ASO Presents: Music For Winds With a Few Strings Attached, Dennis Glocke Guest Conductor

Mishler Theatre, 1212 12th Avenue, Altoona, 16601, United States

Join the Altoona Symphony Orchestra for a special concert conducted by former Director of Bands at Penn State University and Professor Emeritus, Dennis Glocke. PROGRAM La Péri, Paul Dukas Le bal de Beatrice d’Este, Reynaldo Hahn La création du monde, Darius Milhaud INTERMISSION Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare, Richard Strauss Military March in F, Ludwig Beethoven Geschwindmarsch, […]

Family Theatre at the Mishler

A live pop-rock interactive anti-bullying show that's full of funny moments & catchy, empowering original songs!

Altoona Symphony Orchestra – Hitchcock and Friends

On this Halloween Weekend, enjoy spooky classics like Night on Bald Mountain, Symphonie Fantastique, Dance Macabre and Firebird Suite paired with music from Alfred Hitchcock favorites like Funeral March of a Marionette, and music from Psycho and Vertigo. Enter a dimension of imagination with music from The Witches of Eastwick, Nightmare Before Christmas, and, of course, the Twilight Zone. Come in costume if you dare, and look out for […]

Victorian Christmas Piano Performance

​🎹 Join us for a special Victorian evening featuring music played on Anna Baker's Piano by Cynthia Moringiello. She will use Anna's songbook. This unique event will include self-guided tours of our Victorian Christmas at the Baker Mansion with a visit and photo with 🎅 Santa.Tour times at: 5-5:45PM / 6-6:45pm / 7-7:45pmPrice: $10 adult/$5 child

Shakespeare’s Passion

Experience the timeless drama of Shakespeare with guest conductor Benjamin Firer and discover why these works have moved us for centuries. Be transported around the world and across time with Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, American composer David Diamond’s Romeo and Juliet, and Korngold’s thrilling Much Ado About Nothing.  Then, enjoy featured ASO clarinetist Anthony Poehailos in Rossini's operatically […]

Music of the Americas

Altoona Native and hometown favorite Anthony Cornet will perform Gershwin's timeless Rhapsody in Blue in a concert featuring music from Mexico, South America, and the USA! This program will also include excerpts from Symphony No. 1 by Florence Price, who was the first black female composer to have a symphony performed by a major symphony orchestra. "Music […]

Bond and Beyond

Piano virtuoso Thomas Pandolfi joins us to celebrate the silver screen with a performance of his James Bond Piano Concerto! Sip a martini, shaken not stirred, from the Mishler's Spiritz Lounge while you enjoy other Bond favorites including You Only Live Twice and From Russia With Love. You won't want to miss the end of a sensational season, also including […]

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