Past Events



Vivaldi: Juditha Triumphans

Performance by Tempesta di Mare with Penn Colloquium Musicum and Soloists Meg Bragle (Artist in Residence), Kirsten Sollek, Rebecca Myers, and Gabriela Estephanie Solís
Mar 16, 2024 at - | Irvine Auditorium - Main Hall, 3401 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Vivaldi’s dramatic oratorio about Judith’s triumph over a siege in biblical Judea, composed for the star power of the all-female musicians of baroque Venice’s Pietà orphanage.



Transforming las Américas: Trans/Queer Performance in Cuba and its Diaspora

Colloquium Lecture by M. Myrta Leslie Santana
Mar 12, 2024 at - | Penn Music Building - Lerner 101, 201 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

The talk delves into the influence of trans and queer performances in the Cuban diaspora, highlighting events like Wigwood drag festival in Miami, a 1980s album by a Cuban drag queen in New York, and ongoing work by a Black lesbian drag king in Havana. From her upcoming book, she contributes to discussions bridging performance and music studies, exploring the intricacies of trans and queer lives in the Spanish-speaking Americas.



Advancing the Warp

Shuttle Service @ The Arts League Closing Reception
Feb 29, 2024 at - | The Arts League, 4226 Spruce St. Philadelphia, PA



Caribbean Borderlands and Sonic Encounter (Day 2)

Feb 23, 2024 at - | Max Kade Center, Room 329-A, 3401 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA

“Caribbean Borderlands and Sonic Encounter” invites participants to engage with the various registers at which borderlands operate, connect, interrupt, energize, and otherwise inform and shape Caribbean musical lives and sonic encounters. 



Caribbean Borderlands and Sonic Encounter (Day 1)

Feb 22, 2024 at - | Max Kade Center, Room 329-A, 3401 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA

“Caribbean Borderlands and Sonic Encounter” invites participants to engage with the various registers at which borderlands operate, connect, interrupt, energize, and otherwise inform and shape Caribbean musical lives and sonic encounters. 



“Making Sacred All the Whispers of the World”: The Cabaretesque and the Aesthetics of Trauma

27th Annual Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Lecture in Judaic Studies
Feb 20, 2024 at - | Fisher-Bennett Hall - Rose Recital Hall, Room 419, 4th Floor, 3340 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Drawing upon Philip Bohlman's decades-long engagement with the performance and study of Jewish music on the cabaret stage, especially with his ensemble, the New Budapest Orpheum Society, the 27th annual Meyerhoff Lecture explores the paths that lead beyond the paradox, even in the moments of greatest trauma.



In the Salon of Pauline Viardot

Feb 16, 2024 at - | Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center - Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Kislak Center, 6th floor, 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Night Music Ensemble performs with Meg Bragle 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 with a preconcert talk from Hilary Poriss (Northeastern University) at 6:15 PM.