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"EXTRA, EXTRA!"
Free Labor Day Concert
Canal Basin Park
Sat. Sept. 4th, 6 p.m.

"Cushion Concert"
Piano and Voice
Altoona Library
Sat. Sept. 25th, 11 a.m.

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2010-2011 Season
"Musical Escapes"


"Extra, Extra!"

Labor Day Outdoor Concert
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 6:00 p.m.

Kick off the ASO’s 82nd season at Hollidaysburg’s Canal Basin Park with our third annual FREE park concert. Arrive early with your chair, blanket and picnic basket for an evening of beautiful music in the great outdoors of Central Pennsylvania. This will be the first of many, ‘Musical Escapes’ performed this season by the amazing musicians of the Altoona Symphony Orchestra!

Sponsored by Borough of Hollidaysburg,Hollidaysburg Arts Council, McLanahans & Wolf Kuhn Foundation



“Music Par Excellence”

Saturday, October 2, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Mishler Theatre

Haydn - Symphony no.101 in D Major, ‘The Clock’
Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, op.56a
Brahms - Violin Concerto in D Major, op.77

Bella Hristova, Guest Artist

Sponsored by Wolf-Kuhn Foundation & Altoona First Savings Bank



“Enchanted Moments”

Halloween Concert
Sunday, October 31, 2010, 2:30 p.m
Mishler Theatre

Enjoy a fun-filled family concert featuring‘haunting’ selections such as Debussy’s The Afternoon of a Faun, Mussorsky’s Night on the Bald Mountain, and Saint Saens’ Danse macabre. Come, get all dressed up and hear chilling music that will rattle your bones.

Sponsored by Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield



“Christmas Extravaganza”

Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 4, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Mishler Theatre

Celebrate the season with traditional holiday music at the region’s favorite Christmas concert. The amazing musicians of the Altoona Symphony Orchestra will be joined by local childrens choirs and a brass ensemble. Our festive holiday concert at the beautiful Mishler Theatre is always a sell-out. Get your tickets today!

Sponsored by New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. & M&T Bank



“Music from Extraordinary Times”

Saturday, March 19, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Mishler Theatre

Beethoven - Coriolan Overture, op.62
Mozart - Horn Concerto no.4 in Eb Major, K.495
Mozart - Symphony no.25 in g minor, K.183
Beethoven - Symphony no.3 in Eb Major, op.55

Jeffrey Lang, Guest Artist

Sponsored by Gwin, Dobson & Foreman



“Music of Enlightenment”

Saturday, April 9, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Concert at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

Elgar - Sospiri Respighi - Suite in G Major for Organ and Strings
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Rheinberger - Organ Concerto no. 1 in F Major, op.137, ‘The Romantic’

Nicholas Will, Organist

Sponsored by The Hite Company



“Estancia!”

Saturday, May 7, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Mishler Theatre

John Williams - The Cowboys Overture
Copland - Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes
Ginestera - Estancia, Op.8a
Silvestre Revueltas - La Noche de Los Mayas

Featuring Penn State Percussion Ensemble
Dan Armstrong, Director