Name: Meet The Artist
Start: 2024-09-20T12:00:00
Location: Miller Symphony Hall

Miller Symphony Hall

Join us at Miller Symphony Hall on April 25 & 26, 2026, for a transformative evening of music. The program features Mozart’s Requiem, renowned for its profound emotional depth. Also on the bill is a new cello concerto by rising composer Joe Jaxson, written for cellist Jalayne Mitchell. Jaxson describes the piece as a “vehicle for Jalayne,” aiming to channel her personal journey into a performance that embodies possibility, hope, and optimism amidst life’s chaos. The concert also includes Autumn Maria Reed’s Mental Health Suite, a poignant composition that reflects on the complexities of mental health, offering a space for reflection and understanding.

Mozart’s Requiem

Experience an unforgettable evening of music with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra on May 16 & 17, 2026, at Miller Symphony Hall! The program begins with an electrifying overture by Grazyna Bacewicz, the trailblazing Polish composer whose dynamic orchestral works are a feast for the senses. Next, renowned guest soloist Erik Ralske, principal horn of the Metropolitan Opera, will showcase his virtuosity in Strauss’s demanding and Romantic Horn Concerto No. 1. The night culminates in Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, “Titan,” a masterpiece bursting with youthful exuberance, introspection, and soaring melodies. Don’t miss this captivating concert—secure your tickets now!

Mahler’s Titan

Perhaps a night of ABBA music is the ultimate “guilty pleasure” for us all. With hundreds of millions of albums sold, some fifty years after they first formed the music of ABBA can still be heard – and seen – everywhere. Featuring four amazing Jeans ’n Classics vocalists and rock band performing the iconic songs of ABBA in all their pop, rock, dance, and evocative ballad glory, with symphony… Mamma Mia!!! Hear these top hits and more: Knowing Me Knowing You, Waterloo, SOS, Fernando, The Winner Takes It All and more!

Dancing Queen–The Music of ABBA

Guest artist Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet soloist for this weekend's concerts, will perform selections and join the discussion. You will have the opportunity to ask questions as well.