Sunday, May 31, 2026

Summer Music Festival

May 31, 2026 - June 13, 2026
New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 

June 4, 2026, at 7:30 pm
Faculty Artists Concert
New Wimington Presbyterian Church

PROGRAM

G. Rossini, arr. Ouzounoff - Overture to ‘The Barber of Seville”

Malcolm Arnold - Fantasy for Horn 

Daniel Perttu - Three American Canvases

Alexei Haieff - Three Bagatelles for Oboe and Bassoon

Erno Dohnanyi - Serenade for String Trio, op. 10

June 5, 2026, at 7:30 pm
Student Chamber Ensembles
Pap Gelateria, New Castle

June 6, 2026, at 7:30 pm
Magnificat Chapel, Villa Maria Center

PROGRAM

John Corigliano “Voyage” for String Orchestra

Esther Ballou - Suite for Winds

Judy Bruce - The Awakening Dawn (World Premier)

Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor
Renova Festival Chamber Orchestra

June 11, 2026, at 7:30 pm
Faculty Artists Concert
Northminster Presbyterian Church

PROGRAM

Bohuslav Martinu - Promenades

Jacque Ibert - Two Interludes for Flute, Violin and Piano

Samuel Barber - String Quartet, mvt. 2, “Adagio”

Robert Schumann - Piano Quartet in E-Flat, Op. 47

June 12, 2026, at 7:30 pm
Student Chamber Ensembles
Stone Castle Abbey
New Castle, PA

Bedrich Smetana - String Quartet in E Minor, "From My Life"
Allegro vivo appassionato

Rafael Rolg-Francoli, violin, Laurel Waither, violin
Natalie Holstine, viola, Jesus Caladeron, cello

F. Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50, No. 6, "The Frog"
Allegro
Poco adagio

Donald Mrowiec, violin, Perla Hipp, violin
Ronald Zaldana, viola, Aedan Maloney, cello 

June 13, 2026, at 7:30 pm
Renova Chamber Orchestra
Magnificat Chapel in Villa Maria Center

PROGRAM

Giacomo Rossini - Overture to “La scala di seta”

Aaron Copland - “Hoedown” for String Orchestra

Bartok - Romanian Folk Dances

Trumpet solo pieces TBA

The finale concert of the 2026 Festival featuring trumpet soloist Joshua Kauffman from the US Army Band “Pershing’s Own.”





















Jesus & Evan Drachman

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