Lyric Fest — a myriad of singers brought together with a pianist, the spoken word and YOU — for a satisfying and delightfully different concert experience.
Designed for the aficionado and novice alike, Lyric Fest is a unique musical offering in the city of Philadelphia. Equally noted for scholarship and entertainment, Lyric Fest presents artists of national and international stature, heard here in the intimate setting of song. Experience what critics have called "An irresistible mix of high art and humane feeling...as entertaining as a well managed party."
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An irresistible mix of high art and humane feeling ... with imaginative programming and freewheeling staging, Lyric Fest has been exhilarating their audiences by demonstrating that a Sunday afternoon art-song recital can be just as entertaining as a well-managed party.
-Tom Purdom
Philadelphia Music Makers
American Poets: The Lyric Fest program was the most comprehensive sampling that a knowledgeable program designer could crowd into a single concert.
-Tom Purdom
The Broad Street Review
It was a beautifully constructed program that allowed even the ignorant like myself to fully enjoy the music and appreciate where it came from. I learned so much. Thank you for introducing me to this beautiful part of life.
-Audience Response
2008-2009 Season
Biography in Music - Mahler Resurrected
Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 7:30 pm at the Madeleine Wing Adler Theater, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 3 pm at The First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia
Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 5 pm, at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 3 pm, at The First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia
With special guest, Tracey Matisak
Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 8 pm, at Roberts Hall, Haverford College, Haverford, PA
Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 3 pm, at The First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer review, Broad Street review.
Presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 8 pm at the American Philosophical Society
Special guest, Allen Krantz, guitar and mandolin
Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 5 pm at the Pew Memorial Chapel, Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr, PA
Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 3 pm at The First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia
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Venue information:
First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia is located near Rittenhouse Square on the corner of 21st and Walnut Streets. Street parking is available on Sundays.
Madeleine Wing Adler Theater* at West Chester University. For information on West Chester University, please visit West Chester University online.
Pew Memorial Chapel in Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church*, 625 Montgomery Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA. For directions please visit the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church directions page.
Roberts Hall*, Haverford College. For directions please visit http://www.haverford.edu.
Benjamin Franklin Hall*, American Philosophical Society, 427 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. Discounted parking available at the Ritz-Bourse Garage: $4.50.
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118. For directions please visit http://www.chestnuthillpres.org/index.html.
* = New venue for 2008-09
For more information about the concerts, please click the 2008-09 Season link.
Our Address:
Lyric Fest, 1013 Westview Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19119
www.lyricfest.org