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Season Finale: The Music of the Police
May
18

Season Finale: The Music of the Police

For the first time ever, we close out our 2023/24 season with a full-scale arena rock concert! Symphony-rock masters Jeans ʼn 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 1st Summit Arena will finally come true as we invite over 2,000 people to attend our largest JSO concert ever.

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PPAC Finale: The Planets and Star Wars
Apr
27

PPAC Finale: The Planets and Star Wars

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.

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Mountaintop Masterpieces by Perry and Brahms
Feb
10

Mountaintop Masterpieces by Perry and Brahms

One of the most sought-after musicians of our generation, three-time GRAMMY® nominated violinist Curtis Stewart makes his JSO debut performing Julia Perry’s long neglected yet strikingly beautiful Concerto for Violin. Also experience an early 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.

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A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jan
14

A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Greater Johnstown High School, Cochran Auditorium (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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.

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Holiday Concert
Dec
9

Holiday Concert

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.

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Candlelight Concert
Nov
18

Candlelight Concert

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.

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Opening Night: Rhapsody in Blue & The Firebird
Oct
21

Opening Night: Rhapsody in Blue & The Firebird

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.

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JSO Musician Auditions
Oct
15

JSO Musician Auditions

Musician Auditions

The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra and Maestro James Blachly are pleased to announce auditions for the following positions:

  • Piccolo/Flute 3

  • Principal Horn

  • Principal Trumpet

  • Principal Harp

  • Associate Concertmaster

  • Section First Violin

  • Principal Second Violin

  • Section Viola

  • Section Cello

  • Section Double Bass

The audition application date of October 1st has passed and we are no longer accepting new applications.

To be added to the waitlist to audition, please email Personnel Manager at mstombaugh@johnstownsymphony.org


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