“The vision for the family concert is that we want people of all ages to be there and to enjoy themselves,” says Christopher Jackson, Artistic Director and Conductor of The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, adding, “And throughout the program we’re using music from around the world to interact with the audience.”

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem presents “The Greg Funfgeld Family Concert - Youth Choirs Festival: Music from Around the World,” 3 p.m. Feb. 23, Zoellner Arts Center, Bethlehem.

The concert features youth and high school choirs from Parkland High School, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, Nazareth High School and the Bach Choir Bel Canto Youth Chorus.

Says Jackson, “I am also very pleased to welcome special guests, members of the Westminster Choir from Westminster Choir College,” adding, “Both Greg Funfgeld and I are graduates of the college so we are particularly thrilled that they will be joining us.”

The youth choirs perform music from Indonesia, Spain, Zimbabwe, Germany, Russia and the United States “along with a bit of choreographed movement facilitating audience participation,” says Jackson.

In addition to performing with the youth choirs, the Westminster Choir will present several of its own selections.

The concert concludes with the vocalists joining the Bach Choir and members of the Bach Festival Orchestra in selections from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Requiem in D Minor” and “Dona Nobis Pacem” from Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Mass in B Minor.”

Says Jackson, “Our last song is a bit of a prayer to grant us peace. I thought we could all use a little calm and kindness in our lives right now.

“The audience is encouraged to keep the program booklet as it provides various activities, including games, coloring pages and with the creative help of some of our partner choirs, even a QR code with a message from one of the composers,” adds Jackson.

Bach Choir of Bethlehem, “The Greg Funfgeld Family Concert - Youth Choirs Festival: Music From Around the World,” 3 p.m. Feb. 23, Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Avenue, Bethlehem; tickets: Bach Choir office, 440 Heckewelder Place, Bethlehem; office@bach.org; 610-866-4382 ext. 110 or 115; https://bach.org/tickets/

“Each year, the Allentown Symphony Orchestra presents school concerts for over 4,000 students from throughout the Lehigh Valley region and then performs the same program as a ‘Family Concert’ for children and parents to attend,” says Diane Wittry, Allentown Symphony Orchestra Music Director and Conductor.

The Allentown Symphony Orchestra presents “Family Concert: “Mozart, Copland & the Natural World,” 2 p.m. Feb. 22, Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown.

“This year, we relate the orchestra and its individual instrument members to an ecosystem using musical examples to explain the hierarchy of melody, accompaniment and bass line,” Wittry explains.

“With narration provided by individuals from the Wildlands Conservancy, we then compare the musical examples to hierarchies in nature between the soil, plants and animals,” adds Wittry.

The innovative educational program incorporates slides, videos and public participation in addition to performances by ASO musicians highlighting instruments and the orchestra.

Concert selections include “Overture for the 21st Century: Joy of the Soul” by composer Joe Jaxson, “Passacaglia in C Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach, “Fuga y Misterio” by Astor Piazzolla, “Variations on a Shaker Melody” by Aaron Copland, “Symphony No. 41, IV Molto Allegro” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and “Marche Slav Op. 31” by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Prior to the concert, an “Orchestra Lab” will be presented for free, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in the hall’s third-floor Rodale Community Room. Educators and animals from the Wildlands Conservancy will be there. No tickets or reservations are required.

Allentown Symphony Orchestra, “Family Concert: “Mozart, Copland & the Natural World,” 2 p.m. Feb. 22, Miller Symphony Hall, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown. Free tickets for those 21 and under. Tickets: box office; 610-432-6715; https://millersymphonyhall.org/

“Classical View” is a column about classical music concerts, conductors and performers. To request coverage, email: Paul Willistein, Focus editor, pwillistein@tnonline.com