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Arts
Montco and the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board
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Proudly
Present The Philadelphia Orchestra
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at
the Historic Keswick Theatre
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Thursday,
March 21, 2019 at 7:00 PM
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King
of Prussia, PA – March 2019 / Newsmaker Alert / Arts
Montco and the Valley Forge
Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) are proud to present musicians
of the world-famous Philadelphia Orchestra at the historic Keswick Theatre
on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at 7:00 PM for a community concert showcasing
Montco’s vibrant arts scene and providing funding for arts education in
Montgomery County public schools.
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 This
is the first time a Philadelphia Orchestra ensemble has played at the Keswick
Theatre. Arts Montco and the VFTCB will donate concert proceeds to provide
arts education programming to public schools in need of support across
Montgomery County through a partnership with the Montgomery County Intermediate
Unit (MCIU) and Musicopia. The MCIU provides services that meet the educational
and social service needs of Montgomery County’s 22 public school districts.
Musicopia is a non-profit organization offering educational music enrichment
programs in schools and communities throughout the Philadelphia region.
“As
strong advocates for the arts, the VFCTB and Arts Montco have a mission
to support arts education for future generations of arts enthusiasts who
will ensure the continued vibrancy or our arts institutions,” said VFTCB
Director of Government & Cultural Affairs, Jessica Willingham.
An
application for services was sent to all public middle schools in Montgomery
County and the MCIU and Musicopia worked together to identify four public
schools – one in each quadrant of the county – to benefit from Musicopia
programming in the 2019-2020 academic year. Along with funding for arts
education, a side-by-side rehearsal with Philadelphia Orchestra musicians
and local students in the Abington School District will also take place
later this school year.
This
year marks the 90th anniversary of the Keswick
Theatre, which opened its doors on Christmas Day in 1928. The 1,300-seat
theater was the original home of the Old York Road Symphony (OYRS), whose
founders included Louis Angeloty, who had been first chair of The Philadelphia
Orchestra. The March 21st concert at the Keswick Theatre will feature works
previously performed at the Theatre by the OYRS, which gave its first concert
there in the spring of 1933. The OYRS is still active today and its official
home is Abington Senior High School. Some OYRS alumni have even gone on
to become members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
The
March 21st concert will take place during the Orchestra’s “We’re HEAR Week,”
which supports the Orchestra’s HEAR initiative, a portfolio of programs
that promotes Health, champions music Education, eliminates barriers to
Accessing the Orchestra, and maximizes impact through Research.
The
90-minute program will feature a chamber ensemble under the baton of Philadelphia
Orchestra Assistant Conductor Kensho Watanabe and will include selections
by Grieg, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky.
The
Philadelphia Orchestra will return to Montgomery County in the summer of
2020 for a major outdoor event.
Tickets
are available online at www.ValleyForge.org/orchestra,
at the Keswick Theatre Box Office, and via phone by calling 215-572-7650.
Media
Contact:
Rachel
Riley
Director
of Communications
Valley
Forge Tourism & Convention Board
610-834-7990
VFTCB:
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