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"EXTRA, EXTRA!" Free Labor Day Concert Canal Basin Park Sat. Sept. 4th, 6 p.m. "Cushion Concert" Piano and Voice Altoona Library Sat. Sept. 25th, 11 a.m. Enter your email below to subscribe to the ASO's monthly e-Newsletter Click below to apply for a Target grant to take a field trip to one of our Young Peoples Concerts!

The Altoona Symphony celebrated its 80th anniversary during the 2008-2009 concert season. This is an outstanding achievement in an era when many orchestras throughout the country cannot boast of such a history. Founded in 1928, the Gerhart String Ensemble has grown over the years to become a full orchestra. Once relying on community volunteers, even donating their own money to purchase music, the Symphony now employs over 75 professional musicians. The mission of the Altoona Symphony has always been to provide high-quality music to the residents of Central Pennsylvania. To this end, the Symphony has gained recognition for its musical diversity by performing both classical and popular works featuring talented local artists and nationally acclaimed musicians.

March 20, 1947, Rehearsal, Jaffa Mosque