The whole family will love this program of glorious music of the season from many traditions presented by the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra with the Lancaster Symphony Chorus

Ensemble ACJW is made up of Fellows of the Academy - a program of Carnegie Hall, the Juilliard School and the Weill Music Insitute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education The group's only Philadelphia appearance features Pulitzer Prize winning composer John Adams conducting his "Son of Chamber Symphony" and the New York pianist Jeremy Denk joining the group for a performance of Stravinsky's "Concerto for Piano and Winds" Louis Andriessen's "De Staat" concludes the program

Called “a virtual guarantee of musical excellence” by The Washington Post, the Musicians from Marlboro touring program was created as an extension of the Marlboro Music Festival The season's third Marlboro concert features an all-star quintet – David Bowlin, violin; Hiroko Yajima, violin; Rebecca Albers, viola; Amir Eldan, cello; and Marcy Rosen, cello – performing works by Boccherini, Stravinsky and Schubert

Violinist Soovin Kim has been warmly received around the world since capturing first prize at the Paganini International Violin Competition A PCMS favorite as a recitalist and as a member of the Johannes Quartet, he'll be joined by pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute for a special recital of Schubert, Debussy, Prokofiev and Beethoven

Don't miss the Curtis Institute president - and former Philadelphia Orchestra principal violist- in a rare intimate recital at Benjamin Franklin Hall Local favorite and Curtis faculty member Meng-Chieh Liu provides accompaniment, and the program includes works by Paganini, Hindemith and Shostakovich

Master guitarist Jason Vieaux just released a new set of Bach recordings to great critical acclaim For this concert at the Art Museum, he will perform selections from them and also join forces with a quartet of musicians - Hirono Oka, violin; Rachel Ku, viola; Yumi Kendall, cello; and Susan Narucki, soprano - for the world premiere of a quintet by local composer Jan Krzywicki

Canadian tenor Colin Balzer is known for his "firm, free, vibrant sound and amazing command" (Vancouver Sun) His program with pianist Erika Switzer includes songs by Haydn and Britten and lieder by Schubert and Wolf

Over three decades, the Mendelssohn Quartet has established a reputation as one of the most vital quartets of its generation Don't miss their final area appearance, which features a program of Bartok, Beethoven and Mendelssohn

Conductor Mischa Santora leads the Curtis Chamber Orchestra in a program of Brahms, Bottesini and Stravinsky Two recent Curtis graduates - Sarah Kwak, violin, and Fora Baltacigil, double bass - will join them as soloists

The Kashkashian/Schulkowsky duo is an enduring and original chamber music group For this special program of Armenian music, Mansurian will make his own unique contributions as pianist and vocalist in his own arrangements of Armenian folk songs

The eminent Leon Fleisher leads this premier new music ensemble in a concert of 20th century masterworks Works by Stravinsky, Hindemith and Ligeti highlight a program of modern music that is not to be missed

Peter Serkin, piano

12-09-2009 - 12-09-2009

Wednesday

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

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Kimmel Center - Perelman Theater - 260 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: $23, $10-students

215-569-8080

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Start Time(s): 8 pm

Peter Serkin has long been recognized as an artist of passion and integrity The son of Marlboro Festival founder Rudolf Serkin, he is equally known for his interpretations of 20th century music and for his facility with Beethoven and other titans of the classical repertoire This evening’s program is to be announced

Formed in 2005 at the Marlboro Music Festival, Trio Cavatina has quickly emerged as one of today's top young trios Their Philadelphia Chamber Music Society debut includes the Philadelphia premiere of Donald Martino's trio as well as works by Schumann and Brahms

As part of President Obama's inaugural ensemble, Anthony McGill has become even more recognizable as one of the top wind players of his generation For this special Sunday afternoon concert, he'll be joined by veteran violist Michael Tree and up-and-coming pianist Anna Polonsky in a program of works by Mozart, Brahms, Schumann and Bartok

Anonymous 4's annual concert at St Mark's Church is a holiday favorite and one of the most eagerly anticipated special events of the season Renowned for their unearthly vocal blend and unmatched medieval repertoire, the group presents its ever-popular mix of carols, ballads and songs of old America

Husband and wife duo William Bolcom and Joan Morris have been enrapturing Philadelphia Chamber Music Society audiences season after season with classic performances straight from the American songbook The Chicago Sun Times praises the couple as “the best thing to happen to American popular song since the invention of sheet music,” a sentiment with which our audiences would surely agree

The Jupiter - one of America's best young quartets - teams up with two classical music veterans for a memorable spring concert Michael Tree and Peter Wiley of the Guarneri Quartet join the Jupiter for a performance of Strauss's Sextet from Capriccio, Op 85 The quartet will also perform works by Haydn, Janacek and Schoenberg

Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero leads the Curtis Chamber Orchestra in a wide-ranging program of works by Stravinsky, Weill, Webern and Schoenberg Violinist Soovin Kim joins the orchestra as soloist

Richard Goode, piano

04-22-2010 - 04-22-2010

Thursday

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

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Kimmel Center - Perelman Theater - 260 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: $23, $10 for students

215-569-8080

bkochel@pcmsconcerts.org

http://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/piano-recitals/product/richard-goode-piano/goode/

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Hailed for the tremendous emotional power, depth and sensitivity of his playing, Richard Goode is acknowledged as one of the leading pianists of his time His annual sold-out recitals always rank among the highlights of any season

Consisting of three siblings and the violinist Rainer Schmidt, this Salzburg group is one of the top string quartets on the international scene Their triumphant return to Philadelphia features a colorful program of works by Beethoven, Webern and Grieg

The Belcea Quartet has gained an enviable reputation as one of the leading quartets of the new generation Their eagerly-anticipated PCMS return features a program of works by Beethoven, Szymanowski and Bartok

Violinist Arnold Steinhardt – formerly of the Guarneri Quartet – heads an all-star cast of musicians that also features Burchard Tang, viola; Efe Baltacigil, cello; Harold Robinson, double bass; and Cynthia Raim, piano They'll present an all-Schubert program at the Perelman Theater

One of the most adventurous pianists of his time, Montréal native Marc-Andre Hamelin is internationally renowned for his musical virtuosity and refined pianism In his return to Philadelphia, Hamelin presents a program featuring his own Etudes and works by Debussy, Berg and Liszt

The Brentano String Quartet has been singled out for its technical brilliance, musical insight and stylistic elegance In their PCMS return, they'll perform a Philadelphia premiere by Stephen Hartke alongside classics by Beethoven and Schubert

Since his triumph at the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has been known for his magisterial Chopin interpretations Back by popular demand, he presents a crowd-pleasing all-Chopin recital that includes preludes, nocturnes and the Ballade in A-flat major, Op 47

Fast becoming a PCMS favorite, the Johannes Quartet plays with "the passion and attack that characterize the best of quartet playing” (Philadelphia Inquirer) Its PCMS return features a program of works by Janacek, Kurtag and Dvorak

Argentinean mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink possesses one of opera's most elegant voices Her PCMS recital debut with pianist Anthony Spiri includes works by Schumann as well as a selection of Iberian songs

The Broad Street Review lauds Dolce Suono as a “triumph of the winds” For its PCMS debut, the trio of Mimi Stillman, flute; Yumi Kendall, cello; and Charles Abramovic, piano presents a contemporary program of works by Rorem, Crumb and Villa-Lobos and the world premiere of Abramovic's own Trio

The St Lawrence Quartet has established itself among the world-class chamber ensembles of its generation Their program includes pieces by Haydn and Dvorak and the Philadelphia premiere of a new John Adams quartet that was composed specifically for the group

Before the age of 30, Jonathan Biss has already proven himself among the world’s most accomplished musicians Noted for his technique, artistic maturity and versatility, this rare young talent will be joined by his mentor, Richard Goode, in a special joint recital of works by Schubert, Schumann, Beethoven, Stravinsky and Debussy

Revered as one of the great pianists of our time, Emanuel Ax is known for his poetic temperament and the unsurpassed virtuosity of his playing For this concert he will treat PCMS audiences to a program of works by Schumann and Chopin

Consistently beguiling and technically impeccable, the Orion String Quartet has long been a favorite of PCMS audiences They'll bring their singular “persuasive power” (New York Times) back to the stage along with a pair of highly esteemed guest artists - violist Kim Kashkashian and cellist Peter Wiley - in a program of works by Haydn, Brahms and Dzubay

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette raves that “there is no finer ensemble in the world, expressively and technically” than the Takacs Quartet Their PCMS return features Beethoven and Schumann quartets and a Philadelphia premiere by James MacMillan

Members of Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Singers (Layla Claire soprano; Paul Appleby, tenor; In Sun Suh, piano)

02-21-2010 - 02-21-2010

Sunday

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

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Independence Seaport Museum - 211 S Columbus Boulevard Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $23, $10 for students

215-569-8080

bkochel@pcmsconcerts.org

http://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/vocal-recitals/product/metropolitan-opera-lindeman-singers/lindemann/

Start Time(s): 3 pm

The Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program has launched the careers of numerous high-level singers over the years Hear the vocal stars of tomorrow at this Sunday afternoon young singers' showcase

Violinist Jennifer Koh continues to dazzle audiences with playing that combines intensity of temperament with a patrician poise and elegance A pair of Mozart sonatas and Schubert's Rondo Brillant highlight her program with acclaimed Israeli pianist Shai Wosner

Juilliard Quartet II

02-24-2010 - 02-24-2010

Wednesday

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

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Independence Seaport Museum - 211 S Columbus Boulevard Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $23, $10 for students

215-569-8080

bkochel@pcmsconcerts.org

http://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/string-quartets/product/juilliard-string-quartet/juilliard/

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Now in its 60th season, the Juilliard Quartet is among the world's most revered artistic collaborations Its many honors include four Grammy Awards and membership in the Hall of Fame of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Their program includes Schumann and Mendelssohn quartets and Mario Davidovsky's Quartet No 5

Known for his inspiring, subtle and freely interpretative style, violinist Christian Tetzlaff has become a favorite of PCMS audiences after a series of well-received recitals His PCMS return with pianist Lars Vogt and his sister, Tanja Tetzlaff, on cello, is a rare opportunity to hear this talented artist both solo and with trio

Philadelphia-based pianist Marcantonio Barone is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and head of the Bryn Mawr Conservatory’s piano department A prizewinner at both the Busoni and Leeds International Piano Competitions, he has been a frequent performer with PCMS His program tonight features a world premiere by composer Philip Maneval

Recently described in Gramophone Magazine as an “alluring soloist with heightened expressive and violinistic gifts”, violinist Michi Wiancko has performed concertos with orchestras including the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic Her PCMS recital debut with pianist Dina Vainshtein will showcase her talents in a wide-ranging program of works by Telemann, Biber, Prokofiev, Cage and Enescu

The Chiara Quartet's name comes from the Italian word meaning clear, pure and light They'll imbue works by Haydn, Sirota and Dvorak with such a sound, and for the latter they'll be joined by pianist Simone Dinnerstein, whose recital at the Art Museum was one of the 2008-09 season's highlights

Canadian bass/baritone Gerald Finley is known as one of the leading singers of his generation His 2008 recording of Schumann songs with Julius Drake won much critical acclaim, and Drake will join Finley here to perform them as well as a selection of American songs and works by Grieg and Ravel

Philadelphia Orchestra principal horn Jennifer Montone teams up with two PCMS favorites - violinist Ida Levin and pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn - for a concert of Brahms' Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op 40 and a pair of works by Beethoven

The Berlin-based Artemis Quartet plays with all the intensity of feeling, warmth of expression and rhythmic precision of its continental cousins Their performances “always head for the heart of the music” (Stuttgarter Nachrichten), and this all-Beethoven program will be no different

Irish pianist John O'Conor has earned a worldwide reputation as a masterful interpreter of the Classic and early-Romantic repertoires His program at the American Philosophical Society includes Berg, Beethoven and Schubert sonatas and three nocturnes by John Field

If the Tokyo String Quartet isn't the world's greatest chamber music ensemble, says The Washington Post, it's hard to imagine which group is For the second of their two PCMS appearances, the Tokyo will be joined by pianist Benjamin Hochman for a program of Mozart, Barber and Schumann

Winner of the 2000 Astral National Auditions in Philadelphia, Andrius Zlabys has since gone on to appear with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra His PCMS recital debut is an all-Bach affair with performances of partitas 825-830

Hailed by The Seattle Post-Intelligencer for its flawless playing and richness of sound, the Miro Quartet is one of the finest young ensembles in classical music today Known for their complete Beethoven Op 18 recordings, they'll present an all-Beethoven program in their PCMS return

Open Mic

07-25-2009 - 01-01-2037

Saturday

Seven Stones Cafe

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Seven Stones Café - 24 S Plum Street Media PA 19063

Admission: FREE!

Start Time(s): Last Saturday of every month @ 7:30pm

The Seven Stones Café hosts its Open Mic on the last Saturday of every month This downtown Media café welcomes all to enjoy this gathering of great music, the taste of La Colombe coffee, and the richness of fresh, and wholesome food

Piano Trios

01-31-2010 - 01-31-2010

Sunday

Astral Artists

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Trinity Center for Urban Life - 2212 Spruce Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: General $18 Seniors (62 & over) $16 Students (under the age of 30 with vaild ID) $5

215-735-6999

Astral@AstralArtists.org

https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/series/27835

Start Time(s): 3 pm

On January 31, Astral Artists, one of the nation’s premier organizations for the career development of emerging classical musicians, shines the spotlight on a favorite form: the piano trio Astral’s exceptional artists – violinist Korbinian Altenberger, cellist Susan Babini, clarinetist Igor Begelman, and pianist Michael Mizrahi – perform some of the repertoire’s greatest piano trios, spanning from Haydn’s No 9 to Aaron Jay Kernis’s Trio in Red for Cello, Clarinet, and Piano

Saxophonist Doug O'Connor & Friends

02-21-2010 - 02-21-2010

Sunday

Astral Artists

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Trinity Center for Urban Life - 2212 Spruce Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: General $18 Seniors (62 & over) $16 Students (under the age of 30 with valid ID) $5

215-735-6999

Astral@AstralArtists.org

https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/series/27835

Start Time(s): 3 pm

Astral Artists, one of the nation’s premier organizations for the career development of emerging classical musicians, presents saxophonist Doug O’Connor, praised by The Chestnut Hill Local for his “consummate technical command” and “distinct interpretive style” O’Connor’s virtuoso friends – Astral accordionist Lidia Kaminska, violinist Saeka Matsuyama, and pianist Michael Mizrahi – join him in a colorful program that explores the riveting sonorities that only these uncommon musical combinations could create

Flutist Jasmine Choi: In Recital

03-07-2010 - 03-07-2010

Sunday

Astral Artists

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Trinity Center for Urban Life - 2212 Spruce Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: General $18 Seniors (62 & over) $16 Students (under the age of 30 with vaild ID) $5

215-735-6999

Astral@AstralArtists.org

https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/series/27835

Start Time(s): 3 pm

Gramophone Korea praises flutist Jasmine Choi’s “perfect technique and astounding musicianship,” and on March 7 Astral Artists, one of the nation’s premier organizations for the career development of emerging classical musicians, presents the “major talent” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) in recital Choi and pianist William Hong-Chun Youn touch all bases in a program spanning from Bach to a world première by young Korean composer Solbong Kim Also featured is a transcription of Franck’s beguiling Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major

Rising Stars

04-07-2010 - 04-07-2010

Wednesday

Astral Artists

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Kimmel Center - Perelman Theater - 260 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: General $30 Seniors (62 & over) $25 Students (under the age of 30 with vaild ID) $5

215-893-1999

Astral@AstralArtists.org

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Start Time(s): 7:30 pm

Astral Artists, one of the nation’s premier organizations for the career development of emerging classical musicians, features its stellar artists as soloists with Symphony in C “The exuberant Saeka Matsuyama” (The Strad) is the violin soloist for Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy, cellist Susan Babini displays her “thoughtful charisma” and “gorgeous deep sound” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) in the East Coast première of Aaron Jay Kernis’s Colored Field, and Sibelius’s Luonnotar is the centerpiece for soprano Dísella Làrusdóttir, whom The New York Times calls “reliably breathtaking”

This young Russian pianist trained at Curtis and Juilliard under Peter Serkin and Jerome Lowenthal Characterized by its “sweep, color and authority” (Philadelphia Inquirer), her playing has quickly endeared her to PCMS audiences This intimate recital at the Fleisher is a great opportunity to see this up-and-coming young artist up close Her program features works by Honegger, Schumann, Brahms and Debussy

Called “a virtual guarantee of musical excellence” by The Washington Post, the Musicians from Marlboro touring program was created as an extension of the Marlboro Music Festival This Marlboro concert features violinist Ida Levin, soprano Hyunah Yu and five other world-class musicans in a program of Haydn, Bartok and Schumann

Grammy Award-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman is widely regarded as one of the most talented virtuosos performing today His commanding technique and exceptional lyrical gifts have won him consistent critical acclaim, and both will be present at the Perelman Theater in a program featuring Beethoven, Schumann, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky

Counter)induction is a composer/performer collective committed to the notion that contemporary music can and should be both accessible and challenging It celebrates the diversity of contemporary music by presenting the best, most innovative new music to both new and established audiences The program for the group’s PCMS debut includes works by Xenakis and Crumb and the world premiere of a new quintet by New York composer Kyle Bartlett

Student Recital Series

10-12-2009 - 05-14-2010

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Curtis Institute of Music

http://www.curtis.edu/html/50400.shtml

Curtis Institute of Music - Field Concert Hall - 1726 Locust Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: Free

(215) 893-5261

tickets@curtis.edu

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Start Time(s): 8 pm

Students perform solo and chamber works almost every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at Curtis

Curtis Opera Theatre: The Rake's Progress

11-19-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Curtis Institute of Music

http://www.curtis.edu/html/50300.shtml

Prince Music Theater - 1412 Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: Subscriptions for three Curtis Opera Theatre productions: $75 Single tickets: $33; available beginning August 18

(215) 893-7902

tickets@curtis.edu

http://www.curtis.edu/html/50300.shtml

Start Time(s): Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 pm Sunday at 2:30 pm

Beware of temptation: The devil’s twisted way with a young man’s idle wish triggers a wild journey to Bedlam in Stravinsky’s dark moral tale Fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original English

First associate concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Juliette Kang (’91) enjoys a varied and active career She has appeared as a soloist with the San Francisco and Baltimore symphonies and l’Orchestre National de France, and was gold medalist of the 1994 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis Ms Kang is joined by Christoph Eschenbach and Thomas Kraines (’92) in works by Mozart, Schubert, and others

Symphony Concert: The Three Bs

12-06-2009 - 12-06-2009

Sunday

Delaware County Symphony

http://www.dcsmusic.org

Neumann College - Fred P Meagher Theater - 1 Neumann Drive Aston PA 19014

Admission: $15 adult $12 senior/student

610-879-7059

dcsmusic@addr.com

http://www.dcsmusic.org

Start Time(s): 3 pm

Guest conductor Blair Bollinger leads the Delaware County Symphony in a program of selections by Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms Soloist Arnold Ostroff performs Beethoven's "Emperor" Piano Concerto No 5 Also included are the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J S Bach, arranged by Stokowski and Johannes Brahms' Hungarian Dances Nos 1, 6, and 5

Chamber Concert

11-21-2009 - 11-21-2009

Saturday

Delaware County Symphony

http://www.dcsmusic.org

Neumann College - Fred P Meagher Theater - 1 Neumann Drive Aston PA 19014

Admission: $10 adult $8 senior/student

610-879-7059

dcsmusic@addr.com

http://www.dcsmusic.org

Start Time(s): 3 pm

Chamber concert with "child appeal" featuring Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, narrated by Vicki Giunta Also on the program are Gordon Jacob's Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet and Haydn's Toy Symphony Delaware County Symphony's Assistant Conductor, Roberta Winemiller leads the concert Charles Thomas, Director of the DCS Chamber Series, provides program commentary

Now in its third year, this award-winning series presents the music of pioneers, patriots, clerics and cowboys: all part of America’s vast musical landscape Revel in the homespun elegance of Johann Peter’s Symphony, David Diamond’s irrepressible Rounds, the playful twitches and turns of Mark O’Connor’s Strings and Threads, and the world premier of Maurice Wright’s new American Indian-themed work An immensely colorful canvas

John Frederick Peter- Symphony in D (arr From Quintet in D by Karl Middleman)
Mark O’Connor – Appalachian Waltz
Maurice Wright – American Indian themed commission
David Diamond – Rounds

Featuring Mark O’Connor - Strings and Threads and Hirono Oka, violin soloist

Samuel Barber at 100: The Composer and His World

01-17-2010 - 01-17-2010

Sunday

Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series

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Curtis Institute of Music - Field Concert Hall - 1726 Locust Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 3 pm

This concert, co-presented with the Curtis Institute of Music, is the first of two concerts in a special project of the Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series "Samuel Barber at 100: The Composers and His World" is Dolce Suono's celebration of the great American composer's centennial The concert features Barber's Summer Music and Capricorn Concerto along with works by Menotti, Rorem, Higdon, and Ludwig Dolce Suono ensemble musicians will perform: Mimi Stillman, flute and alto flute; Geoffrey Deemer, oboe; Samuel Caviezel, clarinet; Paul Demers, clarinet and bass clarinet; Michelle Rosen, bassoon; Shelley Showers, French horn; Jeffrey Curnow, trumpet; Hirono Oka, violin; Yumi Kendall, cello; Charles Abramovic, piano; Gabe Globus-Hoenich, percussion Dolce Suono engages the audience in chamber music at a profound level through innovative, dynamic programming spanning Baroque to contemporary music, talks and panel discussions by performers, scholars, and guest composers, and post-concert Meet-the-Artists 

Samuel Barber at 100: The Composer and His World

02-17-2010 - 02-17-2010

Wednesday

Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series

http://www.dolcesuono.com

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia - 2125 Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: Tickets $15 Students/Seniors $10 Tickets available at the door

267-252-1803

DolceSuonoSeries@aol.com

http://www.dolcesuono.com

Start Time(s): 6 pm Conversation 7:30 pm Concert

This Concert and Conversation are part of a special project of the Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series, "Samuel Barber at 100: The Composer and His World," a celebration of the great American composer's centennial The Conversation at 6 pm features prominent musicians associated with Samuel Barber, Dolce Suono musicians, and composer Benjamin CS Boyle The concert at 7:30 pm includes Barber's Dover Beach, String Quartet, Songs, Canzone, and works by Bernstein, Foss, Carter, and a world premiere by Benjamin CS Boyle Dolce Suono ensemble musicians will perform: Randall Scarlata, baritone; Mimi Stillman, flute; Charles Abramovic, piano; Hirono Oka and Igor Szwec, violins; Burchard Tang, viola; Yumi Kendall, cello Dolce Suono engages the audience in chamber music at a profound level through innovative, dynamic programming spanning Baroque to contemporary music, talks and panel discussions by performers, scholars, and guest composers, and post-concert Meet-the-Artists

Dolce Suono Commissions and the Art They Inspire

04-14-2010 - 04-14-2010

Wednesday

Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series

http://www.dolcesuono.com

Moore College of Art and Design - N 20th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 7:30 pm

This event, co-presented with Moore College of Art and Design, includes a Concert, conversation, and student exhibition This is the culmination of a season-long project, in which Moore College student artists created artworks inspired by the works of two composers commissioned by the Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series, Charles Abramovic and Benjamin CS Boyle The Dolce Suono Trio - Mimi Stillman, flute; Yumi Kendall, cello; and Charles Abramovic, piano will perform music of Haydn, Barber, Abramovic, and Boyle Musicians, composers, student artists, and art historians will engage the audience in a conversation about the project, and the artworks will be exhibited Dolce Suono engages the audience in chamber music at a profound level through innovative, dynamic programming spanning Baroque to contemporary music, talks and panel discussions by performers, scholars, and guest composers, and post-concert Meet-the-Artists

Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series:Impressionisme/Japonisme

05-19-2010 - 05-19-2010

Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series

http://www.dolcesuono.com

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia - 2125 Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: Tickets $15 Students/Seniors $10 Tickets available at the door

267-252-1803

DolceSuonoSeries@aol.com

http://www.dolcesuono.com

Start Time(s): 7:30 pm

The Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series presents "Impressionisme/Japonisme," a concert exploring the crosscultural influences among Europe, the United States, and Japan in the 19th to 20th centuries via repertoire for flute, viola, and harp Dolce Suono ensemble musicians Mimi Stillman, flute, Burchard Tang, viola and Coline-Marie Orliac, harp, will perform music by Debussy, Ravel, Bax, Takemitsu, and Rochberg The Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series has been dazzling audiences and invigorating the music world since its founding by flutist and Artistic Director Mimi Stillman in 2005 Dolce Suono engages the audience in chamber music at a profound level through innovative, dynamic programming spanning Baroque to contemporary music, talks and panel discussions by performers, scholars, and guest composers, and post-concert Meet-the-Artists 

Composer, poet and music critic, Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky steps into the spotlight for this year’s Biography in Music Against the backdrop of Czarist Russia, Tchaikovsky labored through nationalism, fiery relationships and mental turmoil to emerge as one of his era’s most universally beloved and widely performed composers As a compulsive letter writer, the course of his life and times is documented with stunning clarity and poignance Join Lyric Fest for Tchaikovsky’s life and works: opera, song, chamber music and letters With guest artists: Anton Belov, Michael Fabiano, Jessica Julin, Tatyana Rashkovsky, narrator Jim Bergwall and special guest pianist, Ghenady Meirson

Lyric Fest — sharing great music with kids! Imagine what can happen when a dad gets a son to unplug his iPod for a walk! Lyric Fest takes kids on a sound journey through Philadelphia Broadway on Broad, the Classics on the Avenue, Jazz in Old City and Opera at the Academy! The concert winds up with Richard Wargo’s, “The Music Shop”, a hilarious mini-opera about a trip to a music store to find a tune so familiar, that no one can remember itWith singers Markus Beam, Emily Bullock, Suzanne DuPlantis, Jeffrey Halili, Randi Marrazzo, Elizabeth Racheva, actors Jake Miller and Karim Council, a jazz trio the fabulous Keystone State Boychoir, Steven Fisher conductor, Richard Raub conductor and Laura Ward at the piano

They’re back! Those naughty, but chichi Americans in Paris where anything goes, and probably does in this age of sophistication, style and conspicuous overstepping of social boundaries! Following the resounding success of last year’s Americans in Paris concert, the sequel features the extraordinary Lidia Kaminska making her long-awaited debut with the Classical Symphony as accordionist in Gershwin’s popular Rhapsody in Blue  Return to the roaring 20’s when American musicians, poets, writers and authors flocked to Paris for equal parts chic and verve From the impressionistic sweep of Griffes, to the jazzy swagger of Gershwin, with fascinating left bank visits to Gruenberg and Bowles, Rhapsody in Paris will transport you to a world of fashionable ecstasy

GeorgeGershwin/Middleman – Lullaby
Charles Tomlinson Griffes – Three Scenes
Louis Gruenberg – The Daniel Jazz
Paul Bowles – Suite for Small Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Lidia Kaminska, Solo Accordion with orchestra

Philadelphia Premieres: Barber - Overture to "The School for Scandal" Danielpour - "A Woman's Life" Rachmaninoff - Symphony No 3 Rossen Milanov, Conductor Angela Brown, Soprano

Mozart and Rachmaninoff: Charles Dutoit, Conductor; Shana Blake Hill, Soprano; Nikolai Lugansky, Piano Mozart - Symphony No 39; Sheng - "The Phoenix"; Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No 3

Piffaro’s program, centered around the music of Juan Hidalgo, innovator and originator of early Spanish opera,will reconstruct the palette of musical timbres that formed the soundscape of the Spanish mid-17th century cultural flowering – guitars, harp, winds of all kinds, and voice –with guests Ellen Hargis, soprano, Julie Andrijeski, dance and violin, and guitarists Patrick O’Brien, Daniel Swenberg and Charles Weaver

Piffaro’s program, centered around the music of Juan Hidalgo, innovator and originator of early Spanish opera,will reconstruct the palette of musical timbres that formed the soundscape of the Spanish mid-17th century cultural flowering – guitars, harp, winds of all kinds, and voice –with guests Ellen Hargis, soprano, Julie Andrijeski, dance and violin, and guitarists Patrick O’Brien, Daniel Swenberg and Charles Weaver

Samuel Barber, Knoxville, Summer of 1915 Andrew Rudin, Piano Concerto (Philadelphia premiere) Robert Maggio, new work Paul Moravec, Violin Concerto (first performance)

Samuel Barber, Knoxville, Summer of 1915 Andrew Rudin, Piano Concerto (Philadelphia premiere) Robert Maggio, new work Paul Moravec, Violin Concerto (first performance)

Gira Musical: Spain and Latin America

12-09-2009 - 12-09-2009

Wednesday

Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series

http://www.dolcesuono.com

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia - 2125 Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: Tickets $15 Students/Seniors $10 Tickets available at the door

267-252-1803

DolceSuonoSeries@aol.com

http://www.dolcesuono.com

Start Time(s): 7:30 pm

The Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series presents "Gira Musical: Spain and Latin America" featuring the music of composers Arriaga, Ginastera, Moncayo, and the premiere of a new arrangement of Piazzolla's Maria de Buenos Aires by Tim Ribchester Performers include Noah Geller and Paul Arnold, violins; Burchard Tang, viola; Priscilla Lee, cello; Mimi Stillman, flute; Allen Krantz, guitar; Ranaan Meyer, double bass; Tim Ribchester, piano, with narrators Gerardo Razumney, Ronni L Gordon, and David M Stillman The Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series has been dazzling audiences and invigorating the music world since its founding by flutist and Artistic Director Mimi Stillman in 2005 Dolce Suono presents highly acclaimed chamber music concerts at First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia and throughout the region, and educational outreach partnerships with Philadelphia public schools 

Join The Philadelphia Singers and new music ensembles Relâche and Orchestra 2001 for the world premiere of Persephone by Philip Glass The program also features the Philadelphia premiere of Steve Reich's You Are (Variations) The concert concludes with the Philadelphia premiere of two laude for female chorus from British composer Gavin Bryars' Cycle Lauda Cortonese This truly eventful concert experience featuring works by three giants of contemporary music is not to be missed!

The Month of Moderns 1

06-27-2010 - 06-27-2010

Sunday

The Crossing

http://www.crossingchoir.com

Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill - 8855 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia PA 19118

Admission: $15 Students & Seniors $25 General Admission

jeff@crossingchoir.com

http://www.crossingchoir.com

Start Time(s): 4 pm

Month of Moderns I: works for choir and strings with the Philadelphia Virtuosi; Daniel Spalding, Director  The Crossing returns to the music of Bo Holten in Tallis Variations Philadelphia composer Benjamin CS Boyle’s brilliant Cantata: To One in Paradise, on words of Edgar Allen Poe, uses an old structure in new and virtuosic ways Tarik O’Regan’s Tryptich, is a moving, energetic, driven work that draws together diverse texts (William Penn, Wordsworth, Rumi, and Thomas Hardy are represented!) His writing for strings could not be more different than Boyle’s! The profound, calm, ecstasy of Tavener’s mature music for women and strings in The Bridegroom (1999) is like one, long, exhale This concert’s central work is the first of the Levine Project – three new works commissioned by The Crossing on words of Philip Levine: David Lang’s new work for promises to be a substantial addition to the repertoire The Levine Project was funded in part by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Music Project

Month of Moderns II: works for choir and organ

07-09-2010 - 07-09-2010

Friday

The Crossing

http://www.crossingchoir.com

Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill - 8855 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia PA 19118

Admission: $15 Students & Seniors $25 General Admission

jeff@crossingchoir.com

http://www.crossingchoir.com

Start Time(s): 8 pm

The Levine Project’s second premiere is by Florida composer Lansing McLoskey, an eclectic personality with a deep interest in Medieval and Renaissance music (as well as his own skate board company) McLoskey studied with Bo Holten, and his texture-oriented language gives the illusion there is something to be found just under the surface of the music This new work, for organ and choir, will be complemented by the soaring, longing, Howells-inspired lines of British composer Francis Pott’s Love Unknown; a rather taut, restrained and introspective motet of Crossing favorite James MacMillan (on a prayer of Padre Pio); and Tarik O’Regan’s calm, knowing I saw him standing (on Archbishop Rowan Williams’ poem) Gabriel Jackson’s Now I have known, O Lord, on a prayer of awe and wonder by 10th-c poet Al-Junaied employs an exotic scale and evolving textures to envelope the listener The Levine Project was funded in part by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Music Project

Month of Moderns III: works for unaccompanied choir

07-17-2010 - 07-17-2010

Friday

The Crossing

http://www.crossingchoir.com

Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill - 8855 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia PA 19118

Admission: $15 Students & Seniors $25 General Admission

jeff@crossingchoir.com

http://www.crossingchoir.com

Start Time(s): 8 pm

The final new work in The Crossing’s Levine Project is by Colorado composer Paul Fowler Like McLoskey, Fowler’s inspirations are widely and wildly varied, incorporating Buddhist philosophy, jazz, and Native American themes into an exquisite, organic, musical whole We look back at our 2009 Celan Project with an encore performance of Kile Smith’s amazing Where flames a word (received with great acclaim at its premiere last June), as well a new work on Celan’s poetry, Norwegian composer Frank Havrøy’s intimate, fragile Psalm Villarosa Sarialdi, by Swedish composer Thomas Jennefelt, demonstrates Jennefelt’s ingenious use of voices as orchestral instruments, inventing a ‘language’ to produce the kaleidoscope of colors he imagines The choir sings colorful works of Americans Lansing McLoskey and Christopher Trapani, and the season’s opening – Eriks Esenvalds’ Sun Dogs – is bookended with the inventive and profound setting of texts on the same theme: James MacMillan’s Sun Dogs The Levine Project was funded in part by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Music Project

Lamentations of Jeremiah - Six cantatas for Holy Week

03-26-2010 - 03-26-2010

Friday

Tempesta di Mare

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill - 8855 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia PA 19118

Admission: Preferred: $35 General: $25 Senior: $20 Full-time Student: $10 Children (grades 3-12): FREE!

Start Time(s): 8 pm (pre-concert talk 7 pm)

The Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare, hailed for its "masterful creative will and technical virtuosity" (Tageblatt, Germany), performs Jan Dismas Zelenka's stirring Lamentations of Jeremiah for the first time Rarely heard live in their entirety, these six cantatas paint a profound portrait of spirituality and are scored for colorful chamber ensemble and vocal soloists With Lori Gratis, alto, Aaron Sheehan, tenor and Sumner Thomson, bass There will be a pre-concert talk by Tanya Kevorkian

Lamentations of Jeremiah - Six cantatas for Holy Week

03-27-2010 - 03-27-2010

Friday

Tempesta di Mare

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Old St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church - 321 Willings Alley Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: Preferred: $35 General: $25 Senior: $20 Full-time Student: $10 Children (grades 3-12): FREE!

Start Time(s): 8 pm (pre-concert talk 7 pm)

The Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare, hailed for its "masterful creative will and technical virtuosity" (Tageblatt, Germany), performs Jan Dismas Zelenka's stirring Lamentations of Jeremiah for the first time Rarely heard live in their entirety, these six cantatas paint a profound portrait of spirituality and are scored for colorful chamber ensemble and vocal soloists With Lori Gratis, alto, Aaron Sheehan, tenor and Sumner Thomson, bass There will be a pre-concert talk by Tanya Kevorkian

Brandywine Ballet’s The Nutcracker is firmly rooted in the magnificent splendor of the Victorian Era during Act I, transporting audiences to the enchanted Land of Sweets in Act II Join Clara’s journey full of imagination, in which Toy Soldiers and Mice ballet fiercely, the Sugar Plum Fairy reigns, and an all ages cast of over 80 dancers and actors create pure balletic magic The Nutcracker, a long running tradition in Chester County and across the country, is sure to delight and set your holiday season off on the right track

Mozart, Mendelssohn, Rubinstein

01-31-2010 - 02-01-2010

Sunday, Monday

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

http://www.chamberorchestra.org

Kimmel Center - Perelman Theater - 260 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: Tickets start at $20 Single tickets will be on sale starting September 8 Subscription packages available now

215-893-1709

http://www.chamberorchestra.org

Start Time(s): Sunday at 2:30 pm Monday at 7:30 pm

Here's a rare chance to hear the dazzling Fourth Piano Concerto of Anton Rubinstein, in the virtuoso hands of Philadelphia favorite Mikhail Yanovitsky Music Director Ignat Solzhenitsyn leads The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in this concert pair Program: Mozart's Symphony No 31 in D Major, "Paris"; Rubinstein's Piano Concerto No 4 in D Minor; Mendelssohn's Symphony No 4 in A Major, "Italian"

Brahms Violin Concerto

03-28-2010 - 03-29-2010

Sunday, Monday

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

http://www.chamberorchestra.org

Kimmel Center - Perelman Theater - 260 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: Tickets start at $20 Single tickets will be on sale starting September 8 Subscription packages available now

215-893-1709

http://www.chamberorchestra.org

Start Time(s): Sunday at 2:30 pm Monday at 7:30 pm

The brilliant Soovin Kim returns for what promises to be an undoubtedly memorable Brahms Concerto, followed by the great First Serenade Music Director Ignat Solzhenitsyn conducts the final concert pair of the 2009-2010 45th anniversary season Program: Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major; Brahms Serenade No 1 in D Major This concert pair generously sponsored by Continental Airlines

The Chamber Concerto: A Season of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

12-19-2009 - 12-19-2009

Saturday

Tempesta di Mare

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields - 8000 Saint Martin's Lane Philadelphia PA 19118

Admission: Free

215-755-8776

info@tempestadimare.org

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Start Time(s): 8 pm

The Washington Post has described Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare as having "the energy of a rock solo with the craft of a classical cadenza" The group will devote its 2009-2010 season to performing the entire collection of JS Bach's famed Brandenburg Concertos alongside works by composers from within Bach's circle and influences from earlier generations The Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players present The Chamber Concerto: a free Open Doors concert featuring Bach's Brandenburg V harpsichord concerto and works by Pachelbel, Telemann, Fasch and Graupner

The Chamber Concerto: A Season of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

12-20-2009 - 12-20-2009

Sunday

Tempesta di Mare

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Old St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church - 321 Willings Alley Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: Free

215-755-8776

info@tempestadimare.org

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Start Time(s): 3:30 pm

The Washington Post has described Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare as having "the energy of a rock solo with the craft of a classical cadenza" The group will devote its 2009-2010 season to performing the entire collection of JS Bach's famed Brandenburg Concertos alongside works by composers from within Bach's circle and influences from earlier generations The Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players present The Chamber Concerto: a free Open Doors concert featuring Bach's Brandenburg V harpsichord concerto and works by Pachelbel, Telemann, Fasch and Graupner

Concerto alla Venetiana: A Season of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

01-22-2010 - 01-22-2010

Friday

Tempesta di Mare

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill - 8855 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia PA 19118

Admission: Preferred: $35 General: $25 Senior: $20 Full-time Student: $10 Children (grades 3-12): FREE!

215-755-8776

info@tempestadimare.org

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Start Time(s): 8 pm

The Washington Post has described Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare as having "the energy of a rock solo with the craft of a classical cadenza" The group will devote its 2009-2010 season to performing the entire collection of JS Bach's famed Brandenburg Concertos alongside works by composers from within Bach's circle and influences from earlier generations Concerto alla Venetiana features the group's namesake piece: Vivaldi's Triple Concerto "La Tempesta di Mare" and the grandiose natural trumpet of Bach's Brandenburg II Concerto This performance is a collaboration with Baltimore-based Pro Musica Rara, one of America's first Baroque Ensembles

Concerto alla Venetiana: A Season of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

01-23-2010 - 01-23-2010

Saturday

Tempesta di Mare

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Old St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church - 321 Willings Alley Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: Preferred: $35 General: $25 Senior: $20 Full-time Student: $10 Children (grades 3-12): FREE!

215-755-8776

info@tempestadimare.org

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Start Time(s): 8 pm

The Washington Post has described Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare as having "the energy of a rock solo with the craft of a classical cadenza" The group will devote its 2009-2010 season to performing the entire collection of JS Bach's famed Brandenburg Concertos alongside works by composers from within Bach's circle and influences from earlier generations Concerto alla Venetiana features the group's namesake piece: Vivaldi's Triple Concerto "La Tempesta di Mare" and the grandiose natural trumpet of Bach's Brandenburg II Concerto This performance is a collaboration with Baltimore-based Pro Musica Rara, one of America's first Baroque Ensembles

The Mixed Concerto: A Season of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

05-21-2010 - 05-21-2010

Friday

Tempesta di Mare

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill - 8855 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia PA 19118

Admission: Preferred: $35 General: $25 Senior: $20 Full-time Student: $10 Children (grades 3-12): FREE!

215-755-8776

info@tempestadimare.org

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Start Time(s): 8 pm (pre-concert talk 7 pm)

The Washington Post has described Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare as having "the energy of a rock solo with the craft of a classical cadenza" The group will devote its 2009-2010 season to performing the entire collection of JS Bach's famed Brandenburg Concertos alongside works by composers from within Bach's circle and influences from earlier generations This season comes to a close with The Mixed Concerto, featuring Bach's Brandenburg Concertos IV and VI and works by Telemann and dall'Abaco, and a pre-concert talk with Telemann scholar Steve Zohn

The Mixed Concerto: A Season of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

05-22-2010 - 05-22-2010

Saturday

Tempesta di Mare

http://www.tempestadimare.org

St Mark's Church - 1625 Locust Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: Preferred: $35 General: $25 Senior: $20 Full-time Student: $10 Children (grades 3-12): FREE!

215-755-8776

info@tempestadimare.org

http://www.tempestadimare.org

Start Time(s): 8 pm (pre-concert talk 7 pm)

The Washington Post has described Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare as having "the energy of a rock solo with the craft of a classical cadenza" The group will devote its 2009-2010 season to performing the entire collection of JS Bach's famed Brandenburg Concertos alongside works by composers from within Bach's circle and influences from earlier generations This season comes to a close with The Mixed Concerto, featuring Bach's Brandenburg Concertos IV and VI and works by Telemann and dall'Abaco, and a pre-concert talk with Telemann scholar Steve Zohn

Rachmaninoff: Vespers

05-01-2010 - 05-01-2010

Saturday

The Philadelphia Singers

http://www.philadelphiasingers.com

Church of the Holy Trinity - Rittenhouse Square - S 19th Street and Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $20-$40

215-751-9494

kfletcher@philadelphiasingers.org

http://www.philadelphiasingers.org

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Rachmaninoff’s transcendent "Vespers", Op 37, is widely praised as his best work and one of the composer’s favorites Presented in the newly renovated Church of the Holy Trinity, this beloved choral masterpiece is a glorious season finale

Christmas on Logan Square

12-12-2009 - 12-19-2009

Saturday

The Philadelphia Singers

http://www.philadelphiasingers.org

St Clement's Church - 2013 Appletree Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $32-$43

215-751-9494

kfletcher@philadelphiasingers.org

http://www.philadelphiasingers.org

Start Time(s): Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 5 pm Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 5 pm

Philadelphia’s beloved holiday tradition begins with a beautiful candlelight procession, and this year, features Jennifer Higdon’s ethereal "O Magnum Mysterium" and Resphighi’s exquisite "Lauda per la Nativita del Signore" You'll also enjoy traditional favorites and join The Philadelphia Singers for a rousing audience carol sing

Composer, poet and music critic, Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky steps into the spotlight for this year’s Biography in Music Against the backdrop of Czarist Russia, Tchaikovsky labored through nationalism, fiery relationships and mental turmoil to emerge as one of his era’s most universally beloved and widely performed composers As a compulsive letter writer, the course of his life and times is documented with stunning clarity and poignance Join Lyric Fest for Tchaikovsky’s life and works: opera, song, chamber music and letters With guest artists: Anton Belov, Michael Fabiano, Jessica Julin, Tatyana Rashkovsky, narrator Jim Bergwall and special guest pianist, Ghenady Meirson

Lyric Fest — sharing great music with kids! Imagine what can happen when a dad gets a son to unplug his iPod for a walk! Lyric Fest takes kids on a sound journey through Philadelphia Broadway on Broad, the Classics on the Avenue, Jazz in Old City and Opera at the Academy! The concert winds up with Richard Wargo’s, “The Music Shop”, a hilarious mini-opera about a trip to a music store to find a tune so familiar, that no one can remember itWith singers Markus Beam, Emily Bullock, Suzanne DuPlantis, Jeffrey Halili, Randi Marrazzo, Elizabeth Racheva, actors Jake Miller and Karim Council, a jazz trio the fabulous Keystone State Boychoir, Steven Fisher conductor, Richard Raub conductor and Laura Ward at the piano

Antony and Cleopatra by Samuel Barber
Presented by Kimmel Center Presents in association with the Opera Company of Philadelphia George Manahan, conductor;
Chas Rader-Shieber, stage director The Curtis Opera Theatre celebrates the Samuel Barber centenary with the love story of the ages: Marc Antony and Cleopatra weave their way through deception, political intrigue, and passions as hot as the sands of Egypt Fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original English

Riccardo Muti, conductor
One of Philadelphia’s most beloved conductors, Riccardo Muti, returns to lead the New York Philharmonic through a romantic, emotionally textured program
LISZT: Les Preludes, Symphonic Poem No 3
ELGAR: In the South
PROKOFIEV: Selections from Romeo and Juliet

What better way to kick off the holiday season than with the cherub-voiced ensemble that has captivated Austrian audiences since 1498 Bruckner, Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert composed especially for them The beloved choir returns to share their ethereal singing, youthful artistry, and centuries of history

Chopin the Storyteller
This concert plus commentary program features musical narratives without words, including Chopin’s epic and lyrical Ballades and Robert Schumann’s Novelettes

Myers: Dopamine
Pintscher: New Work (US Premiere)
Cassidy: String Quartet
Rihm: String Quartet No 3, Im Innersten
Praised for its “powerhouse playing” by the Chicago Sun-Times, the JACK Quartet has established a reputation for giving high-energy performances of both standard and contemporary repertoire, in addition to exploring period, non-western, and popular performance styles Presented in association with bowerbird

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia with the Westminster Choir and Temple University Concert Choir
Bach: Cantata BWV 29 (We thank thee, oh Lord, we thank thee)
Bach: Cantata BWV 146 (We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God)
Bach: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
The world’s leading Bach scholar, Helmuth Rilling, leads the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, two choirs, and organist Eric Plutz through three powerful sacred works by Johann Sebastian Bach

Valery Gergiev, principal conductor
Mariinsky Chorus
Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet
Principal conductor Valery Gergiev’s innate musicality has transformed this historic orchestra into one of the most dynamic and exciting ensembles on the world stage today “Valery Gergiev drew thrillingly vivid playing from his orchestra and set a pace that was leisurely yet sacrificed nothing of the work’s insistent drive”—New York Times

Noted for his intensely personal, often flamboyant performances, Cameron Carpenter was recently dubbed “the maverick organist” by the New York Times Program will include Demessieux’s Étude, “Octaves” as well as Carpenter’s own arrangement of Chopin’s Étude, “The Revolutionary”

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Katarina Karneus, alto
The Westminster Choir
Mahler: Symphony No 2 in C Minor (“Resurrection”)
Renowned for his interpretations of Mahler’s symphonies, the ever-dynamic Michael Tilson Thomas leads his San Francisco Symphony through the “Resurrection,” an extraordinary, emotionally intense symphonic achievement that marked Mahler’s introduction to fame as a composer

The only full-time professional vocal ensemble in the United States, Chanticleer has developed a remarkable reputation for its masterful interpretations of vocal literature—from Renaissance polyphony to jazz, gospel to daring new music With its seamless blend of twelve male voices ranging from countertenor to bass, Chanticleer has earned international renown as an orchestra of voices

Chopin and the Future
It is impossible to listen to modern music without hearing shades of Chopin’s colorful harmonic tapestry Program includes works by Chopin and composers inspired by him: Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Fauré, and Szymanowski

Scarlatti:
Sonata in G Major, K 427
Sonata in B minor, K 87
Sonata in E Major, K 380
Sonata in G Major, K 455
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor, Op 57, “Appassionata”
Debussy: Images, Book II
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No 6 in A Major, Op 82
One of the most significant pianists of her generation, this Beijing-born phenomenon has been hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as a “virtuoso whose every performance adds to the aura of greatness that surrounds her…Wang combines a practically superhuman keyboard technique with artistic eloquence that is second to none” Wang makes her highly anticipated Kimmel Center solo recital debut

Famous for his phenomenal technique, deep understanding of his instrument, and a huge repertoire spanning five centuries, Paul Jacobs brings a unique sense of showmanship to every performance Program will include Max Reger’s rarely-heard Sonata in D Minor, Op 60

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Adams: City Noir
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 in B Minor, Op 74 (“Pathetique”)
Classical music’s hottest rising star, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, returns to Verizon Hall to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic through a soul-stirring performance that explores the pathos of human existence Program features the Philadelphia premiere of a new work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams, as well as Tchaikovsky’s last major work, the “Pathetique” Symphony

Ben Odhner, Violin

11-22-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday

Glencairn Museum

http://www.glencairnmuseum.org

Glencairn Museum - 1001 Cathedral Road Bryn Athyn PA 19009

Admission: Admission: $15 Adults, $10 Members/Students with ID tickets are not sold in advance but may be purchased at the door 30 minutes prior to an event

Start Time(s): 3:00 pm (Doors open at 2:30)

Ben’s resume continues to expand and now includes: Concertmaster, Cleveland Institute of Music where he is currently enrolled; Associate Concertmaster, Philadelphia Youth Orchestra; appearance on NPR’s From The Top; performance with YouTube Symphony Orchestra (Carnegie Hall) This concert reunites Ben and brother Nathan (French horn), who played together previously at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall

The Irish and How They Got That Way is an irreverent but affectionate history of the Irish in America that mingles laughter and sentiment in a tapestry of classical songs and stories as told by Pulitzer-prize winning author Frank McCourt The Irish encapsulates the most tumultuous times of the past century with the vibrant humor and bitter irony that has become the trademark of the author of the acclaimed biography Angela's Ashes

Kennett Symphony Young Artists Instrumental Competition

11-21-2009 - 11-21-2009

Saturday

Kennett Symphony of Chester County

http://www.kennettsymphony.org

Kendal-at-Longwood Auditorium - 1109 E Baltimore Pike Kennett Square PA 19348

Admission: $35 application fee for competitors Free to attend event

610-444-6363

info@kennettsymphony.org

http://www.kennettsymphony.org

Start Time(s): 1 pm

The Kennett Symphony presents its annual Young Artist Instrumental Competition for gifted musicians in grades 9-12 during the 2009-2010 school year who play string, woodwind, brass or percussion instruments The public is invited free of charge to hear these young emerging artists Competitors will perform a classical composition (or movement of a larger work) for solo and orchestra

The Glencairn Sing features soloists, audience caroling, readings from the Christmas story and, of course, the incomparable “Glencairn Horns” comprised of current Philadelphia Orchestra members Your holidays will be greatly enhanced by this reflective and moving concert—a patron favorite year after year and long-standing tradition for many

Holiday Reception: The Rainbow Chorale of Delaware

12-05-2009 - 12-06-2009

Sunday, Saturday

Rainbow Chorale of Delaware

http://www.therainbowchorale.org/index.htm

First & Central Presbyterian Church - 1101 Market Street Wilmington de 19801

Admission: $20

888-512-5093

info@ therainbowchorale.org

http://www.therainbowchorale.org/page4_ticket_info.htm

Start Time(s): December 5, 2009 @ 8pm December 6, 2009 @ 4pm

Holiday Reception Music from around the world and around the dial as only The Rainbow Chorale of Delaware can do it!

Vox Ama Deus and Valentin Radu present Camarata Ama Deus in a spectacular baroque instrument chamber orchestra salute to Bach! The Orchestral Suites, along with the Brandenburg Concerti, are some of the best examples of the abstract secular side of Bach- who was otherwise known as 'the fifth evangelist' for his prodigious sacred works While the Brandenburgs are concerti grossi with multiple soloists, the suites are an exciting assortment of baroque dances, ranging from pastoral and graceful to majestic and sublime (Running Time: 2 Hours including one intermission) Program: Brandenburg Concerto No II in F BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto No IV in G BWV 1049; Suite No I in C BWV 1066; Suite No IV in D BWV 1069 SOLOISTS: Colin St Martin (flute), Steven Zohn (flute), Thomas DiSarlo (violin), Sarah Davol (oboe), Elin Frazier (trumpet)

Vox Ama Deus and Valentin Radu (Artistic Director and Conductor) present Vox Renaissance in its annual Christmas concert of motets and carols celebrates the Renaissance musical traditions of England, France, Italy, Germany and Romania, with gems for single and double chorus, solo voices and instruments Come and be merry! (Live recording for release on the Lyrichord label Running Time: 75 Minutes - No intermission) Instrumentalist: Rainer Beckmann (recorder), Daniel Boring (theorbo), Vivian Barton Dozor (cello), Bronwyn Fix-Keller (harpsichord)

Vox Ama Deus and Valentin Radu (Artistic Director and Conductor) present Vox Renaissance in its annual Christmas concert of motets and carols celebrates the Renaissance musical traditions of England, France, Italy, Germany and Romania, with gems for single and double chorus, solo voices and instruments Come and be merry! (Live recording for release on the Lyrichord label Running Time: 75 Minutes - No intermission) Instrumentalist: Rainer Beckmann (recorder), Daniel Boring (theorbo), Vivian Barton Dozor (cello), Bronwyn Fix-Keller (harpsichord)

Vox Ama Deus and Valentin Radu (Artistic Director and Conductor) present Vox Renaissance in its annual Christmas concert of motets and carols celebrates the Renaissance musical traditions of England, France, Italy, Germany and Romania, with gems for single and double chorus, solo voices and instruments Come and be merry! (Live recording for release on the Lyrichord label Running Time: 75 Minutes - No intermission) Instrumentalist: Rainer Beckmann (recorder), Daniel Boring (theorbo), Vivian Barton Dozor (cello), Bronwyn Fix-Keller (harpsichord)

A Philadelphia tradition with Ama Deus Ensemble (presented by Vox Ama Deus and Valentin Radu, Artistic Director and Conductor)! The 1749 Covent Garden version performed on original Baroque instruments, a spectacular panorama of sound, poetry and emotion, Handel's Messiah celebrates the Story of the Season Bright trumpets, grand voices of choristers and dazzling soloists stir, awaken, excite and uplift From haunting shepherd melodies to the great "Hallelujah Chorus", this is Christmas at its best Sparkling, entertaining and joyous! (Running Time: 2 Hours 45 Minutes including one intermission) Soloists: Kemper Florin (soprano), Tatyana Rashkovsky (alto), Timothy Bentch (tenor), Ed Bara (bass)

A Philadelphia tradition with Ama Deus Ensemble (presented by Vox Ama Deus and Valentin Radu, Artistic Director and Conductor)! The 1749 Covent Garden version performed on original Baroque instruments, a spectacular panorama of sound, poetry and emotion, Handel's Messiah celebrates the Story of the Season Bright trumpets, grand voices of choristers and dazzling soloists stir, awaken, excite and uplift From haunting shepherd melodies to the great "Hallelujah Chorus", this is Christmas at its best Sparkling, entertaining and joyous! (Running Time: 2 Hours 45 Minutes including one intermission) Soloists: Kemper Florin (soprano), Tatyana Rashkovsky (alto), Timothy Bentch (tenor), Ed Bara (bass)

This joyful sampler of baroque orchestral masterpieces, including works by lesser known Italian and English composers, will inspire and delight you with its sparkling virtuosity Come and be amazed! Program: Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue; Corelli: Christmas Concerto Grosso Op 6/8 in g minor; Manfredini: Concerto Grosso Op 3/12; Clarke: Suite for Trumpet in D; Purcell: Sonata for Trumpet in D; Torelli: Sinfonia con Tromba; D Scarlatti: Triple Concerto for two violins and cello in G Soloists: Elin Frazier (trumpet), Robert Spates, Linda Kistler (violins), Vivian Barton Dozor (cello) Running Time: 90 Minutes - No intermission

This joyful sampler of baroque orchestral masterpieces, including works by lesser known Italian and English composers, will inspire and delight you with its sparkling virtuosity Come and be amazed! Program: Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue; Corelli: Christmas Concerto Grosso Op 6/8 in g minor; Manfredini: Concerto Grosso Op 3/12; Clarke: Suite for Trumpet in D; Purcell: Sonata for Trumpet in D; Torelli: Sinfonia con Tromba; D Scarlatti: Triple Concerto for two violins and cello in G Soloists: Elin Frazier (trumpet), Robert Spates, Linda Kistler (violins), Vivian Barton Dozor (cello) Running Time: 90 Minutes No intermission

Candlemas

01-21-2010 - 01-21-2010

Sunday

Vox Ama Deus

http://voxamadeus.org/calendar.php

Daylesford Abbey - 220 S Valley Road Paoli PA 19301

Admission: $25/Seniors $20/Students $10, Group rates available!

610-688-2800

http://www.VoxAmaDeus.org

Start Time(s): 6 pm

Beyond the conductor's podium, Maestro Radu is a keyboard virtuoso Equally accomplished on piano and organ, he displays boundless energy in a performance infused with his personal electricity Artist and raconteur - he is a show within himself! And back by popular demand, Elin Frazier returns, transcending time with her collection of magical trumpets! (Running Time: 90 Minutes - No intermission)

Vox Ama Deus and Valentin Radu (Artistic Director and Conductor) present the season's finale featuring Camerata Ama Deus in a fitting tribute to Vivaldi - the great Venetian master - the father of the solo concerto and the baroque symphony! This authentic baroque period instrument chamber orchestra will enthrall audiences with a full Vivaldi feast! Program: Concerto for two violins in c minor RV 509; Concerto for Viola and Lute RV 540; Concerto for Cello in a minor RV 422; Concerto for Violin in C RV 199; Concerto for Oboe in D Major RV 522; Concerto for Lute in A RV 82; Sinfonia No I RV 719 Soloists: Thomas DiSarlo, Thomas Jackson (violins), Daniel Boring (lute), Patricio Diaz (viola), Anthony Pirollo (cello), Sarah Davol (oboe) Running Time: 90 Minutes - No intermission

Vox Ama Deus and Valentin Radu (Artistic Director and Conductor) present the season's finale featuring Camerata Ama Deus in a fitting tribute to Vivaldi - the great Venetian master - the father of the solo concerto and the baroque symphony! This authentic baroque period instrument chamber orchestra will enthrall audiences with a full Vivaldi feast! Program: Concerto for two violins in c minor RV 509; Concerto for Viola and Lute RV 540; Concerto for Cello in a minor RV 422; Concerto for Violin in C RV 199; Concerto for Oboe in D Major RV 522; Concerto for Lute in A RV 82; Sinfonia No I RV 719 Soloists: Thomas DiSarlo, Thomas Jackson (violins), Daniel Boring (lute), Patricio Diaz (viola), Anthony Pirollo (cello), Sarah Davol (oboe) Running Time: 90 Minutes - No intermission

Vox Ama Deus and Valentin Radu (Artistic Director and Conductor) present Ama Deus Ensemble performing an audience favorite! Known as the most romantic of the classics & the most classic of the romantics, Brahms - the quintessential cerebral German turned big-hearted Viennese - was a bridge from Bach & Beethoven to Verdi & Wagner! Brahms' only violin concerto, dedicated to & premiered by the famous Joachim, and his German Requiem, dedicated to his mother, with text from the Lutheran Bible - a powerful concert! Program and soloists: Concerto for Violin in D Op 77, Thomas DiSarlo (violin); Ein Deutsches Requiem Op 45, Tatyana Galitskaya (soprano), Ed Bara (bass) Recorded live for release on the Lyrichord label (Kimmel Center) Running Time: 2 Hours including one intermission

Vox Ama Deus and Valentin Radu (Artistic Director and Conductor) present Ama Deus Ensemble performing an audience favorite! Known as the most romantic of the classics & the most classic of the romantics, Brahms - the quintessential cerebral German turned big-hearted Viennese - was a bridge from Bach & Beethoven to Verdi & Wagner! Brahms' only violin concerto, dedicated to & premiered by the famous Joachim, and his German Requiem, dedicated to his mother, with text from the Lutheran Bible - a powerful concert! Program and soloists: Concerto for Violin in D Op 77, Thomas DiSarlo (violin); Ein Deutsches Requiem Op 45, Tatyana Galitskaya (soprano), Ed Bara (bass) Recorded live for release on the Lyrichord label (Kimmel Center) Running Time: 2 Hours including one intermission

Vox Ama Deus and Valentin Radu (Artistic Director and Conductor) present the season's finale featuring Camerata Ama Deus in a fitting tribute to Vivaldi - the great Venetian master - the father of the solo concerto and the baroque symphony! This authentic baroque period instrument chamber orchestra will enthrall audiences with a full Vivaldi feast! Program: Concerto for two violins in c minor RV 509; Concerto for Viola and Lute RV 540; Concerto for Cello in a minor RV 422; Concerto for Violin in C RV 199; Concerto for Oboe in D Major RV 522; Concerto for Lute in A RV 82; Sinfonia No I RV 719 Soloists: Thomas DiSarlo, Thomas Jackson (violins), Daniel Boring (lute), Patricio Diaz (viola), Anthony Pirollo (cello), Sarah Davol (oboe) Running Time: 90 Minutes - No intermission

The University of Pennsylvania Choir

11-21-2009 - 11-21-2009

Saturday

University of Pennsylvania

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/music/performance

University of Pennsylvania - Irvine Auditorium - 3401 Spruce Street Philadelphia PA 19104

Admission: $5; Free for PennCard holders

Start Time(s): 8 pm

The University Choir; William Parberry, music director performs a program including: Neue Liebeslieder Walzer, Op65, by Johannes Brahms For choir, soloists, and piano - four hands O Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht BWV 118, by Bach, for choir and brass accompaniment Three Harvest Home Chorales, by Charles Ives, for choir and brass accompaniment Chamber Singers will be singing French, Spanish, English, and Italian works from the Renaissance by Clemens non Papa, Juan Vasquez, John Bennett and Giaches De Wert

Temple Music Prep Master Class: Marcy Rosen, cello

12-02-2009 - 12-02-2009

Wednesday

Temple University - Boyer College of Music and Dance

http://www.temple.edu/boyer/enp/schedule_of_events.htm

Temple University - Rock Hall Auditorium - N Broad Street and Cecil B Moore Avenue Philadelphia PA 19122

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 2 pm

Temple Music Prep Master Class: Marcy Rosen, cello

Festival of Advent Carols

12-06-2009 - 12-06-2009

Sunday

Choir of Saint Clement's

St Clement's Church - 2013 Appletree Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $20

(215) 563-1876

Start Time(s): 5 pm

The renowned Choir of Saint Clement's winter concert will feature selections from the music of Advent, including: Samuel Scheidt "Nun Komm der heiden Heiland" and Benjamin Britten "Hymn to the Virgin"  As well as settings of Rorate Caeli, Adam Lay Ybounden and much more All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Helping Others Fund, which provides assistance to local charitable organizations including Wintershelter at Trinity Center for Urban Life and the programs of Episcopal Community Services to help individuals and families overcome the compromising impact of poverty

Germantown Academy Community Concert

11-21-2009 - 11-21-2009

Saturday

Germantown Academy

http://www.germantownacademy.net

Germantown Academy Arts Center - 340 Morris Road Fort Washington PA 19034

Admission: $10 Adults $6 Seniors Free for Students

Start Time(s): 7:30 pm

Germantown Academy Chorale & Chamber Society Fall Concert Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 5 in D Major, Op107 Reformation and Schubert’s Mass No 6 in E Flat Major

A Feast of Carols

12-12-2009 - 12-12-2009

Saturday

Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia

http://www.mcchorus.org

St Paul's Episcopal Church - Chestnut Hill - 22 E Chestnut Hill Avenue Philadelphia PA 19118

Admission: $30 preferred (limited number available) $25 general admission $15 student (with ID at the door)

2158931999

http://www.ticketphiladelphia.org/cgi-bin/display_event.fcg?id=4CD79052:29.69145;org_id=15;event_id=3613

Start Time(s): 4 & 8 pm

Holiday music spanning several centuries, all by American composers Including Billings' seldom-heard Christmas music, complemented by a movement by Donald St Pierre; Pinkham's Christmas Cantata, Berlin's White Christmas, the world premiere of a new work by St Pierre, and the well-loved traditional carols with audience participation

Germantown Academy Fall Community Concert

11-21-2009 - 11-21-2009

Saturday

Germantown Academy

http://www.germantownacademy.net

Germantown Academy Arts Center - 340 Morris Road Fort Washington PA 19034

Admission: $10 Adults $6 Seniors Free Students

Start Time(s): 7:30 pm

Germantown Academy Chorale & Chamber Society Fall Concert Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 5 in D Major, Op107 Reformation and Schubert’s Mass No 6 in E Flat Major

The Connoisseur Series: Taylor Stayton, tenor & Steven LaBrie, baritone

12-10-2009 - 12-10-2009

Thursday

Philadelphia Art Alliance

http://www.philartalliance.org/programs.htm

Philadelphia Art Alliance - 251 S 18th Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: General Admission $15; PAA Members FREE

215-545-4302

astyer@philartalliance.org

https://philartalliance.ejoinme.org/MyPages/TaylorStaytonStevenLaBrieConcertTickets/tabid/173779/Default.aspx

Start Time(s): 7 pm

The Philadelphia Art Alliance is ecstatic to announce the return of the wildly popular Connoisseur Series! The first concert features current Academy of Vocal Arts residents Taylor Stayton and Steven LaBrie; presenting a concert of solos and duets from the opera and Broadway stages Taylor Stayton is currently a third year resident artist at The Academy of Vocal Arts During his residency there he has performed a number of roles including Ernesto in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Percy in Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, and Ferrando in Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutti In the fall of 2009 he will add the role of Fenton in Verdi’s Falstaff to his repertoire Steven LaBrie, a native of Dallas, Texas, is currently a fourth year resident artist at the Academy of Vocal Arts During his residency, he has performed roles such as Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Guglielmo in Così Fan Tutti, Kuligan in Kát’a Kabanová, Baron Duphol in La Traviata, Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and the Captain in Eugene Onegin This past spring, Mr LaBrie was awarded First Place in the Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition

Schuylkill Valley Regional Dance Company Presents The Nutcracker

12-05-2009 - 12-06-2009

Sunday, Saturday

Schuylkill Valley Regional Dance Company

http://www.svrdc.org

Hill School Center for the Arts - Beech Street and Sheridan Street Pottstown PA 19464

Admission: Adults: $20 Students and Seniors: $15 Discounts available for groups of 10 or more $5 off with DancePass

484-941-0683

thesvrdc@yahoo.com

http://www.danceboxoffice.com

Start Time(s): 12/5/09 - 7:30 pm 12/6/09 - 2 pm

Schuylkill Valley Regional Dance Company will be performing the Nutcracker at the Hill School Center for the Arts Join a cast of over 80 local dancers and guest artists, such as Ruben Ybarra from the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet, on December 5 at 7:30 pm and December 6 at 2 pm Enjoy this classic family favorite with beautifully enhanced choreography by Michelle Jones Wurtz, as well as former Kirov principals Elena Martinson and Andrei Ustinov, just in time for the holidays

Free Public Recital Featuring Tenor William Burden and Baritone Troy Cook

11-22-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday

Opera Company of Philadelphia

http://www.operaphila.org/backend/News/csNews.cgi?database=press%2edb&command=viewone&id=25

Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church - 412 Pine Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: This event is free to the public but does require registration We encourage attendees to bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to a local food bank

http://operaweekfreerecital.eventbrite.com/

Start Time(s): 2:30 pm

Anchoring the Opera Company of Philadelphia's celebration of National Opera Week is a free public recital featuring tenor William Burden and baritone Troy Cook on Sunday, November 22nd at 2:30 pm at Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church Burden, who has sung numerous leading roles at the Opera Company of Philadelphia and the most prominent opera houses around the world, most recently performed the role of the Male Chorus in the Opera Company’s sold-out run of The Rape of Lucretia in June 2009 Troy Cook, who just completed an acclaimed performance as Sharpless in OCP’s Madama Butterfly, heads to Royal Opera Covent Garden in December to sing the role of Guglielmo in Così Fan Tutte, a highlight in his burgeoning international career Both Cook, who resides in Bucks County, and Burden, a resident of Princeton, are proud to offer their performances in the spirit of National Opera Week for this free-to-the-public recital – which requires reservations

Astral Artists Benjamin Beilman, violin; Clancy Newman, cellist; & Michael Mizrahi, pianist, will perform in a program of Brahms, Mendelssohn & Schubert There will be a pre-concert short lecture relating to the music Free dessert reception follows concert  

Reform Congregation Keneseth Israeli's Cultural Council 60+ will feature Sam Feinberg, popular lecturer & opera expert A buffet brunch is served at 11:30 am, followed by the lecture & a Q & A period Reservations necessary

Elysian Camerata

01-31-2010 - 01-31-2010

Sunday

Elysian Camerata

http://www.elysiancamerata.org

Church of St Asaph - 27 Conshohocken State Road at Saint Asaph's Road Bala Cynwyd PA

Admission: $10 free will contribution suggested

Start Time(s): 3 pm

The Elysian Camerata will be presented in concert on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 3 pm at the Church of St Asaph This program will feature chamber music for strings and organ by Dvorak and Handel, and the Debussy String Quartet Guest artist Roy Harker will join the Elysians on organ

Celebrating Fall with Music! The Annual Fall Music Festival, December 1-6, 2009 Philadelphia, PA- The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design and the Department of Performing Arts proudly presents its Annual Fall Music Festival, running this year from December 1st through the 6th This joyous weeklong celebration of music begins on Tuesday, December 1st with the Guitar & Fusion Ensembles, and concludes on Sunday, December 6th with a rousing performance by Drexel University’s Concert Band A wide variety of musical forms, composers and themes are featured and explored during this years’ festival-including, music for Christmas and Chanukah, the University Chorus singing Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “Dona Nobis Pacem”, the music of Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, and a variety of samplings from Mozart and Bach This annual celebration has become a Drexel favorite, and all performances are free and open to the public

"The Nutcracker" Audio-Described Performance

12-20-2009 - 12-20-2009

Sunday

Pennsylvania Ballet

http://www.paballet.org/season/production.aspx?id=39&src=l

Academy of Music - 240 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: Mention Promo Code "AD1220" and receive 20% off! Discounted tickets range from $3680-to $7120 depending on seat location

(215) 587-6921

abackman@paballet.org

Start Time(s): 4:00 pm

For the first time ever, Pennsylvania Ballet presents an audio-described performance of its timeless holiday classic!

Rowan's WOCHO and Statesmen Choruses

11-24-2009 - 11-24-2009

Tuesday

Rowan University College of Fine & Performing Arts

http://www.rowan.edu/fpa

Rowan University - Pfleeger Concert Hall - 201 Mullica Hill Road Wilson Hall Glassboro NJ 08028

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 8 pm

WOCHO, the Rowan women's chorus directed by Dr Thomas Kim, and the Statesmen, the Rowan men's chorus directed by Salvatore Scarpa, present 'Divas, Divos and Desserts,' a vocal music event followed by a dessert reception

Rowan Opera: Suor Angelica and Other Works

11-20-2009 - 11-21-2009

Friday, Saturday

Rowan University College of Fine & Performing Arts

http://www.rowan.edu/fpa

Rowan University - Pfleeger Concert Hall - 201 Mullica Hill Road Wilson Hall Glassboro NJ 08028

Admission: $10, general admission; $5, seniors/non-Rowan students/Rowan alumni & staff; free to Rowan students with valid ID

856-256-4545

arts@rowan.edu

http://www.rowan.edu/fpa

Start Time(s): 8 pm

The Rowan Opera Company, under the direction of Marian Stieber and Jon Garrison, presents a staged production of Puccini's one-act opera 'Suor Angelica' on a program that also includes scenes and selections by Verdi, Rossini and Menotti

Rowan String Ensemble

12-01-2009 - 12-01-2009

Tuesday

Rowan University College of Fine & Performing Arts

http://www.rowan.edu/fpa

Rowan University - Boyd Recital Hall - 201 Mullica Hill Road Wilson Hall Glassboro NJ 08028

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 8 pm

The Rowan String Ensemble, under the direction of George Atanasiu, presents student musicians in an evening celebrating the variety of music written for violin, viola, cello and bass

American Brass Quintet & Rowan Concert Choir

12-05-2009 - 12-05-2009

Saturday

Rowan University College of Fine & Performing Arts

http://www.rowan.edu/fpa

Rowan University - Pfleeger Concert Hall - 201 Mullica Hill Road Wilson Hall Glassboro NJ 08028

Admission: $10, general admission; $5, seniors/non-Rowan students/Rowan staff & alumni; free to Rowan students with valid ID

856-256-4545

arts@rowan.edu

http://www.rowan.edu/fpa

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Rowan University welcomes the American Brass Quintet to campus for a unique performance with the Rowan Concert Choir, featuring works by Gabrielli, Widmann, Troilo, Brade, Mendelssohn and Rutter's 'Gloria'

Tori Ensemble-Korean classical music, new music & jazz

11-21-2009 - 11-21-2009

Saturday

Crossroads Music

http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org

Crossroads Music - 801 South 48th Street Philadelphia PA 19143

Admission: $20, $10 discount, $30 supporters

215 729-1028

daniel@philadelphia.coop

Start Time(s): 7:30 pm

Washington Post The Tori Ensemble transcends musical borders in its presentation of "Five Directions of Arirang," an acclaimed work mingling jazz, new music, and ancient Korean traditions ranging from shamanistic rituals to pansori vocals Composed of Korean masters and leading names from New York’s cutting-edge music scene, the group features Yoon Jeong Heo (geomungo-zither), Erik Friedlander (cello), Kang Kwon Soon (vocals), Young Chi Min (daegum-flute, changgo-drum), Ned Rothenberg (clarinets, shakuhachi-flute), and Satoshi Takeishi (percussion)

St Olaf Choir in Concert

02-08-2010 - 02-08-2010

Monday

The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia

http://www.ltsp.edu/stolafchoir

Kimmel Center - Verizon Hall - 300 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: Tickets: $80 Patron, $44, $39, $33, $29, $25, $20 Students with ID $5 off any ticket pricee Group discounts (15+) available, please contact St Olaf directly by calling 507-786-3646 or emailing stocks@stolafedu

215-893-1999

http://www.ltsp.edu/stolaftickets

Start Time(s): 7:30 pm

The renowned St Olaf Choir, under the direction of Conductor Anton Armstrong, will be appearing in Philadelphia at the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall on Monday, February 8, 2010, at 7:30 pm This is the first time in eight years that the choir will be performing in Philadelphia, and The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia is partnering with St Olaf to make this concert a success The choir's last appearance, in 2001, quickly sold out, so be sure to reserve your seats now The St Olaf Choir, with 75 mixed voices, is considered one of the finest college a cappella choirs in the United States For more than three-quarters of a century, the St Olaf Choir has maintained its original purpose - study and preparation of a wide range of representative sacred choral literature for public performance The annual tour advances the artistic standards of church music and provides means of spiritual inspiration for its many listeners

Start with Symphonic standards of the season from Handel and Menotti Add favorites from Leroy Anderson (the Boston Pops' favorite composer), a variation on Pachelbel's Canon and Holcombe's Christmas Medley Include soloists, two full choruses, and conclude by singing Silent Night together What a wonderful way to begin your holiday season!

The Nutcracker Ballet for Children

12-12-2009 - 12-12-2009

Saturday

Trinity Center for Urban Life

http://www.trinitycentercity.org

Trinity Center for Urban Life - 2212 Spruce Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: Adult: $10 Children under 12: $6

215-732-2515

info@trinitycentercity.org

http://www.trinitycentercity.org

Start Time(s): 11 am

A one-hour adaptation of the classic ballet The Nutcracker, performed by Pages to Pirouettes in full costume, accompanied by a reading of the story

Tom Lawton's Seven Vignettes from Broad & Lombard and Classical Revolution

12-11-2009 - 12-11-2009

Friday

Lucky Old Souls

http://www.luckyoldsouls.com

Moonstone Arts Center - 110 South 13th Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $8 in advance/$10 at the door

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/90660

Start Time(s): 9 pm

Lucky Old Souls @ Moonstone is a monthly event, showcasing some of Philadelphia’s most creative musicians in a laid-back, BYOB venue that combines the intimacy of a club with a concert hall's respect for the music Tonight's show features pianist Tom Lawton's new suite "Seven Vignettes from Broad and Lombard," commissioned by the American Composers Forum and based on Tom's interactions with senior citizens at the Philadelphia Senior Center at Broad & Lombard; and also a program of chamber music presented by Classical Revolution, featuring violinist Noah Geller of the Philadelphia Orchestra, guitarist Brendan Evans, and others

An Evening of Liturgical Music with St Tikhon's Seminary Quartet

12-06-2009 - 12-06-2009

Sunday

Orthodox Diocese of Eastern PA

http://ststephenscathedral.org/files/St-Tikhons-Quartet-flyer.pdf

St Nicholas Orthodox Church - 817 North 7 St Philadelphia PA 19123

Admission: Free--will offering following the concert

Start Time(s): 5 pm

St Tikhon’s Seminary Quartet presents a selection of Orthodox Christian hymns sung throughout Orthodox liturgical year All-male voices and the beautiful acoustics of a historic Philadelphia Church (second best church acoustics in the city) provide for a memorable experience of genuine tradition of Orthodox worship singing