Ring in the Holidays by enjoying the festive sounds of the Philharmonic’s Holiday Concert featuring the Ballet Theater of Scranton, the Choral Society of Northeastern PA, the Bloomsburg University Concert Choir and a special visit from you-know-who! This is a fun, family-friendly concert that will get you into the spirit of the most wonderful time of the year!
Ring in the Holidays by enjoying the festive sounds of the Philharmonic’s Holiday Concert featuring the Ballet Theater of Scranton, the Choral Society of Northeastern PA, the Bloomsburg University Concert Choir and a special visit from you-know-who! This is a fun, family-friendly concert that will get you into the spirit of the most wonderful time of the year!
Our March concert begins with Beethoven’s well-known Egmont Overture. This inspiring work closes with a jubilant and mighty fanfare—the perfect way to celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday!
Fei-Fei Dong is the soloist for Beethoven’s stirring Emperor Piano Concerto. Formerly a winner in the famous Van Cliburn competition, the Huffington Post said this about her playing: “Dong’s unforgettable Beethoven stretched the dimensions of the music’s time and space with risk-taking rapture… It was illuminating, poetic Beethoven…” Closing the concert is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, perhaps one of his best-known compositions and one of the most frequently played symphonies. It is widely considered one of the cornerstones of western music.
Celebrate Beethoven’s belated 250th birthday with his soul stirring G Major String trio along with some surprise party guests! Featuring NEPP violinist Sasha Margolis, violist David Creswell, and cellist Alberto Parrini, this concert celebrates the 150th Anniversary of St. Luke’s current church on Wyoming Avenue.
Jerry Herman is a legendary composer/lyricist of the American Musical Theatre and one of Broadway’s most beloved icons. From “Hello, Dolly” and “Mame” to “Mack and Mabel” and “La Cage aux Folles,” Jerry Herman’s songs have lit up Broadway for decades with toe-tapping, soul-stirring musical showstoppers. We’re excited to share his musical legacy with a new generation of music lovers. Performed by a cast of New York’s top Broadway and concert stars, this exciting show celebrates the songs and stories of one of the true giants of musical theatre.
Opening this concert is one of Tchaikovsky’s best-loved works, the Romeo and Juliet Overture. The piece’s famous love theme has sunk into the world’s consciousness and is perhaps one of the most recognizable melodies in the world. Alberto Parrini, the Philharmonic’s principal cellist, is the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme. The work’s long lyrical melodies, virtuosic technical passages and grandiose cadenzas are sure to amaze! Closing the concert is Tchaikovsky’s glorious Symphony No. 5. Hear our orchestra spotlighted in this powerful symphonic work!
We close our 50th season with dazzling fireworks of woodwind flurries with members of the NEPP woodwind section performing works by Samuel Barber, Valerie Coleman, and French masters. This concert will also celebrate the 250th anniversary of the First Presbyterian Church.