In Saturday’s (9/28) Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pennsylvania), Kelly Urban writes, “For its 2024-25 season, the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra is focusing on the region’s tenacity. ‘Our Strengths,’ the theme of the symphony’s 96th season, will showcase music that celebrates the strengths of a resilient and innovative community, as well as its artistry and creativity…. James Blachly, the symphony’s music director, said, ‘Each concert is centered around the theme of a particular strength of our region, with music and messages united in exploring these themes.’ The season will begin at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 with “Steel and Innovation” at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center on the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown campus … The concert will feature Stacy Garrop’s ‘Forging Steel,’ which the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra premiered, and the piece will be performed with a specially curated version of the 1992 Guggenheim film of mill workers in the Cambria Iron Works … Technology and innovation will be presented in ‘Automation,’ a composition that places a solo cellist against an artificial intelligence version, blurring the lines of technology and human creativity…. The second half of the concert will present Sergei Rachmaninoff’s ‘Symphonic Dances.’ ” The article discusses the orchestra’s programs throughout the coming season.