Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. Saint John's Lutheran Church, 44 West Main Street, Shiremanstown, PA presents organist Rudy Lucente in recital dedicating the newly installed Allen RLX-90 Organ with Wicks / Hagerstown Organ Pipework.
Sunday, September 28, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Market Square Presbyterian Church, 20 S. Second St., Harrisburg. Arts on the Square presents Alcee Chriss III, concert organist, performing on the IV/83 Orgues Létourneau Ltée Opus 136. Texas-born, Dr. Chriss has earned accolades in international competitions and is known for incorporating jazz and gospel influences into his performances. He is currently university organist, artist-in-residence, and teacher at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and assistant organist at Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City. Suggested donation of $15 to support Arts on the Square programming includes complimentary parking in the adjacent Market Square Garage. artsonthesquare.net.
Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. – Derry Presbyterian Church, 248 East Derry Road in Hershey presents internationally renowned organist Dariia Lytvishko playing toccatas and meditations, works by Boëllmann, Duruflé, Guilmant, Ravel, Vierne, and Widor.
The concert is part of the church’s 2025-26 Arts Alive cultural series. A free will offering will be received. Handicapped parking and an elevator are available.
Ukrainian organist Dariia Lytvishko began piano lessons at age three, followed by studies in organ, singing, and choir conducting before completing her piano training at Volyn State College of Culture and Arts and earning her Master’s degree in church music from the University of Church Music Herford-Witten in Germany in 2022.
Lytvishko has performed internationally at Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Oratoire du Louvre in Paris, and the Pantheon in Rome, among many others across the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Canada, Monaco, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, Spain, and Ukraine. She has served as artist-in-residence at “De Principaal” (Ghent), organist at Emmaus parish (Herford), choir director at Marienkirche (Herford, Bad Oyenhausen), and assistant to the church music director of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia. In September 2025 she joins the team of organists at the Jesuit Church in Vienna, Austria.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Lytvishko has given more than 40 benefit concerts across Europe and North America, raising over $77,000 to aid Ukraine and highlight the humanitarian and environmental impacts of the war.
For more information, call the church office at 717-533-9667 or visit derrypres.org.Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. First UMC, 64 West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey presents handbell soloist Rob Bellamy with accompanist Linda Lorgus in concert, featuring sacred, classical, and secular arrangements. Free with a free-will offering.
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. Derry Presbyterian Church 248 E Derry Rd, Hershey presents a concert by the New Holland Band. The concert is part of the church’s 2025-26 Arts Alive cultural series. A free will offering will be received. Handicapped parking and an elevator are available.
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. First Lutheran, Carlisle presents Antonio Centenara, pianist, performing at Fine Arts and First. Antonio is a former Shenk Organ Scholarship student.
Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Market Square Presbyterian Church, 20 S. Second St., Harrisburg. Arts on the Square presents Margaret Woods, soprano, and J.J. Penna, piano. Hailed as a “stand out voice,” Woods promises to enchant the audience with her expressive and clear sound as she performs repertoire from opera, concert, and new music. Penna is a recital and art-song coach at the Yale School of Music and has performed extensively with a variety of eminent singers. Suggested donation of $15 to support Arts on the Square programming includes complimentary parking in the adjacent Market Square Garage. artsonthesquare.net.
Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. St, Luke's Episcopal Church, 22 S. Sixth St., Lebanon. Choral Evensong and Organ Concert by Nicholas Halbert, organist at Nativity Episcopal Cathedral in Bethlehem PA. Free-will offering.
Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 22 St. Sixth St., Lebanon. Requiem Mass for all faithful departed featuring the Officium Defunctorum á 6 Voces of Tomás Luis de Victoria sung by the St. Luke's professional Schola Cantorum.
Friday, November 14, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. - Miller Chapel, Lebanon Valley College, Annville presents Dr. Shelly Moorman-Stahlman, organ recital (part of LVC Organ/Handbell Alumni event) - Friday,
Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. - Miller Chapel, Lebanon Valley College, Annville presents an Organ Alumni Concert (part of LVC Organ/Handbell Alumni event).
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. AND
Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of The United Lutheran Seminary, 61 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, under the direction of John McKay, The Gettysburg Choral Society will present a pair of Christmas concerts entitled “In dulci jubilo” (“In sweet rejoicing”) performing timeless Christmas favorites such as “Carol of the Bells,” “Do You Hear What I Hear?” and more. Featuring soprano Amanda Peters, the program will also include several recitatives, as well as choruses from Handel’s “Messiah.”Joining the chorus’ regular accompanist Erin Petrella, guest organist Peggy Haas Howell will perform several organ classics based on “In dulci jubilo” and accompany several chorus numbers. Ms. Howell has performed throughout Europe and the United States and is well known in Gettysburg. She is the National Vice President and Councillor for Competitions and New Music with the American Guild of Organists. Additionally, she is the organist and choirmaster at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lynchburg, Virginia and director of Cantate, a community choir for children and youth. Her lengthy career as a recording artist, recitalist, teacher and church musician was best summed up by Cleveland’s The Plain Dealer when it aptly described her as a “play-anything virtuoso.” She is sure to inspire all with her technical wizardry on the chapel’s magnificent Andover pipe organ.
As always, the performances will conclude with the audience joining in a joyous sing-along, accompanied by organ and chorus as the sounds of Christmas reverberate throughout the chapel.
The Gettysburg Choral Society, Inc. is a nonprofit 501©(3) organization composed of auditioned singers who utilize their talents to pursue excellence in choral music performance. The concerts are free and no tickets are required. Tax-deductible contributions are appreciated to help defray concert-related expenses. An offering will be collected. Additional information is available at gettysburgchoralsociety.org
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Mt Zion Lutheran Church, 2164 Mt Zion Road, York presents The Hershey Handbell Ensemble in concert. Free with a free-will offering.
Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. First UMC, 64 West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey presents The Hershey Handbell Ensemble in concert. Free with a free-will offering.
Friday, December 12, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, 140 North Beaver Street
York presents The Hershey Handbell Ensemble in concert. Free with a free-will offering.Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. St Bartholomew's United Church - ELCA, 1204 Grand Valley Road, Hanover presents The Hershey Handbell Ensemble in concert. Free with a free-will offering.
Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, 517 North Queen Street, Lancaster presents The Hershey Handbell Ensemble in concert. Free with a free-will offering.
Sunday, December 14, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Market Square Presbyterian Church, 20 S. Second St., Harrisburg. Arts on the Square presents the highly regarded Sanctuary Choir of Market Square Church in Carols by Candlelight, joining with orchestra and organ, under the direction of Tyler A. Canonico-Dilley, to welcome the Christmas season with audience carols and candle lighting, a Harrisburg tradition. Suggested donation of $15 to support Arts on the Square programming includes complimentary parking in the adjacent Market Square Garage. artsonthesquare.net.
Sunday, December 14 at 4:00 p.m. First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 21 South Bedford Street, Carlisle presents A Service of Lessons and Carols. This candlelight service is based on the traditional King's College, Cambridge Nine Lessons and Carols Service featuring Advent and Christmas hymns and carols for congregational singing along with selections from our Chancel Choir. Free and open to the public.
Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Market Square Presbyterian Church, 20 S. Second St., Harrisburg. Arts on the Square presents the Howard University Gospel Choir, founded in the fall of 1968, the first collegiate choir of its kind in the world. For almost five decades, the choir has been a premier ensemble, performing gospel music in a wide variety of venues in and around the Washington, D.C. area, and across the country. Tickets: $30 Preferred Seating; $25 General Seating; $15 Student (ID required); $10 Children 10 and under. Available in advance at https://aots-howard-gospel-choir.eventbrite.com or at the door. Complimentary parking in the adjacent Market Square Garage. artsonthesquare.net.
Friday, March 20, 2026, at Market Square Presbyterian Church, 20 S. Second St., Harrisburg. Arts on the Square presents Amoroso da Capo, the father and son duo of Richard Amoroso Sr. and Jr. have delighted listeners since 1989 with their violin and cello arrangements of sacred, classical, disco, and pop music. They have performed in prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall and have a long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Suggested donation of $15 to support Arts on the Square programming includes complimentary parking in the adjacent Market Square Garage. artsonthesquare.net.
Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. First UMC, 64 West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey presents The Historic Harpsichord: Beauty for Ear and Eye. This informative talk and recital with harpsichordist Barry Lockard will trace the invention and evolution of the instrument. He will be joined by vocalist friends Ken Bateman, Tenor; Gabriel Padro, Tenor; and Dan Micsion, Bass. Free with a free-will offering.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. - Miller Chapel, Lebanon Valley College, Annville Senior Organ Recital of Ethan Draper.
Sunday, April 19, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. at Market Square Presbyterian Church, 20 S. Second St., Harrisburg. Arts on the Square presents Lynne Davis, concert organist. American by birth, Lynne Davis’ career has been steeped in French music, culture, and style. A leading international concert artist and master teacher, she has performed in almost every cathedral in France, major cities throughout Europe, and from coast to coast in the United States. Co-sponsored with the Harrisburg Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
Sunday, May 3, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. at Market Square Presbyterian Church, 20 S. Second St., Harrisburg. Arts on the Square presents the Market Square Sanctuary Choir and soloists present Requiem, Op. 9 (1947) by Maurice Duruflé and Messe Solennelle in C-sharp minor, Op. 16 (1899) by Louis Vierne, accompanied by internationally-known concert organist Isabelle Demers and organ scholar Ethan J. Draper. Suggested donation of $15 to support Arts on the Square programming includes complimentary parking in the adjacent Market Square Garage. artsonthesquare.net.
Friday, May 29, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. First UMC, 64 West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey presents organist Jacob Gruss in recital. Free with a free-will offering.
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