West Philadelphia Orchestra

Music

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West Philadelphia Orchestra is making a better, happier, more communal world (or trying to).  They play music rooted in Eastern European folk music traditions, but they do it with their own voices - Philadelphia voices nourished by jazz, soul, punk rock, soft pretzels and cheesesteaks, and blended with the voices of our community.  As a village band, they aim to inspire the people of our community, create celebrations and parties, and make the city even livelier.  They play concerts on big stages, concerts in tiny corners; they play house parties and block parties, benefits and protest rallies, weddings, and any occasion for celebration.  Everywhere they play, feet stomp, hands clap, hips sway, people grab hold of one another, lift their glasses, and celebrate life, its absurdities, and what is best in us

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