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The Mendelssohn Chorus will pay tribute to Alan Harler, their former artistic director and conductor laureate who died last week, during the ensemble’s upcoming concert season.
Mendelssohn Chorus celebrates ‘Our Boundless Humanity’
Led by Artistic Director and Conductor Dominick DiOrio, the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia, one of the nation’s most acclaimed choirs, will celebrate “Our Boundless Humanity,” during the group’s upcoming 152nd concert season. more
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Chestnut Hill native, saxophonist, and arranger Jack Saint Clair makes a return to the area stage at this year’s Fall Frolic.
Jack Saint Clair Orchestra brings swing to CHCA Fall Frolic
On Friday, Oct. 3, the fun and thrill of the Big Band era comes alive at the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s 2025 Fall Frolic, “A Night to Remember.” more
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Sought-after pianist Kory Caudill (right) will perform Sept. 23 at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church announces new music season
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, announced a mighty roster of music for the opening of its 2025-26 season of concerts and services. more
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Mt. Airy Porchfest cofounder Tim Osborne, aka Tim from Oz, performs at the 2024 event.
Mt. Airy Porchfest: A community rhapsody
Mark your calendars and save the date: Mt. Airy Porchfest is back! The second Saturday in September has become almost as significant to Mt. Airy residents as the first day of the school year. more
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The Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble will relocate its upcoming evening performances to The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
Hill Presbyterian church welcomes Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble
The Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble has made the welcomed decision to move one of its two performances of each concert program for its 2025-26 season to Friday evenings at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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Sadie Gust said she writes songs about her personal experiences with relationships, mental health, and the music industry.
Sadie Gust brings rock and soul to performance at Hideaway
Getting recognized at work is far from the only highlight of Sadie Gust’s up-and-coming music career. more
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Composer and musician Eve Beglarian’s “A Murmur in the Trees” for 24 double basses will be performed as part of the Network for New Music’s upcoming season.
Network for New Music celebrates myths, murmurs, and the macabre
The special appeal of Network for New Music and its seasons of concerts lies in its choices of compelling composers, adventurous performers, unconventional venues, and curious audiences. more
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Tuba Skinny will bring horns, washboard, drums, and more to their Sunday night Philadelphia Unemployment Project fundraiser.
From the Big Easy to Mt. Airy for a good cause
If your definition of jazz doesn’t include tuba, banjo, and washboard, it might be time to broaden your horizons and hear jazz as it was played in its earliest years. more
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Cellist Sterling Elliott will open the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society’s 40th anniversary season with a performance Oct 16 at the Perelman Theater.
Chamber Music Society offers ‘Best Bang for Your Buck’
The 2025-26 season of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society offers local lovers of classical music played by smaller, more intimate ensembles the highest quality of music performed by musicians of the highest stature at the most reasonable of prices. more
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Silversun Pickups have an upcoming performance at Glenside’s Keswick Theatre on Sunday, Aug. 24., their second in as many years.
Silversun Pickups bring ‘Physical Thrills’ to the Keswick
Back in 2006, when Silversun Pickups emerged from Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood to release their debut album “Carnavas,” the band was alternately derided and hailed for their ‘90s-throwback sound and lead singer Brian Aubert’s near-mimicry of Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan. more
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Top row from 1.: Kaitlyn Tierney, John Walthausen, Anika Kildegaard, Madison Hammel; second row from 1.: Ali Rohrbaugh, Sarah Robbins, Bryan McClary; bottom row from l: Matthew Maisano, Elizabeth Oliver, Emily Byrne, Taylor Arnold.
Delaware Valley Opera to present Baroque masterpiece
The Delaware Valley Opera Company (DVOC) will present two performances of Henry Purcell’s masterpiece, “Dido and Aeneas,” Friday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 24, at 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown. more
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Chelsea Reed, jazz vocalist, composer and leader of the Fair Weather Band, joins the jam along with her daughter, five-month-old Gwen.
Monthly jazz jam builds community one note at a time
In the spacious glass-and-brick taproom of Germantown’s Attic Brewing Company, horn players in their 20s bump fists with guitarists old enough to be their grandparents. more
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British pianist Peter Donohue returns to the Kimmel Center for Vox Ama Deus’ 39th season, performing in a January concert featuring Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto in G major and Fifth Piano Concerto in E-flat major, the “Emperor.”
Vox Ama Deus’ 39th season includes local performances
Romanian-born maestro Valentin Radu will lead his cohort of Vox Ama Deus ensembles in their 39th season. The roster of period instruments ensembles’ performances includes several in Chestnut Hill. more
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“Così fan tutte,” Mozart’s timeless comedy and one of the composer’s last operas, was a highlight of the Academy of Vocal Arts’ 90th anniversary season.
Academy of Vocal Arts plans season of masterworks and hidden gems
After a yearlong celebration of its 90th anniversary season, the Academy of Vocal Arts plans an upcoming lineup of fully-staged productions. more
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Erik Meyer now helms the "true acoustical pipe organ" at Episcopal Cathedral Church of the Savior.
New Episcopal Cathedral Organist Has ‘Local’ Ties
It’s been said of Philadelphia that the city is really “Tinytown,” because everyone knows everyone else in a particular circle, musical or otherwise. That assertion holds true among the city’s church musicians in general, and organists in particular. more
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The Bacchus Boys band, including former Springfield Township Commissioner Baird Standish (second from left), will close out the Pastorius Park summer concert series.
Pastorius Park concerts end with a hometown sound
With its final show of the summer on deck, the Chestnut Hill Community Association closes its concert series featuring local favorite the Bacchus Boys. more
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New River Ensemble weaves classical and contemporary sounds in chamber music performance.
Chamber roots return to Pastorius Park with New River Ensemble
As Pastorius Park’s concert series winds down for the summer, this week’s performance harkens back to the concert’s classical music origins. more
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Brother John performs at the Pastorius Park Concerts, 8177 Roanoke St., Chestnut Hill, on Wednesday, July 16, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Local musicians bring joy to the parks
Mid-Atlantic blues makes its way to Pastorius Park on July 16 with Brother John. more
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House of Hamill (from left, Caroline Browning, Rose Baldino and Brian Buchanan) performs Celtic folk songs July 9. Attention: As of the afternoon of July 9, the venue has been changed because of weather. See information below.
Folktales and friendship take center stage at local concerts
Two styles of classic tunes are making their way to local parks this week.  more
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The Crossing choir and conductor Donald Nally closed out the 2024-25 season with a stunning premiere and offered a preview of its upcoming concerts.
The Crossing ends one season and announces another
An excited audience of music lovers packed the main sanctuary of the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill earlier this month for “The Last Days of Immanuel Kant.” more
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