This performance is a window into the Arab world - a vast geographical region between the Atlantic Ocean and the Persian/Arabian Gulf. The Penn Arab Music Ensemble, directed by Hanna Khuri, will present popular songs from the Arab world. These songs capture the region’s intricate musical and political history in the twentieth century. This era witnessed rapid social and political change triggered by the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, the birth of the nation-state system, colonization, and the rise of independence movements.
The Penn Sound Collective (PSC) is pleased to present eight new works composed by doctoral fellows in music composition at the University of Pennsylvania. Featuring the music of Erin Busch, Brendan McMullen, Emma Mistele, James Díaz, Andrew Burke, Susanna Payne-Passmore, Max Johnson, Kris Bendrick, the program includes works for solo cello, string quartet, electronics, fixed media, audience cell phones, and more!
Wadada Leo Smith joins us as part of this year's Penn Music Colloquium Series. Smith will play excerpts and exhibit sections from scores that illustrate what the “sonic-field” looks and sounds like. This information will demonstrate the why and what conditioned him to focus on composing string quartets for over fifty years.
Join us for a celebration of song as we journey from the glittering courts of Germany to the evocative sounds of colonial America.Penn Collegium Musicum is a select chamber choir that specializes in music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque period.
Just in time for the holidays, Penn Flutes, one of the largest active flute choirs in the United States, will perform a concert of seasonal favorites in the lobby of Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center.
The Penn Chorale will present Songs of Faith, Hope, and Love. Whether you are strong in faith, hope, and love, or painfully longing for more of all three, there will be music that speaks to you, with works by composers such as Florence Price, Jake Runestad, Joan Szymko, David Hurd, and Philadelphia composer Melissa Dunphy.
Penn Flutes will perform a short program in the Penn Museum Rotunda! "Winter Magic" includes a range of to festive songs like A Winter Night and a Hebrew Holiday medley to childhood classics from A Charlie Brown Christmas, Frozen, and The Grinch. We look forward to celebrating the season with you!