FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Katie English, 267-974-1250
The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra 2011 Gala Features Art Show and Sale from Studio Incamminati
Nonprofit’s annual fundraiser includes a concert from the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, dinner, art show and sale on Friday, March 11 at 6:00 p.m.
Philadelphia, PA – March 2, 2011. (Download PDF) The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) today announced its annual gala will feature artwork from Philadelphia’s Studio Incamminati. Gala attendees will have the opportunity to watch artists from Studio Incamminati paint music-themed still lifes during the cocktail hour, as well as bid on previously-created drawings of the young musicians in the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra.
Held on Friday, March 11 at 6:00 p.m. at The Union League of Philadelphia, the nonprofit’s largest fundraiser of the year will boast hundreds of attendees enjoying cocktails and dinner and a performance from the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra in the famed Lincoln Hall in addition to the art sale and live paintings during the cocktail hour. Conducted by Maestro Scaglione, PYO will perform Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. The 2011 gala is chaired by MaryTeresa Soltis, Esq., Partner with Cozen O’Connor in Philadelphia.
“The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra’s annual gala in its 71st season is delighted to again have the talented artists from Studio Incamminati offer paintings and drawings to benefit our organization,” said Maestro Louis Scaglione, President and Music Director of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. “We are proud to be one of the oldest youth orchestras in the United States and appreciate the support of our friends, community, Studio Incamminati and The Union League of Philadelphia.”
Studio Incamminati, led by Founder and Artistic Director Nelson Shanks, is a teaching school in Philadelphia for artists dedicated to the study and practice of contemporary realist art. Modeled on the traditional Italian academia and French atelier systems of master teaching apprentice, Studio Incamminati strives to produce skilled artists whose art and teaching will inspire others.
About the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra: Founded in 1939, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra is one of the nation’s oldest classical music training and orchestra performance programs for gifted and talented students from the Tri-State region. Lead by Maestro Louis Scaglione, PYO’s companion ensembles include the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra (PYAO), formed in 1996; Bravo Brass, added to the program in 2003; Philadelphia Region Youth String Music (PRYSM) created in 2007; and the Musicopia String Orchestra partnership, which began in 2008. Young musicians from ages six through 21 are selected by competition audition and have represented the United States on five continents. The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) offers classical musical performances to the Greater Philadelphia region each year and supports musical education to children from Philadelphia’s more challenging neighborhoods through its newest after-school program launched in 2010, Tune Up Philly.
###