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Allentown Symphony Anniversary Concert on Friday Broadcast

The Lehigh Valley orchestra recreates its first concert from 1951 on this broadcast Friday (11/7 at 8 pm), led by Music Director Diane Wittry.

Music Director Diane Wittry leads the Allentown Symphony Orchestra in a performance from its 75th Anniversary Celebratory Season recorded last month that harks back to its very first concert. The program includes music by Krebs, formerly thought to be Bach; Smetana, Tchaikovsky, Gershwin, Debussy, and Wagner. Fifteen-year-old Mio Imai is the soloist in the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and a showpiece by Saint-Saens. Maestro Wittry joins David Osenberg as co-host.

David Osenberg is WWFM Partnership Manager, WWFM Music Director, Afternoon Host, and Host of award-winning Cadenza.