Musical Fund Society 200th Anniversary Concert

Sunday, May 01, 2022 - 3:00 PM
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

300 South Broad Street Learn More

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About This Performance

This concert is part of the Laurie Wagman Century Series.

Join us in celebrating the bicentennial of a Philadelphia musical treasure with a concert of world-premiere chamber works by four of America’s finest living composers. Performed by four leading Philadelphia ensembles, the newly-commissioned works are all rooted in the history of our city, connecting audiences with the rich musical life of past and present Philadelphia.

Network for New Music; Curtis 20/21 Ensemble; PRISM Quartet; Rolston String Quartet (Astral)

Augusta Read Thomas: Magic Gardens w/ Rolston String Quartet (Astral)
Tania León: To and Fro w/ Curtis 20/21 Ensemble
Roberto Sierra: Graffiti II w/ PRISM Quartet
Tania León: Axon for violin and electronics w/ Curtis 20/21 Ensemble
Stephen Jaffe: Three Arcs (Chamber Concerto No. 5) w/ Network for New Music & the Pennsylvania Girlchoir and Garden State Girlchoir