Berks In Focus: Symphony Of A Thousand Images

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Program: Gershwin Cuban Overture Copland Tender Land Suite: Movements 1 and 3 Curiale Awakening: Compassion, Forgiveness and Joy Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Westwater Arts & Yocum Institute Andrew Constantine Conductor Reading Symphony Orchestra This is not just a concert. This is Berks County—amplified. From Gershwin to Bernstein, from local voices to symphonic spectacle, this is our community reflected in sound. One night. One orchestra. A thousand stories. Link Program Notes Soon Join us for a pre-concert reception and gallery showing October 10 5pm-7pm at Santander Performing Arts Center A Community Portrait in Music and Light Celebrate the life, culture and beauty of Berks County through your eyes! Join the Reading Symphony Orchestra and the Yocum Institute as we celebrate Berks County through your images! On October 10, 2026, we’re creating something truly extraordinary – a stunning new original “visual concerto” celebrating all there is to love about Berks County. This immersive orchestra experience is open to the all members Berks County Community. The final performance piece will be produced from a pool of well over 1,000 local image submissions and then choreographed onto a massive 440-square-foot screen above the Reading Symphony Orchestra. Your images will accompany a live performance of Joseph Curiale’s evocative piece, “Awakening”, a work that beautifully captures the heart and spirit of our beloved county and region. Trigger Reitnouer, Student Avery Fetterolf, Student Tobias Gigliotti, Student Miller Kase, Student Jamil Nelson, Student Zane Beaky, Student Gallery Showings: August–October ARTIST HIGHLIGHT Nicholas Bardonnay, photographer & multimedia artist Nicholas Bardonnay is a photographer, multimedia artist, and the Creative Director & CEO of Westwater Arts. Founded in 1973, Westwater Arts has created multimedia experiences for more than one million classical music lovers. To date, over 200 U.S. and…