The Anna Crusis Feminist Choir, in photo, is among the groups performing at the Philadelphia Orchestra’s June 4 Pride Concert.
In Tuesday’s (6/3) KYW News Radio (Philadelphia), “The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 4th annual Pride Concert will go on as planned, despite losing a $25,000 federal grant from the National Endowment for the Arts that was allocated for the event. Ryan Fleur, president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts, said his organization stands strong alongside the LGBTQ community. ‘Our vision here at Ensemble Arts in Philly is to be a place that is welcoming and open to all Philadelphians,’ he said…. ‘We know that we lean into being an organization that is authentic and inclusive.’ His team is determined to make the free concert happen regardless of the loss by actively fundraising for the concert that is now sold out. Fleur noted a recent gift will match all donations made through June 30 up to $100,000. ‘It just makes us even prouder to be able to celebrate Philly’s LGBTQ community,’ he said. The concert will [also] be broadcast live in the plaza at the Kimmel Center and include festivities like a DJ dance party and drag showcase…. The concert, conducted by Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, will be hosted by Martha Graham Cracker” and feature multiple performers.
