NEPA Philharmonic To Accompany Yoga On The Roof

On Saturday, July 4th, at 9 AM, Hilary Steinberg, Jaya Yoga Studio, Clarks Summit, and the Marketplace at Steamtown will sponsor the 13th annual Yoga on the Roof, which includes one hour of of yoga accompanied by live music played by Philharmonic musicians.  The yoga practice will be followed by treats compliments of Maximum Zen.  This event is a favorite way to launch to Independence Day celebrations and benefits the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic’s educational and outreach programs.

Leading the yoga practice will be Jaya Yoga’s owner Hilary Steinberg and instructor Lily Mackarey. Featured musicians will be Leah Valenches, Peter Brubaker, and Gabriel Schaff.

Yoga on the Roof is a unique event in Northeastern Pennsylvania, taking place on the morning of the holiday, overlooking historic downtown Scranton.  Participants are invited to pre-register at www.NEPAphil.org until Thursday, July 2nd.  Walk ins are welcome.  All are asked to show up by 8:45 AM on Friday, July 4th, rain or shine.

A donation of $20 is requested. The Philharmonic projects benefiting from Yoga on the Roof  are educational programs to meet the needs of students from toddlers to serious high school music students: “Meet the Instruments”, “Once Upon an Orchestra”, “Young People’s Concerts”, and a juried mentoring program for talented high school music students.

Pre-registration is also available by calling the Philharmonic at 570.270.4444.  For additional information about Yoga on the Roof, please contact hilary@jayayogastudio.com.

Music Director Melisse Brunet leads the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, a robust orchestra of top professional musicians from NEPA and across the mid-Atlantic. They perform pops, classics, holidays, and candlelit concerts as well as sensory friendly concerts, shows for the hard of hearing, programs in senior centers throughout the regions as well as free July 3-4 concerts in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.