It’s always great to get feedback about how we’re doing and what we could do better.  We take the word “Society” in our name very seriously, and attempt to base how we approach our concerts (and especially the marketing of those concerts) on the feedback we get from our audience members and the community at [...]

This season has been one of wonderful reviews, and we’re very proud that Philadelphia audiences and critics alike appreciate our continued commitment to presenting truly outstanding concerts.   However, we completely missed Peter Burwasser’s review of our Leon Fleisher/Network for New Music concert in the City Paper last month – probably because it was published [...]

What does a classical music enthusiast do when he moves to Philly and wants to make new friends who share his interests?  If you’re Gary King, you start a Meetup online. In the four years since its inception, the Philadelphia Fans of Classical Music has grown to 187 members from the Greater Philadelphia region including [...]

Each year about this time the hustle and bustle of the summer months transitions to an excitement that reminds all of us why we do what we do.  During the summer we work tirelessly preparing for our upcoming season – finalizing artist contracts, arranging concert hall details, renting pianos, booking hotel rooms, writing grants, collecting [...]

For a limited time, you can get both for free through our new Student and Young Friends Program.  Pretty sweet, right?   Here’s how: Get an iPod Nano on October 23rd That’s when violin virtuoso Leonidas Kavakos appears at the Kimmel Center for one of our most exciting concerts of the year.  Come to the concert, [...]

Thought some of you might be interested to see how our optimized blog looks on touch screen devices, such as the iPhone or Blackberry Storm.  Here you go – nice and easy to read or comment, exactly how we like it!

Just thought I’d share the updated student and concert cards with everyone (I just got confirmation of our print order from our friend as 4colorprint.com). While some of us miss the old PCMS logo (remember it?), we’re excited to finally be consistently branded now with the exception of the sticker on our office door.  Somehow, [...]

PCMS is always looking for new and effective ways to engage under-served audiences and help build interest and future fans of outstanding live chamber music. Our low ticket prices have always helped to break down one of the main barriers to participation.  Our helpful and welcoming staff, convenient community venues, and outstanding artists all help [...]

While much of our staff spends the summer at the Marlboro Music Festival, Bradford and I have been holding down the fort here in Philadelphia, placing subscribers in seats and laying the groundwork for the upcoming season.  We’ll be mailing out tickets during the first week of September, which means that concert season is right [...]

I wanted to post a quick note regarding the impact of ongoing debate of our state and city budgets. While I don’t like to bring politics into our Society, it’s important to let you know that without new action, both the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF) will have [...]

I was forwarded this article by a friend, Kerry Candaele – he’s a filmmaker out in Los Angeles who did a documentary about Beethoven’s 9th around the world – and I loved it.  The title gives most of it away: Greg Mitchell, former rock n’ roll magazine editor, chronicles his recent discovery of classical music. [...]

As each of you well knows, PCMS maintains its high standards and commitment to low ticket pricing through the generous support of a wide variety of donors.  Ticket revenue only covers a portion of our expenses each year, and we depend upon the many foundation and corporate, and especially the countless individual donors who contribute [...]

Tired of dealing with all the crowds when it comes to shopping? Well, there is no better time to take advantage of our two outstanding holiday offers.  First and foremost there is $10 TICKET DAY – this Wednesday, December 17th.  From 9am-5pm only we’re offering unlimited tickets to these 12 fantastic concerts for only $10.00 each! [...]

The Guarneri Quartet will play here on October 28, then return for the final concert of the PCMS season in May.  Then, silence – and memories.   The Quartet will end its 45-year run after that May concert, one in which founding cellist David Soyer, now 85, will rejoin the ensemble in a symbolic farewell, [...]

Welcome to the new pcmsconcerts.org! Launching a new website is a bit like premiering a new piece of music – you work hard for months in relative solitude, only to place your efforts on public display and hope for a positive response.  We hope you like what we’ve done! As one of Philadelphia’s largest music [...]