CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS
KAREN EL-CHAAR
Special to The Press
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
1533 Springhouse Road, Allentown. https://sites.google.com/site/allentownmusicclub/
Allentown Music Club, “Early and Baroque Music,” 2:30 p.m. April 11. Free
Allentown Music Club, “Spring Recital: Sharing the Joy of Music,” 2:30 p.m. May 2. Free
CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY
321 Wyandotte St., Bethlehem. 610-865-0727, https://www.nativitycathedral.org/upcomingmusicevents
John Solari Piano Recital, “Music of Amy Beach, Chopin, Beethoven and Schubert,” 4 p.m. April 12. Free
“Solemn Evensong for Eastertide: Music of Sturk, Brewer, Stanford,” 5 p.m. April 18. Free
Bel Canto Youth Chorus, “An American Patchwork,” 4 p.m. April 19, https://bach.org/2026-bel-canto-spring-concert/
Canon Dr. Nicholas Halbert, “Liszt’s Ad Nos,” 5:45 p.m. May 9
CENTRAL MORAVIAN CHURCH
73 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-866-5661, https://www.centralmoravianchurch.org/
Bach Choir of Bethlehem, “Bach at Noon,” noon April 14. https://bach.org/calendar/
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH
1245 Hamilton St., Allentown. 610-433-4271, https://www.christ-atown.org/
Old Allentown Preservation Association benefit recital: Johnny Walsh and Drew Lutz-Long, 2 p.m. April 18. https://www.oldallentownpa.org/events
Camerata Singers, “America250: America Sings,” 3 p.m. May 2, https://www.pacameratasingers.org/
COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL LEHIGH VALLEY & BERKS
1544 Hamilton St., Allentown. 610-435-7725, https://cmslv.org/spring-recital-2026/
Spring Recital, 1:30 p.m. April 12
DESALES UNIVERSITY
Connelly Chapel of the Sacred Heart, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley. 610-282-1100, https://www.desales.edu/news-events-arts/sing
DeSales University Choirs, “[a]head in the clouds - Music of Barnum, Dawson, Palestrina and more,” 7:30 p.m. April 24. Free
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
2344 Center St., Bethlehem. https://www.fpc-bethlehem.org/
Concord Chamber Singers, “Spring Concert - Living Legends,” 4 p.m. April 26. https://ccsingers.org/events
HELLER-WAGNER GRIST MILL
150 West Walnut St., Hellertown. https://hellertownhistoricalsociety.org/event-list/
Reading Mandolin Orchestra, “Spring Concert,” 7 p.m. April 15
JERUSALEM EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
252 Dock St., Schuylkill Haven. 570-385-2657, https://gabrielensemble.org/calendar/
Gabriel Chamber Ensemble, “Lavish Harmonies,” 3 p.m. April 12
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY
15200 Kutztown Road, Kutztown. Free concerts. 610-683-4550, https://kutztown.edu/music
Piano Faculty Recital: Daniel Immel, 7:30 p.m. April 9
KU Single Reed Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. April 20
KU Chamber Ensemble Recital, 7:30 p.m. April 21
KU Chamber Players, 7:30 p.m. April 26
KU Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. May 1
KU Symphonic Band, 7:30 p.m. May 2
KU Trombone Concert, 7:30 p.m. May 3
KU Choir, Orchestra and Reading Choral Society, “Carmina Burana,” 7:30 p.m. May 8
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE
Williams Center for the Arts, 315 Hamilton St., Easton. 610-330-5009, https://williamscenter.lafayette.edu/
Strings of Hope, 3 p.m. April 19
Lafayette Choirs, “The Drop That Contained the Sea,” 8 p.m. April 25. Free
Lafayette Contemporary Music Ensemble, 8 p.m. May 1. Free
Lafayette Chamber Orchestra, 3 p.m. May 3. Free
Lafayette Percussion Ensemble, 8 p.m. May 4. Free
Lafayette Concert Band, 8 p.m. May 9. Free
Marquis Consort, 3 p.m. May 10. Free
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
Baker Hall, Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Avenue, Bethlehem. 610-758-2787, zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, 7:30 p.m. April 10
Lehigh University Philharmonic, “Music for Imaginary Movies,” 7:30 p.m. April 24, 25
Lehigh University Symphonic Band, 3 p.m. April 26. Free
Lehigh University Choral Arts, “Out of the Depths,” 8 p.m. May 1, 2
Lehigh University Wind Ensemble, “Peace, Hope and Honor,” 3 p.m. May 3
Well-Being Concert: Joshua Roman, noon May 6, 4 p.m. May 7
Packer Memorial Church, 18 University Drive, Bethlehem. 610-758-2787, zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu
The Tallis Scholars, 7:30 p.m. April 11
LEHIGH VALLEY ACTIVE LIFE
1633 Elm St., Allentown. 610-442-9868, https://www.allentownmarineband.org/schedule
Marine Band of Allentown, “Annual Spring Concert,” 3 p.m. April 19
MILLER SYMPHONY HALL
23 N. Sixth St., Allentown. 610-432-6717, https://www.millersymphonyhall.org/ticket-events/
Allentown Band, “Annual Side by Side Concert: America 250,” 4 p.m. April 19
Allentown Symphony Orchestra, “Mozart’s Requiem,” 7:30 p.m. April 25, 2 p.m. April 26
The Met: Live in HD, “Eugene Onegin,” 12:55 p.m. May 2
Lehigh Valley Chorale, “Road Home,” 2 p.m., 7 p.m. May 9.
MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY
Foy Concert Hall, 342 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-861-1650, https://www.moravian.edu/music
MU Orchestra, 7 p.m. April 19
MU Percussion, Brass and Trombone Ensembles, 7:30 p.m. April 27
MU Choral Ensembles, “The Bard’s Passion: love songs and the premier of Juliet’s Diary,” 7:30 p.m. May 2
Peter Hall, 342 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-861-1650, https://www.moravian.edu/music
MU Early Music Ensemble, “50th Anniversary Concert,” 4 p.m. April 11
MU Chamber Strings, 7 p.m. April 12
MU Celtic Ensemble, 4 p.m. April 19
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE
Egner Memorial Chapel, 2400 W. Chew St., Allentown https://www.muhlenberg.edu/muhlenberg-experience/arts-at-muhlenberg/music-performances/
Choir, 7:30 p.m. April 18
Empie Theatre, 2400 Chew St., Allentown https://www.muhlenberg.edu/muhlenberg-experience/arts-at-muhlenberg/music-performances/
Chamber Orchestra, 7 p.m. April 10
Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. April 17
Percussion Ensemble and Student Composers Concert, 7:30 p.m. April 22
“Classical Music Concerts” is a listing of classical music concerts in the Lehigh Valley. To request a listing, email: Paul Willistein, Focus editor, pwillistein@tnonline.com








