The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts

Cue the goosebumps! Introducing Ensemble Arts Philly: The new presenting brand of the Kimmel Cultural Campus and The Philadelphia Orchestra. We will present the signature genres you know and love in our iconic buildings – the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Academy of Music, and the Miller Theater – including Broadway (like the anticipated return of Hamilton and premiere of blockbuster, MJ the Musical), comedy, jazz, dance, family shows, and countless others! And we will continue to lower barriers for greater access to the arts in Philadelphia and our surrounding communities through free programming, community partnerships, and our world class educational programs that serve over 20,000 students from Title 1 Philadelphia schools. Check us out! www.EnsembleArtsPhilly.org

The stage is yours; help make it theirs, too. ✨ As a 501c(3) nonprofit, we create space for over 35K students annually to engage with the stories and performances on our stages — work made possible through the generosity of donors like you. Ensemble Arts Philly. Your support is our spotlight ➡️ https://lnkd.in/giSZfzkf

The holiday season is HERE! 🎄 Cue the sleigh bells, the gift wrap, the homemade cookies . . . and a TON of festive programming. ❄️🎵 Check out our list ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eGvT9Xga

This season, be the holiday gift hero. 🎁 Live event tickets are a promise of joy, excitement, and discovery — all wrapped up in an unforgettable experience. Consider these "ooh-ah" gift ideas for the loved ones on your list ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eDjMQHsS

After two weeks of concerts, community engagement activities, and diplomatic events highlighting the Orchestra’s role as a global cultural ambassador, The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2024 Tour of China has concluded. Each moment of the tour powerfully demonstrated the unique ability of music to build bridges between people and cultures, and to model collaboration, kindness, and joy.  While in Beijing, Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop led the world premiere of Mason Bates’s setting of the Tang dynasty poem “Spring River Flowers by Moonlight,” which was performed alongside other settings of ancient Chinese lyrical texts from the iSing! International Festival’s Echoes of Tang Poems.  Between performances in Beijing, a wind ensemble of the Orchestra traveled to Philadelphia’s sister city Tianjin and performed a chamber concert led by Assistant Conductor Naomi Woo.  The Orchestra traveled to Chengdu for the first time and performed a side-by-side concert with members of the Chengdu Symphony. The Orchestra also performed a concert in the Phoenix Hill Sports Park that attracted over 5,000 in-person attendees and amassed over four million viewers through livestreams on WeChat and on Chunxi Road.  The final leg of the tour brought the Orchestra to Haikou, the capital of Hainan, an island province and the southernmost province in China. With this trip, The Philadelphia Orchestra became the first American orchestra to visit Hainan.  Between these highlights, musicians performed pop-up concerts at Beijing’s National Museum of China, the Chengdu Giant Panda Museum, the Chengdu Tianfu Art Museum, and the Cloudscape of Haikou Library, and with Hainan University’s Silk Road Ensemble. United States Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns hosted a welcome reception at Bush House—his official residence—and attended concerts in Beijing. Ambassador Burns echoed a sentiment that we share, that there is transformative power in musical dialogue.  We are grateful to our generous tour sponsors: Premiere Sponsor Hainan Airlines; Lead Sponsor Bank of China; and the Ford Foundation. Our tour partners: the United States Mission in China, the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. And additional tour support came from the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, Philadelphia International Airport, White and Williams, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Mason Bates’s new work was co-commissioned by The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the China International Culture Association, with additional support from the US-China Cultural Institute, in memory of Shirley Young. 

Time is running out for eligible PA individuals and businesses to donate their tax credits through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Our arts education programming is changing the lives of 35,000 students in the greater Philadelphia area. Be part of that change by donating through EITC and receiving tax credits worth 90% of your contribution. Learn how ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e7fjTyqc 

The final leg of the Orchestra’s tour of China brought everyone to Haikou, the capital of Hainan, an island province and the southernmost province in China. With this trip, The Philadelphia Orchestra becomes the first American orchestra to visit Hainan.       Each member of the tour party was welcomed with a lei. Orchestra leadership, Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop, Concertmaster David Kim, violist Renard Edwards, and violinist Davyd Booth were given bouquets upon arrival. Renard and Davyd have been recognized throughout the tour as participants in the historic 1973 Tour of China.     Thanks to the generous support of premiere sponsor Hainan Airlines, the Orchestra has traveled on a charter plane throughout the tour. This groundbreaking partnership enabled us to share the Philadelphia Sound with the people of China both efficiently and comfortably. We are incredibly grateful! 📸 Todd Rosenberg

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"I witnessed the performing arts not only make careers, but literally save lives." - Mark Wong, Manager of Theater and Dance Education programs, uses his passion for hip-hop to inspire future generations of artists. Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9J-KajB

The Orchestra is en route to China! Thanks to a sponsorship from Hainan Airlines, the tour party and cargo—including instruments, scores, luggage, and more—are traveling on a direct charter flight from Philadelphia to Beijing aboard a Boeing 787-9 aircraft provided by the airline. The aircraft will enable efficient travel to, from, and within China. Pubin Liang, General Manager of Hainan Airlines US Office, witnessed the historic take-off from Philadelphia International Airport last night. We are incredibly grateful for Hainan Airlines’s extraordinary support, which enables us to bring the Philadelphia Sound to China.