Our Mary Louise Curtis Branch will be closed for in-person teaching on Friday, February 14, due to the Eagles parade.

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PCMS Masterclass: Pianist Lydia Artymiw

Mary Louise Curtis Branch 416 Queen St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join us and learn from acclaimed chamber musician, Lydia Artymiw. The recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Prize, Artymiw has performed with over one hundred orchestras world-wide including the Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and many more.

PCMS Masterclass: Dover Quartet

Mary Louise Curtis Branch 416 Queen St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

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.

Key of She Jazz Jam 2025 w/ The Grace Fox Big Band

Germantown Branch 6128 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

An afternoon of jazz performances and workshops with the Grace Fox Big Band! Key of She Jazz is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and encouraging girls in jazz, from middle school through college and beyond. Students of all genders, parents, educators, and jazz enthusiasts welcome!


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PMAY Masterclass: Randall Goosby, Violin

Mary Louise Curtis Branch 416 Queen St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

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.

PMAY Workshop: “What is this piece about? How thinking about music can enrich your interpretation”

Mary Louise Curtis Branch 416 Queen St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

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.

PMAY Masterclass: Priscilla Lee, Cello

Mary Louise Curtis Branch 416 Queen St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

Associate Principal Cello Priscilla Lee joined The Philadelphia Orchestra with the start of the 2016-17 season. A 2005 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, she began studying at the age of five and made her solo debut in 1998 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. A native of California, she studied with Ronald Leonard at the Colburn School of Performing Arts and in 1998 went on to the Curtis Institute of Music to study with David Soyer. In 2005 she received a Master of Music degree from the Mannes College of Music, where she studied with Timothy Eddy.