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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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Fifty years after Big Star first produced the rock masterpiece album “Radio City,” the band has gained a committed cult following.
Big Star's 'Radio City' rock masterpiece turns 50
“Radio City” – released to terrific reviews yet scant commercial sales – is now being feted with an international tour. more
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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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Bobby Zankel and the Wonderful Sound 7 will perform music that explores a once-buried chapter in Philadelphia history Aug. 10 at Historic Germantown's “Music Alive” concert series.
Historic Germantown presents Philly jazz greats
Philadelphia saxophonist Bobby Zankel and his ensemble, the Wonderful Sound 7, will headline an Historic Germantown concert Aug. 10. more
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Philadelphia Folk Festival, 2022
Folk festival returns
The Philadelphia Folk Festival is set to make its return Aug. 16-18 following a one-year hiatus. more
Members of the Philly SoulSations, who will be playing at the Venetian Club on July 28, are, from left, Omar Welch, Hayden Bank, Barry Greenspan, Ken Ridgeway and Noble Watson.
Multigenerational ‘Motownesque’ musicians at Venetian Club
I am going to go way out on a limb and declare that there could not possibly be another performing band in the U.S. like Philly SoulSations. more
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The Joseph Arnold String Quartet will bring their genre-busting repertoire to Pastorius Park on July 31.
Joseph Arnold String Quartet to close out Pastorius concert season
The 2024 Pastorius Park concert season comes to a close on Wednesday, July 31, but not before one final celebration. 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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Bring a blanket to recline and relax during Lincoln Drive’s July 24 performance at Pastorius Park, but be prepared to jump up and start dancing.
Lincoln Drive to rock and roll Pastorius Park
It all began in law school. Well, sort of.  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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Singer Deb Callahan and her band will bring their musical swagger to Pastorius Park for a July 17 concert.
The Deb Callahan Band brings blues to Pastorius Park
To listen to the Deb Callahan Band is to be transported. more
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Poor Man’s Gambit will perform the band’s traditional Irish music with a twist at 7:30 p.m., July 10, at Pastorius Park.
Poor Man's Gambit brings traditional Irish music to Pastorius Park
From festivals to pubs, a trio of talented musicians is captivating audiences with their unique blend of traditional Irish music and modern influences. more
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Conductor Donald Meineke, of Chestnut Hill, soon will begin spending his Sundays a few blocks away from the Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity on Rittenhouse Square where he has been music director for about three years. Meineke is the new permanent organist and choirmaster at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, in Center City.
Chestnut Hill conductor named organist/choirmaster at St. Mark’s Church
Chestnut Hill’s Donald Meineke has been named the new, permanent organist and choirmaster at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Center City. more
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Philly Gumbo’s Tim Hayes, Randall Grass, Richard Orr, Bert Harris, India Rex and Pete Eshelman will perform at 7:30 p.m., July 3, at the Pastorius Park Concert Series.
Philly Gumbo to bring eclectic grooves to Pastorius Park
The Philadelphia-based band, known for its eclectic mix of music genres, will bring its blend of New Orleans R&B, reggae, blues and Afrobeat to the stage July 3. 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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Saxophonist Fostina Dixon performs July 20; vocalist and trumpeter John Dimase takes the stage Aug. 20 at the Germantown Settlement’s outdoor concert series.
St. Martin’s sings Pride, outdoor music serenades in Germantown 
Plymouth Meeting’s Kris Rudzinski, director of the Germantown Branch of Settlement Music School, has announced a full schedule. more
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Roxborough’s Turtle Ridge, performing Wed., June 26, at the Pastorius Park Concert Series, will play a mixture of genres in songs that insist listeners sing along.
Turtle Ridge brings folk and bluegrass to Pastorius Park
A folk group hailing from “the beautiful hills of Roxborough,” Turtle Ridge performs music steeped in a long lineage of bluegrass and Americana. more
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Ants on a Log, (from left) Julie Be, Anya Rose and Miles Crabtree, will open the Pastorius Park Summer Concert Series on June 19.
Pastorius Park concert series celebrates 75 years
The longest-running free outdoor concert series in Philadelphia returns June 19 marking 75 years of presenting a vibrant array of musical performances. more
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