Johnstown Symphony Orchestra

the 20th anniversary season of chamber orchestra concerts the Centre Region PCO is the Centre Region's professional chamber orchestra. Founded in 1991 the orchestra has performed both rare and well-known music by the greatest composers, from the Baroque period to the present day. Maestro Douglas Meyer, the orchestra's founding conductor, serves as Conductor and Music Director and the ensemble's performers include members of Penn State's School of Music Faculty along with professionals and pre-professional students from the University. The orchestra performs regularly in State College and has carried its concerts to Philipsburg, St Marys and to the Bedford Summer Music Festival. Here's what we're about: In addition to its regular series of concerts PCO provides educational services to area elementary schools through performances and demonstrations by members of the orchestra. More than 2, 000 young students have been impacted by these programs.

In 1984, the JSO welcomed the arrival of internationally acclaimed conductor Maestro Istvan Jaray to the podium. He has now completed 24 seasons as the Music Director. His dynamic leadership has brought the JSO to the rank of a high-quality metropolitan orchestra. Today, the Johnstown Symphony presents a seven-concert core subscription series, pops concerts, a Christmas concert and touring concerts throughout the Western Pennsylvania region. The JSO also offers two back-to-back Young Peoples Concerts for grade school students and has performed the Indiana Symphony Series, which consisted of five concerts, repeating the Johnstown Symphony Series. In addition, the JSO performs a free 4th of July pops concert for the general public. In 1992, the symphony moved to a new performance hall which was built to be the official home of the JSO - The Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, located on the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown campus. 227 Franklin St., PA 15901 Johnstown Suite 304 | Phone: 814 ) 535-6738 | FAX: 814 ) 535-6739