Allegheny College Civic Symphony

05/25/2021

The Civic Symphony was hard at work all semester preparing not only for a live concert (see our earlier post for info on how to view the recording!) but also two final virtual ensembles! This has been quite a year, but Allegheny music students have continued to impress with their commitment, resilience, and talent! Congratulations to our Civic Symphony students!
https://youtu.be/HD_ai9PjtRk
https://youtu.be/ns571icnt0w

Our spring 2021 virtual ensembles have arrived! Please enjoy this lovely arrangement of a traditional Jewish folksong.

05/25/2021

The Allegheny College Music Department has wrapped up its semester and we have lots to show the world! Not only does the Civic Symphony have two more virtual ensembles (additional post to follow!), but below is a link to sign up for a webinar broadcast of ALL our instrumental ensemble's live performances. Save June 22 at 7pm EST for the webinar broadcast! Way to go Allegheny musicians!
https://allegheny.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FrDsisckQxm4vYLoEr22uA

03/13/2021

https://alleghenycampus.com/19627/features/flexibility-is-music-to-the-allegheny-orchestras-ears/

The Allegheny College Civic Symphony faced many changes in order to continue rehearsing safely. Among those changes was the decision to only have string instruments in the orchestra this year, therefore cutting out the woodwind, percussion and brass sections. This reduced orchestra allows for fewer....

12/14/2020

And that's a wrap! Please enjoy our final video of the semester, with a brief intro by our director, Dr. Jennifer Dearden, who has a few words of thanks to those who helped make this semester possible! This is "Galop!" by Brian Balmages. (And yes, that is the correct spelling in the title!)

11/18/2020

We are so pleased to present our next virtual ensemble, created by our fantastic student musicians and expertly engineered by Patrick Oliverio! Please enjoy this lovely version of Elgar's "Ni**od," arranged for string orchestra - the world needs more beauty these days, and we are honored to send this little bit of it out to you.

10/28/2020

Our very first virtual ensemble - the piece was so much fun to learn and play and we are so excited to share it!

10/28/2020

The Allegheny College Civic Symphony has been hard at work this semester! Our first virtual ensemble video will be posted very soon! Keep an eye out!

10/21/2020

Check out what one of our favorite Allegheny Music alums is up to! Congrats on your new post, Dan!

Welcome aboard, Shipmate!

Musician 2nd Class Daniel Honeycutt is a trumpet instrumentalist who joins us after a successful tour at U.S. Pacific Fleet Band. Honeycutt has a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Allegheny College, and a Master of Music in trumpet performance from Youngstown State University. In his free time, he enjoys baking and running. (U.S. Navy photo by Musician 1st Class Kelly daCosta)

04/22/2020

Please considering supporting our students as you are able tomorrow, April 23, for Gator Give Day! Even the smallest of gifts can be designated toward Allegheny's greatest needs or our Emergency Response Fund.

03/18/2020

It is with great sadness that we formally announce the cancellation of our spring concert, scheduled for Saturday, April 25, due to the global pandemic. The healthy and safety of our students and our Meadville community is of paramount importance. We now look forward to resuming rehearsals in Fall 2020.