Past Events



Birmingham and the Voice of Al Hibbler

Colloquium Lecture by Brian Kane
Oct 24, 2023 at - | Penn Music Building - Lerner 102, 201 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Hibbler’s idiosyncratic use of the voice presents a challenge to the orthodoxies of “voice studies.”



The Sonical.ly Startup Story: Using Music, Technology and Business to Inspire Creativity

Special Guest Lecture: John Kim, Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist
Oct 11, 2023 at - | Penn Music Building - Lerner 101, 201 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

The Sonical.ly Startup Story: Using Music, Technology and Business to Inspire Creativity. John Kim is a co-founder at Amasia, a thesis-driven venture capital firm that invests in founders fighting the climate crisis through behavior change.



Nina Eidsheim

“Presence within Presence:” Camille Norment’s Intermaterial Vibrational Practice
Oct 3, 2023 at - | Penn Music Building - Lerner 101, 201 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Join us for a talk with Nina Eidsheim, Professor of Musicology and Humanities at UC Los Angeles, as she considers artist, composer, and musician Camille Norment’s solo shows at Dia Chelsea (2022) and Bergen Kunsthall (2023).



Fantasia (Josquin, Schubert, Price, et al.)

Sep 14, 2023 at - | Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center - Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Kislak Center, 6th floor, 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Violinist Min-Young Kim dreams up a program of fantasies for solo violin, two violins and violin and piano with friends Mandy Wolman (violin) and Matt Bengtson (piano).



Daedalus Quartet

In Concert
Sep 7, 2023 at - | Fisher Fine Arts Library - Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

An evening-length program centered on Bartok’s first quartet, featuring music of Erwin Schulhoff, Trevor Weston, Florence Price, William Grant Still, and Eleanor Alberga.



Penn Samba

Spring Concert
Apr 24, 2023 at - | Perelman Quadrangle at Penn - Penn Commons, Outdoors, 3417 Spruce St Philadelphia, PA 19104

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.