LUSH LIFE Diane Wittry and THE MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON AND BILLY STRAYHORN. Diane Wittry conducts the Allentown Symphony in the smooth, seductive sound of Duke Ellington and those Billy Strayhorn standards: “Satin Doll,” “Take the A Train,” and more. It won’t mean a thing if you’re not there to swing!
Cello - Luigi Piovano
Viola - Cindy Phelps
DON QUIXOTE - Richard Strauss
DON GIOVANNI OVERTURE - W.A. Mozart
SELECTIONS FROM CARMEN - Georges Bizet
Cello - Luigi Piovano
Viola - Cindy Phelps
DON QUIXOTE - Richard Strauss
DON GIOVANNI OVERTURE - W.A. Mozart
SELECTIONS FROM CARMEN - Georges Bizet
Music in Motion - Let's Dance!
SLAVONIC DANCE NO. 8 Antonin Dvorak
HABANERA from CARMEN Georges Bizet
PIZZICATO POLKA Johann & Josef Strauss
WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS from THE NUTCRACKER BALLET Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"JUBA DANCE" from SYMPHONY NO. 1 Florence Price
HUAPANGO Jose Pablo Moncayo
HOE DOWN from RODEO Aaron Copland
SING, SING, SING (WITH A SWING) Louis Prima & Benny Goodman
Music in Motion - Let's Dance!
SLAVONIC DANCE NO. 8 Antonin Dvorak
HABANERA from CARMEN Georges Bizet
PIZZICATO POLKA Johann & Josef Strauss
WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS from THE NUTCRACKER BALLET Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"JUBA DANCE" from SYMPHONY NO. 1 Florence Price
HUAPANGO Jose Pablo Moncayo
HOE DOWN from RODEO Aaron Copland
SING, SING, SING (WITH A SWING) Louis Prima & Benny Goodman
Music in Motion - Let's Dance!
SLAVONIC DANCE NO. 8 Antonin Dvorak
HABANERA from CARMEN Georges Bizet
PIZZICATO POLKA Johann & Josef Strauss
WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS from THE NUTCRACKER BALLET Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"JUBA DANCE" from SYMPHONY NO. 1 Florence Price
HUAPANGO Jose Pablo Moncayo
HOE DOWN from RODEO Aaron Copland
SING, SING, SING (WITH A SWING) Louis Prima & Benny Goodman
Enjoy a Free concert performed by the three finalist of the National Schadt String Competition. $12,000 First Prize and a performance with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. Diane Wittry, Music Director and Conductor.
Timothy Chooi, Violin
THE BAMBOULA - RHAPSODIC DANCE NO. 1 - Samuel Coleridge Taylor
SCOTTISH FANTASY - Max Bruch
SYMPHONY NO. 1 (GAELIC) - Amy Beach
Timothy Chooi, Violin
THE BAMBOULA - RHAPSODIC DANCE NO. 1 - Samuel Coleridge Taylor
SCOTTISH FANTASY - Max Bruch
SYMPHONY NO. 1 (GAELIC) - Amy Beach
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.