Be inspired to get up and dance as you are transported to Spain, Romania, and beyond! The Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra opens the season in Spain with Manuel de Falla’s comedic Three Cornered Hat Suite, followed by American composer Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs featuring baritone soloist Michael Hanley. Hungarian composer Béla Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances will immerse you in the folk music of Transylvania, and this concert ends with Schubert’s energizing Symphony No. 3. Get ready to tap your feet and cheer with this season opener.

The Program will consist of:

• Manuel de Falla – The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 1
• Aaron Copland – Old American Songs, Set 1, featuring Michael Hanley, baritone
• Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
• Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 3

*Concert to last approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission

The performance will take place at Penn State Recital Hall on Sunday, September 15, 2025 at 3 pm.

How do you get tickets?

By Phone

Call the Eisenhower Box Office at (814) 863-0255 from 10:00 am-4:00 pm weekdays. *Note there is NO $4 ticket fee for sales over the phone.

In Person

Visit the Eisenhower Box Office (367 Shortlidge Road, University Park, PA 16802) from 10:00 am-4:00 pm weekdays to purchase your tickets in person. The Recital Hall Box Office will be open 1 hour before the performance for same-day ticket purchases. *Note there is NO $4 per ticket fee for in-person sales.

Online

Click HERE to purchase tickets online. *Note there is a $4 per ticket fee for online purchases.

Other Concerts:

Holiday Concert

• featuring: the State College Area Master Singers
• December 15th, 2024 at 3:00 pm | State College Area High School
• New Venue for 2024! Tickets for the Holiday Concert (General Admission) will be sold through our website, not through the Eisenhower Box Office.

Season Concert 2: British Landscapes

• featuring: Timothy Deighton, viola
• January 26th, 2025 at 3:00 pm | Penn State Recital Hall

Free Family Concert

• featuring: Fernanda Lastra, guest conductor
• March 22nd, 2025 at 11:00 am | Good Shepherd Catholic Church

Season Concert 3: Beethoven Bash

• featuring:
  • Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
  • Timothi Williams, mezzo-soprano
  • Andrew Sauvageau, tenor
  • Timothy LeFebvre, baritone
  • State College Choral Society
• May 3rd, 2025 at 7:30 pm | Penn State Recital Hall
• May 4th, 2025 at 3:00 pm | Penn State Recital Hall