The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
The Philadelphia Singers
Glass Persephone and Reich Variations
2009 Grantee
$45,000
The Philadelphia Singers was awarded $45,000 to collaborate with new music ensembles Rel?ɬ¢che and Orchestra 2001 in a program featuring the world premiere performance of Persephone by Philip Glass and the Philadelphia premiere of You Are (Variations) by Steve Reich. The program, to be performed at the Annenberg Center, will also include the Philadelphia premiere of two laude for female chorus from British composer Gavin Bryars’ Cycle Lauda Cortonese.
Founded in 1972, The Philadelphia Singers is a professional choral ensemble that engages and inspires a broad range of audiences in the Philadelphia region with compelling concert experiences featuring performances of choral masterpieces and contemporary works. The Singers has a special commitment to preserve and strengthen America’s rich choral heritage through performances, commissions, and music education. www.philadelphiasingers.org
The Philadelphia Singers, photo by Jacques-Jean Tiziou