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2009 Calendar

  • Performers
    Color Key
  •   Orchestra
  •   Dance
  •   Chamber
  •   Concerts
  •   Jazz Festival
  •   Ext. Season
  •   Wine & Food
  •   Opera
  •   Other
 

 

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

26

27

Coldplay
7:00 pm

28

Crosby, Stills, and Nash
7:30 pm

29

Lil Wayne
7:30 pm

30

31

1

2

3

4

Chamber Music Festival
8:00 pm

5

Pre-Performance Talk
7:00 pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra Opening Night
8:00 pm

6

Pre-Performance Talk
7:00 pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra Watts Plays Grieg
8:00 pm

7

Chamber Music Festival
5:00 pm

Pre-Performance Talk
7:00 pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra: Magical Movie Music
8:00 pm

8

Pre-Performance Talk
7:00 pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra The Maestro and The Maverick
8:00 pm

9

Chamber Music Festival
2:15 pm

O.A.R.
7:30 pm

10

Chamber Music Festival
8:00 pm

11

Chamber Music Festival *SOLD OUT*
7:00 pm

Creed
7:30 pm

12

Pre-Performance Talk
7:00 pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra A Cello Extravaganza with Yo-Yo
8:00 pm

13

Pre-Performance Talk
7:00 pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra Masterpieces
8:00 pm

14

Pre-Performance Talk
7:00 pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra: Broadway Rocks!
8:00 pm

15

Pre-Performance Talk
7:00 pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra An Evening with Degas
8:00 pm

16

Chamber Music Festival
2:15 pm

Phish
7:30 pm

17

18

Allman Brothers
7:00 pm

Chamber Music Festival
8:00 pm

19

Pre-Performance Talk
7:00 pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra Dies Irae...
8:00 pm

20

Pre-Performance Talk
7:00 pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra: Great American Composers
8:00 pm

21

Pre-Performance Talk
7:00 pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra Tchaikovsky Spectacular
8:00 pm

22

Pre-Performance Talk
7:00 pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra Our Fabulous Philadelphians
8:00 pm

23

Chamber Music Festival
2:15 pm

24

25

Bruce Springsteen
7:30 pm

26

The Moody Blues
8:00 pm

27

28

29

30

31

Blink 182
6:30 pm

1

Crue Fest 2
5:00 pm

2

Journey
7:30 pm

3

Toby Keith
7:30 pm

4

5

Program Notes

 
 

Thursday, August 20, 2009

The Philadelphia Orchestra

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8:00 pm$18.00 - $72.50

SPAC Amphitheatre

The Philadelphia Orchestra: Great American Composers

Program

 

Marvin Hamlisch Conductor, Piano, and Vocalist

Soloist: Mark McVey

Artist CD Sales and Autographs will be available during intermission
Subject to change 

Irving Berlin Medley 

Windmills of My Mind

Cole Porter Medley

Marvin at the Movies

Solioquy (w/vocalist)

Gershwin Prelude #2

Rent a Composer

Joplin Rags

Intermission

Jerome Kern Portrait

3 Songs I Love That Only 3 People Know (w/vocalist)

Songs I Wish I'd Written (with Orchestra Tacet)

A Chorus Line Overture

One Song (w/vocalist)

 

Start your weekend early with the "Times Union Date Night Thursdays" and experience a romantic night or world-class orchestra.

Fine wine tastings and martini tastings by Specialty Wines & More, Genesis and Sïku Vodka will be presented on the lawn for you to enjoy with your special someone.

Take advange of our 4-pack Date Night ticket discount (BUY 3 GET 1 FREE) and make it a double date! (only available on Thursday Nights during Orchestra Season)

Pre-Performance Talk 7 PM

Marvin Hamlisch, composer, conductor

 

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