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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
COMING late-April to mid-June 2026!
EMERGING MARKETS
• • • • PLAYING THE MARKETS
Orchestra 2001's ongoing project has presented dozens of performances of 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 sustainable new audiences, the project is now called
PLAYING THE MARKETS and will
present
pop-up events, followed by chamber and conducted ensemble visits. The 2025-26 series began with five pop-ups at Reading Terminal and Philadelphia (formerly Franklin) Mills Flea Market, and continues with almost a dozen events in Spring 2026!
PLAYING THE MARKETS – FEBRUARY 2026:
Automotive Percussion
Friday, February 6, 2026, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Free!)
Reading Terminal Market
1136 Arch Street, Philadelphia 19107
Automotive Percussion
Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Philadelphia Auto Show (Auto Show ticket required)
PA Convention Center
12th & Arch Streets, Philadelphia 19107
Automotive Percussion
Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Philadelphia Auto Show (Auto Show ticket required)
PA Convention Center
12th & Arch Streets, Philadelphia 19107
PLAYING THE MARKETS lead support for 2025-2026 is provided by the
William Penn Foundation.

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN (a her-story of drag)
Cookie Diorio – drag queen, librettist, costume designer
Andrea Clearfield – composer
Where Classical Music Meets Drag – and History Gets a Makeover!
A 90-minute, genre-defying cantata created by drag artist/opera singer Cookie Diorio, and composer Andrea Clearfield. The piece dives into the history of drag, its role in queer culture, and its power to challenge systems and spark change.
Long Live the Queen calls out the ways misinformation and policy are being used to silence artists and communities, while lifting up drag as a fierce, joyful act of resistance and self-expression.
“The art of drag and operatic performance share commonalities in language, form, and function: both require high levels of technical skill and artistic development; both rely upon storytelling through music; both have a grandiosity in visual design and aesthetic quality; and both employ the 'Superpowers of a Diva.' " — Cookie Diorio
Part of
ArtPhilly's What Now: 2026 Festival, join us for the world premiere at the
Wilma Theater, this June!
Elizabeth Braden, conductor
Orchestra 2001
Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus, ANNA Crusis Feminist Choir,
Voices of Pride, and Transcendent Choir of Philadelphia
Friday June 19, 7:00 pm
Saturday June 20, 7:00 pm
Sunday June 21, 2026, 3:00 pm
The Wilma Theater
265 South Broad Street, Philadelphia 19107
Learn More, Watch Videos, and See Gallery!
Join us for a final performance featuring the unique marriage of East African Kiganda folk and
contemporary classical music by Ugandan composer Justinian Tamusuza.
A CENTURY OF ARGENTINE COMPOSERS (TANGO FOR STRINGS)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2025, 7:00 pm
$25 General Admission
MAAS Building, 1325 N. Randolph Street, Philadelphia 19122
Entrador
– Mario De Marco
Todo corazón
– Julio De Caro
En Pampa y la vía
– Pablo Jaurena
La muerte del ángel
– Astor Piazzolla
Milonga triste
– Sebastián Piana
Astor de pibe
– Diego Schissi
Yokan
– Guillermo Rubino
El tero
– Ernesto Montiel/Blas Martinéz Riera
Cielo
– Guillermo Rubino
Meridional
– Víctor Lavallén
Orchestra 2001 musicians will join Argentine violin tango master,
Guillermo Rubino, and bandoneonist
Shinjoo Cho to explore the development of the Argentine tango. This string ensemble will present tangos of the 1940’s, works by Astor Piazzolla, Argentine folkloric pieces, and new works by Mr. Rubino and Diego Schissi, Orchestra 2001’s
¡Conexiones! Argentina commissioned composer from 2021.
Music by Philadelphia Composers – Celebrating Cherry Street Pier
Vincent Persichetti – Pastorale for Wind Quintet (1951)
Samuel Barber –
Summer Music for Wind Quintet (1956)
Andrea Clearfield –
Compass Kaleidoscope
for Wind Quintet
(2015)
