Event

Penn Symphony Orchestra: Resurrection

April 15, 2023 (Saturday) – 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Irvine Auditorium
3401 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19104

The Penn Symphony concludes the semester with Gustav Mahler's symphony no. 2 or Resurrection symphony.  This epic work promises to encourage our audiences with hope and optimism. We will also be joined by mezzo-soprano Meg Bragle (director of Collegium Musicum singers and Opera workshop at Penn) and soprano Robin Leigh Massie (voice faculty at Westminster Choir College and Cairn University) along with the distinguished Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia. Come celebrate with us this evening the joys, trials and triumphs of the human spirit!

This performance is free and open to the public.

PROGRAM

Mahler, Symphony no. 2 ("Resurrection Symphony")

ABOUT

The University of Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1878 and is comprised of musicians from throughout the University community, primarily non-music majors. The ensemble rehearses for four hours each week and performs a diverse range of repertoire drawn from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth Centuries. More information.