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SAO Performs in Philadelphia

Established in 2024, the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra brings together top early music specialists to perform classical works on period instruments under the direction of Kenneth Slowik. Here them perform at Church of the Holy Cross in Rittenhouse Square on February 16 at 5pm. This concert is free and tickets are not required.

The SAO is a program of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, presented in cooperation with The Smithsonian Associates, and made possible by the generous support of The Honorable John FW Rogers and Goldman Sachs.

 

Ludwig van Beethoven

Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

 

Joseph Haydn

Symphony No. 91 in E-flat major

 

Felix Mendelssohn

Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, “Italian”