A Tempo: Pivotal Donation, Organs in Philadelphia, and Real Estate

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The A Tempo section of Overtones features the $10 million gift from philanthropist Rita E. Hauser, which ensures the future of Curtis’ conducting program. The organ takes the spotlight after the closing of the Center City Macy’s, with its legendary Wanamaker Organ, but also with a new organ coming to Field Concert Hall. Elsewhere in this section, violin faculty member Benjamin Beilman (Violin ’12) shares his recent cultural discoveries (“The Playlist”), new musicians join Curtis’ management roster, and the school purchases a new property on Rittenhouse Square.

From the Spring 2025 issue