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PhilaLandmarks Early Music: Airs de Cour – James Reese and Brandon Acker
<\/a>Thursday, June 4, 7pm
Powel House, 244 South 3rd Street<\/p>\n

In this intimate (and likely-to-be-sold-out) concert, tenor James Reese and Brandon Acker (lute) recreate the \u201csongs of the court\u201d from early 1600s France. They were the pop music of the French royal court, emotionally rich works that still connect with these composers, singers, and poets as they were meant to be experienced\u2014in an intimate setting. The concert celebrates the conclusion of the duo\u2019s recording of this refined repertoire to be released in the fall. <\/p>\n

Orchestra 2001: A More Perfect Union – Musical Reflections on Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
<\/a>June 5, 7,8,11, and 15
Various times and locales<\/p>\n

In this celebratory year, the ensemble\u2014dedicated to \u201cpresenting new music to new audiences in new ways\u201d\u2014is mounting their largest-ever series. The orchestra will musically explore constitutional legislation in both serious and light-hearted offerings featuring new commissions and existing works from 30 American composers, including some based in Philadelphia. Each week a different concert\u2014focused on a different constitutional amendment\u2014takes place in a different venue. And the music will also highlight some little-known US history. <\/p>\n

Morton Contemporary presents Alchemy, The Sound of Color
<\/a>June 6-July 31
Morton Contemporary Gallery, 115 South 13th Street<\/p>\n

This collaborative multimedia exhibition features large-scale works by artist Donna Isham and her husband, Emmy- and Grammy-winning composer Mark Isham. Seeking to find how painting can enter into a dialogue with music, the Los Angeles duo is making their Philadelphia debut. Three large-scale immersive installations that will unite painting, music, and projection-mapped light and animation will be shown, along with others of Isham\u2019s paintings. And both these West Coast artists will be in attendance at the June 6 opening. <\/p>\n

The Crossing: Month of Moderns – Building a Contemporary Canon
<\/a>June 6 and 27, 5pm
Broad Street Love, 315 South Broad Street<\/p>\n

June 7 & 28, 5pm
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Avenue<\/p>\n

Every year, Philadelphia\u2019s lauded chorus presents their Month of Moderns concerts. In this American anniversary year, MoM is presented as part of Art Philly\u2019s What Now: 2026 Festival. Concerts on June 6 and 7 are titled \u201cThe People Address the Nation\u2019s Issues\u201d and will feature works by David Lang, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, Gabriel Jackson, and others. Concerts on June 27 and 28, titled \u201cThe People Speak from the Birthplace of America\u201d, will feature the world premiere of Nathalie Joachim\u2019s Virtue with stellar cellist Thomas Mesa, along with works by Jennifer Higdon, Kile Smith, Benjamin C.S. Boyle, and others. Before each of the concerts, there is a 4pm talk.<\/p>\n

Serafin Summer Music Festival: Around the World with the Serafins
<\/a>June 9 through 26, various times
Grace United Methodist Church, 900 Washington Street, Wilmington<\/p>\n

Spanning musical genres and time periods, this performance-packed festival gets more expansive every year. This summer, week 1 (June 9-12) will focus on music from America, Germany, and Austria. Week 2 (June 16-19) brings works from Russia, Ukraine, and Scandinavia; and the final week (June 23-26) features the music of Italy. Most of the dozen festival concerts are held at the venue above, though several are in other locales, and three of the offerings are free. Serafin musicians also span the globe, making this series truly \u201cchamber music of many lands\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PhilaLandmarks Early Music: Airs de Cour – James Reese and Brandon AckerThursday, June 4, 7pmPowel House, 244 South…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210366,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4877,6033,6276,3896,7865,69,71,70,7625,1483],"class_list":["post-210365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-arts","tag-culture","tag-magazine","tag-movies","tag-music","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-philly","tag-theater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}