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Another reason why
Philadelphia is
oneBIGcampus!
Choose to attend three world-class performances each semester with the Student Arts PASS—designed to fit into any college student’s calendar and budget.

Six of the world’s best performing arts organizations have partnered to create a PASS to the arts. Students can attend 3 performances of their choice each fall and spring semester at unbelievable discounts!
   
   
 Which Arts Companies are Participating?


 How does it work?


 What performances are offered in the Fall?


 What performances are offered in the Spring?


 How do I purchase a PASS or get more information about PASS?


 
Fall
Semester
  •  The Philadelphia Orchestra
  •  Penn Presents
  •  The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
   
Spring
Semester
  •  Kimmel Center Presents
  •  Citizens Bank Broadway at the Academy
  •  The Opera Company of Philadelphia
   
   
Step 1
Purchase a 3-voucher package for fall, spring or both semesters and immerse yourself in Philadelphia’s cultural scene. Each package lists a selection of the music or dance performances offered for the semester.
   
Step 2
Choose one event from each of the three Philadelphia arts organizations, and redeem your vouchers for specific performance tickets. That’s 3 tickets for the Student’s Arts PASS price of $59–a 70% savings! Go with a friend and save even more–two packages for $113.
   
Step 3
Simply present proof of your student status at the box office, and exchange your vouchers, as soon as possible, for the best available seats in the house. Enjoy the show!
 
   

Select one event per arts organization (total of 3)
   


At the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Poetic JourneysSeptember 23, 2004
Featuring: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Daniel Müller-Schott, cello
Description:
Thomas, Trainwork; Richard Strauss, Don Quixote;
Dvorák, Symphony No. 8
   
Songs of SolitudeOctober 21, 2004
Featuring: David Robertson, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Description: Copland, Quiet City; Danielpour, Songs of Solitude (World Premiere); Sibelius, Symphony No. 5
   
The Sounds of HappinessOctober 28, 2004
Featuring: Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Description: Rameau Suite from Nais; J.S. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 3; J.C. Bach, Sinfonia
concertante in C major; Handel Music for the
Royal Fireworks
   
OriginsNovember 16, 2004
Featuring: Tan Dun, conductor; Anssi Kartunnen, cello
Description: Shostakovich Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Folk Themes; Borodin Polovstain Dances; Tan The Map, Concerto for Cello, Video, and Orchestra
   
     

At the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
 
The Abbey Theater's Playboy of the Western World October 12, 2004
Description: Ireland's Abby Theare, considered "the
most famous theatre in the world," celebrates its 100th anniversary with a U. S. tour of J. M. Synge's sparkling comedic masterpiece.
   
Paul Taylor Dance Company December 10, 2004
Description: One of the hottest tickets of the dance season, this Emmy Award-winning company performs a work commemorating the 350th anniversary of Jewish culture in the U.S.



At the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
 
Mendelssohn "Scottish" Symphony September 26 or September 27,2004
Featuring: Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor
Stephan Isserlis, Cello
Description: Cherubini, Overture to Medea; Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Minor, Op 107; Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, "Scottish"
   

Baroque Perspectives: HandelOctober 3, 2004
Featuring: Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor
Description: Mendelssohn, Sinfonia No. 12 in G Minor: Barber, Adagio for Strings; Webern, Five Movements, Op. 5;
Handel, Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 6

   

Handel Arias November 21 or November 22, 2004
Featuring: Jeri Lynn Johnson, conductor
Randi Marrazzo, soprano
Description:
Handel - Concerto grosso in A Minor,
Op. 6, No. 4, "Deh, perdona, o dolce bene," from Flavio;"Cara sposa," from Rinaldo;"Fermati! - No, crudel," from Rinaldo;"Ch'io mai vi possa," from Siroe; "Bramo
aver mille vite," from Ariodante; Bloch - Concerto grosso No. 1;Schoenberg - Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9

   

Select one event per arts organization (total of 3)
   

Each performance contains English surtitles;
translations above the stage.
 
Die Fledermaus - April 29, May 7 or May 13, 2005
Genre: Comedy; sung in German with English surtitles
Description: Love, laughter and sweet revenge! In a mischievous mix of mistaken identities and on-stage hijinks, Strauss' irresistible operetta features a cast of incomparable characters and musical favorites galore! An opera-lover's dream cast brings this piece to life, featuring soprano Christine Goerke, tenor William Burden, tenor Bruce Ford
and soprano Sarah Tannehill.
   
   

At the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
   
Herbie Hancock / Michael Brecker / Roy HargroveFebruary 23, 2005
Description: Winner of nine Grammy awards and an Oscar, jazz pianist Hancock brings two generations of jazzmen to his current edition of "Directions in Music," the series that launched the Grammy-winning album.
   
Kodo Drummers March 20, 2005
Description: The ancient art of the taiko drum sometimes thundering, sometimes soothing, accompanied by other traditional instruments or erupting in jazz-like improvisations.
   
Bang on a Can All-StarsApril 28, 2005
Featuring: An unclassifiable, ultra-talented ensemble of clarinets and saxophones, electric guitar, cello, bass, keyboards and percussion.
Description: With downtown New York flavor these musicians perform a contrasting, always compelling mix of today's emerging and established composers.
   
   

   
Smokey Joe's CafeApril 1 & April 3, 2005
Description: The greatest hits of the '50s and '60s are all on the menu at Smokey Joe's Café, a rockin'party of a show that will have your hands clappin' and toes tappin'! "Jail House Rock," "Stand By Me," Yakety Yak," "Hound Dog" and more are the electrifying creations of legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the Rodgers and Hammerstein of Rock 'n' Roll.
   
   
Call:


(215) 893-1999


Go Online:


www.ticketphiladelphia.org

Visit:


The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
at Broad and Spruce streets