JANUARY 2012

8   READING MUSICAL FOUNDATION, Artists of Tomorrow Concert - Annual Scholarship Winner Recital, Immanuel United Church of Christ, Shillington, 3:00 PM, FREE

21   MET OPERA HD BROADCAST, The Enchanted Island, R/C Reading Movies 11 & IMAX Theater, 12:55 PM, Tickets: $22/Adult, $20/Senior, $15/Student

22   BERKS OPERA WORKSHOP with THE MILLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, The Pearl Fishers, presented as part of the Miller Center Downtown Performing Artists Series, Miller Center for the Arts, 3:00 PM, Tickets: $36/Advance, $40/Door, $20/Students, Available at The Miller Center Box Office at (610) 607-6270 or www.racc.edu/millercenter/events.aspx. Pre-show Presentation by Berks Opera Workshop President Dave Richie at 2:00 PM, Post-show Meet & Greet in the Miller Center lobby.

28   MILLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Christopher O'Riley - Pianist, Miller Center for the Arts, 2nd & Penn Streets, 7:30 PM, Tickets: $27/Advance, $32/door, $20/Student, Available at The Miller Center Box Office at (610) 607-6270 or www.racc.edu/millercenter/events.aspx.

29   ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY, Shabbatones, Alvernia Music Series, Frances Hall Theater and Recital Hall, 3:00 PM, Tickets: $18/General Public, $15/Students, $10/Alvernia Students, Purchase Shabbatones Tickets Here  

30   RINGGOLD BAND, Banding Together, Exeter Middle School, FREE, More details at www.ringgoldband.com

FEBRUARY 2012

10   BERKS OPERA WORKSHOP, Unleashing Your Inner Opera - Full Circle, At the home of David & Dail Richie, Wyomissing, 7:00 PM, Reservations Required (berksoperaworkshop@gmail.com), Tickets: $10/Adults & Seniors, $7/Children, Students and Young People

11   MET OPERA HD BROADCAST, Götterdämmerung, R/C Reading Movies 11 & IMAX Theater, 12:00 PM, Tickets: $22/Adult, $20/Senior, $15/Student

11   READING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Subscription 4: Josh Roman, Cello, Sovereign Performing Arts Center, 8 PM, Tickets: $18-$68; Subscriptions: (610) 373-7557/Single Tickets: go to www.ticketmaster.com or (610) 373-7557

12   KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY PRESENTS, Children's Series - Charlotte's Web, Brandywine Heights High School Auditorium, 2:00 PM, Tickets: $10, Available at the Kutztown University Box Office at (610) 683-4092 or Kutztown University Online Ticket Sales

14   BERKS OPERA WORKSHOP, Valentine's Day Entertainment & Fine Dining, Simmeria Cafe & Bistro, Fleetwood, Limited Seating - Call (484) 575-8555 for reservations.

17   RINGGOLD BAND, Banding Together, Fleetwood High School, FREE, More details at www.ringgoldband.com

17   ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY, Circo Comedia, Alvernia Music Series, Frances Hall Theater and Recital Hall, 7:30 PM, Tickets: $18/General Public, $15/Students, $10/Alvernia Students, Purchase Circo Comedia Tickets Here    

19   READING CHORAL SOCIETY, All American Concert, Atonement Lutheran Church, Wyomissing, 4 PM, Tickets: $1-$20, Call (610) 898-1939/Or purchase at door

23   KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY PRESENTS, Wycliffe Gordon: Hello Pops, A Tribute to Louis Armstrong, MSU Multipurpose Room, Kutztown University, 7:30 PM, Tickets: $20, Available at the Kutztown University Box Office at (610) 683-4092 or Kutztown University Online Ticket Sales

24   BERKS OPERA WORKSHOP, Unleashing Your Inner Opera - Rebel with a Soprano, At the home of David & Dail Richie, Wyomissing, 7:00 PM, Reservations Required (berksoperaworkshop@gmail.com), Tickets: $10/Adults & Seniors, $7/Children, Students and Young People

25   MET OPERA HD BROADCAST, Ernani, R/C Reading Movies 11 & IMAX Theater, 12:55 PM, Tickets: $22/Adult, $20/Senior, $15/Student

25   MILLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Ballet Hispanico, Miller Center for the Arts, 2nd & Penn Streets, 7:30 PM, Tickets: $27/Advance, $32/door, $20/Student, Available at The Miller Center Box Office at (610) 607-6270 or www.racc.edu/millercenter/events.aspx.

26    GLORIA SINGERS, Reading Choral Society with Area Parochial School Vocalists, Sacred Music Concert, Sacred Heart Church, West Reading, 4 PM, FREE

MARCH 2012

3   ALBRIGHT COLLEGE, Elements - a Symphonic Band & Choral Concert, Albright College Center for the Arts, Memorial Chapel, 7:30 PM

6     RINGGOLD BAND, Sousa Anniversary Concert, www.ringgoldband.com for more information 

7    ALBRIGHT COLLEGE, Drum Circle with Michael Clipman, Albright College Center for the Arts, Roop Hall, 7:15 PM

10   MILLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Dala - Singer/Songwriters, Miller Center for the Arts, 2nd & Penn Streets, 7:30 PM, Tickets: $27/Advance, $32/door, $20/Student, Available at The Miller Center Box Office at (610) 607-6270 or www.racc.edu/millercenter/events.aspx.

10   FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC, The Bard Conservatory Ensemble, The WCR Center for the Arts, 140 N. 5th Street, Reading, 8 PM, FREE 

17   READING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Subscription 5: David Kim, Violin, Sovereign Performing Arts Center, 8 PM, Tickets: $18-$68; Subscriptions: (610) 373-7557/Single Tickets: go to www.ticketmaster.com or (610) 373-7557 

25   READING POPS ORCHESTRA, Miller Center Concert Series, Details available at www.readingpops.com 

25   ALBRIGHT COLLEGE, Majore Trio with Rebecca Butler, Marie Aline-Cadieux and Johannes Dietrich, Albright College Center for the Arts, Roop Hall, 3:00 PM, Call Albright Box Office at (610) 921-7547 for tickets/prices

29   KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY PRESENTS, Mayhem & Majesty by Squonk Opera, MSU Multipurpose Room, Kutztown University, 7:30 PM, Tickets: $20, Available at the Kutztown University Box Office at (610) 683-4092 or Kutztown University Online Ticket Sales

30   FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC, The Apollo Trio, The WCR Center for the Arts, 140 N. 5th Street, Reading, 8 PM, FREE 

APRIL 2012

1    ALBRIGHT COLLEGE, Lights, Camera, Music - String Chamber Orchestra and Small Chamber Ensemble Concert, Albright College Center for the Arts, Memorial Chapel, 3:00 PM

4   ALBRIGHT COLLEGE, Drum Circle with Michael Clipman, Albright College Center for the Arts, Roop Hall, 7:15 PM

6    BERKS OPERA WORKSHOP, Unleashing Your Inner Opera - Heroines Just Want to Havev Fun, At the home of David & Dail Richie, Wyomissing, 7:00 PM, Reservations Required (berksoperaworkshop@gmail.com), Tickets: $10/Adults & Seniors, $7/Children, Students and Young People

7    MET OPERA HD BROADCAST, Manon, R/C Reading Movies 11 & IMAX Theater, 12:00 PM, Tickets: $22/Adult, $20/Senior, $15/Student

12   KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY PRESENTS, Shemekia Copeland, MSU Multipurpose Room, Kutztown University, 7:30 PM, Tickets: $20, Available at the Kutztown University Box Office at (610) 683-4092 or Kutztown University Online Ticket Sales

14   MET OPERA HD BROADCAST, La Traviata, R/C Reading Movies 11 & IMAX Theater, 12:55 PM, Tickets: $22/Adult, $20/Senior, $15/Student

14   ALBRIGHT COLLEGE, Roar Like a Lion - Student Recitals, Albright College Center for the Arts, Roop Hall, 7:30 PM 

15   RINGGOLD BAND, 160th Anniversary Concert, Scottish Rite Cathedral, West Reading, 3 PM, Tickets: $15, Go to www.ringgoldband.com for tickets. 

15   ALBRIGHT COLLEGE, Walden Trio, Albright College Center for the Arts, Roop Hall, 3:00 PM, Call Albright Box Office at (610) 921-7547 for tickets/prices

29   ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY, Charlotte Blake Alston, Alvernia Music Series, Frances Hall Theater and Recital Hall, 7:30 PM, Tickets: $18/General Public, $15/Students, $10/Alvernia Students, Purchase Charlotte Blake Alston Tickets Here   

22   MILLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, H.M.S. Pinafore - New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Miller Center for the Arts, 2nd & Penn Streets, 7:30 PM, Tickets: $36/Advance, $40/door, $20/Student, Available at The Miller Center Box Office at (610) 607-6270 or www.racc.edu/millercenter/events.aspx.

27   FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC, The N-E-W Trio, The WCR Center for the Arts, 140 N. 5th Street, Reading, 8 PM, FREE 

28   READING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Pops Concert: Night at the Movies, Sovereign Performing Arts Center, 8 PM, Tickets: $32-$66; Subscriptions: (610) 373-7557/Single Tickets: go to www.ticketmaster.com or (610) 373-7557 

28   MILLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Metropolis - Vox Lumiere, Miller Center for the Arts, 2nd & Penn Streets, 7:30 PM, Tickets: $27/Advance, $32/door, $20/Student, Available at The Miller Center Box Office at (610) 607-6270 or www.racc.edu/millercenter/events.aspx.

29   READING CHORAL SOCIETY, Spring Concert - Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of the Blessed Virgin, 1610, Sacred Heart Church, West Reading, 4 PM, Tickets: $1-$20, Call (610) 898-1939/Or purchase at door

23   ALBRIGHT COLLEGE, Sounds of Spring - Symphonic Band and Jazz Band Concert, Albright College Center for the Arts, Memorial Chapel, 3:00 PM

MAY 2012

5    ALBRIGHT COLLEGE, Celebrate Spring Choral Concert, Albright College Center for the Arts, Memorial Chapel, 7:30 PM

6   READING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA with BERKS CLASSICAL CHILDREN’S CHORUS and BERKS OPERA WORKSHOP, Brundibár, presented by the Oritsky/Skaist Family Fund of the JFR, Sovereign Performing Arts Center, 3 PM, FREE 

6   BERKS CLASSICAL CHILDREN’S CHORUS, Twentieth Anniversary Spring Concert, Sovereign Performing Arts Center, 4:30 PM

6   READING POPS ORCHESTRA, Miller Center Concert Series, Details available at www.readingpops.com

12   FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC, The Brentano String Quartet, The WCR Center for the Arts, 140 N. 5th Street, Reading, 8 PM, FREE 

13   FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC, The Brentano String Quartet, Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, 2:30 PM, FREE

13   READING SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA, Spring Concert, Schuylkill Valley High School, 7:30 PM

19   READING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Subscription 6: Audience Choice, Sovereign Performing Arts Center, 8 PM, Tickets: $18-$68; Subscriptions: (610) 373-7557/Single Tickets: go to www.ticketmaster.com or (610) 373-7557 

JUNE 2012

10   READING PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, Museum Concert, Reading Public Museum, 3:00 PM, FREE 

16   READING POPS ORCHESTRA, Muhlenberg Concert Series, Muhlenberg High School, 7 PM, FREE 

17   READING POPS ORCHESTRA, Museum Concert: Annual Father’s Day, Reading Public Museum, 3:00 PM, FREE