Crescendo Club Events
The Curtis Crescendo Club hosts an array of fun and informative events each year for members to experience phenomenal music-making by Curtis's young students. Join us!
Upcoming Events
The Crescendo Club anticipates another fantastic season in 2011-12. Join us!
- Historic Performance Re-Creation on the Student Recital Series. Friday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m., music from the very first student recital in the 1920's; stay tuned for more details; Event Chairs: Susie Pierce and Marija Ugrinich
- Appassionato Finale: Gala at the Mann Center. May 11, The day before embarking on their first European tour in over ten years, the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, led by Curtis alumnus Rossen Milanov, revels in a program of Bernstein and Brahms in a concert offered as a free gift to the city of Philadelphia. An elegant gala dinner precedes the concert.
Past Events
- Classics and Cocktails. Tuesday, October 11 at at 6:00 p.m., an eclectic and up-close evening of student music-making. Stay tuned for more details. Event Chairs: Susy Keller and Bobby Towcimak (check out the first ever Classics and Cocktails on the Curtis Facebook page)
- Appassionato Gala Weekend. Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23 ($150 price point for Crescendo Club; black tie gala Saturday at the Radisson-Warwick Plaza Philadelphia, tours of Lenfest Hall Sunday prior to Verizon Hall CSO concert); Crescendo Club Chairs: John and Kelly Papianou (learn more)
- Friday Night at Curtis! Friday, November 11 at 6:30 p.m., student recital; behind-the-scenes tour of Curtis; private receptions before and after; Event Chair: Steven Ujifusa
- Curtis on Tour Preview. Wednesday, January 25 at 6:30 p.m.; Hear a recital program featuring the strings department as well as Curtis's brand-new guitar department; enjoy Spanish and South American wine and tapas beforehand; Event Chair: Melissa Page
- Curtis Songbook. Saturday, March 3 at 8 p.m. A cabaret-style event in Lenfest Hall featuring Curtis singers in an array of Appassionato-related repertoire. Proceeds benefit the Student Assistance Fund.
Contact
Learn more about the Curtis Crescendo Club or contact crescendoclub@curtis.edu.
