Annenberg Center Live Presents The Chamber Orchestra Of Philadelphia

Annenberg Center Live presents The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in intersect10: Africa Defining Influence on American Music, Wednesday, February 20, at 7:30 PM. Tickets are available at AnnenbergCenter.org or 215.898.3900.

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia's intersect series celebrates the common DNA shared by music in all its forms. The intersect10 concert, led and hosted by Philadelphia singer/songwriter, composer and producer Andrew Lipke, in collaboration with Music Director Dirk Brossé, will explore African influences on rock, pop, jazz, classical and folk music. Every intersect concert is a multi-genre exploration of music's numerous crossroads. Audiences at intersect are encouraged to challenge their ideas of where one genre of music ends and another begins, while enjoying a collaborative performance in a relaxed, informal atmosphere.

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About the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts serves as a major cultural destination and crossroads connecting Penn and the greater Philadelphia region through innovative human expression in theatre, music, dance, and film, serving an annual audience of almost 50,000. The Annenberg Center also serves as a key resource for the arts at Penn, connecting master artists with Penn students in support of and as an enhancement to the arts curriculum. Student performing arts groups are also key users of the Annenberg Center's multiple performance and rehearsal spaces, while also staffing many operational roles throughout the academic year. In reflection of Penn's core values as a world-respected academic institution, the Annenberg Center emphasizes artistic and intellectual excellence, diversity, and rigor in its presentations; prioritizes broad inclusiveness in the artists, audiences, and groups it serves; manages outstanding performance, conference, and meeting facilities; and stresses comprehensive event planning, production support, and customer service. The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a major provider of performing arts access for school children and actively engages a broad range of primary, secondary, and post-secondary student audiences and inclusive constituencies from the campus, community, and greater Philadelphia region. Visit www.AnnenbergCenter.org.