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con Espressione
The Allegro Blog
Allegro's con Espressione blog explores music history, gives in-depth program notes, and features one-on-one interviews with guest composers and performers. In music, con Espressione means "with expression" is a directive telling a musician to play with feeling, emotion, and expressiveness. It is with this inspiration that we aim to unravel the feelings, emotions, and expressions behind the music we perform, and the lives of those who create and perform it.
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Allegro's 2025 Year in Review
As we dive into 2026, we’re looking back at exciting music, guest performers and composers, new venues and new collaborations! Month by month, we’re going through the year, and showing gratitude for all the support, all the great performances, and hope for what the new year brings!
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Jan 36 min read


November Recap “The White Star:” Sitting Down with Bernard Kane
We're recapping our November concert, "The White Star," with this blog post. Executive Director Caroline Burns sat down with composer and violist Bernard Kane to discuss his life and work, discovering that inspiration can be found everywhere.
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Dec 12, 202514 min read


Classical Music and the Brain: How Listening Can Improve Your Life
Music is not just an abstract pastime enjoyed by a privileged few – it fills every corner of our lives and it can change the way we feel, remember, and think.
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Nov 1, 20253 min read


Allegro’s 2025-26 Season Opens with Brass & Organ!
Get excited for Allegro's first concert of the 25/26 season with a look at what to expect with Brass & Organ on October 4th!
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Oct 1, 20255 min read


Allegro Welcomes New Executive Director and Nextgen Directors
New Program Directors for Nextgen, a new Executive Director for Allegro, a new venue, and a return to the full Music in the Round experience: This season for Allegro and Allegro's Nextgen Youth Music Program will be the best yet!
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Sep 3, 20253 min read


A Look Inside the Repertoire of "Opening Remarks"
Allegro’s Summer Series and Season Finale is next weekend! We have an exciting selection of repertoire, an allstar soloist (Allegro’s own concertmaster, Melody Cliff), and a bit of soft symbolism. We’re closing our 2024-2025 Season with “Opening Remarks: An Evening of Overtures” ending this year’s concert series with a nod to new beginnings for Allegro. Let’s take a closer look at the pieces that you could enjoy on August 9th at Franklin & Marshall’s Barshinger Center.
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Jul 31, 20257 min read


Allegro Prepares for Ein Deutsches Requiem
With Allegro’s Summer Series underway, we want to give our audience a behind-the-scenes look at our next performance.
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Jun 28, 20252 min read


May is full of joy for lovers of nature and spring, but what about the music?
The month of May has arrived, and with it comes the full blooming renaissance of nature. An inspiring and busy time for gardeners, outdoors-folks, and nature-lovers, this is the time when the fruits of the “April showers” unfold and the world feels bright and new (and dusted in pollen).
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May 3, 20253 min read


Spring has sprung…but our eyes are on Summer Surprise!
The first hint for our Summer Surprise concert is here!
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Apr 4, 20251 min read


Sitting down with baritone, Luke Harnish
Baritone Luke Harnish, fresh from a run of Macbeth in Atlanta, returns to Lancaster. Hear about his journey & Sat's concert here.
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Mar 13, 20257 min read


NextGen: What our rising-star musicians are playing this weekend
Let’s take a look at what the next generation of Lancaster’s musicians are working on:
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Mar 1, 20254 min read


Welcome, February! A look at some of our favorite composers born this month (and some you may not have heard of before):
February, a month often associated with love and cozy evenings, also gifts us with a wonderful array of musical birthdays!
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Feb 1, 20252 min read


Musical Milestones: What does 2025 mean for some of our favorite classical pieces and composers?
2025 is a year of musical milestones! Join us as we celebrate the 50th, 100th, 125th, 150th, and 200th anniversaries of iconic works.
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Jan 4, 20255 min read
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