Events . Pittonkatonk Benefit with West Philadelphia Orchestra

Pittonkatonk Benefit with West Philadelphia Orchestra

pittonkatonk world party music benefit
Benefit by Pandemic
Salem's Event Center 27th and Penn Ave Pittsburgh
All Ages $0 / $5

PITTONKATONK & Pitt Carpathian Ensemble Present

WEST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
(2016 Pittonkatonk featured act)

Carpathian Ensemble
(UPITT Balkan ensemble)

+ May Day Marching Band
(Polish hill paraders and local activist band)

PROCEEDS BENEFIT PITTONKATONK MAY DAY BRASS BBQ.

Food, Drink, Dancing
(Come early and munch on some eastern european cuisine)

All Ages Event

Free entry for Pitt Students
$5-15 donations

7pm doors (music at 8pm)

About WPO
With a line-up of Philadelphia musicians whose influences range from Sun Ra to Bulgarian brass bands, West Philadelphia Orchestra is a unique live ensemble in today’s auto-tuned musical world. They began playing Romanian ballads, Macedonian folk-dance songs, Bulgarian wedding music, and Klezmer in late 2006, and have continued expanding their repertoire of Eastern European music. The band also plays original tunes which blend other sounds, like jazz and classical, together with traditional Balkan sounds. As much a community as a band, WPO’s performances are celebratory events. With blistering beats and walls of brass, they inspire audiences to hold hands, gyrate, howl, and otherwise slip the yoke of the homogenized culture industry.

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Tags: Balkan Brass Bands World Music