Location: Trinity Center for Urban Life, 22nd and Spruce Streets
$15 General Admission
Tickets available at the door or in advance at www.cagebeyondsilence.com

Composed in 1951, Music of Changes was Cage’s first entirely indeterminate instrumental piece. Applying the I Ching (Book of Changes) to the compositional process, Cage created a work of pointed extremes and dense counterpoint. First premiered by David Tudor, Music of Changes will be performed a generation later by pianist Joseph Kubera, who will provide an unyielding and complete interpretation of a complex and virtuosic composition.

 

Saturday, November 3 through Sunday, November 4, 2012
8:00 PM – 9:00 AM
Location: Christ Church Philadelphia, 20 N. American Street

Made famous by its ongoing 639 realization in Halberstadt, Germany, Organ²/ASLSP (As SLow aS Possible) will be performed in a marathon version on the Curtis Memorial Organ at the historic Christ Church. Parker Kitterman is Director of Music and Organist at Christ Church. This is an open event, please feel free to come and go as you wish.

 

Location: Main Stage, Dorrance Galleries
Space is limited. First come, first seated until venue capacity is reached.

Taking advantage of the unique character of each instrument, members of Philadelphia’s venerable Network for New Music perform solos from Cage's Concert for Piano and Orchestra, offering a broad sampling instrumental timbres and compositional styles. These works will be performed in tandem with the choreographed movements of the Merce Cunningham dancers on the exhibition’s Main Stage.

 

Location: Main Stage, Dorrance Galleries
Space is limited. First come, first seated until venue capacity is reached.

Taking advantage of the unique character of each instrument, members of Philadelphia’s venerable Network for New Music perform solos from Cage's Concert for Piano and Orchestra, offering a broad sampling instrumental timbres and compositional styles. These works will be performed in tandem with the choreographed movements of the Merce Cunningham dancers on the exhibition’s Main Stage.

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Gallery 188

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Gallery 188

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Gallery 188

 

Van Pelt Auditorium
Tickets are available through The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society only. Museum members receive a 20% discount on tickets. Call (215) 569-8080.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is delighted to continue its collaboration with The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society in this series.

Since 1997, this Grammy-nominated wind quintet has carved out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, genre-blurring collaborations, and inspirational outreach programs. With two member composers and a deep commitment to commissioning new works, the group is enriching the traditional wind quintet repertoire while meaningfully bridging European, American, African, and Latin American traditions. Always a big hit in Philadelphia, the Imani Winds returns for a fifth time to PCMS with a program of works by Villa-Lobos and Harbison, and the Philadelphia premiere of a piece by Brian DuFord’s Variations on an Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Drume Negrita).

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Location: Great Stair Hall

The Pennsylvania Girlchoir returns to the Museum with traditional European and American carols. Performances take place in the galleries of medieval and Renaissance art and run for approximately 40 minutes.

 

Location: Great Stair Hall

The Pennsylvania Girlchoir returns to the Museum with traditional European and American carols. Performances take place in the galleries of medieval and Renaissance art and run for approximately 40 minutes.

 

Location: Great Stair Hall

The Pennsylvania Girlchoir returns to the Museum with traditional European and American carols. Performances take place in the galleries of medieval and Renaissance art and run for approximately 40 minutes.

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Gallery 204
Musicians from the Curtis Institute of Music play a selection of religious and secular arrangements for wind quartet in the Museum’s medieval cloister. This is an informal event and is perfect for all ages.

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Gallery 204
Musicians from the Curtis Institute of Music play a selection of religious and secular arrangements for wind quartet in the Museum’s medieval cloister. This is an informal event and is perfect for all ages.

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Gallery 204
Musicians from the Curtis Institute of Music play a selection of religious and secular arrangements for wind quartet in the Museum’s medieval cloister. This is an informal event and is perfect for all ages.

 

Van Pelt Auditorium
Tickets are available through The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society only. Museum members receive a 20% discount on tickets. Call (215) 569-8080.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is delighted to continue its collaboration with The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society in this series.

Hailed by Strad Magazine for his "effortless, envy-provoking technique… sweet tone, brilliant expression, and grand style", Michael Ludwig (a Philadelphia native) enjoys a multi-faceted career as a soloist, recording artist, and chamber musician. Making his PCMS recital debut, Ludwig —the current Concert Master of the Buffalo Philharmonic—returns home for a program sure to show off his “rich, full-bodied tone and dead-on intonation” (Buffalo News) joined by the gifted pianist Orli Shaham—a consummate musician recognized for her grace, subtlety, and vitality

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Location: Great Stair Hall

Enjoy holiday-inspired performances all week long in the Great Stair Hall.

 

Location: Great Stair Hall

Enjoy holiday-inspired performances all week long in the Great Stair Hall.

 

Location: Great Stair Hall

Enjoy holiday-inspired performances all week long in the Great Stair Hall.

 

Location: Great Stair Hall

Enjoy holiday-inspired performances all week long in the Great Stair Hall.

 

Location: Great Stair Hall

Enjoy holiday-inspired performances all week long in the Great Stair Hall.

 

Location: Great Stair Hall

Enjoy holiday-inspired performances all week long in the Great Stair Hall.

 

Location: Great Stair Hall

Enjoy holiday-inspired performances all week long in the Great Stair Hall.

 

Location: Main Stage, Dorrance Galleries
Performances will happen intermittently.
Space is limited. First come, first seated until venue capacity is reached.

Lee Ranaldo, co-founder and guitarist of Sonic Youth, will be performing live in the Dorrance Galleries in the Main Stage of the Dancing around the Bride exhibition. Ranaldo will play John Cage compositions as well as a selection of his own work in concert with intermittent dance performances by Holley Farmer, Melissa Toogood, and Daniel Squire, who are former members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Ranaldo will also join Daniel Squire, former Cunningham Dancer and Curator of the dance Program for Dancing around the Bride, in conversation on Saturday, January 5th, in the Museum’s Van Pelt Auditorium to discuss their collaborations with Merce Cunningham as well as their perspectives on the intersections of music and dance.

 

Location: Main Stage, Dorrance Galleries
Performances will happen intermittently.
Space is limited. First come, first seated until venue capacity is reached.

Lee Ranaldo, co-founder and guitarist of Sonic Youth, will be performing live in the Dorrance Galleries in the Main Stage of the Dancing around the Bride exhibition. Ranaldo will play John Cage compositions as well as a selection of his own work in concert with intermittent dance performances by Holley Farmer, Melissa Toogood, and Daniel Squire, who are former members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Ranaldo will also join Daniel Squire, former Cunningham Dancer and Curator of the dance Program for Dancing around the Bride, in conversation on Saturday, January 5th, in the Museum’s Van Pelt Auditorium to discuss their collaborations with Merce Cunningham as well as their perspectives on the intersections of music and dance.

 

Location: Main Stage, Dorrance Galleries
Performances will happen intermittently.
Space is limited. First come, first seated until venue capacity is reached.

Lee Ranaldo, co-founder and guitarist of Sonic Youth, will be performing live in the Dorrance Galleries in the Main Stage of the Dancing around the Bride exhibition. Ranaldo will play John Cage compositions as well as a selection of his own work in concert with intermittent dance performances by Holley Farmer, Melissa Toogood, and Daniel Squire, who are former members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Ranaldo will also join Daniel Squire, former Cunningham Dancer and Curator of the dance Program for Dancing around the Bride, in conversation on Saturday, January 5th, in the Museum’s Van Pelt Auditorium to discuss their collaborations with Merce Cunningham as well as their perspectives on the intersections of music and dance.

 

Van Pelt Auditorium
Tickets are available through The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society only. Museum members receive a 20% discount on tickets. Call (215) 569-8080 or at pcmsconcerts.org.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is delighted to continue its collaboration with The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society in this series.

One of the “youngest stars of the guitar world” (New York Times), Jason Vieaux is a musician noted for virtuosic and stirring performances, imaginative programming, and uncommon communicative gifts. Having appeared five times already with PCMS, Vieaux has become a favorite of Philadelphia audiences over the past decade going back to his days as an Astral Artist. Recently he joined the faculty of Curtis Institute, and for his January recital featuring works of Bach, Britten, Visconti, and Dowland he will be joined by the talented soprano Sarah Shafer—an artist in her final year in Curtis Opera Program.

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With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Gallery 229

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Gallery 229

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Gallery 229

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Gallery 258

 

Saturday, February 9, 2013, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Skylit Atrium, Perelman Building

Acclaimed avant-garde percussionist Robyn Schulkowsky, the subject of the third film in Manon de Boer’s Resonating Surfaces trilogy, performs a selection of compositions by John Cage and Christian Wolff, as well as her own compositions and improvisations. Stop by to hear the performance and watch the film Think about Wood, Think about Metal, which will be on view in the Levy Gallery throughout the day.

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Gallery 258

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Gallery 258

 

Location: Great Stair Hall

Join DJ Ravi for a set of love songs from various musical genres.

Wednesday Nights are “Pay What You Wish” Museum Admission

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Skylit Atrium, Perelman Building

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Skylit Atrium, Perelman Building

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Skylit Atrium, Perelman Building

 

Van Pelt Auditorium
Tickets are available through The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society only. Museum members receive a 20% discount on tickets. Call (215) 569-8080 or at pcmsconcerts.org.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is delighted to continue its collaboration with The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society in this series.

The Philadelphia Inquirer says of violinist Korbinian Altenberger, "His ability to rise and fall on a single tone is breaktaking... His expressivity is singular." A Munich native, he was recently appointed Principal Second Violin of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. For his Philadelphia Chamber Music Society recital debut, he will be joined by the superb Ignat Solzhenitsyn-recognized as one of today's most gifted artists and enjoying an active career as both conductor and pianist. Works by Schubert bookend this program, which also features two wonderful pieces by Rusian masters Schnittke and Shostakovich.

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With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Wallace Gallery 201

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Wallace Gallery 201

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Wallace Gallery 201

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music. Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Location: Rodin Museum

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music. Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Location: Rodin Museum

 

With the Curtis Institute of Music. Join us for these informal concerts in the galleries by the gifted young musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to each concert, we look at a work of art and interpret it within the context of the performance. For all ages – music and art lovers alike!

Location: Rodin Museum