Our City, Your Orchestra

Down North Pizza

This episode of Our City, Your Orchestra takes us to Down North Pizza in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia. Down North seeks to erase employment barriers faced by formerly incarcerated men and women, by providing culinary career opportunities. Learn more about their important work, including performances in collaboration with Khemist and KIPP West Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School.

Pathways to Housing

Pathways to Housing works to empower people with disabilities to improve their housing stability, achieve better health, and reclaim their lives. Guided by the belief that housing is a basic human right, and everyone deserves a place to call home, Pathways to Housing creates a culture where it is easy to practice kindness, and everyone is welcomed with grace and hospitality.

Prevention Point

Musicians of the Orchestra visited Prevention Point Philadelphia in Kensington to kick off this season of Our City, Your Orchestra. Prevention Point Philadelphia promotes health, empowerment, and safety for communities affected by drug use and poverty.

Paul Robeson House and Museum

Members of the Orchestra visit the Paul Robeson House and Museum in West Philadelphia to learn more about Robeson and his life’s work fighting against injustice.

Johnson House Historic Site

The Johnson House, located in nearby Germantown, was a pivotal station along the Underground Railroad in the 1800’s.

Family Promise

Learn what one local organization, Family Promise of Burlington County, is doing to address housing insecurity in the region.

Grant BLVD

Grant BLVD is an ethically sourced, sustainable clothing store in West Philadelphia that uses upcycled garments and fashion to create employment opportunities and raise awareness for marginalized communities.

Asian Arts Initiative

Philadelphia Orchestra musicians join with Asian Arts Initiative staff for a diverse program incorporating song, percussion instruments, and dance.

William Way LGBT Center

The William Way Community Center encourages, supports, and advocates for the well-being and acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community of Philadelphia through service, recreational, educational, and cultural programming.

Daddy Dressed Me at the Fabric Workshop and Museum

In celebration of Father’s Day, the Orchestra teams up with Michael Gardner’s Daddy Dressed Me for a special episode filmed at The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM).

Citizenship and Immigration Services

Julia Li (violin), Che-Hung Chen (viola), and Yumi Kendall (assistant principal cello) perform during three naturalization ceremonies in West Philadelphia, presided by Joel H. Slomsky, senior U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Share Food Program

Share Food Program also manages the National School Lunch Program for more than 305,000 children in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs who qualify for free or reduced lunch.

UrbanPromise

Journey across the Delaware to UrbanPromise, a Camden organization working to equip local youth with the skills necessary for academic achievement, life management, spiritual growth, and leadership.

PAWS

For this episode of Our City, Your Orchestra, musicians Juliette Kang, Kirsten Johnson, and Priscilla Lee travelled to PAWS (Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society), the city’s largest rescue organization dedicated to saving homeless and at-risk pets.

NextFab North Philadelphia

March 22, 2021

Taller Puertorriqueño

This all-Spanish-language program, presented with English subtitles, reflects on the communities and cultures in Latin America and the Latin diaspora, highlighting the unique rhythms at the core of Latin music.

AR Workshop Chestnut Hill

February 22, 2021

First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry Armory

December 21, 2020

Woodmere Art Museum

December 7, 2020

Project HOME

This week, we present a Thanksgiving-themed performance at Project HOME, a Philadelphia non-profit organization empowering individuals to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness.

Valley Forge National Historical Park

November 9, 2020

National Marian Anderson Museum

November 2, 2020

The Franklin Institute

October 26, 2020

Harriett's Bookshop

October 19, 2020

The Historic Belmont Mansion/Underground Railroad Museum

October 12, 2020