Our dynamic season opener begins by honoring the industrial history of our region, featuring Stacey Garrop’s Forging Steel, premiered by the Pittsburgh Symphony and performed with a specially curated version of the 1992 Guggenheim film of Mill workers in the Cambria Iron Works Machine Shop. Next, we celebrate the role of technology and innovation in our region with Automation, a composition that places the cello soloist against an AI version of itself, blurring the lines of technology and human creativity. On the second half, we perform Rachmaninoff’s extraordinary Symphonic Dances, his final orchestral masterpiece, composed in America in 1940.

We bring our popular candlelight series back to the Grand Halle, combining music that honors the cultural heritage of Johnstown. Reflective and energetic works by Quinn Mason and Music Director James Blachly, reflect music from Johnstown’s rich cultural heritage. To close the concert, the professional JSO strings join forces with our avocational Community Strings and the Johnstown Symphony Youth string quartet to perform Vaughan Williams’s beloved work Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, tracing lines of culture and melody across generations.

The Holidays would not be complete without the JSO’s Christmas Pops Concert, celebrating the magic of this season in this festive JSO tradition. Please note there will be a 3pm and 7:30 performance! Purchase your tickets early before they sell out!

Join us for an evening of inspiration and harmony as we unite to commemorate the profound message of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and celebrate the vibrant spirit of our community. The JSO Chorus, under the direction of Jeffrey L. Webb, along with local gospel choirs, will uplift and energize us with joyful melodies that resonate with the essence of Dr. King's legacy.

Program to feature Jeff Webb and the Classic Vinyl Concert Series

Jeff Webb & The Classic Vinyl Series and the JSO will perform iconic hits from legendary bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and many more! Join us for a night of excitement and nostalgia as we breathe new life into timeless melodies, ensuring an experience that will linger in your memory long after the final note fades away.

In a program celebrating the extraordinary beauty of this region, JSO Concertmaster Maureen Conlon Gutierrez performs a hidden gem for violin and horn, joining with one of the greatest hornists ever, the legendary Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s principal horn, Bill Caballero. On the second half is Sibelius’s nature-filled and triumphant Symphony No. 2, a beautiful journey through landscapes of space and time.

Our season finale is a concert that celebrates the strength of this community in overcoming adversity, and the way that beauty and faith guide us forward. Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony is his last symphonic statement, a work that is stunningly beautiful and expressive. Fauré’s Requiem is one of the most beloved choral works ever written – songful, soulful, and bringing us to a place of peace. The central movement, the Pie Jesu, will feature a young singer from the Johnstown region.