Join Allentown Symphony Composer in Residence Clarice Assad and local composers in an informal evening of new music by area composers of all ages!
Enjoy a Free concert performed by young string players from throughout the Lehigh Valley. Music by Beethoven, Joe Jaxson, and Florence Price. Conducted by Diane Wittry, Music Director of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Michelle Johnson - Soprano
Margaret Mezzacappa - Mezzo Soprano
Kyle Van Schoonhoven - Tenor
Enrico Lagasca - Bass-Baritone
FANFARE ON AMAZING GRACE - Adolphus Hailstork
ANDANTE CANTABILE from String Quartet No 2 - Florence Price
WORLD PREMIERE - Joe Jaxson
ODE TO JOY FANFARE - Diane Wittry
SYMPHONY No. 9 - Beethoven
Michelle Johnson - Soprano
Margaret Mezzacappa - Mezzo Soprano
Kyle Van Schoonhoven - Tenor
Enrico Lagasca - Bass Baritone
FANFARE ON AMAZING GRACE - Adolphus Hailstork
ANDANTE CANTABILE from String Quartet No 2 - Florence Price
WORLD PREMIERE - Joe Jaxson
ODE TO JOY FANFARE - Diane Wittry
SYMPHONY No. 9 - Beethoven
New York Conducting Workshop
Join Conductor Diane Wittry in New York for 5 days of of conducting lessons, rehearsals, and masterclasses. May 15 - 19, 2024. Repertoire, Mozart - Overture to Don Giovanni; Beethoven - Symphony No. 8; Louise Farrenc - Symphony No. 3 - new edition by Diane Wittry
Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute
Conductors Diane Wittry and Anna Edwards teach a week long conducting course on beautiful Whidbey Island, Washington, off the coast of Seattle. August 5 - 10, 2024. Repertoire by Beethoven, Hailstork, Wagner, Mendelssohn, and Wittry! Conducting Fellows will participate in a concert at the conclusion of the workshop.
Concert Schedule for 2024-2025 to be updated soon
The magic of Repertory Dance Theatre's Nutcracker brings enchantment to your holidays. Professional guest artists are joined by a cast of 100 dancers with Tchaikovky's beloved score performed live by the Allentown Symphony.
The magic of Repertory Dance Theatre's Nutcracker brings enchantment to your holidays. Professional guest artists are joined by a cast of 100 dancers with Tchaikovky's beloved score performed live by the Allentown Symphony.
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Diane Wittry Conductor
Parkland High School Chorus
Camille Zamora Soloist
A sellout every year and now an Allentown holiday tradition! Classics, carols, sing-alongs and plenty of surprises (including a visit from a certain North Pole resident!). Perfect for family, friends and co-workers.
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Diane Wittry Conductor
Parkland High School Chorus
Camille Zamora Soloist
A sellout every year and now an Allentown holiday tradition! Classics, carols, sing-alongs and plenty of surprises (including a visit from a certain North Pole resident!). Perfect for family, friends and co-workers.
P.M.E.A. Regional Festival at Miller Symphony Hall with Diane Wittry, Guest Conductor
Diane Wittry will be the featured guest Conductor for the P.M.E.A (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association) yearly High School Orchestra Festival. This is the first time it will be held at Miller Symphony Hall, home of the Allentown Symphony.
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Diane Wittry Conductor
Sherezade Panthaki Soprano
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4
Grazyna Bacewicz
Concerto for String Orchestra
Richard Wagner
Overture to Tannhauser
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Diane Wittry Conductor
Sherezade Panthaki Soprano
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4
Grazyna Bacewicz
Concerto for String Orchestra
Richard Wagner
Overture to Tannhauser
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Diane Wittry Conductor
Based upon the principles of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math), this family concert illustrates many parallels between music and the living parts of an ecosystem. Balance and diversity are just two of the concepts presented through music composed by Mozart, Bach, Copland and others.
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Diane Wittry Conductor
Deanna Breiwick Soprano
John Brancy Baritone
Allentown Symphony Chorus
Eduardo Azzati Chorus Master
Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Donna Nobis Pacem, featuring the poetry of Walt Whitman
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Diane Wittry Conductor
Deanna Breiwick Soprano
John Brancy Baritone
Allentown Symphony Chorus
Eduardo Azzati Chorus Master
Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Donna Nobis Pacem, featuring the poetry of Walt Whitman
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
A Chamber Ensemble of Allentown Symphony musicians performs works of local composers as well as selections by prominent composers of today including Composer-In-Residence Clarice Assad. All work has a Spanish/Latin influence or fall into the category of Latin Jazz.
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
The Allentown Symphony Orchestra's Young Musician String Festival is comprised of students from the Greater Lehigh Valley. Students receive music in advance to practice and meet to rehearse with Diane Wittry, ASO musicians, and El Systema Lehigh Valley teaching artists before the performance at Miller Symphony Hall. This is one of many ASO Education Programs.
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Diane Wittry Conductor
Gaeun Kim Cello
Clarice Assad
"Frankenstein" World Premiere
Aulis Sallinen
Cello Concerto, Op. 44
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5
