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The following links and phone numbers may be useful for Curtis students as they live and make music in the Philadelphia area. Topics are music organizations, government, services, life in Philadelphia, travel, music resources, resources and general reference sites, and housing.

MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS

Academy of Music

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

Delaware Symphony Orchestra

Haddonfield Symphony

Kennett Symphony of Chester County

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Opera Company of Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Ballet

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Philadelphia Orchestra

Reading Symphony Orchestra

GOVERNMENT

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly the INS)

Internal Revenue Service

Philadelphia City Hall

Social Security Administration

State of Pennsylvania

US Embassies

White House

LIFE IN PHILADELPHIA

Campus Philly

City Paper

Free Library of Philadelphia

Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

KYW News Radio, 1060 AM

Liberty Net

Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly Fun Guide (Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance)

Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia

WHYY, 90.9 FM and Channel 12

WRTI, Temple Public Radio, 90.1 FM

EMERGENCY & SERVICES

Emergencies (fire, police, ambulance) 911
Addiction Hotline 215-662-8747
AIDS Hotline 215-985-2437
Alcoholics Anonymous 215-923-7900
American Anorexia & Bulimia Association 215-221-1864
City Hall 215-686-1776
Community Legal Services 215-981-3700
Consumer Complaints (Better Business Bureau) 215-985-9313
Dr. Ellen Wright (psychologist) 215-732-3720
Gay & Lesbian Counseling Services (6-9 p.m., M-F) 215-732-TALK
Graduate Hospital (18th & South) 215-893-2000
Jefferson Crisis Center 215-955-6840
Lawyer Referral & Information Service 215-238-6333
Lesbian & Gay Task Force 215-772-2000
Narcotics Anonymous 215-440-8400
Planned Parenthood Association of S.E. Pennsylvania 215-351-5560
Rape Hotline (Women Organized Against Rape) 215-985-3333
Suicide & Crisis Intervention 215-686-4420
University of Pennsylvania Student Health Services 215-662-2850

TRAVEL

Airlines

American Airlines

Air Tran

British Airways

Delta Airlines

Southwest Airlines

Lufthansa

United Airlines

US Airways

Taxi and Cab

Academy Cab: 215-333-3333

Bell Taxi: 215-634-4444

Quaker City Cab: 215-728-8000

Trains and Buses

Amtrak

New Jersey Transit

SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority)

Greyhound

Peter Pan (bus)

Other

AAA (American Automobile Association)

Embassy.org

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)

Travelocity

Expedia

MUSIC RESOURCES

Musical America

New Music Jukebox

New York Foundation for the Arts

Red Ludwig

La Scena Musicale

WQXR

RESOURCES AND GENERAL REFERENCE SITES

Library of Congress

Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

RefDesk.com

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Student Health Services

HOUSING

Apartment Solutions

Pennsylvania House (1500 Chestnut Street)

1500 Locust

Philadelphia Weekly

Philadelphia Inquirer Classifieds

Rittenhouse Regency (225 South 18th Street)



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A 100th Birthday Tribute to Elliott Carter

20/21: The Curtis Contemporary Music Ensemble performs a concert of works by Elliott Carter on Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m. in honor of the famed composer's 100th birthday. The free recital takes place in Field Concert Hall at The Curtis Institute of Music, and no tickets are required. The program also includes two pieces by student composers Christopher Rogerson and Ke-Chia Chen. View the entire program.

Dedicated to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries, 20/21 performs works ranging from important twentieth-century compositions to newly written pieces not yet part of the core repertoire.

© 2008 The Curtis Institute of Music