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.…

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…