The Philadelphia Singers is dedicated to expanding its education initiatives and community relationships and to the development of new and underserved audiences.
The mission of The Philadelphia Singers is to present choral music of the highest caliber, offer challenging performance opportunities to professional singers, and to promote a knowledge and appreciation of the choral art to people of all ages.
As part of its core mission "to promote a knowledge and appreciation of the choral art to people of all ages," The Philadelphia Singers organization is committed to nurturing the choral art through a series of meaningful and challenging education and community activities for middle and high school students and young adults in the greater Philadelphia region, many of whom have experienced drastic cutbacks in their music education programs.
The Singers also regularly present Pre-Concert Conversations surrounding subscription performances, most recently on May 8, 2005 with Babylon composer Thomas Whitman, librettist Nathalie Anderson and Middle East scholars Udi Bar David and Majid Alsayegh of Intercultural Journeys. This particular discussion explored the timeless and universal themes of the Old Testament, revealing the ancient meditation of Babylon Psalm 137, offering profound healing and redemption for a troubled land that resonates powerfully in today’s complex world.
