It’s this Sunday! The last Szalon of the season - jazz, classical, art song, folk new music and more followed by an end of season party with food and drink! Featured artists: Christine Tassan; Nashirah: The Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia; Kirk O’Riordan and Holly Roadfeldt; Cyrano Jett Rosentrater and Tatiana Abramova; Juliet Rand and Michal Schmidt; Brian Morris; Rich Rudin, Stan Slotter and Bruce Kaminsky; Sendi Vartanovi and Ani Gigauri; Chris Wood (aka Gorgeous Porch). Program and all info to join at zalonarts.org or link in bio.
To attend in Philly (location near the Kimmel Center), email our RSVP team at [email protected] by Sunday and you’ll receive instructions! SZEE you at the SZALON! 💜💛💚🩵❤️🩷🧡 #phillymusic #philadelphiaconcerts #phillyjazz #phillyhouseconcert #chambermusic
May 17th is the last Szalon of the 39-Year Season and we are going out strong! Don’t miss this incredible program followed by an end of season celebration a week from Sunday! All info to join in person or online can be found at / or at link in bio.
SZEE you at the SZALON!💜🩵✨🩷✨💙 #salonconcert #phillymusicscene #listeningspace #philadelphiamusic #hybridconcert
What a lovely show of mom’s works last night, along with works by Temre Stanchfield at the Station Gallery in DE. Wonderful to have family and friends there to celebrate mom, Louise Clearfield, and honor her memory. A special treat that @chapellphyllis played music, and that one of mom’s large paintings already sold. We thank Nancy Bercaw and @thestationgallery gallery for their longstanding special relationship with our mom and her works. @nancy.johnson.art Bercaw
It was exciting to hear Long Live the Queen (a her-story of drag) cantata from beginning to end for the first time tonight at Theater Exile’s workshop reading with Cookie Diorio (The Queen) and soloists. The conversation with the audience at the end was stimulating. I can’t wait to hear it with the full cast, including 4 choruses and orchestra. Join us at the premiere at the Wilma Theater on June 18,19,20 as part of the @artphilly What Now citywide festival. Deep thank you to Director Deborah Block, conductor Liz Braden, pianist Sarah Thune and the wonderful soloists: Shahara Benson, Gabriel Feldt, Megnot Toggia, Michael Miller and of course my extraordinary collaborator, Cookie! @artphilly2026@theatreexile@megnot@michaelcharles_93@gabrielfeldt@lizbraden@debblock13@shahara_marie
Soundchecks are underway and spirits are high - it’s going to be an amazing night at the Szalon! Come join us for a superb program of classical, contemporary, jazz, art song, world music, poetry collaborations and more! Join me and 10 superb ensembles! See the program and learn about the artists here: /programs/april-26th-2026
Visit zalonarts.org for all info, or link in bio.
Hope to SZEE you at the SZALON! 💚🎼🩷🩵🎹💜🧡❤️🎼💙✨
Wonderful to spend time with my dad tonight. We attended the Main Line Symphony Orchestra’s spring concert (Barber, Bernstein, William’s, Copland and my DUO for Symphony & Stix). Love you, dad!
Wonderful to spend time with my dad tonight. We attended the Main Line Symphony Orchestra’s spring concert (Barber, Bernstein, William’s, Copland and my DUO for Symphony & Stix). Beautiful playing by Paul Roby and a conducting/drumming tour de force by Don Liuzzi! @mainlinesymphonyorchestra
This dynamic duo joins us at the Szalon for the first time on Sunday! Soprano Jeysla Rosario Santos entered @curtisinstitute Institute of Music in 2024, studying in the opera program with Julia Faulkner, and is the Joseph Cairns Jr. and Ernestine Bacon Cairns Memorial Fellow. Xingxing Yao is a 19-year-old guitarist from Hangzhou, China. Xingxing started learning the guitar at age three with Li Le and Andres Hsieh. She entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2020, where she studies with David Starobin and Jason Vieaux, and is the Emilio Gravagno Fellow. Join us this Sunday to hear Jeysla and Xingxing perform Puerto Rican art songs by Ernesto Cordero. To join in person, email [email protected] and you will receive location and instructions. To see the program or join either in person in center city Philly or online, visit or link in bio.
We look forward to SZeeing you at the SZalon! 💜✨⭐️💜 #musicsalon #listening space #artsong #inspiration
I’m really looking forward to hearing DUO for Symphony & Stix performed by the fabulous West Powelton Drumline (aka Sixers Stixers) under the direction of Antoine Mapp and the Main Line Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Don Liuzzi tomorrow night! It was an amazing journey writing this work, commissioned by Musicopia. Some photos from rehearsals. Tickets at @mainlinesymphonyorchestra The drummers will be racing over to perform from the Sixers game, where they’re also performing! Hope to see some of you there!
Legendary Philadelphia jazz pianist and composer Tom Lawton is returning to the Szalon, this time with Eli Pace on bass! Tom is an innovative and sensitive artist and a sought-after teacher who has performed with countless jazz luminaries and recorded his own works. His playing seamlessly weaves together many styles from swing, bebop to classical and avant-garde. Tom will perform his original work “Endgame” with Eli Pace. Eli began his professional performing career at 15 in Columbus, OH. Since his arrival in Philadelphia, Eli has maintained a busy schedule as both a sideman and bandleader. I’m thrilled to welcome Tom and Eli on Sunday! There are still seats left. To join in person in center city Philly, or on zoom, visit or link in bio.
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@tomlawton@elipace
Together, drag artist/opera singer @cookiediorio and musician and composer @andreaclearfield bring you “Long Live the Queen”, a 90-minute drag cantata premiering during What Now: 2026.
Words and music fuse to tell the story of Cookie’s life as a drag artist in a performance that pushed both creatives toward new territory in their work. You won’t want to miss this festival highlight!
Discover “Long Live the Queen” at the link in bio, tickets now on sale.
Can't wait until June to experience the force that is Cookie and Andrea? There are two upcoming events where you can experience the duo's collaborative magic: the next Szalon (@clearfieldsalon ) on April 26 and at @theatreexile April 30 Studio X-hibition!
#ArtPhilly #WhatNow2026
