Philmore Ensemble Unites for HER: The Philadelphia Connection are two concerts featuring music by composers with a Philly connection, such as David Ludwig, Kala Pearson, Efraín Amaya, Leonard Bernstein and Andrea Clearfield, whose piece "Melisma" inspired the theme of the concert. These concerts are fundraisers for Unite for HER, a wonderful organization that offers complementary therapy for women with breast cancer. Donations are encouraged in lieu of an admission fee, which can be…

The 2011/2012 season for the Philadelphia Orchestra was filled with turmoil as they battled bankruptcy and began the transition to a new music director.  Such a tumultuous period could have resulted in lower attendance or lower quality performances, but just the opposite was observed in every concert I attended.  The strategy to build attendance in a potentially off year meant that Philadelphia Orchestra concerts were the best bargain in town if you took advantage of the multiple discount…

Congratulations to the 2012 Knight Foundation Arts Challenge!  Here is a list of projects of specific interest to the classical music community.  Some involve classical music in a direct way, others offer programs that might help emerging artists, ensembles, or organizations to kick start their initial efforts establish their organization.…

This Saturday, April 28th, we present to you the ultimate Cantata entertainment a la 1600's (with Carissimi's Jephte and Jonas), spiced with the 2007 Chanukkah Cantata by David Ludwig (which at times will sure make you want to jump up and…

Praised for its “friendly and fun” atmosphere, the Philadelphia Wind Symphony welcomes

music lovers of all ages to its third performance on Tuesday, May 8 th at 7pm in Levitt

Auditorium, at Gershman Hall, University of the Arts, 401 S. Broad…

200 singers of the combined Mendelssohn Club and Pennsylvania Girl choirs, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Tibetan musicians, premier commission of local composer, Andrea Clearfield, and more on 4/29, 4pm!  This will be a spectacular concert, and if you are a member of…

LocalArtsLive Young Friends of Classical Music Showcase

April 7, 2012, University of Pennsylvania

Welcome! This showcase is brought to you thanks to extraordinary support from an all volunteer collaboration of musicians, enthusiasts, students, and…

On Sunday, April 1^st, under the Neo-Gothic Rood Beam of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Choral Arts Philadelphia and the Bach Collegium of Philadelphia presented to a packed house Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Passion According to Saint John under the Artistic Direction of Matthew Glandorf; this performance served as the…

ConTemplum was recently added to the presenters section in the Professionals pages here but, perhaps, I need another category.  Their stated mission is "..to create a community of musicians dedicated to enhancing their musical experiences…

Rituals: East/West program with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Girlchoir features exotic instruments, Tibetan dance and the Fauré Requiem

Sunday, April 29 will mark the world premiere of Tse Go La, the new cantata by Philadelphia-based composer Andrea Clearfield commissioned by Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Girlchoir, a member choir of Commonwealth Youthchoirs.  The 30-minute multi-movement…

On April 21, 2012 at 7:30 P.M. Philomusica Chorale will present a concert called “Beyond the Canvas:  A Choral Celebration of the Visual Arts.”  The Chorale will sing wonderful examples of the choral art composed from the 1200’s until February of this past year.  Corresponding works of visual art will be juxtaposed on screens throughout our concert venue at Christ’s Lutheran Church, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Oreland, Pennsylvania.  Tickets available at…

On Saturday, April 21, 2012,  Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel presents The Great American Songbook Cabaret.  Be thrilled and  delighted hearing four fabulous singers sing your favorite songs from composers like Cole Porter, Gershwin, Rogers and Hart, Lerner and Lowe, Rogers and Hammerstein, etc.  Dinner catered by Cafe La Fontana begins at 6 PM.  Show starts at 7:45 PM.  Dinner & show - Adults $40, Students $18.  Show only - Adults $30, Students $10.  8339 Old York Rd., Elkins Park. …

Theatre at KI presents Imagining Madoff, on Sat.,, April 14, 2012 at 7:30 PM.  This new play, written by Deb Margolin, will be performed as a dramatic staged reading.  The provocative and compelling play is about the meeting of two abiding and opposing Jewish prototypes: the scholar and the street tough; philanthropist and ganef!  Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, 8339 Old York Rd., Elkins Park, PA.  $20 per person.  Info at 215-887-8700.