Past Events



Performing Preservation: White Women’s Voices and Old South Black Song

Colloquium Lecture by Mark Buford
Apr 9, 2024 at - | Penn Music Building - Lerner 101, 201 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

This talk considers inscrutable contradictions in the reception of three early twentieth-century white southern women expressly committed to preserving antebellum Black vernacular song by performing the voices of their childhood “mammies.”



Penn Flutes: East Meets West

Music in the Stacks Concert Series
Mar 29, 2024 at - | Holman Biotech Commons - Collaborative Classroom G16, 3610 Hamilton Walk, Johnson Pavilion Philadelphia, PA 19104

Penn Flutes, one of the largest active flute choirs in the United States, will perform at the Holman Biotech Commons.



Penn Symphony Orchestra

A Tale of Two Symphonies
Mar 23, 2024 at - | Irvine Auditorium - Main Hall, 3401 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

A Tale of Two SymphoniesEnjoy the 2nd symphonies of two symphonic titans (who also happen to be two-thirds of the three Bs in music, Bach being the other third), coming together to celebrate the joy and optimism that characterizes both symphonies. 



Music in the Pavilion: An Evening of Italian Madrigals

Featuring Blue Heron Voice Ensemble
Mar 22, 2024 at - | Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center - Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Kislak Center, 6th floor, 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Blue Heron vocal ensemble performs for the music series Music in the Pavilion, which takes place in the beautiful sixth-floor Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion in Van Pelt Library.