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86th Annual Festival Concert
Louis Scaglione, Conductor
Dr. Allen C. Guelzo, Narrator  
Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia 
Dominick DiOrio, Artistic Director 

Stravinsky: The Star Spangled Banner 
W. Schuman: New England Triptych 
Thompson: The Testament of Freedom   
Copland: Symphony No. 3  

Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Broad and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.

About: PYO closes its season with a powerful program of American signature works, in celebration of America’s 250 birthday! Joined by the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia, the orchestra presents Thompson’s moving The Testament of Freedom and Copland’s triumphant Third Symphony. The evening also features Schuman’s New England Triptych and Stravinsky’s arrangement of The Star-Spangled Banner. Sunday, May 31, 2026 at the Kimmel Center’s Marian Anderson Hall at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $40.

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