DEAI-focused audience research and technology expansion

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Philadelphia Orchestra musicians Julia Li (violin), Che-Hung Chen (viola), and Yumi Kendall (assistant principal cello) perform during a naturalization ceremony in West Philadelphia, part of the Orchestra's free concert series Our City, Your Orchestra, 2021. Photo by Jeff Fusco. — Philadelphia Orchestra musicians Julia Li (violin), Che-Hung Chen (viola), and Yumi Kendall (assistant principal cello) perform during a naturalization ceremony in West Philadelphia, part of the Orchestra's free concert series *Our City, Your Orchestra*, 2021. Photo by Jeff Fusco.

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Grant Year 2021

Grant Amount $480,000

Status Active

Updated May 30, 2023

Input from audiences, community members, and musicians will inform The Philadelphia Orchestra’s efforts to create a more inclusive organization as it advances internal cultural transformation. Additionally, the Orchestra will seek to broaden its relevance and reach and enhance the audience experience of both digital and concert hall programs by upgrading the performance lighting system and enabling the integration of video content in performances at the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall.

The total grant amount represents project funding plus an additional 20% in unrestricted general operating support.

Recipient

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Founded in 1900, The Philadelphia Orchestra has distinguished itself as one of the world's leading orchestras. Beyond concerts at its home venue the Kimmel Center, the Orchestra performs for Philadelphia audiences during the summer months at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, as well as in venues across the region, and it tours internationally. Recently, the Orchestra was named BBC Music Magazine’s Orchestra of the Year, heralded the return of music to Carnegie Hall, and won a GRAMMY Award for the music of Florence Price.

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