Events
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Art After 5 - An Evening of Dance with Philadanco
Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art June 1, 2012 Jennifer Dunning of the New York Times has called Brenda Dixon Gottschild’s new book on Joan Myers Brown, the founder of Philadanco (Philadelphia Dance Company), “a bracing mix of scholarship and unsentimental compassion.”Join the Philadelphia Museum of Art for a conversation between Gottschild and Brown, moderated by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, and a book signing. Following the discussion, Philadanco will perform excerpts from their repertory. The...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art |
06/01/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
Art After 5 - Bobby Zankel
Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art June 8, 2012 Saxophonist Bobby Zankel gets an orchestral sound out of his ensembles, partly by mixing instruments and partly by moving them through composition into improvisation. The effect is sprawling but precise. His music speaks equally to the legacy of the past (Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus) and to the present.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art |
06/08/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
West Park Arts Fest
Presented by West Park Cultural Center at Fairmount Park June 9, 2012 A kick-off to another summer of fun begins at the 5th Annual West Park Arts Fest in Fairmount Park at 40th and Parkside. The festival, featuring performances and activities by a wide range of artists, community organizations and featured guests is free and will occur rain or shine. The theme for the 2012 festival,“Friends Across Cultures,” is about celebrating the unique multicultural richness of art, nature and community engagement by bringing together arts and cultural...
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West Park Cultural Center |
06/09/12 |
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia |
Art After 5 - Jessi Teich
Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art June 15, 2012 Singer-songwriter Jessi Teich has immersed herself in jazz and blues since childhood. Raised in a household where rooms were stacked with records and the hi-fi blared the likes of Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughan, Teich began singing short songs of her own, the first sign of her ability to create music.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art |
06/15/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
Art After 5 - Peter Beets
Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art June 22, 2012 Peter Beets is a Dutch pianist with impeccable technique and an incisive sense of swing. He has played with Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Elvin Jones, John Clayton and Dee Dee Bridgewater, among others.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art |
06/22/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
Art After 5 - Rale Micic Featuring Alma Micic
Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art June 22, 2012 Serbian-born jazz guitarist and composer Rale Micic graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has developed a cultlike following with his mix of jazz and haunting melodies from the Balkans. His new release, a guitar trio record entitled 3, has garnered attention from critics and audiences alike.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art |
06/22/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
Spectral Impressions: Music of Tristan Murail
Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Rodin Museum July 22, 2012 The newly re-opened and renovated Rodin Museum premieres a new concert series and an extraordinary work by Tristan Murail.
Murail is a pioneer of computer music and the world's authority on French Spectralism—a form of composition that relies on an analysis of the fundamental properties of sound and the acoustical properties of musical instruments. The result is the exquisite tones of Murail’s provocative music. This concert offers a unique opportunity to hear a...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art |
07/22/12 |
Rodin Museum, Philadelphia |
Spectral Impressions: Music of Philippe Hurel
Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Rodin Museum July 28, 2012 The beauty and expression of Auguste Rodin’s sculpture inspires exciting new music by Philippe Hurel, to be performed during the Rodin Museum’s inaugural concert series.
The Argento Chamber Ensemble will perform three works by Philippe Hurel and debut a groundbreaking commission for the Rodin Museum. Hurel is one of the most compelling French composers on the contemporary music scene, achieving sensual lyricism and driving intensity by calibrating algorithms to...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art |
07/28/12 |
Rodin Museum, Philadelphia |
Lunch Time Concert in Sister Cities Park
Presented by TD Bank at Sister Cities Park August 1, 2012 The Kiwi Band performs as part of Center City District’s Lunchtime Concerts Series.
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TD Bank |
08/01/12 |
Sister Cities Park, Philadelphia |
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CCD Lunchtime Concert Series Presented by TD Bank
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Center City District |
08/01/12 |
Sister Cities Park, Philadelphia |