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.

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.

Appropriate for kids of all ages, this downtown concert will be held at the historic Grand Halle on Broad Street. Bring your whole family, and we will provide the music!

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.

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.

The Johnstown Symphony Chorus will be holding auditions for the following voice parts:

-Soprano

-Tenor

-Bass

For further information, please reach out to Chorus Director, Jeffrey L. Webb, at jwebb@johnstownsymphony.org

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.

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.