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    Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra


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    The BPCO’s mission is to create a mutually beneficial partnership between the orchestra and the community it serves — one where the orchestra takes the audience beyond spectatorship to participation in the artistic experience. BPCO’s musicians reflect the rich cultural diversity of Philadelphia with the core ensemble consisting of 30 musicians from the best music conservatories across the nation including the Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music, and Manhattan School of Music among others. In addition, the orchestra has established an extensive educational outreach program in urban Philadelphia, which uses the orchestral genre to help teach leadership and instill self-confidence in the many children it serves. Founder Jeri Lynne Johnson, a graduate of Wellesley College and the University of Chicago, is an accomplished conductor, composer and pianist. From 2001-2004, she was the assistant conductor of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, where she dedicated herself to bringing inspiring new music to the stage. She has led orchestras around the world including the Colorado Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony (UK), and the Weimar Staatskapelle (Germany). Alongside prominent woman conductors Marin Alsop and Joann Falletta, Ms. Johnson was heralded on the NBC Today Show as one of the nation’s leading female conductors. In 2005, Ms. Johnson made history as the first African-American woman to win an international conducting prize when she was awarded the Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship.

     

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        Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra

        1075 Green Valley Road
        Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

        Phone: 215-297-5534   |   Email   |   Official Website

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