Live concerts combined with interactive content, are available at your venue through a partnership between The Philadelphia Orchestra and Internet2. You have the first-ever opportunity to champion and incorporate this new program’s vast potential into your schedule of campus activities.

Global Concert Series - Live and Interactive brings live concerts to you through cutting edge Internet2 capabilities. From classrooms to performance halls, the program has appeal for students, educators, administrators, and the community in your area. There’s something for everyone in a Philadelphia Orchestra Global Concert Series partnership.

Top Quality

• Live concerts by the world renowned Philadelphia Orchestra from Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
• Includes entertaining, informative introductions, performance close-ups through the use of seven robotic HD cameras, interviews with musicians and conductors, and interactive discussions

Interactive

• Interactive components at every concert and potential collaboration between remote sites and Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
• Audience participation in live interviews with Orchestra musicians and guest artists during the multicast
• Connect with campuses around the world in "Continue the Discussion" forums with musicians, conductors, and/or guest artists online following the performance

Educational

• Live concerts offered to students at all levels, from music appreciation to music majors
• Opportunities to participate in interviews with musicians and conductors through e-mail and text messaging
• Inter-departmental appeal with potential to integrate Philadelphia Orchestra programs into curriculum

Opportunities

• Live Philadelphia Orchestra concerts engage your broader community, from local school groups to retirement communities
• An exciting addition to your on-campus musical presentation series - simply add the concerts to your list of campus events
• With low-cost transmission feeds, you have the opportunity to cover costs and earn incremental revenues

Fully Supported

• Resources for publicity and marketing materials
• Full program notes for each concert and online discussion resources
• Live and online technology support

Be part of the Global Concert Series ... as this brand new program unfolds, and explore the unlimited potential for your location.

Sign up soon and ...

• Early participants have the opportunity to submit ideas, suggestions, and questions in advance of the concert date, which may be incorporated into the live segments to better serve your venue’s needs (limited to the first 10 schools to sign up for each transmission).
• Order before November 1 to be considered for participation in a live, two-way audio/visual connection with Verizon Hall over Internet2.

Questions?
Please contact Ezra Wiesner at ewiesner@philorch.org or 215.875.7650 with questions concerning technical requirements.  Contact Greg Landry at glandry@philorch.org or 215.893.1994 for all other matters.