Classics for Friday

Check out a sampling of classical music from different eras Friday, Feb. 10, when the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra performs at Bloomsburg University. Showtime for the Celebrity Artist Series show is 7:30 p.m. in Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall.

Tickets are $34.50 for adults and $19.50 for children, a comparative bargain to see a professional orchestra with dozens of players. And maybe not a bad early Valentine's Day gift.

The program includes classical, romantic and modern pieces:

• Symphony No. 78 in C Minor by Joseph Haydn 
• Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion and Strings, by Frank Martin
• Overture to La Scala di Seta (The Silken Ladder) by Gioacchino Rossini
• Pulcinella Suite for small orchestra by Igor Stravinsky

Founded in 1991, the PVCO is composed of musicians from the East Coast, primarily the Philadelphia area. The performance is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Performing Artists on Tour. PennPAT is a program of the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, which is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Upcoming events in the 2011–2012 season of the Celebrity Artist Series, all in Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall, are:

• The National Broadway tour of the musical “The Color Purple,” Saturday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. Tickets: $34.50. 
• Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m. Tickets: $34.50. 
• Jazz musicians Grace Kelly and Phil Woods, Friday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $34.50.