Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra
Allan Birney and Strings

Allan Birney Conducting1

Orchestra and Camerata Singers

The PA Sinfonia and Camerata Singers

Sheet Music

Click below for the next concert of each type.
Regular Season Valley Vivaldi - Simply Sinfonia - Camerata Singers



The PA Sinfonia presents classical music in an approachable and delightful manner. Where else could you hear the difference between major and minor keys illustrated by the Music Director (Allan Birney) playing Ha ppy Birthday in a minor key?


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It's time for Spring Flowers and Plants 

 

The Sinfonia's regular spring flower and plant sale was a great success.

Thank you to all of our supporters who purchased flowers. We'll be back again next season.

Broadway Revue

Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Guest conductor: Vincent Trovato
Soloists: Joan Barber, Ed Bara

Symphony Hall, Allentown


Show tunes and familiar favorites, including Gilbert and Sullivan overture to "Iolanthe" and medley from "The Mikado," Jerome Kern "Showboat" medley, excerpts from "Pippin" by Stephen Schwartz, "The Carousel Waltz" arranged by Trovato, and three rags


Sinfonia’s May Concert Takes a Lighter Approach, Keeps High Musical Standards


Read more about it.


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Vincent Trovato

Vincent Trovato

Ed Bara

Ed Bara

Joan
                              Barber

Joan Barber




Valley Vivaldi Wreath

Valley Vivaldi Summer 2012


Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Christ Lutheran Church
13th and Hamilton, Allentown


Vivaldi - Sinfonia No. 1 in C

Telemann - Paris Quartet in G (violin, viola and continuo)

Fasch - Trumpet concerto in D
Zelenka - Trio sonato No. 5 in F for two oboes and continuo
Bach - Suite (Ouverture) No. 1 in b for flute and strings


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Sunday, July 8, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Christ Lutheran Church
13th and Hamilton, Allentown


Vivaldi - Oboe Concerto in F

Rameau - Concert No. 5
Handel - Harp Concerto in B Flat

Marais - Sonnerie de Ste. Genevieve du Mont de Paris
Bach - Concerto in c (oboe and violin)
 

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Sunday, July 29, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Wesley Church
2540 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA


Vivaldi - Cello Concerto in B Flat

Telemann - Paris Suite in b (flute, violin, cello)
Torelli - Trumpet Concerto in D
J. C. Bach - Quintet in A
J. S. Bach- Violin Concerto in a

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Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Wesley Church
2540 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA


C. P. E. Bach - Oboe concerto in E Flat

Telemann - Fantasie for Solo Violin
Molter - Trumpet Concerto no. 2
Vivaldi - Cello Sonata in F
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D

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Our Regular Season Schedule 2012 - 2013


The Four Seasons

Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Soloist: Janet Sung, violin

First Presbyterian Church of Allentown


Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons

Richard Wagner - Siegfried Idyll

Manuel de Falla - El Amor Brujo (Love the Magician)


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Janet
                              Sung

Janet Sung


Saturday, November 17, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Soloist: Meta Weiss, cello and The Camerata Singers

Symphony Hall, Allentown


Wolfgang A. Mozart - Divertimento in D. K. 136

Robert Schumann - Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
Franz J. Haydn - Mass in D minor (Nelson Mass)

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Meta
                              Weiss

Meta Weiss

Winter Vivaldi

Sunday, January 27, 2013 - 3 PM

Father Sean Brett Duggan, piano

Wesley Church, Bethlehem, PA


Antonio Vivaldi - Oboe Concerto in C  

Arcangelo Corelli - Trio Sonata in C, Op. 3 No. 8
Heinrich Biber - Battaglia for violin and strings
J. S. Bach - Piano concerto (two flutes)

Winter Vivaldi, a January afternoon staple of the Sinfonia's subscription season, is fashioned after the group's popular summer series, Valley Vivaldi, with its intimate, uplifting Baroque repertoire. The program is for chamber ensemble, rather than full orchestra, and features principal instrumentalists of the Sinfonia.


The Sinfonia musicians will be joined by Father Sean Brett Duggan, pianist, a frequent soloist with the group, for Johann Sebastian Bach's Piano Concerto (two flutes).  Duggan is a monk at Saint Joseph Abbey in Louisiana, with extensive formal musical training and recital experience. He specializes in the works of Bach. The performance today marks the finish of the series of seven Bach piano concertos that Duggan has played with the Sinfonia.


The audience is invited to meet the musicians and converse with fellow patrons at the post-concert reception.


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Sean
                              Duggan

Father Sean Duggan

Four Temperaments

Saturday, March 2, 2013 - 7:30 PM

Soloist: Elizabeth Weigle, soprano

First Presbyterian Church, Allentown, PA


Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No 7 ("Midi")

Edward Elgar - Serenade in e, Op. 20
Maurice Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Samuel Barber - Knoxville 1915 for Soprano and Orchestra

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Elizabeth Weigle

Elizabeth Weigle

Four by Four

Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 7:30 PM

Soloist: Michael Gurt, piano

Symphony Hall, Allentown


Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 4 in B flat, Op. 60

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58

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Michael
                              Gurt

Michael Gurt

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Camerata Singers 2011-2012

Visit the Camerata Singers' website.


Christmas Concert

Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 7:30 PM

Wesley Church, Bethlehem


Handel - Dixit Dominus

Vivaldi - Gloria


Spring Concert

Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 7:30 PM

First Presbyterian Church, Allentown


Rachmaninov - Vespers Op. 37



Simply Sinfonia 2011-2012

Virtuoso Benefit Recitals

Suggested donation, $15 at the door. No tickets required.

As a special thank-you, donors who contribute $50 or more annually to the Sinfonia receive a membership card and free admission to all Simply Sinfonia recitals.


Check back because more recital dates may be scheduled throughout the season.

Instrumental Trio

Wednesday November 9, 2011 7:30 pm

Wesley Church, Bethlehem

Deborah Davis, cello

Rebecca Brown, violin

Alexis Fisher, piano


W. A. Mozart - Sonata in F Major for Violin and Piano

Bohuslav Martinu - Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano

Ludwig van Beethoven - Trio III in C Minor, No. 3


Wesley Church is one mile south of Route 22 and 512.

Easy access, plenty of parking.

Bach for piano and violin

Sunday, March 4, 2012 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm

Wesley Church, Bethlehem

Father Sean Duggan, piano

Janet Sung, violin


The complete Bach repertoire for violin and keyboard in two concert sessions


6 Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard

Sonatas for Violin and Continuo in E Minor and G

Sonata in F for Violin and Keyboard

Suite in A for Violin and Keyboard

Fugue in G Minor for Violin and Continuo



Play an excerpt from Bach's Violin Sonata No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016, from the Allegro



Admission at the door for either program is $15. SAVE! Hear BOTH programs for only $20 when paid in full before 4:30.



For our listeners’ convenience and enjoyment,we will serve a CATERED SUPPER between the programs, on site in Fellowship Hall.


Choice of Panko-crusted Chicken Breast or
Baked Ziti with Meatless Red Sauce
Tossed Salad with Dressing
Roasted Red Potatoes, Garlic Green Beans
Dessert and Beverages
OPTIONAL ~ $15 PER PERSON
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
Call 610 434-7811 or e-mail
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Sean Duggan

Father Sean Duggan

Janet
                              Sung

Janet Sung


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1Orchestra Photos © 2009 Ryan O. Photography, All Rights Reserved.

2Orchestra Photos © 2009 F.W. Chapman Solutions, All Rights Reserved.

3Photo © 2009 Steve Siegel, All Rights Reserved.