Johnstown Symphony 96th Season Opener
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra is celebrating 96 years with their season opener! Music Director, James Blachly, spoke about their upcoming concert, Steel and Innovation, on Saturday, October 19th at 7:30 pm. He runs down the program that includes Stacy Garrop's Forging Steel, a composition that place…
3. Top Ten Albums of 2024
OMG! The third installment of the GOATED, once-a-year-phenomenon that is: Album Baby. In this one of a kind podcast, Cole and Alessandra go over their top albums of 2024. Surprise surprise. However, this year, our two fated heroes have not lived in the same place nor spoken for many months. What's …
Erin Codey - Johnstown Symphony Orchestra
For their upcoming 2025-2026 Season, the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra is celebrating America's 250th, as well at the 10th Anniversary of James Blachly as Music Director. WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham spoke with JSO Executive Director Erin Codey about their upcoming season.
It kicks off October 25th,…
James Blachly - Johnstown Symphony Orchestra Opening Concert
It's a celebration of ten years with Maestro James Blachly and the Johnstown Symphony. Opening night - October 25, 2025 - brings the start of the America 250 Celebration with Samuel Barber, Charles Ives' Unanswered Question, something new from Levi Taylor, and Brahms' Third Symphony. Maestro Blachl…
This Grammy-Winning Orchestra Conductor Wants You to Stop Being Afraid of Classical Music
In this episode, we are going to do something extraordinary. We are going to demystify classical music with the help of a Grammy-winning maestro, because Catalyst listeners deserve only the best. James Blachly is an orchestra conductor.
He loves the three Bs: Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. But he's w…
Julia Perry's Violin Concerto
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On today’s date in 2022, violinist Roger Zahab and the University of Pittsburgh Symphony premiered a Violin Concerto written some 50 years earlier by American composer Julia Perry. In his program notes, Zahab tells the story this way:
“One afternoon near the end of my undergraduate studies…
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra Spotlights The Music of Sting and The Police
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The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra will close out their season with an arena rock show!
They will team up with Symphony rock band Jeans ‘n’ Classics for a show featuring the music of Sting and The Police.
The show will be held at the 1st Summit Arena at The Cambria County War Memori…
Episode 41: James Blachly on Conducting, Community, and the Power of Musical Experience
In this episode of The Muse in Music, I speak with Grammy-winning conductor James Blachly, Music Director of the Johnstown Symphony and Artistic Director of New York City's Experiential Orchestra, about the profound experiences that inspire his work. James shares his philosophy of conducting as an …
Erin Codey - Johnstown Symphony Orchestra
The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra is gearing up for it's 98th Season, titled "Symphonic Visions" with concerts in October, November, December, February, March and April.
Executive Director Erin Codey spoke with WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham about the season - giving a rundown of each concert. She al…
Pianist David Kaplan
Pianist David Kaplan plays the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra on Saturday October 17th, 2026, 7:30pm at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center. He spoke with WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham about the piece and his friendship with JSO conductor James Blachly. He also t…
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