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Williamsport Symphony Orchestra returns in full for annual holiday concert

Now in his 13th season conducting the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Gerardo Edelstein is excited to kick off the most wonderful time of the year with the community as the full orchestra returns to the stage for his 13th holiday concert. “It’s the lucky number. I was born on the 13th, so every time I see that number, it’s good luck,” Edelstein laughed. “I can’t believe it’s already been 13 years. It’s fantastic for this community to have an orchestra of this caliber, and, for me, it’s very rewarding to work with such fine musicians.” The maestro’s high ...

Enrollment opens soon for Uptown’s winter semester

The Uptown Music Collective’s winter enrollment week begins on Dec. 12 and runs until Dec. 17, the music school announced recently via press release. Enrollment is open for both in-person and virtual private lessons on guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards and drums. The winter semester will ...

The Smith family making music with Mansfield for decades

MANSFIELD — The importance of music for developing healthy communities and societies has been known since ancient times. Plato said, “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” ...

Longtime Williamsport staple Repasz Band returns with free holiday concert

“The Repasz Band is back in full force!” declares conductor Jeff Dent. Indeed, after various COVID-related struggles with membership, practice and performance going all the way back to the spring of 2020, the city’s 191-year-old ensemble will perform its regular holiday concert this ...

Buffalo Valley Singers present ‘A Very Jazzy Christmas’

LEWISBURG — Originating in Mifflinburg, the Buffalo Valley Singers (BVS) have been performing for almost 50 years, and are gearing up for the annual Christmas concert. “We’ve welcomed many new members this season and are 80 strong,” BVS leadership announced in a recent press release. The singers are directed by Connie Pawling-Young. Bret Hosterman accompanies on piano and organ, and percussionist Fred Lawrence returns on drums and traps. The concert also features new-to-BVS soloists and instrumentalists. “Jazz is the flavor of this year’s Buffalo Valley Singers ...