Renowned as Philly’s own pied-pipers of Early Music, Piffaro, The Renaissance Band has delighted audiences throughout the United States, Europe, Canada and South America. Specially for this performance they will add Renaissance dancers to “trip the light fantastick toe” in a spectacular exploration of music and dance as they were at the Rebirth of Western Civilization.

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Way, way before raves were all the rage, even the most serious of composers wrote music for all occasions – including parties. Now elite New York string quartet, Momenta, and some hoofing friends, unearth rare gems written for 19th century Viennese shindigs by the likes of Schubert and Beethoven.

Astor Piazzolla brought the tango from the bordello to the concert hall, in the process creating Nuevo Tango (“New Tango”) and becoming one of the 20th century’s great composers. GRAMMY award winning Pablo Ziegler, the pianist of Piazzolla’s own ensemble for a decade, infuses his performances of Piazzolla’s masterworks with a powerful blend of firsthand knowledge and originality, mixing classic tango rhythms, jazz improvisation, artistry and sensuality.

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One of the landmark works of Western culture, Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring caused riots at its 1913 premiere performance. 99 years later, we present this masterpiece, complete, in the composer’s own two-piano arrangement, with virtuosi Charles Abramovic and Matthew Bengston at the keyboards, and featuring world premiere choreography by the Shenandoah Conservatory’s Ting-Yu Chen.

The country's premiere and popular handbell ensemble returns to Leffler Chapel for another rare mid-state performance. Leffler is quickly becoming one of this group's favorite performance venues, which is understandable given the fabulous acoustics and ambience.  Sure to be a sell-out again.  Exclusive pre-sale period for Gretna Music donors and groups of eight or more through December 23 by phone (717-361-1508) or mail order only (download order form here).  Regular single ticket sales begin December 24 for online sales, and Jan 2 for phone and mail orders.

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