Past Events



Penn Samba

Spring Concert
Apr 24, 2023 at - | Perelman Quadrangle at Penn - Penn Commons, Outdoors, 3417 Spruce St

Penn Samba, an ensemble open to the entire community at Penn and comprising some 100 members, performs a wide variety of rhythms from many different regions of Brazil.



Who Hears Here?

Guy Ramsey in Conversation with Jasmine Henry
Apr 21, 2023 at - | Penn Music Building - Lerner 101, 201 S. 34th Street

Join the Department of Music and the Center for Africana Studies for an evening of conversation about Ramsey’s book, Who Hears Here: On Black Music Past and Present. Come for the book talk, and stay for the current work, as Ramsey will also offer some insights into his current and future projects.



Penn Chamber

Spring Concert
Apr 21, 2023 at - | Fisher-Bennett Hall - Rose Recital Hall, Room 419, 4th Floor, 3340 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Join us for a celebration of the art of chamber music, featuring students performing works by Dvorak, Smetana, Menotti, Bartok, and Schubert, among others! This concert is free and open to the public.



TAK Ensemble

In Performance
Apr 20, 2023 at - | Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater, 3680 Walnut Street

Regarded as “one of the most prominent ensembles in the United States practicing truly experimental music” (I Care If You Listen), TAK delivers energetic performances "that combine crystalline clarity with the disorienting turbulence of a sonic vortex” (The WIRE), and “impresses with the organicity of their sound, their dynamism and virtuosity” (New Sounds, WQXR).  



The Penn Arab Music Ensemble

Spring Concert
Apr 20, 2023 at - | Houston Hall - Bodek Lounge, 3417 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA

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.



Penn Baroque and Recorder Ensembles

Musical Conversations
Apr 19, 2023 at - | Fisher-Bennett Hall - Rose Recital Hall, Room 419, 4th Floor, 3340 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Arguments, banter, discussions, chitchat and other interpersonal exchanges by Schmelzer, Telemann, Duarte, de Konink, Locatelli and Stölzel.