Immaculata Symphony Celebrates Centennial with Fall Concert

On Saturday, Nov. 6, the Immaculata Symphony will hold its annual Fall Concert: “Centennial Celebration” at 7:30 p.m. in Alumnae Hall. The Immaculata Symphony is a university-community organization, with a long and outstanding tradition that goes back to the university’s founding in 1920.

Celebrating 100 years, Music Director Joseph Gehring leads the Immaculata Symphony’s centennial concert featuring works both old and new. The symphony will be joined on stage by the Immaculata Chorale, led by Adrian Smith, consisting of current university students as well as alumni as part of the centennial celebration. In addition, a newly commissioned work by local composer Joseph Lorini for choir and orchestra highlights the Immaculata University alma mater in a new and exciting way. To conclude the celebration, images of the university from its founding until today will be projected in the concert hall while the orchestra performs Peter Boyer’s stunning Symphony No. 1.

Gehring is chair of the Immaculata University Music Department, an associate faculty member and director of ensembles. He has directed the Immaculata Symphony since 2004, and is an active conductor, pianist, and educator. He is the conductor of the West Chester Band and Chesco Pops Orchestra and is a frequent guest conductor of various honor/festival bands and orchestras throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware.

General admission is $15 and senior citizens are $12. Tickets are available for sale on the night of the event and online at www.immaculatasymphony.org.

Today’s Immaculata University is a vibrant coeducational community of active and engaged learners. Established in 1920 and guided by the servant leadership tradition of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the university empowers graduates for lifelong success, leadership and service. Immaculata offers more than 70 undergraduate and graduate programs and is home to 21 NCAA athletic teams plus a coed esports team. The expansive suburban campus is located in renowned Chester County, Pa., 30 miles west of Philadelphia.