Layla Velez, 15, practices during a dress rehearsal Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at the Roosevelt Elementary school in Allentown. The students are part of El Sistema, a program through the Allentown ...

Allentown Symphony Orchestra has received a $30,000 grant to support El Sistema Lehigh Valley. its inner-city outreach program for young musicians. The grant from the League of American Orchestras ...

The soft strains of an old English Christmas carol called “Down in Yon Forest” filled the auditorium of Roosevelt Elementary School in Allentown on Wednesday night, teased from the violins and cellos ...

Our photographer followed 95 young musicians for six days as they prepared to perform with Dudamel, the next music director of the New York Philharmonic. By Javier C. Hernández and James Estrin The ...