seeing your artwork projected during the performance, to finding (or offering) a free costume for children.

Tickets are available online or at the box office. They are also available at the door from 2:00 PM on the day of the concert.

The JSO Box Office is now located at the JSO offices on the second floor of the Galleria Mall from 12-4 on Wednesdays and from 10-1 on Thursdays and Fridays.

Postponed to February 13 at 3:00 PM due to weather.

Join the Johnstown Branch NAACP and Christ Centered Community Church in celebration, featuring a string quartet from the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra (JSO) playing two pieces of music written by black composers in tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Support this celebration of a great Civil Rights Pioneer, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and give him the honor he is due. 

Musical selections will be offered by members of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, Darlene Seals, and Reverend Brandon King. Music Director James Blachly will offer the keynote address on “The Binding Power of Music.”

Due to the COVID-19 Virus spike, we are limiting our church presence to 100 folks and providing a zoom link to live stream the program.  

Reserve your seat, make a donation and register for the ZOOM link on the Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-martin-luther-king-jr-with-the-johnstown-symphony-orchestra-tickets-235365924817.  

Only those with in-person tickets are guaranteed admission to the church due to the COVID limits. Anyone needing assistance obtaining tickets with Eventbrite can contact Tom Schuster at (814) 915-4231 or tdschuster3@gmail.com. 

Please consider purchasing a hoodie to support the event and to wear when you attend!

The program:

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004):

Blue(s) Form (1979)

For solo violin, composed for Sanford Allen

Performed by Maureen Conlon-Gutierrez

Daniel Bernard Roumain (born 1970):

String Quartet No. 2: “King” (2001)

Performed by Johnstown Symphony Orchestra String Quartet

Maureen Conlon-Gutierrez, violin

Swana Chepaitis, violin

Charlie Alves, viola

Olga Redkina, cello

Program curated by James Blachly, drawn from works on the African Diaspora Music Project (www.africandiasporamusicproject.org) and A Catalog of Music Written in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., compiled and edited by Anthony McDonald.

SOLD OUT!!!

The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra is inviting you join us for an important and FUN fundraising event just for women. The “Champagne Campaign...A Ladies Brunch” features a more intimate gathering with the soloist from the previous night’s regular JSO season concert, “The Great American Songbook: Charles Wesley Evans is All About Love.” In addition to being treated to Charles’ smooth sounds, attendees will be served by local celebrity bartenders and enjoy a fantastic brunch menu, as well as participate in a variety of activities and bid on fabulous auction items.

Not only will the bottomless mimosas and delicious brunch start Super Bowl Sunday on a high note, attendees will be contributing to TWO worthy causes – a portion of the proceeds will benefit Operation BeYoutiful, which provides wigs to young ladies and women who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy or other medically related hair loss conditions.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

** The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown requires that face coverings be worn at all times while indoors at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center.**

February 12, 2021 at 7:30 PM: The Great American Songbook: Charles Wesley Evans is All About Love

Get UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL! The first two rows of the lower level are 20% off (first come, first served)! Don’t wait, the seats will sell out fast. Use code UPCLOSE20 at check out.

The program features many selections about love, from a swing-centered big band first half to Sinatra favorites such as “Fly Me to the Moon,” “My Way,” and “The Lady is a Tramp.” Slowing it down a little, the lush symphony POPS orchestra will perform “Lara’s Theme,” “In a Sentimental Mood,” and “The Way You Look Tonight,” The audience will find themselves humming along to familiar tune after familiar tune during this light-hearted romantic night out with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra. In order to allow patrons plenty of time to patronize area restaurants, the JSO is pausing the pre-concert conversation series “An Invitation to the Music with James Blachly,” but will continue the new tradition of welcoming the audience with music in the lobby before the concert.

Featured vocalist Charles Wesley Evans has received high praise for his performances across the country. The New York Times calls him "An elegant, mellifluous and expressive baritone.” Combined with his screen idol good looks and outstanding stage presence, this will be an evening to remember.

Tickets are available online or at the box office. They are also available at the door from 6:00 PM on the evening of the concert.

The JSO Box Office is now located at the JSO offices on the second floor of the Galleria Mall from 12-4 on Wednesdays and from 10-1 on Thursdays and Fridays.

Change: This concert will now be held at Richland Performing Arts Center.

Tickets are $7.00 each at the door and go directly to support the JSYO.

The Program:

Aaron Copland, An Outdoor Overture

Franz von Suppé, Light Cavalry Overture

Suite from Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda (arr. Jerry Brubaker)

The Avengers, Alan Silvestri (arr. Johnnie Vinson)

The Johnstown Symphony Youth Orchestra began in 1959 and is made up of talented students across the region who play a wide variety of instruments: string, woodwind, brass, and percussion. For some, it is their first experience playing in an ensemble with all families of instruments. While many live in Johnstown, it is common to have students driving from Indiana, Ligonier, Somerset, Hollidaysburg, Northern Maryland, and even Fulton County to attend the weekly Sunday afternoon rehearsals.

Often, those in the JSYO also participate in PMEA district, region, and state festivals. They play a variety of music, from traditional classical to music from the movies, Broadway, and jazz. The JSYO is often invited to perform side-by-side with professional musicians onstage and enjoys a close mentoring relationship with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra.

**The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown requires that face coverings be worn at all times while indoors at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center. **

December 11 at 7:30 PM: Handel: Messiah

This concert will be livestreamed as our holiday gift to the community!

Share the word with friends and family who are unable to attend in person or have moved away! Simply go to our homepage the evening of the concert at 7:30 and click the link.

The Johnstown Symphony Chorus is featured here in their return to the concert hall after a year-long hiatus, under the direction of Jeffrey L. Webb, with four soloists: Molly Netter, soprano; Kristen Dubenion-Smith, mezzo-soprano; Brian Giebler, tenor; and Tyler Putnam, bass.   

An evergreen holiday favorite, Handel’s Messiah will lift you out of your seat and fill your heart with joy. Maestro Blachly says “there is no more complete expression of the full emotion of the holiday season than this miraculous work.”   

This concert is underwritten in part by Mr. and Mrs. James and Karen Hargreaves, the estate of Jelorma Lopresti DeMario, and by Mr. and Mrs. John Follansbee, III.

Tickets are available online or at the box office. They are also available at the door from 6:00 PM on the evening of the concert.

The JSO Box Office is now located at the JSO offices on the second floor of the Galleria Mall from 12-4 on Wednesdays and from 10-1 on Thursdays and Fridays.

Come one, come all for a FREE evening of holiday music-making. Bring your instrument or warm up those pipes and join Music Director James Blachly to ring in the holiday season.

We have chairs and sheet music for you. If you play an instrument, bring a stand!

Music is available by clicking the link below!

Join us for a holiday-themed concert performed by the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet! The concert is sponsored in part by PennCrest Bank. This event is open to the public.

Our Lady of Mercy Chapel, Mount Aloysius College
Reception to follow in the Wolf-Kuhn Gallery with the musicians
Tickets: $25/person

Tickets are available here!

The JSO Brass Quintet is comprised of:
Micah Holt and Jay Villella, trumpet
Heidi Lucas, horn
Bruce Tychinski, trombone
Larry Dine, tuba

This concert is free and general admission.

Community Strings was born in the spring of 2009 as part of the engagement initiatives of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra (JSO), when a group of adult string players gathered with the purpose of forming an ensemble to make music together, in the spirit of our region’s strong tradition of municipal bands and choruses. The avocational musicians, from as far away as Berlin and Loretto, across Somerset and Cambria counties, have been meeting simply to enjoy and enrich their personal accomplishments alongside players of similar yet varied skill levels.

The goal has been to rehearse and perform, to learn as a group from Director Elizabeth Pile and from each other, and to enrich each player's life with the communal enjoyment of music. Additional benefits include improvement of individual skill levels, learning to understand the dynamics of playing as an ensemble (rather than on their own), and flexibility of rehearsing and performing in a casual, low-pressure environment.

** The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown requires that face coverings be worn at all times while indoors at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center. **

November 13, 2021 at 7:30 PM: V for Victory: The JSO Returns to the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center  

This concert is underwritten in part In honor of John and Magdalene Stroz by their granddaughter and Leonardo DRS

November 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, and this Veterans Day we honor the courage of our fellow citizens in their service to our country with this special concert. William Grant Still’s Fanfare for American War Heroes, Gene Scheer’s American Anthem, John Williams’s Hymn to the Fallen, and Richard Rodgers’s Victory At Sea will be followed by Beethoven’s fateful and triumphant fifth symphony, which served as a beacon of hope and inspiration for our troops and our allies serving overseas.    

Tickets are available online or at the box office. They are also available at the door from 6:00 PM on the evening of the concert.

The JSO Box Office is now located at the JSO offices on the second floor of the Galleria Mall from 12-4 on Wednesdays and from 10-1 on Thursdays and Fridays.

Award-winning fiddle superstars Mark and Maggie O'Connor join the combined forces of the IUP Symphony Orchestra and the Johnstown Symphony Youth Orchestra (Alexandra Dee and David Anderson, conductors). This all-American concert will feature Mark O'Connor performing his ground-breaking "Improvised Violin Concerto." O'Connor creates his solo part from scratch at every performance, so this is guaranteed to be a one-of-a-kind concert.

Tickets are available here!

$10 for adults 

$8 for 60+ and IUP faculty/staff 

$6 for under 18 and IUP students 

inSPIREd: JSO at the Grand Halle:  Portraits in Sound  

Very special thanks to partial concert sponsors Milkie’s Lawn and Garden Center!

SOLD OUT

The Grand Halle on Broad Street, $25 pp  

Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring depicts life in a Pennsylvania town as a family establishes themselves in a new home. Before becoming an orchestral conductor, Maestro Blachly devoted himself to composition, with over 40 commissions for ensembles of all sizes. In this one-of-a-kind program, a series of six “musical portraits” he composed over the past year for friends of the JSO will be performed by chamber ensembles and solo instruments. This partnership with Cambria City’s The Steeples Project forms a part of the inSPIREd series, which began during the pandemic and returns by popular demand.  

NOTE the start time for this concert has now been confirmed.

Twentieth Memorial Tribute Concert at  Flight 93 National Memorial  

This concert is free and open to the public. Please see the link below for COVID mitigation and security details. The concert will be livestreamed here.

The JSO’s appearance at this event is made possible in part by an Anonymous Donor, the Riggs Family Foundation, FIS Global and Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC.

In collaboration with Friends of Flight 93, and National Park Service, the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra will offer music as part of the community observance.   

On September 11, the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra will perform Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World,” in a community concert as part of the memorial observance near the Wall of Names.  

Complete, current information is available at https://www.nps.gov/flni/planyourvisit/sept11observance.htm  

NOTE the start time for this event has been confirmed by the National Park Service.

Music at the Luminaria Ceremony as part of the Twentieth Memorial Tribute at Flight 93 National Memorial  

The JSO’s appearance at this event is made possible in part by an Anonymous Donor, the Riggs Family Foundation, FIS Global and Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC.

In collaboration with Friends of Flight 93, and National Park Service, the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra will offer music as part of the community observance.   

As part of the respectful tribute and peaceful time of reflection, the Johnstown Symphony to participate as the musical component for the Luminaria Ceremony. As the JSO strings play the music of Mahler, Samuel Barber, and George Walker, forty candle lanterns will be lit and carried by family members, and distinguished guests, and placed below the names of each of the passengers and crew members of Flight 93.  

This program is free and open to the public. Complete information will be available at  https://www.nps.gov/flni/planyourvisit/sept11observance.htm