The Nittany Valley Symphony Presents the 2025-2026 Season:
Harmony in Community
Tickets available below or at the box office the day of the concert.
Romance and Reverie
Sunday, Sep. 21, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
Bellefonte Area High School Auditorium
Delius, In a Summer Garden
Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez: Jonathan Gangi, soloist
Rimsky-Korsakov, Symphony No. 2 in F-sharp Minor “Antar”
Borodin, Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Sunday, nov. 16, 2025, 3:00 p.m
State College High School Performing Arts Center
Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Incidental Music
Collaboration with VanDance Inc., Tempest Productions, State High Thespians and Dancers, State High Chorus, and Soprano soloists blending scenes from Shakespeare’s play with Mendelssohn’s Incidental Music.
Carnival of the Animals (Family Concert)
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, 3:00 p.m.
State College High School Performing Arts Center
Side by Side Collaboration with State High Orchestra Advanced Strings
Copland, An Outdoor Overture
Copland, Down a Country Lane
Ann Keller Young Soloist Competition Winner
Saint-Saens, Carnival of the Animals: Amy Gustafson and Erin Chen, soloists
No tickets, free to attend
America at 250
Thursday, Mar. 19, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Eisenhower Auditorium
Program featuring a range of American musical idioms (Jazz, Classical, Film/Music Theatre) that highlight how American music shaped the 20th century. Included on this program will be Bernstein’s On the Waterfront Suite and Overture to Candide in addition to William Grant Still’s Poem for Orchestra, alongside works by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and John Williams.
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Hearts on fire
Friday, May 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Bellefonte Area High School Auditorium
Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Böhme, Trumpet Concerto in F Minor: George Carpten, IV, soloist
Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 in D Major