Symphonic Visions
“The Johnstown Symphony’s 98th Season: Symphonic Visions brings music to life through imagination, color, and bold ideas. From sweeping soundscapes to film scores and art-inspired works, this is a season that invites you to experience the orchestra in a fresh and exciting way.
You will hear the magic of Harry Potter, the beauty of La Mer, the power of Beethoven, and music that brings our community together in so many ways. Familiar and unexpected, this season is designed to surprise, inspire, and move you.
Above all, this season is joyful, energizing, and welcoming, whether you are joining us for the first time or if you are a long-time season ticket holder. This is your symphony, your sound and the vision we share.”
James Blachly, JSO Music Director
Single Tickets on Sale September 1st!
Halloween @ the Symphony
Night on Bald Mountain, This Midnight Hour, Music from Harry Potter, Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
October 17, 2026 - 7:30pm
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
Come in costume and step into a world of magic and mystery as the symphony brings a medley of Harry Potter to life alongside Mussorgsky’s thrilling Night on Bald Mountain and Anna Clyne’s This Midnight Hour.
The evening crescendos with Brahm’s spellbinding and monumental Piano Concerto No. 1 performed by the brilliant David Kaplan, making this a night of spellbinding music.
Honoring our Veterans
Beethoven, Hymn to the Fallen & Lalo Concerto featuring Maureen Conlon Gutierrez
November 14, 2026 - 7:30pm
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
Join us for a moving tribute to those who have served our nation, anchored by the soaring emotional power of John Williams' Hymn to the Fallen from Saving Private Ryan. JSO Concertmaster, Maureen Conlon Gutierrez, takes center stage to perform Lalo's sweeping and heroic concerto, and Beethoven’s 7th Symphony closes our evening with power and beauty.
Holiday Pops!
Featuring the Johnstown Symphony Chorus & Inclined to Sing
December 12, 2026 - 3:00pm & 7:30pm
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
It’s the most wonderful time of year at the JSO as the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra joins with the Johnstown Symphony Chorus under the direction of Jeffrey L. Webb and the spirited voices of Inclined to Sing under the direction of Emily Stumpo, for a festive celebration of the season. This cherished holiday tradition promises joy, warmth, and music that will fill your heart.
Date night @ the Symphony
Beloved romance and sports themes
February 13, 2027 - 7:30pm
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
Whether your passion is for classic rom-com movies or football, love is in the air as the Johnstown Symphony sets the perfect mood combining cinematic love themes from the silver screen with the electric energy of beloved sports anthems. Celebrate someone special or treat your friends and family to an evening of unforgettable music.
Symphony in Color
Debussy’s La Mer, Stacy Garrop’s Chroma, & Stravinsky with the Johnstown Symphony Chorus
April 24, 2027 - 7:30pm
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
Close out the season in spectacular fashion as the orchestra paints in sound with Debussy's shimmering seascape La Mer, the vivid colors of Stacy Garrop's Chroma, and the prayerful expressivity of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms. The Johnstown Symphony Chorus joins the stage for a triumphant finale that celebrates the full power and palette of the orchestral art form.
A Musical Gallery
Exclusive to our Full-Season Subscribers
May 15, 2027 - 7:30pm
The Grand Halle on Broad Street
As a special thank you to our loyal full-season subscribers, the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra invites you to an intimate evening of chamber music at the historic Grand Halle, a venue as special as the people who make our season possible.
Curated by JSO Concertmaster Maureen Conlon Gutierrez, this exclusive performance offers a beautifully crafted program featuring works by Bach, Mozart, Telemann, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Saint-Saëns, Amy Beach, and Astor Piazzolla.
It is our way of saying thank you to the subscribers whose support helps bring the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra’s season to life.
This concert is exclusively available to full-season subscribers.
Season Finale: The Music of The Police
1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial
For the first time ever, we close out our 2023/24 season with a full-scale arena rock concert! Symphony-rock masters Jeans ’n 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 arena will finally come true as we invite over 2,000 people to attend our largest JSO concert ever.
PPAC Finale: The Planets and Star Wars
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
*Please note we are currently sold out for this show. To be added to the waitlist for tickets, please email LWagner@johnstownsymphony.org
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.
Family Matinee
The Grand Halle
Featuring two soloists from the Johnstown Symphony Youth Orchestra and a special performance by Inclined to Sing!
Appropriate for kids of all ages, this concert will be held at the historic Grand Halle on Broad Street. Bring your whole family, and we will provide the music!
Mountaintop Masterpieces by Perry and Brahms
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
One of the most sought-after musicians of our generation, four-time GRAMMY® nominated violinist Curtis Stewart, makes his JSO debut performing Julia Perry’s long-neglected yet strikingly beautiful violin concerto. Also experience an early choral 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.
A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Greater Johnstown High School
Cochran Auditorium
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.
Holiday Concert
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
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.
Candlelight Concert
The Grand Halle on Broad Street
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.
Opening Night: Firebird & Rhapsody in Blue
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
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.