Community Programs

The Philadelphia Orchestra extends its reach into the community on an ongoing basis with the goal of being an active, energetic, and musical participant in the lives of area residents, organizations, and community partners. This is often accomplished through ensemble performances, individual musician visits, and speaking engagements.

Each summer The Philadelphia Orchestra performs free outdoor concerts in neighborhoods around the Philadelphia region as part of its Free Neighborhood Concert Series. The program also includes small-ensemble community concerts, school visits, volunteer work, and related events in a focus neighborhood, where the Orchestra has the potential to make a significant contribution to the revitalization of the community.

Community Partners

The Philadelphia Orchestra would like to thank our education and community partners for their support during our 2011-12 season: The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation, Arts Alive, Astral Artists, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, CIGNA, the City of Philadelphia Office of the Mayor, Classical Kids Music Education, Drexel University, Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, Girard Academic Music Program, Head Start, LiveConnections.org, the Marian Anderson Award, MLK365/Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service, the Office of the Honorable Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development, Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership, Philadelphia International Music Festival, Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy, Philadelphia Sinfonia, Play On, Philly!, PNC, the Promise Academy at Martin Luther King High School, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the School District of Philadelphia, the School District of Philadelphia All-City Choir, Star Print Mail, Inc., Symphony V.0, University of the Arts, the University of Pennsylvania, Wells Fargo, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, and World Café Live.