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The Crossing Choir, led by Donald Nally, of Germantown, will create a new work with conceptual artist Suzanne Bocanegra with help of a $360,000 grant.
Grammy-winning Crossing wins $360,000 Pew grant
The Crossing choir, founded and directed by Germantown's Donald Nally, is headquartered at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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Micah Jones, who started out as a violinist, but found fulfillment as a jazz bassist, is the new director of Germantown Branch of Settlement Music School.
Settlement in Germantown welcomes new director
As the new school year at the Germantown Branch of Settlement Music School gets underway, it does so under a new branch director. more
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Acclaimed organist Cherry Rhodes will perform at a concert Sept. 27 celebrating the restoration of the Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill.
St. Paul’s celebrates pipe organ restoration with gala recital
They say that all good things come to those who wait. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill is about to celebrate the truth of that age-old piece of advice.  more
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November Events
November starts with the re-enactment of  a Revolutionary War historic event and closes with the official kickoff of the holiday season!  more
Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, will open its 2024 season Oct. 6 with “Stolen,” a program featuring music by Handel and Keiser, and described as “a lifetime of musical borrowings from a suitcase of stolen music.”
Tempesta di Mare launches 2024-25 season in Chestnut Hill
Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, will open its season with a full complement of musicians Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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Mayara Pineiro and Pau Pujol in the Philadelphia Ballet’s production of “Swan Lake,” which is part of the company’s 2024-25 season.
Ballet soars, PCMS offers best bargains in town
The Philadelphia Ballet will offer five productions and a gala celebrating the company’s 60th anniversary while the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society will present 48 recitals. more
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Piffaro, the Renaissance Band’s upcoming season will include “Triomphi,” a program of music featuring works surrounding the poetry of Petrarch, the most influential writer of the Italian Renaissance.
Piffaro, Chamber Orchestra announce 2024-25 seasons
Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia are set to open their 2024-25 concert seasons. more
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Under the leadership of president and artistic director Scott Guzielek (above), the American Academy of Vocal Arts in Center City will celebrate the tuition-free school’s 90th anniversary year of training future stars of the opera stage.
Academy of Vocal Arts celebrates 90 years of training opera’s best
Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts, America’s leading training ground for professional singers, is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its founding. more
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Yuja Wang, one of the most sought-after concert pianists in the world, will perform in three performances at Kimmel Center’s Marian Anderson Hall.
Orchestra’s 2024-25 season filled with great music and musicians
The 2024-25 season of live concerts presented by the Philadelphia Orchestra is a cornucopia of great music. more
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You never know who might show up at the annual Philly Bookstore Crawl.
Philly Bookstore Crawl: A literary tour through the Northwest
Book lovers, mark your calendars for Saturday, Aug. 24, when  the Philly Bookstore Crawl returns. more
Riccardo Muti, former music director of the Philadelphia orchestra, will return to the city Oct. 24-26 to conduct the Orchestra’s performance of “Giuseppe Verdi’s towering masterpiece,” the “Manzoni” Messa da Requiem.
Philadelphia Orchestra welcomes back Riccardo Muti
Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra have announced their 2024-25 season of concerts. more
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Roberto Diaz, former principal violist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and president/CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music since 2006.
Curtis Institute of Music launches centennial anniversary season
Philadelphia’s legendary Curtis Institute of Music launched its celebration of the centenary of its 1924 founding. more
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Odean Pope, playing in front of the John Coltrane House at 1511 North 33rd St., a National Historic Landmark, in 2018. Saxophonist and jazz pioneer John Coltrane was Pope's friend and gave him his first musical job in 1955.
Jazz giant Odean Pope to headline Germantown event
His chops have been thrilling audiences for 70 years, "blowing changes" with chord tones and harmonic rhythms. more
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Penn Charter Upper School Band performers.
Penn Charter band wins contest
The Upper School Symphonic Band of William Penn Charter School has been awarded a prestigious Grand Sweepstakes Award. more
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Donald Nally will conduct The Crossing, tonight, June 27, in the choir’s “Month of Moderns 2: Prairie in Our Backyard” concert at Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church.
Vox Ama Deus announces upcoming season with local concerts
Valentin Radu -- founder, artistic director and conductor of Vox Ama Deus – has announced the ensemble’s 2024-25 season. more
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Based in Chestnut Hill and led by artistic director Gayle Wieand since 2005, Philomusica Chorale’s mission is “to entertain, educate, engage and inspire.”
Tempesta di Mare closes one season, announces another
   Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, closed out its 2023-24 season on Saturday, May 18, with an intimate chamber music recital. more
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Ashton Roxander danced the role of a rebellious son with fellow dancers of Philadelphia Ballet in a performance of “Prodigal Son,” with choreography by George Balanchine.
Germantown choir to perform Bach’s ‘Magnificat’
"Bach's 'Magnificat' is undoubtedly one of his most fun and most challenging pieces for a choir to sing." more
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Music conductor Cristian Macelaru, who formerly lived in Chestnut Hill and led the Philadelphia Orchestra in several assistant conductor positions, will be taking the reins at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
Former Chestnut Hill conductor to lead Cincinnati Symphony
    The Romanian-born conductor, Cristian Macelaru, who formerly lived in Chestnut Hill, has been named the incoming music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He … more
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Richard Raub, of Germantown, is conducting the Academy of Vocal Arts production of Gioachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” which opened April 25 in Philadelphia and ends with the company’s May 12 performance in Bethlehem.
A Sunday afternoon of sacred choral masterpieces
Two local conductors lead performances of note this month: Donald Meineke, of Chestnut Hill, and Richard Raub, of Germantown. more
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Philadelphia Ballet will close out its 2023-24 season with Sir Frederick Ashton’s “The Dream” (above, starring Oksana Maslova) and George Balanchine’s “Prodigal Son” May 9-12 in the Academy of Music.
Piffaro glories in the Wind, and the Ballet dances a Dream
Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will present “Glory of the Wind Band: Music from Portugal and Spain,” Saturday, May 11. more
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