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Season Concert 1: Dance and Folk Music

Sunday, September 15, 2024

3:00pm | Penn State Recital Hall

Gerardo Edelstein, Music Director

Michael Hanley, baritone

Manuel de Falla - The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 1

Aaron Copland - Old American Songs
Featuring Michael Hanley, baritone

Béla Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances

Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 3 in D major

Be inspired to get up and dance as you are transported to Spain, Romania, and beyond! We open the season in Spain with Manuel de Falla’s comedic Three Cornered Hat Suite, followed by American composer Aaron Copland’s Old American Folk Songs featuring baritone soloist Michael Hanley. Hungarian composer Béla Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances will immerse you in the folk music of Transylvania, and this concert ends with Schubert’s energizing Symphony No. 3. Get ready to tap your feet and cheer with this season opener.

Concert Sponsors: Arthur Curtze

Guest Artist Sponsor:

Holiday Concert

Sunday, December 15, 2024

3:00pm | State College Area High School
New Venue for 2024
Tickets sold through our website, NOT at the Eisenhower Box Office

Gerardo Edelstein, Music Director

Erik Clayton, Guest Conductor

State College Area Master Singers

Oratorio de Noël - Camille Saint-Saëns

The Nutcracker Suite - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr. Iain Farrington)

Additional works to be announced

Celebrate sounds of the holiday season with the PCO. Experience a dramatic retelling of the Christmas story with the majestic Christmas Oratorio by Camille Saint-Saëns, featuring the State College High School Master Singers. Enjoy a collection of additional works that will fuel your holiday spirit!

Concert Sponsor: Whalley Charitable Trust

Guest Artist Sponsor: The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau

Season Concert 2: British Landscapes

Sunday, January 26, 2025

3:00pm | Penn State Recital Hall

Gerardo Edelstein, Music Director

Timothy Deighton, viola

Felix Mendelssohn – The Hebrides Overture, “Fingal’s Cave”

Rebecca Clarke (orch. Ruth Lomon) – Viola Sonata
Featuring Timothy Deighton, viola

Franz J. Haydn – Symphony No. 104 in D Major, “London”

Journey to the shores of England. Experience the flowing and evocative imagery of Fingal’s Cave in Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and the lush melodies of Rebecca Clarke’s Viola Sonata featuring violist Timothy Deighton. Haydn’s joyous “London” Symphony ends this masterful collection of British classical works.

Concert Sponsor: George & Nina Woskob

Guest Artist Sponsor: Connie & Lefty McIntyre

Free Family Concert

Saturday, March 22, 2025

11am | Good Shepherd Catholic Church

Fernanda Lastra, Guest Conductor

Works to be announced

Calling music lovers of all ages! Come experience the sights and sounds of the orchestra up close at our FREE family concert. This one-hour concert is sure to be a hit for the whole family.

Concert Sponsor:

Additional Funding:

Season Concert 3: Beethoven Bash

Saturday, May 3, 2025
7:30pm

Sunday, May 4, 2025
3:00pm

Penn State Recital Hall

Gerardo Edelstein, Music Director

Laura Choi Stuart, soprano

Timothi Williams, mezzo-soprano

Andrew Sauvageau, tenor

Timothy LeFebvre, baritone

State College Choral Society

Ludwig van Beethoven - Mass in C Major

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 4

Get a full helping of Beethoven at our epic season finale! The dramatic and powerful Mass in C Major opens our program, featuring the choral forces of the State College Choral Society. The concert ends with the energetic Symphony No. 4, a perfect end to an exciting season. You won’t want to miss this one!

Concert Sponsors: Gary & Christina Schell and Nancy Eaton