Lyric Fest

03/13/2026

This Saturday & Sunday at 3pm, prepare to be moved and uplifted by the story of Langston Hughes through music, poetry, and storytelling. Presented in collaboration with Singing City Choir, this program will feature solo song performed by soprano Charlene Canty, baritone Kenneth Overton, and pianist Laura Ward; choral music by Singing City led by conductor Rollo Dilworth; and narration by legendary storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston and the Rev. Chaz Howard.
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Email from Lyric Fest PLUS $10 tickets to the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society next week! Greetings! It's time to get your tickets for Dream Keeper - the life, letters, and lyrics of Langston Hughes

02/03/2026

A dream for today from Langston Hughes. Hope you can join Lyric Fest for our upcoming concert celebrating this great American poet who has so much to say to us.

12/06/2025

Gershwin today and tomorrow. Don't miss this spectacular concert!

George Gershwin’s larger-than-life personality and dazzling ability at the piano is highlighted in a program with concert pianist and composer Logan Skelton....

12/05/2025

11/21/2025

There's a somebody I'm longing to see... and it's YOU! At Fascinating Rhythm. December 6 & 7!

Gershwin. As he played it.

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11/20/2025

We have an amazing concert just around the corner!

Join us on December 6 & 7 for Fascinating Rhythm, an unexpected foray into the fabulous and dazzling life of George Gershwin.

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11/14/2025

Baritone Grant Youngblood joins Lyric Fest for Fascinating Rhythm, December 6 & 7! Join us for a fabulous exploration of life, letters, and music of George Gershwin!

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11/11/2025

We are grateful for those that serve our country!

11/10/2025

Who's excited for some Gershwin? Come hear it as Gershwin himself would have played it on our concert, Fascinating Rhythm (December 6 & 7) - and try out the Lyric Sessions, featuring a special evening with Gershwin scholar and concert pianist Logan Skelton on December 3!

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11/08/2025

Lyric Fest favorite Devony Smith, mezzo-soprano , returns for Fascinating Rhythm. Gershwin, as he played it, performed on December 6 & 7!

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11/05/2025

The power of one person to change the world for the better... it's a season of biographies in music at Lyric Fest. Explore a world of fascinating lives and the sumptuous songs that those lives inspired!