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The Philadelphia Orchestra will be participating in a food drive on March 27th and 28th along with 160 other American orchestras. Orchestras Feeding America is the first initiative of its kind, and while it's national in scope all of the food collected will go directly to Philabundance, a local charity organization.
Just bring your non-perishable food items to the box office on either the 27th or the 28th one hour before the performance and receive a $25 ticket for that concert. For more information click here.
The Philadelphia Classical Symphony will be performing works by Gershwin, Antheil, Stravinsky, Piston, and Milhaud at the First Unitarian Church at 21st and Chestnut St. on Friday, March 20th at 8:00 p.m.
According to their recent press release, "The concept program highlights the extraordinary variety of European and American music immediately following World War One." This is going to be an eclectic program, with such pieces as "Rhapsody in Blue" by Gershwin and "Ragtime" by Stravinsky on the musical menu. More information is available through their website.
It's a busy weekend for the Curtis Institute of Music. On Friday, March 20th there are a plethora of free student concerts at the Field Concert Hall. Come by at 8:00 p.m. and treat yourself to an evening of music including the music of Liszt, Mozart, Schubert, Sarasate, and more.
Looking for something to do outside this weekend? Join the Curtis Institute at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square for a concert (free with admission). Brittany Sklar (violin) and Hugh Sung (piano) will be treating us to Brahm's Sonata No. 2 in A major, Mozart's Rondo in C major, Sonata No. 1 in D minor by Saint-Saëns, and Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen.
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