Past Events



Ode to Joy

Performance by Penn Symphony Orchestra with Penn Chorale and Penn Collegium Musicum
Apr 25, 2025 at - | Irvine Auditorium - Main Hall, 3401 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Joined by the Penn Chorale (Elizabeth Braden, director) and Penn Collegium Musicum (Meg Bragle, director), the Penn Symphony will embark on a most joyous journey that is the last symphonic work of Ludwig van Beethoven.

This event is free and open to the public.



Music in the Pavilion: Nelly's Songs

Featuring Tempesta di Mare
Apr 25, 2025 at - | Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center - Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Kislak Center, 6th floor, 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Hear songs and instrumental selections from the music room of Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis Lewis, George Washington’s step-granddaughter.

This event is free and open to the public, registration required.



Penn Baroque and Recorder Ensembles

Apr 23, 2025 at - | Fisher-Bennett Hall, Room 419 - Rose Recital Hall, 4th Floor, 3340 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Join Penn Baroque and Recorder Ensembles for a night of both Baroque and Renaissance music.

This event is free and open to the public.



Inscribing Indigeneity in the Americas: A Hemispheric Approach to the History of the Book

Apr 21, 2025 at - | Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center - Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Kislak Center, 6th floor, 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Please join Associate Professor Glenda Goodman for a special session of the University of Pennsylvania Workshop in the History of Material Texts.



Music in the Stacks: Max Johnson and Eliana Fishbeyn

Apr 19, 2025 at - | Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center - Main Lobby, 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Max Johnson and Eliana Fishbeyn, graduate students in music composition, present a concert at Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center.



Roscoe Mitchell and Tyshawn Sorey

Two-Night Residency at Solar Myth presented by Ars Nova
Apr 18, 2025 - Apr 19, 2025 at - | Solar Myth, 1131 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA

Ars Nova Workshop is honored to present a very special cross-generational collaboration pairing two of creative music’s most innovative minds, as AACM icon Roscoe Mitchell and drummer-composer Tyshawn Sorey converge at Solar Myth for two performances, April 18-19.



Composer's Forum Colloquium: Roscoe Mitchell

Apr 16, 2025 at - | Penn Music Building - Lerner 101, 201 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

This event is free and open to the public.