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Orchestra 2001 is a collective of adventurous, virtuoso performers dedicated to the music of our time. The ensemble is a leader in connecting diverse audiences with the greatest music of the 20th and 21st centuries, engaging new listeners through exhilarating concerts, innovative artistic collaborations, and enriching community partnerships in Philadelphia and beyond.
Orchestra 2001 is a Programming Partner at
Cherry Street Pier.
EMERGING MARKETS • • PLAYING THE MARKETS
Orchestra 2001's ongoing project has presented contemporary classical music and jazz to thousands of Philadelphians where they shop and work, including parts of the city with little access to live music. Aimed at eliminating barriers to attendance,
EMERGING MARKETS was honored with an
Arts and Business Council Award from the Chamber of Commerce.
To develop new audiences,
PLAYING THE MARKETS
now presents small, pop-up events, followed by chamber music and conducted ensemble visits. The 2024-25 series started with five pop-ups at Reading Terminal and Philadelphia (formerly Franklin) Mills Flea Market.
Learn More, Watch Videos, and See Gallery!
Music by Philadelphia Composers – Celebrating Five Years of Cherry Street Pier
Coming Soon:
Adam Silverman –
Downtown is the Battery for Percussion (2018)
Maurice Wright
– Set-Up Music for Percussion (1982)
Vincent Persichetti
– Pastorale for Wind Quintet (1951)
Samuel Barber
–
Summer Music for Wind Quintet (1956)
Andrea Clearfield –
Compass Kaleidoscope
for Wind Quintet
(2015)
Learn More About Previous Events
RECENT PROGRAMS:
Composer Justinian Tamusuza, Sylvia Nannyonga-Tamusuza, Orchestra 2001, conductor Na'Zir McFadden (standing center); Cathedral Basilica rehearsal, June 2024
Justinian Tamusuza, composer
Na'Zir McFadden, conductor
Orchestra 2001 was joined by husband-wife team composer
Justinian Tamusuza and ethnomusicologist,
Sylvia Nannyonga-Tamusuza who shared a cross-continental composer residency from Uganda, prior to visiting Philadelphia in June 2024. Justinian was trained in both Kiganda (Ugandan) folk music and Western classical music, and composed music for our musicians, using extended instrumental techniques and polyrhythms that marry contemporary classical music and traditional Kiganda folk music. Six concerts were presented along West Philadelphia's Baltimore Avenue Corridor, prior to the finale on June 14, 2024 at the
Cathedral Basilica.
ENGOMA ENTEERA – Project Summary
(Sharon Torello, Videographer)
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