2019/2020 Season
Wednesday, September 4, 2019; short programs at 5:30 and 7:00pm
¡Conexiones! Mexico – at Hunting Park
Mark Loria, conductor
Free at Hunting Park Recreation Center in Philadelphia
Friday, September 20, 2019; 7:30 - 8:30pm
George Crumb – The River of Life
Chrystal E. Williams, mezzo-soprano
Mark Loria, conductor
Free at Cherry Street Pier
Monday, September 30, 2019; 7:00 - 10:00pm
2001: A Space Odyssey
Orchestra 2001 hosts the classic 1968 Kubrick film that is our namesake.
Free at Cherry Street Pier
Friday, October 4 to Sunday, November 3, 2019
Ghost Ship
DRWC is excited to debut a light and water hologram Ghost Ship at neighboring Race Street Pier.
Visit Orchestra 2001's studio #8 to create your own "ghost music" on our theramin!
Saturday, October 26, 2019; 7:30 - 9:30pm
PIER PRESSURE
Music, art, and a short film about the Delaware River come together in a spontaneous collaboration.
Free at Cherry Street Pier
Wednesday, March 18, 2020; 7:00 - 8:30pm
*This concert has been cancelled by the University of Pennsylvania due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
¡Conexiones! Mexico – at Penn Museum
An encore performance of amazing contemporary Mexican music.
On the same ticket, enjoy a tour of Penn Museum’s new Mexican and Central American gallery.
March 23 – 28, 2020
*This tour was rescheduled for April 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
AMERICA’S FOLK MUSIC TRANSFORMED
NEA tour to Xavier University of Louisiana and Jackson State University of Mississippi.
We will take a regional US tour featuring George Crumb’s brilliant The River of Life, Volume I of his American Songbooks, his stunning tranformations of African-American spirituals and other musical Americana.
Friday, April 3, 2020; 6:00 - 7:00pm
UNHINGED with The Barnes Foundation
This event is Socially Distanced via streaming video.
CLICK HERE to watch our performance with the Barnes Foundation!
Eclectic contemporary music inspired by impressionist to modernist masterpieces, international folk art, and Dr. Barnes' passion for iron door hinges and decorative hardware.
Saturday, April 25, 2020; 7:00 - 8:15pm
*This concert has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a new venue, Taller Puertorriqueño.
¡Conexiones! Puerto Rico
An evening of colorful new music from Puerto Rico.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020: 6:00pm
¡Conexiones! at Esperanza on Cinco De Mayo!
This event is Socially Distanced via streaming video.
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Mexican composers. Musical Celebration of Cinco de Mayo.