Ancient Airs
Date & Time
Friday, November 6, 2026 7:30pm
This performance will take place in the Rhoden Theater at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Sunday, November 8, 2025 4:00pm
This performance will take place in the Church of the Holy Trinity on Rittenhouse Square
Artists
Program
Diamond Rounds for String Orchestra
Beethoven/Bernstein String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
Renowned for its luminous string sound, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia shines in a program celebrating the lush versatility of the string orchestra. Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. III, David Diamond’s lyrical Rounds for String Orchestra, and Leonard Bernstein’s masterful orchestral arrangement of Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135 come together in an evening of warmth, refinement, and extraordinary artistry.
Venue
Rhoden Theater
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
118-128 North Broad St
Philadelphia, PA, 19102
Church of the Holy Trinity
1904 Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Duration
1 hour and 10 minutes with no intermission.
