Come see this beautiful house and its gardens Musical Salon, Sinfonia Style Saturday, June 30, 2012 2803 W. Chew Street, Allentown, PA Open House and Gardens 1:00 - 5:00 pm      including gardening presentations Live Chamber Music 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 pm      by Sinfonia musicians Informal Garden Presentations  1:30, 2:30 and 3:30      Claudia Steckel, Barbara Malt Elegant Refreshments, Wine Tasting

What to Expect This will be a most pleasant and hospitable afternoon. You will have an inside look at one of Allentown's grand historic homes plus an optional stroll through the gardens with your questions answered by our gardening presenters. Drawing upon Allentown's designation as an Audubon Bird Town, the presentations will focus on promoting backyard habitats that create food and shelter for birds and fauna. Claudia is a consultant to the PA Land Trust and owner of Botanical Inventory.  Barbara is Vice President of the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society and co-author of Birds of the Lehigh Valley and Vicinity. There will be three sets of lovely chamber music played by our musicians which you can enjoy while sipping wine or tasting elegant tidbits. Casual attire is welcomed. The event will be held rain or shine (there is ample indoor space and covered patios.)

Advanced Tickets (thru 6/29) $20.00 Admission at the Door $25.00 CALL NOW and reserve 610-434-7811 psoboxoffice@verizon.net

If you missed this, it's a shame.

Here is a story about the show from The Morning Call.

Revelations - the concert on March 5, 2011

We heard some incredible music and watched art being created at the same time

The orchestra performed BACH's Goldberg Variations while artist, Abie Harris, painted.



Meta Weiss performed wizardry on the cello as the evening's soloist.

Lift Your Voice!

Thursday, January 27 - Sunday, January 30, 2011

Back by Popular Demand!

Sinfonia's FAITH! "Clash of the Valley Choirs" gospel choir extravaganza took a new direction in its third year on January 27-30th, 2011.

We had packed houses at Foy Hall, First Presbyterian Church and also Christ Lutheran Church where Essence of Joy under the direction of Dr. Tony Leach rocked the rafters with incredible gospel music!

Over 1200 people participated as choir members, students, audience, and workshop participants in a weekend-long inspiring celebration of gospel music with guest clinician, Dr. Anthony Leach. His choir from Penn State, Essence of Joy, performed on Sunday at Christ Lutheran Church to a packed house - even with the snowy weather! Stay tuned for plans for another year's workshop!

Tony Leach

View a video of the fun from 2009 (courtesy of Diana Morse of Lehigh Valley Source).

This past year's Scary Sinfonia

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Reception: 6:00 - 7:00 pm Concert: 7:30 pm

Allen Organ, Macungie

Scary Sinfonia is back for another year on Saturday, October 30 at Octave Hall, Allen Organ Headquarters. Concert goers can come in costume (optional) and enjoy ghoulish goodies and live music (including organ and string quartet) performed by members of the PA Sinfonia Orchestra. This year, Allentown Public Theatre joins the orchestra with a presentation of Edgar Allan Poe's A Tell-Tale Heart.

Perhaps the most unique instrumental Halloween treat of the evening, however, is a one-person "spoken opera", a piece performed by PA Sinfonia string bassist (and narrator) Nancy Merriam. The three-movement piece by Jon Deak is titled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (The Hound of the Baskervilles)" which uses text by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The piece will require Nancy to play bass, narrate the dialogue of six characters, and produce interesting sound effects on her bass.

Lots of good music and fun will be programmed around a Halloween theme! Read the whole story.

The pre-concert reception (separate charge) will begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by the concert at 7:30 p.m.

Admission is $15 for the concert, $35 for the concert and pre-concert reception.

This is a fundraiser for the Sinfonia.

These pictures from last year (also courtesy of Diana Morse) show some of the fun.