Symphony makes St. Pat's the place to be tonight

Youngstown Symphony At St. Patrick's Church

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St. Patrick's Catholic Church celebrated its Centennial with a concert by the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra.

YOUNGSTOWN

It’s not often that a church event becomes the hottest ticket in town.

But Tuesday night, the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra brought that to St. Patrick Church on the city’s South Side as it performed outside the confines of its traditional venue for the first time in about a quarter-century.

The orchestra’s performance was part of a celebration marking the church’s centennial anniversary, which was Sunday.

Gelfand, a music professor at Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music, said it has been some 25 years since the YSO performed anywhere other than Powers. Having a chance to perform in the cavernous, Gothic-style church was as exciting for the musicians as it was for the more than 500 people of every ilk and age who packed the building to listen, he said.

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