University of Scranton String Orchestra to Perform on Friday, May 8
The University of Scranton's String Orchestra will present a concert, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Houlihan-McLean Center in downtown Scranton. The concert is open to the public. Admission is free. Seated is on a first-come, first-seated basis.On Friday, May 8, Performance Music at The University of Scranton will present a concert featuring the University's String Orchestra. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Houlihan-McLean Center, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue, downtown Scranton. Admission is free and the concert is open to the public, with seating on a first-come, first-seated basis.
“The concert will take listeners on a journey through musical eras from baroque to modern, highlighting some connecting works," said Janelle Decker, Performance Music Executive Director and conductor.
The program will feature music by Karl Jenkins, Felix Mendelssohn, Giacomo Meyerbeer, W. A. Mozart, Vaclav Nelhybel and Dmitri Shostakovich, some of them in arrangements for string orchestra and others in their original form.
The University of Scranton String Orchestra is a 35-plus-member ensemble comprised of members of the University community from majors and departments spanning the curriculum — most of them undergraduate students, none of whom are music majors — joined by a few graduate students, alumni and members of the faculty who are all brought together by their mutual love of music-making.
The primary focus of Performance Music at The University of Scranton is its student choral and instrumental performing ensembles. There is no major in music at the University, and all enrolled Scranton students (undergraduate and graduate) are eligible for membership in the University Bands, University Performance Choirs, University String Orchestra and Ensembles and Steel Drum Ensemble. A few members of the faculty and staff and alumni from the region also perform with the groups. Each year, hundreds of students participate in the ensembles.
For additional information on the concert, call 570-941-7624, email music@scranton.edu or visit the University's website.
IF YOU GO:
What: IN CONCERT: The University of Scranton String Orchestra, presented by Performance Music at The University of Scranton
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, 2026
Where: Houlihan-McLean Center, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue, downtown Scranton
Admission: Free
