Past Events



Wadada Leo Smith

Dec 6, 2022 at - | Penn Music Building - Lerner 101, 201 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

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.



Penn Collegium Musicum

Sing joyfully!
Dec 5, 2022 at - | St. Mary’s Church, 3916 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104

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.



Music in the Stacks: Penn Flutes Holiday Concert

Dec 4, 2022 at - | Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center - Main Lobby, 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

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.



Songs of Faith, Hope, and Love

Penn Chorale
Dec 3, 2022 at - | St. Mary’s Church, 3916 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104

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 at the Museum

"Winter Magic"
Dec 3, 2022 at - | Penn Museum - 3rd Floor Rotunda, 3260 South Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

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!



Penn Chamber

Fall Concert
Dec 2, 2022 at - | Fisher-Bennett Hall - Rose Recital Hall, Room 419, 4th Floor, 3340 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Please join us for a celebration of the art of chamber music. The various ensembles in the Penn Chamber program come together for an intimate and inspiring program including works by Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Mozart, Menotti, and Brahms. This concert is free and open to the public.



Music in the Stacks: Penn Chamber

Nov 22, 2022 at - | Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center - Main Lobby, 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

In this installment, a celebration of the art of chamber music, ensembles in the Penn Chamber music program will come together for an intimate and inspiring program.