Johannes Brahms Biography in Music
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill 8855 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesA program of Brahm's life and times told through his music, letters and biographical narration.
$20
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Chamber Orchestra FIRST EDITIONS
Lang Concert Hall 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA, United StatesThe debut concerts of a new orchestra, Chamber Orchestra FIRST EDITIONS, will be taking place on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 21, 3 PM, at Swarthmore College’s Lang Concert Hall, and on Friday evening, Feb. 26, 7:30 PM, at Haverford College’s Roberts Hall. Both concerts are free and open to the public without ticket. The concerts will be premiering new commissioned works […]
Network at the Print Center: Music by European Masters
The Print Center 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesNetwork for New Music returns to The Print Center in February with a performance of important recent works from Europe. Music by Wolfgang Rihm, a towering presence in the European new music scene, anchors the program, which also includes virtuosic pieces by leading composers from Finland, Poland, Italy, and the UK. The concert features solo and ensemble […]
$20
PRISM Quartet: New Works
University of Pennsylvania, Rose Recital Hall 3340 Walnut Street (4th Floor), Philadelphlia, PA, United StatesWorld premieres of compositions by UPenn doctoral students Andrew Davis, Marc LeMay, Jacob Walls, Finola Merivale, Kevin Laskey, Kai-Young Chan, and Joshua Hey; and previous PRISM commissions from UPenn alumni Jennifer Higdon (“Bop”), David Ludwig (“Josquin Microludes”), and David Laganella (“Leafless Trees”).
Free
World Premieres: Faculty Composers
University of Pennsylvania, Rose Recital Hall 3340 Walnut Street (4th Floor), Philadelphlia, PA, United StatesPRISM presents an enticing program of world premieres of new saxophone quartets by UPenn faculty members: Goddard Lieberson and Guggenhiem Fellow James Primosch; Pew and Guggenhiem Fellow Anna Weesner; and Jay Reise, whose work has been supported by the Fromm Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts. The program also includes a new work by […]
Free
Portrait of a Serial Composer: Discussion and Documentary
Rose Hall, Univ of Pennsylvania 3340 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, United StatesJoin Network for New Music to explore the cultural and intellectual ramifications of Milton Babbitt's music and ideas. The program includes the screening of an hour-long video documentary of Babbitt’s life and work, Portrait of a Serial Composer, produced by Robert Hilferty and Laura Karpman. And a panel discussion will include Karpman, David Rakowski, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, […]
Free
All the Things He Was: Celebration of the Life and Ideas of Milton Babbitt
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center 300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesMilton Babbitt, pioneer of serial and electronic music, is considered one of the most influential – and controversial – composers in the second half of the twentieth century. Babbitt was vitally interested in both jazz and popular music; he composed a snappy jazz ensemble work, All Set, and a 1946 Broadway musical entitled The Fabulous Voyage. […]
$20
All the Things He Was: Celebration of the Life and Ideas of Milton Babbitt
Milton Babbitt, pioneer of serial and electronic music, is considered one of the most influential – and controversial – composers in the second half of the twentieth century. Babbitt was vitally interested in both jazz and popular music; he composed a snappy jazz ensemble work, All Set, and a 1946 Broadway musical entitled The Fabulous Voyage. Network events […]
Ilya Poletaev, piano
American Philosophical Society 427 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, United StatesMaking his PCMS debut, Ilya Poletaev enjoys a multifaceted career as both a classically trained pianist and as a performer on early keyboards. A pianist with an inquisitive mind, he embraces a wide range of repertoire choices and performance practices ranging from the 16th to the 21st century. The Philadelphia Inquirer recently praised Poletaev’s Kimmel […]
$25
Curtis Chamber Orchestra
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center 300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PAShmuel Ashkenasi, Violin / Leader w/ Roberto Diaz, Viola Sunday December 11, 2016 3 & 7pm Part I (3:00pm) Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major, K. 207 Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 211 Intermission Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 Part II (7:00pm) Mozart: Violin […]
$25