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.
PLAYING THE MARKETS EMERGING MARKETS

Major support from:
Launched during the pandemic,
EMERGING MARKETS is a series of informal musical events presented where Philadelphians shop, work, and play. Aimed at breaking down barriers to attendance, Orchestra 2001 tailors performances for markets and businesses in all corners of Philadelphia.
EMERGING MARKETS was honored with the 2022 Arts + Business Council Award.
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024 | 1:30-3:30pm
Cherry Street Pier, 121 N. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia 19106
Carlos Rubio, violin | Luigi Mazzocchi, violin | Maria Lopez Mazzocchi, viola | Jesús Morales, cello
A collaboration between Fleisher Art Memorial’s
EL MERCADO CULTURAL and Orchestra 2001’s EMERGING MARKETS, join us for a free, amazing program of Latin American string quartet music while enjoying food and crafts from over a dozen vendors!
Celebrating 5 Years of Cherry Street Pier – Performances of Music by Philadelphia Composers
Coming Soon:
Samuel Barber – Summer Music for Wind Quintet (1956)
Vincent Persichetti – Pastorale for Wind Quintet (1951)
Benjamin Franklin – String Quartet in F Major, excerpts (1778)
George Walker (Curtis grad) – Lyric for Strings (rev. 1990)
Adam Silverman – Downtown is the Battery for Percussion (2018)
Maurice Wright – Set-Up Music for Percussion (1982)
Previous:
Saturday, May 18, 2024; 6:00 pm
Orchestra 2001 Jazz Trio
Mark Allen, alto saxophone | Matt Davis, guitar | Nimrod Speaks, bass
Music by Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Lee Morgan, Clifford Brown, and others
Monday, June 3, 2024; 6:30 pm
Rachel Segal, violin | Samantha Wittchen, harp
Chuck Holdeman – Pier Music for violin and harp (2021; Premiere)
Melissa Dunphy – kommós for solo violin (2011)
Supported by the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia
Justinian Tamusuza, composer
Na'Zir McFadden, conductor
Orchestra 2001 was joined by husband-wife team composer Justinian Tamusuza and African 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 new music for our musicians, using extended instrumental techniques and polyrhythms marrying 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)
Thursday, September 14, 2023; 7:30 pm | Na'Zir McFadden, conductor
Calvary Center for Culture and Community | 801 S. 48th Street, Philadelphia 19143
Mu Kkubo Ery 'Omusaalaba for string orchestra
Abaana Bange Na-Ka-Lwa for soprano sax, marimba, and electric guitar
Baakisimba Zitujja (2023, Premiere) for prepared harp, marimba, maracas, ankle bells, clapping, and pitched drums
Saturday, April 20, 2024; 12:00 noon-1:00 pm; Free | Bartrams Gardens Springfest | 5400 Lindbergh Blvd, Phila 19143
Mu Kkubo Ery' Omusaalaba for string quartet
Thursday, May 30, 2024; 5:00-6:00 pm: Free | Renate's Kitchen – Porch Terrace | 3940 Baltimore Avenue, Phila 19104
Mu Kkubo Ery 'Omusaalaba for string quartet
Monday, June 3, 2024; 4:00-5:00 pm: Free | Cherry Street Pier 121 N. Columbus Boulevard, Phila 19106
Mu Kkubo Ery 'Omusaalaba for string quartet
Thursday, June 6, 2024; 5:00-7:00 pm; Free – Rain | Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll |
44th Street & Baltimore Ave, Phila 19104
Okukoowoola Kw'Ekkondeere for solo horn | Kevin Newton – Horn
Engoma Enteera for 5 timpani and cowbell | Donnie Johns – Timpani
Saturday, June 8, 2024; 12:30-2:00 pm: FreeWest Philly Porchfest | 4616 Baltimore Avenue, Phila 19143
Mu Kkubo Ery 'Omusaalaba for string quartet
Friday, June 14, 2024; 7:30 pm | Na'Zir McFadden, conductor
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul | 1723 Race Str, Phila 19103 (18th & Benjamin Franklin Pkwy)
Engoma Enteera for 5 timpani and cowbell
Tumutendereze Kabaka Nannyinimu (2024, Premiere) for antiphonal bugles, chimes, organ, brass choir, and drums
Mu Kkubo Ery 'Omusaalaba for string orchestra
Abaafa Luli for woodwind quintet
Baakisimba Zitujja (2023) for prepared harp, marimba, maracas, ankle bells, pitched drums, and hand clapping
Katonda Yebale for violin, marimba, maracas, percussion, electric bass guitar, and organ
ENGOMA ENTEERA has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
Mark Loria, conductor
Martha Guth, soprano
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Teatro Esperanza
4261 North 5th Street, Phila. 19140
Roberto Sierra – Bongo-O
Angélica Negrón – Quimbombó
Angélica Negrón – Tembleque
Ana María Hernández – Fantasía sobre el seis Mapeyé
Roberto Sierra –
Canciones de amor, poetry by Julia de Burgos (World Premiere) *
Sonia Morales-Matos –
Fiesta #1
*Roberto Sierra's commission was funded by the Steven R. Gerber Trust.
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 | 2:45 PM
Teatro Esperanza: Student Event
4261 N. 5th Street, Phila. 19140
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Main Gallery at Slought
4017 Walnut Street, Phila. 19104
GEORGE CRUMB: SCORES AT AN EXHIBITION will explore Philadelphia’s well-known contemporary composer (1929-2022) and long-time Orchestra 2001 collaborator, in a visual arts setting. His stunning visual scores are works of art, and presenting them in a gallery context allows for a more complete appreciation of these masterpieces.
Exhibits of Crumb’s scores will be followed by performances of his music at Slought, Esperanza Arts, and Cherry Street Pier. Crumb’s brilliant “Metamorphoses, 10 Fantasies for Amplified Piano, Book 2” (2020) will be performed by the musician he wrote it for, Orchestra 2001 pianist Marcantonio Barone, with images of the artworks that influenced Crumb’s modern take on “Pictures at an Exhibition.”
Supported by the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.
FIRST PERFORMANCE: (SOLD OUT!)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023 | 7:30pm
Clef Club of Jazz
736 South Broad Street, Philadelphia 19146
ENCORE PERFORMANCE:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2023 | 7:30pm
Mummers Museum
1100 S. 2nd Street, Philadelphia 19147
History-making jazz with humble beginnings in a basement apartment below a laundromat on Manhattan’s West 55th Street... the 12 tunes from that collaboration of jazz and classical giants are a collector’s classic, and forged decades of new directions in concert halls, jazz clubs, and film scores.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2022 | 7:30 PM
Teatro Esperanza
Mark Loria, conductor
Ernesto Abelardo Valdés – Almendra
Tania León – Toque
Ileana Pérez Velázquez – Zunzun
Leo Brouwer – La Niña Bonita
Paquito D'Rivera – Preludio y Merengue
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2022 | 7:30 PM
American Hats Factory Showroom
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2022 | 7:30 PM
African American Museum in Philadelphia
William Grant Still — Summerland
Undine Smith Moore — Afro-American Suite
Duke Ellington — Single Petal of a Rose
(Elizabeth Steiner, harp)
George Walker — Lyric for Strings
Valerie Coleman — Portraits of Langston
Jessie Montgomery — Source Code
American Hats Factory Showroom concert funded by PNC Arts Alive as part of EMERGING MARKETS.
Orchestra 2001 will feature musical compositions by Philadelphia composers in pop-up concerts at train stops, parking lots, businesses, murals, and parks along the 45-minute SEPTA route that cuts across dozens of diverse communities.
Funded in large part by the Presser Foundation and the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.
Left to right: Orchestra 2001 at CHOP Karabots campus (West Phila.), the "Love Lot" (Kensington), and 30th Street Station (University City).
Donations support performances in all corners of Philadelphia! Our concerts
would not be possible without the support of Individual Donors.
Orchestra 2001 is extremely grateful to its Foundation, Government, and Organizational Contributors and Partners:
Phone - 267-687-6243
email - info@orchestra2001.org
Permanent Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 7211, Philadelphia, PA 19101
Physical Address:
Cherry Street Pier, 121 N. Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Orchestra 2001 (O2001) presents: music of the 20th and 21st centuries, concerts in Philadelphia, PA., new American music, and American contemporary music.
© 2019 Orchestra 2001.