2009 -2010 Season

Classical Series
Saturdays 8pm and Sundays at 3pm

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American Voices

October 3 at 8pm - Tickets
October 4 at 3pm - Tickets

Diane Wittry, conductor
Julie-Ann Whitely Green, soprano
Edward Pleasant, baritone

Join us for this concert of American composers depicting American Life.

Overture to "The School for Scandal"	Barber
Selections from Porgy and Bess	Gershwin
Appalachian Spring	Copland
Three Dances from "On the Town"	Bernstein

Capture a slice of American pie through the American composers on this program!! Visit Catfish Row in Charleston, South Carolina with the music of Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess.  Capture a perfect Copland musical depiction of the Pennsylvania countryside and a quiet farming community with "Appalachain Spring."  And Bernstein takes us to the most famous city of them all, New York.  Join us for this concert of American composers depicting American life.

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Brahms Festival

November 14 at 8pm - Tickets
November 15 at 3pm - Tickets

Diane Wittry, conductor
Eduardus Halim, piano soloist

Frenergy - Pennsylvania Premiere	John Estacio
Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 37, c minor	Beethoven
Symphony No. 4, Op. 98, e minor	Brahms

 

Get ready to be propelled by Frenergy, a piece by Canada's leading composer John Estacio, paired with the power of Brahms' final Symphony, No. 4.  Bold, dramatic musical writing will keep you captivated.  Tender moments will make you reminisce.  Between these two musical book-ends, we have Beethoven's wonderful Piano Concerto No. 3 with world-renowned pianist, Eduardus Halim, who is returning to the Lehigh Valley for his second performance with the Allentown Symphony.

Preceding the Sunday Concert, we will be hosting our 2nd Annual String Festival for young Lehigh Valley musicians.

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Romeo & Juliet

 

February 13 at 8pm - Tickets

February 14 at 3pm - Tickets

 

 

Diane Wittry, Conductor

Sarah Lane & Luis Ribagorda from the
American Ballet Theatre Company  

 

Romeo & Juliet	David Diamond
Romeo & Juliet Suites	Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet (Love Scene)	Berlioz
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story	Bernstein

 

Hear four different musical interpretations of Shakespeare’s famous love story, “Romeo and Juliet.” David Diamond, Sergei Prokofiev, Hector Berlioz and Leonard Bernstein have all set this story to music — one as a concert suite, others, a ballet, a choral symphony, a Broadway musical. Each one brings their own artistic stamp and musical voice. The concert will feature dancers from the American Ballet Theatre.

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Sibelius Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

 

March 13 at 8pm - Tickets

March 14 at 3pm - Tickets

 

Diane Wittry, Conductor

2009 Schadt Winner

SoJin Kim, Violinist

Lamentoso (World Premiere)	Wittry
Concerto for Violin, Op. 47, d minor	Sibelius
Violin Soloist - SoJin Kim, 2009 Schadt Winner
Symphony No. 3, Op. 56, a minor	Mendelssohn

 

As we create a work of art or recreate it, each of us trys to capture emotions and impressions in music. Driven by a sense of inspiration and passion for what we do, see that passion culminate in a concert featuring a world premiere by Music Director Diane Wittry, a vivid solo performance by the 2009 Schadt String Competition winner, SoJin Kim, and Mendelssohn’s musical impressions of the landscape of Scotland. Sit back and enjoy as we bring music to life to touch your heart and your soul. 

 

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Gypsy Rhythms

 

April 10 at 8pm - Tickets

April 11 at 3pm - Tickets

 

Diane Wittry, conductor

Laurence Kaptain, Cimbalom

 

Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1, A major	Enesco
Ragtime	Stravinsky
Hary Janos Suite (Cimbalom)	Kodaly
Concerto for Orchestra	Bartok
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, d minor	Liszt

 

 

Music is an integral part of every culture in the world. Especially exciting are gypsy rhythms and melodies of Hungary and Eastern Europe. Bartok, Enesco, Kodaly, Stravinsky, and Liszt, all used folk music as the focal point for the pieces featured in this concert. Melodies are woven into the fabric of the music and create the toe-tapping excitement of a folk performance. Joining us for the concert will be Laurence Kaptain on an unusual Hungarian folk instrument similar to the dulcimer, called a “cimbalom.” This is a concert you won’t want to miss!