MUSIC - AN APPRECIATION -
The site for our textbook. Includes a number of resources
including
flashcards
featuring important terms and quizzes
on each chapter. Those students with computers are also
encouraged
to
make use
of the CD-Rom that accompanies your textbook.
Essentials of Music - A easy to navigate site covering the main eras, composers and forms of classical music.
WWW.CLASSICAL.NET CD reviews, Composer biographies and links
Philadelphia Orchestra or Ticket Philadelphia at 215.893.1999 offers several discount ticket programs, instructions from their website are below.
PECO Power Hour: The Philadelphia Orchestra
Community Ticket Program The Philadelphia Orchestra makes PECO Power
Hour seats available for $10 at the Kimmel Box Office between 5:30 pm
and 6:30 pm the day of each subscription concert (11:30 am -12:30 pm
for 2 pm performances). The seating will be throughout the hall,
subject to management selection and availability. Please note that
there is a one ticket per person limit for each ticket purchase.
Student Understudy Program: Advance Purchase
For students who desire ultimate flexibility, we offer the Student
Understudy Program. A package of four vouchers for $24 may be purchased
in advance at the Box Office with a valid student ID. Students may
exchange their vouchers for a Student Understudy ticket at the concert
of their choice, which gives them the opportunity to sit in any
available seat on the Orchestra level. Students should gather at the
student sign between the box office and the Spruce Street entrance ten
minutes before the concert begins and an usher will escort them into
the hall to an available seat.
Day of Purchase: Beginning one hour before any
subscription concert, students with a valid student ID may purchase a
Student Understudy ticket for $8 at the box office. Only one ticket may
be purchased per ID, and tickets are subject to availability. Prior to
the concert, students purchasing Student Understudy tickets on the day
of the concert follow the same process as students exchanging advance
purchase vouchers. Students can exchange their vouchers at any time
during the day of the performance at the box office or over the phone.
Opera Company of Philadelphia or Ticket Philadelphia at (215) 893 - 1999
Student Rush! Two hours prior to performance time at the Academy of Music Box Office,
students with a valid ID pay only $5 (A BARGAIN!) for Amphitheatre seating or pay only half
price to sit anywhere else in the house. Subject to availability.
Student Discount Students are eligible for a
10% DISCOUNT ON ADVANCE SALES. Tickets can be purchased by calling
Ticket Philadelphia at (215) 893 - 1999 or at The Kimmel Center Box
Office, located on the corner of Spruce and Broad Streets (must provide
valid student I.D.).
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society or 215-569-8080
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents dozens of
chamber music and vocal programs in different venues throughout
Philadelphia. They offer a program where students may:
>Buy a pack of three student ticket vouchers for $24.
>When there’s a concert you’d like to
see, call our box office three days ahead of time or less, and
we’ll turn your voucher into a ticket.
>Bring your voucher to the concert - we’ll
have your ticket waiting for you. That’s it. No waiting at the
door for a seat, no standing in line for rush tickets, no paying $75 to
get the seat you want. It’s simple and it’s cheap.
Concert Opera Philadelphia
An opera company presenting
concert (non-staged) opera productions. Student tickets
available for $15.
A limited number of Community Rush tickets are available for every Kimmel Center Presents performance at the Kimmel Center. $10 Community Rush Tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased at the Kimmel Center box office beginning at 5:30pm for evening performances and 11:30am for matinees. Limit one per person.
The Kimmel Center also offers some 75 free performances per season on the Commonwealth Plaza stage.
For on-campus programs presented by the Music area, you can also find listings of upcoming programs in the glass case immediately inside the New Arts building, to the left of room 001. The Music department presents many free programs every term as do many other area colleges and universities.
Bucks
County College - Free on campus concert listings
- Jazz at Bucks Concert Series
Temple University - Music / Dance events
West Chester University, College of visual and performing arts - Use the calendar feature on the right to search for music events
Curtis
Institute of Music,
Philadelphia,
PA
Find concert listings on
the menu on the right - Free student recitals are presented
several times a week!.
Montgomery County
College - Live Arts Series, Blue Bell, PA
Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
Westminster Choir College & Rider University, Princeton, NJ
The College of
New
Jersey, Trenton, NJ
Additional concert listings & presenters:
Philly Fun Guide A regional events, music, dance, and theater listing service. Check out the Free features!
WRTI Datebook - An extensive calendar of jazz and classical music throughout the region
Philadelphia
City Paper - Published every Thursday.
Use the Search Events feature on the right hand side
Bucks County Piano - Concert listings
Bucks
County Magazine - Select "Bucks County Magazine" and follow link for
'calendar' on left. Scroll down page for music events.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Concert Listings by date, location, genre, etc...