Stop in anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. to learn more about Settlement Music School. This casual evening will feature performances, an instrument petting zoo, conversation, and refreshments. We’ll have sweet and savory snacks, pink-themed drinks, and some special prizes. All are welcome. Bring your family, and a friend!
Refreshments generously provided by Blue Corn.
Join us for a concert featuring Philadelphia's rising artists at our Mary Louise Curtis Branch! This event is free and open to the public.
Learn more about the PMAY Artists' Initiative at pmayartists.org
Join us and learn from the Dover Quartet! Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine and “the next Guarneri Quartet” by the Chicago Tribune, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated Dover Quartet is one of the world’s most in-demand chamber ensembles.
Join us for the Advanced Study Concert at Settlement Music School – A free night of music featuring nine outstanding and nationally recognized chamber ensembles.
Holding accolades and awards from the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Competition, Sphinx Competition, Philadelphia International Music Festival, Annual Coltman Competition and countless more, members of our Advanced Study Program will artfully perform pieces from respected composers including Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, Grażyna Bacewicz, Franz Schubert, Bedřich Smetana, and more.
Signed exclusively to Decca Classics in 2020 at the age of 24, American violinist Randall Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible, as well as bringing the music of under-represented composers to light.
Highlights of Randall Goosby’s 2024/25 season include debut performances with the Chicago Symphony/Sir Mark Elder, the Minnesota Orchestra/Thomas Søndergård, National Arts Centre Orchestra/Alexander Shelley, Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Dalia Stasevska and Netherlands Radio Philharmonic/Michele Mariotti. He joins the London Philharmonic Orchestra on their U.S. tour led by Edward Gardner.
Join us as Tom Whitman, composer and professor of music at Swarthmore College, leads an in-person theory workshop and shares fundamentals, and how to understand and approach a piece of music. This class will be split into two different sessions: form 6:00-7:00pm it will be a session cater to students who are just beginning their music theory journey, going over fundamentals. The session from 7:00-8:00pm will be cater to more advanced students. Both sessions can be attended by all students. Please RSVP before attending.