Bassist Gabriel Severn, a junior at Loyalsock Township High School, is the U.S. winner of the Joe Zawinul Foundation for Achievement’s “Z” Award. The “Z” Award is given annually to a music student from Austria and a music student in the United States for demonstrating exceptional ...
Williamsport’s world-famous Repasz Band will present its annual spring concert for free at 7:30 p.m. on May 24 at the Community Arts Center. After an unusual year involving virus restrictions, practice protocols and an arduous move to a new rehearsal space in Montgomery, the 191-year-old ...
It’s time to shake off the winter blues and celebrate spring with the Buffalo Valley Singers’ annual Pops concert. Titled “Why We Sing,” the concert holds a special place in the choir’s history, according to a recent press release. Although BVS began to practice the planned set of music in spring of 2020, the concert was canceled due to the COVID pandemic. “I view this concert as a celebration of the way in which all of us faced the uncertainty of the last two years with patience and perseverance,” said Connie Pawling-Young, director of BVS. “Why We Sing” will ...
“From the seductive dances of Latin America to the exquisite tunes of Central and Eastern Europe, you will be immersed in the most melody-filled compositions from different regions of the globe,” said Maestro Gerardo Edelstein, director and conductor of the Williamsport Symphony ...
The Rialto Theatre in Canton celebrated its grand reopening as the Western Bradford County Rialto Theatre in early April. The Western Bradford County Rialto Theatre has a long history in Canton that dates back to when it first opened as the Crawford Theater in 1912. On October 30, 1940, the ...
For its season finale, the Community Theatre League invites its audiences to dip below the surface of the sea. The family musical “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” has 7:30 p.m. performances on June 17, 18 and 23-25, with 2 p.m. matinees on June 19 and 26 at the Community Theatre League, 100 W. Third St., downtown Williamsport. Based upon Hans Christian Anderson’s beloved tale and Disney’s animated film, “The Little Mermaid” has music by Alan Menken, including “Under The Sea,” an Oscar winner for “Best Original Song.” In CTL’s stage version, Aubyn Johnson makes his ...
