Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society is a non-profit presenter of

classical music

attendance by people from differing economic levels.

The Society is one of the resident companies of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the largest music presenter in that center's Perelman Theater. The annual program offers a diversity of repertoire including masterworks, rarely heard pieces and new music. It also presents concerts at the American Philosophical Society's Benjamin Franklin Hall and other Center City Philadelphia venues.

Since its founding, the Society has presented more than 1,700 concerts by hundreds of ensembles and recitalists, and it has commissioned numerous new works, including music by Richard Wernick, William Bolcom, Nicholas Maw, George Rochberg, Stephen Jaffe, and other prominent composers. The Society also runs an extensive music education program.

References

^ ^a ^b Dyer, Richard (14 December 2010). "Marlboro Men – Anthony Checchia and Frank Salomon" (PDF). Chamber Music Magazin. No. Volume 28 – January/February 2011. Chamber Music America. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2020. {{cite news}}: |issue= has extra text (help)

External links

Official website

[CMA2011-1] Dyer, Richard (14 December 2010). "Marlboro Men – Anthony Checchia and Frank Salomon" (PDF). Chamber Music Magazin. No. Volume 28 – January/February 2011. Chamber Music America. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2020. {{cite news}}: |issue= has extra text (help)