Symphony concerts in W. Pa. this summer

Just because it's summer, doesn't mean the classical music scene shuts down.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has become increasingly active throughout the summer months. This year, the symphony will perform June 5 at the 58th annual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival at Pittsburgh's Point State Park, but that's just the beginning of “Summer with the Symphony.”

Other shows include:

• Music of Flight and Fantasy: A Sensory Friendly Performance, 2:30 p.m. June 17, Heinz Hall. $15

• The O'Jays with the Pittsburgh Symphony, 7:30 p.m. June 29, Heinz Hall. Tickets start at $39

• In Honor of Service: An Americana Concert, 7 p.m. June 30, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Oakland. Free, but tickets needed

• Concerts in the Parks — 8 p.m. July 1 at South Park and 8:15 p.m. July 2 at Hartwood Acres. Free

• “Jane Lynch Sings The Great American Songbook* (*Plus One Guatemalan Love Song)” with the Pittsburgh Symphony, 8 p.m. July 7, Heinz Hall. Tickets start at $35

• “A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop,” featuring Common with the Pittsburgh Symphony, 7:30 p.m. July 20, Heinz Hall. Tickets start at $45.

• “Classical Mystery Tour: Sgt. Pepper's 50th Anniversary” with the Pittsburgh Symphony, 8 p.m. July, Heinz Hall. Tickets start at $29

• Johnny Mathis with the Pittsburgh Symphony, 8 p.m. July 22, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall. Tickets start at $39

The orchestra's BNY Mellon Grand Classics series continues through June 25, concluding with “Honeck Conducts Beethoven,” June 23 to 25.

PNC Pops has two summer shows — “Ella & Louis: All That Jazz,” June 16 to 18, and “The Music of John Williams,” July 14 to 16

Details: 412-392-4900 or pittsburghsymphony.org

Other classical performances

• The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra will give its free annual concert in the park on July 2 at St. Clair Park in Greensburg. The symphony also will once again have a summer chamber music series at Unity Chapel in Latrobe, featuring the Beo String Quartet on June 15, the Duo Cieli & the Ferla-Marcinizyn Guitar Duo on July 20 and the IUP Faculty Brass Quintet on Aug. 17. The concerts are $10 each and benefit the Westmoreland Youth Symphony Orchestra Programs. Details: westmorelandsymphony.org

• The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble returns with concerts on Fridays and Saturdays, July 7 to 29 on City Theater's main stage on Pittsburgh's South Side. Details: pnme.org