Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra is proud to present its 4th concert season for 2025-2026! This season, we are featuring major headlining works (including The Nutcracker Suite and Beethoven's 7th Symphony, among other fantastic works), collaborations, and our first annual Concerto Competition. Our biggest collaboration yet will take place on May 9, 2026, when LVCO and the Lehigh Valley Chorale will take the stage at Miller Symphony Hall to present two concerts featuring combined orchestra and choir.
Please consider supporting us to create the best possible concert experience and to help with new projects in future seasons. LVCO plans to collaborate with local composers to commission new orchestral music, and we intend to continue working with other local music groups and organizations in future seasons. Any amount helps to bring this music to life! In addition, the names of ALL contributors will be listed in all concert programs for the 2025-2026 season.
Listen to a clip from our recent concert:
LVCO 2025-2026 Concert Season Dates, Locations, and Repertoire:
"Myths And Legends"
Friday, October 17, 2025, at 7:30 PM
Christ Lutheran Church in Allentown, PA
Music Director, Nikhil Bartolomeo
Featuring:
Felix Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
Franz Schubert - Erlkönig
Antonín Dvořák - Selections from 10 Legends
"The Nutcracker"
Friday, December 5, 2025, at 7:30 PM
Christ Lutheran Church in Allentown, PA
Music Director, Nikhil Bartolomeo
Featuring:
Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24 (from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite (arr. Yoon Jae Lee)
Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 104 in D Major "London"
"Masterpieces New & Old"
Sunday, March 22, 2026, at 3 PM
Christ Lutheran Church in Allentown, PA
Music Director, Nikhil Bartolomeo
Featuring:
Philip Glass - Company for String Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
"Grand Collaboration" | LVCO / Lehigh Valley Chorale
DOUBLEHEADER - Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 2 PM & 7:30 PM
Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown, PA
LVC Music Director, Nicholas Sienkiewicz
Featuring:
Johannes Brahms - Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
George Frideric Handel - Zadok the Priest
Felix Mendelssohn - Wie Der Hirsch Schreit
Stephen Sondheim - Sunday
Chamber Music/Visual Show
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - Time TBD (Free admission!)
The Ice House (56 River St, Bethlehem, PA 18018)
Featuring:
Florence Price - The Old Boatman for String Quintet
Philip Glass - Company for String Quartet
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition for Wind Quintet
Samuel Barber - Summer Music for Wind Quintet
Check out our website for more information and to get tickets for any of these events!