The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra(JSO) is a symphony orchestra based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...

. The symphony was founded in January 1929, and conducts a program of seven concerts from October to May. An annual opera festival began in 1992, and has featured many renowned performers including baritone Sherrill Milnes

Sherrill Milnes

Sherrill Milnes is an American operatic baritone most famous for his Verdi roles. From 1965 until 1997 he was associated with the Metropolitan Opera....

. The orchestra performs at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown's

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, also known as UPJ or Pitt-Johnstown, is a four-year, degree-granting regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The university is located in Richland Township, a suburban area of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and was founded in 1927 as one of the first...

 Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center

Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center

The Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center is a multipurpose facility of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown . It contains a 1,000-seat concert hall, a 200-seat black box theater, and supporting administrative spaces. PPAC is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA, on the campus of UPJ...

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Music Directors

(1929–1932) Hans Roemer

(1932–1935) Silvio Landino

(1935–1944) Theodore Koerner

(1944–1951) Russell Gerhart

(1951–1961) Manfred Kuttner

(1961–1969) Phillip Spurgeon

(1969–1973) Michael Semanitzky

(1973–1983) Donald Barra

(1983–present) Istvan Jaray

External links

• JSO Official Site
• UPJ Arts - Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center