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Pages in category "Music venues in Philadelphia" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - classical music; Mann Center for the Performing Arts - summer venue, classical and popular music; Miller Theater - Broadway and a variety of performance arts theater; Plays and Players Theatre - plays, musicals; Prince Music Theater - various; Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey - popular music
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The present building first opened in 1976 as Robin Hood Dell West and subsequently was designated in 1979 the Mann Music Center in honor of Fredric R. Mann. In 2000, the facility was renamed to The Mann Center for the Performing Arts to reflect the center's plans to broaden its programming and service to the overall community.
By the late 1950s, North Philadelphia was the epicenter of Philadelphia's African American community. It was a vibrant place populated by all classes. There were dozens of factories, numerous clubs along Columbia Avenue, shops and restaurants all over the place, and the Uptown, which evolved into a mecca for live music. [5]
The earliest music in the Philadelphia region was that of the indigenous peoples of the area, though little is known about their music. The city was founded in 1682 by William Penn of England on land granted to him by Charles II as a place of refuge for victims of religious persecution. As a result, much of the city's early music history is ...
This list of museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions, including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses, that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for ...
The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society is a non-profit presenter of chamber music and recitals and one of the largest organizations of its kind in the United States. It was created, in 1986, by Anthony Checchia [ 1 ] : 82 and Philip Maneval , its Founding Artistic Director and Executive Director respectively.