Earlier this week, one of the theatre community's most beloved podcasts, 'The Hamilcast' celebrated two years of episodes. En route to becoming 'the official unofficial podcast of HAMILTON,' the show's creator, host, and producer Gillian Pensavalle has released more than 100 episodes, which include conversations with many of the show's performers and creators, in-depth discussions of the Ron Chernow biography that inspired the musical, and an epic, four-part October sit-down with creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, appropriately dubbed #Lintoberfest.
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO), is proud to present the talented string musicians of PRYSM (Philadelphia Region Youth String Music) and PRYSM-YA (PRYSM Young Artists) on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 3 p.m. in Centennial Hall of the Haverford School in Haverford, PA. General admission tickets are $15, free for children under age 18. For information, call (215) 545-0502.
British ensemble VOCES8 takes a cappella singing to a new level. Called impeccable (Gramophone) and slickest of the lot (BBC Radio 3), the 8-voice ensemble performs everything from Renaissance polyphony to contemporary commissions.
Tune Up Philly (TUP), the community engagement program of Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO), directed by Paul Smith, presents its first concert of the season on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 1 p.m. The young musicians will celebrate traditional dances and folk melodies in this program. This unique opportunity brings together art and culture to showcase the student's talents. The show will take place at The Temple Performing Arts Center, located at 1837 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA. This is a free event. For more information, please call 215-545-0502.
The talented students of The Philadelphia Young Musicians Orchestra (PYMO) perform classical works conducted by their director, Kenneth Bean. The concert will take place on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 4 p.m. at The Temple Performing Arts Center, located at 1837 N. Broad Street in Philadelphia. PYMO will present a mix of classical music, Mozart's Overture to Don Giovanni, Faure's Pavane, Brahms' Hungarian Dances Nos. 3 & 5, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21. This is a free event. For more information, please call 215-545-0502.
Staten Island's Sundog Theatre has announced its 2017-2018 Season: A Christmas Carol, The Originals: Radio Play Readings, Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry and the musical, Baby.
On November 28, 2017 six talented young musicians from the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra performed in the 2017 National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-National Honor Ensembles held at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort. The students displayed their talent and performed Bernstein's Overture to Candide , Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasie Overture , and the world premiere of Daniel Dimarino's Temptations.
The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra's all-brass ensemble, Bravo Brass, returns to Burlington, New Jersey with a joyous holiday concert on Sunday, December 17 at 3 p.m. It will take place at Saint Mary's Episcopal Church located at 145 West Broad Street, Burlington, NJ., and will be led by Paul Bryan, the Director of Bravo Brass, and Associate Conductor Barry McCommon.
Musical numbers and cast members that earned five-star ratings and standing-room-only audiences at the 2017 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland this summer will receive an encore performance at SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem November 15-18.
Music nonprofit LiveConnections' 2017-18 concert series, which features collaborative concerts especially for adventurous music-lovers, dares to ask a bold question: Can music build community?
130 Philadelphia Youth Orchestra musicians, ages 14 to 21, launch their 2017-2018 performance season under the baton of Maestro Louis Scaglione on Sunday, November 19, at 3 p.m. The concert will take place in Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and be recorded for a later date to air on WRTI-FM.
Musical numbers and cast members that earned five-star ratings and standing-room-only audiences at the 2017 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland this summer will receive an encore performance at SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem November 15-18.
The New York- and Los Angeles-based American fine art studio DANIELLE is pleased to announce the unveiling of artist Ivan Wong's new outdoor art installation entitled Monster, on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Monster will be on view indefinitely, starting today, October 30, 2017.
Presented by Arts Brookfield and curated by WNYC's John Schaefer, New Sounds Live returns to the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place (230 Vesey St.) from Today, October 6 to Today, October 13, 2017 with an unforgettable exhibit of artistic and musical mastery.
