Contact: Jonathan Hummel, Executive Director
Philadelphia Sinfonia Association
215.351.0363
jhummel@philadelphiasinfonia.com
March 30, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PHILADELPHIA THEATER GROUP TO PERFORM WITH AWARD WINNING LOCAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Two Philadelphia based arts organizations, Philadelphia Sinfonia Association (PSA) and Enchantment Theatre Company (ETC), are collaborating for the first time to present “Myths & Fairy Tales” a one-hour concert that will appeal to all ages and features a little something for everyone. In addition to beloved classics like Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld Overture and Richard Rodger’s “Waltz” from the Broadway musical Cinderella, the concert’s climax is a beautiful fully staged performance of Maurice Ravel’s Ma Mere L’Oye (Mother Goose ballet) with four actors from Enchantment Theatre and the top level symphonic orchestra from Philadelphia Sinfonia.
“This truly unique and moving performance will present Ravel’s hauntingly beautiful ballet in its rarely-heard entirety, while providing our gifted young musicians the educational opportunity to work with one of the country’s finest professional theater groups. The result will be a visually and aurally rich evening of entertainment,” says Maestro Gary White, conductor and music director of the Philadelphia Sinfonia.
CONCERT INFORMATION: Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 7:30 PM at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 3723 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. Tickets are $20 and available at http://philasinfonia.ticketleap.com/sinfonia-enchantment/ or call 215.351.0363.
The Philadelphia Sinfonia Association, one of the region’s premiere youth orchestra programs, includes the Philadelphia Sinfonia (its award winning top symphonic orchestra composed of 100 talented musicians ages 13-22), an intermediate-level full orchestra, a string chamber orchestra and several smaller ensembles.
Philadelphia Sinfonia has performed at the Kimmel Center, the Mann Music Center, the Liberty Medal Ceremony honoring Colin Powell and at the 2000 Republican National Convention. Internationally, Philadelphia Sinfonia has performed to full houses in Holland, Great Britain, Russia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Belgium and Argentina. For more information about Philadelphia Sinfonia, directions to the concert, or spring auditions, please visit: www.philadelphiasinfonia.com, or call 215.351.0363.
Enchantment Theatre Company thrills audiences with its innovative and visually dramatic family theater productions. The company was founded in 1979 by Jennifer Blatchley Smith and Landis Smith, both actors and playwrights, and expanded to an artistic partnership with Resident Director Leslie Reidel in 1995. Enchantment Theatre Company’s distinctive artistry combines masked actors, puppets, magic, music, and more. Their original and inspiring productions have served more than a million children and families across North America and around the world including performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Lincoln Center in New York City; the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; the Academy of Music and the Kimmel Center with the Philadelphia Orchestra in their home town of Philadelphia; and in the Far East, performing in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. The company has appeared with major orchestras including those of Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland, Houston, Minnesota, Seattle and Montreal and with the Boston Pops on the PBS “Christmas at the Pops” television special. Other Enchantment symphonic concert productions include The Firebird, Mother Goose, The Merry Pranks of Till Eulenspiegel, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Scheherazade. Please visit http://enchantmenttheatre.org or call 215.496.9160.
