© 2024 WRTI
Your Classical and Jazz Source
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Who Needs an Audience? Not the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia

WRTI Your Classical and Jazz Source | By Susan Lewis
Published November 25, 2014 at 11:08 AM EST
Members of the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia play together for the love of music.
Jack Moore is principal conductor of the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia. He's also host of WRTI's midday show from 10 am to 2 pm on weekdays.

There’s an orchestra in Philadelphia that plays music weekly with professional musicians and talented amateurs. But, as WRTI’s Susan Lewis reports, the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia - now celebrating 50 years - rarely, if ever, has an audience. 

WRTI’s Jack Moore has been principal conductor since 1997. The many guests who have led the group include musicians and assistant conductors from The Philadelphia Orchestra. Soloists have included Leila Josefowicz and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

OrchestraSociety112414SLLF.mp3
Orchestra Society of Philadelphia President talks with WRTI's Susan Lewis about the founding and evolution of this unusual ensemble, devoted to the music making without a performance goal.

Tags
Arts Desk Orchestra Society of PhiladelphiaErnest MeyerJack Moore
Susan Lewis
Susan writes and produces stories about music and the arts. She’s host and producer of WRTI’s TIME IN online interview series, and contributes weekly intermission interviews for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series. She’s also been a regular host of WRTI’s Live from the Performance Studio sessions.
See stories by Susan Lewis