The Immaculata Symphony will hold its annual children’s concert, Carnival of the Animals, on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 3 PM in Alumnae Hall on the Immaculata University campus.

A concert for all ages, the annual children’s concert presents unique, interactive musical experiences that are both entertaining and educational. The Immaculata Symphony is a university-community organization, with a long and outstanding tradition that goes back to the university’s founding in 1920.  

For this year’s concert, the Immaculata Symphony performs Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals” along with several other animal-inspired works, including Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Sheep May Safely Graze” and Leroy Anderson’s “The Waltzing Cat” and “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.”

Joseph Gehring, Chair of the Immaculata University Music Department and Director of Ensembles, is the conductor for the Carnival of the Animals concert. In 2011 he was appointed Music Director of the Immaculata Symphony. Gehring actively conducts the West Chester Band and Chesco Pops Orchestra and is a frequent guest conductor of various honor/festival bands and orchestras throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware. He earned a Master of Music Performance degree in orchestral conducting and is an Associate Faculty member in music at Immaculata.

Admission for Carnival of the Animals is $10. Immaculata students and children are free. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.  

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