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Free orchestra concert for GivingTuesday

The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform a free concert Tuesday at the Kimmel Center as part of the nationwide GivingTuesday campaign that seeks charitable contributions.

Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in a January 2014 concert at the Kimmel Center. (David Swanson / Staff Photographer)
Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in a January 2014 concert at the Kimmel Center. (David Swanson / Staff Photographer)Read more

The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform a free concert Tuesday at the Kimmel Center as part of the nationwide GivingTuesday campaign that seeks charitable contributions.

Seating is general admission, and tickets may be reserved beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, at www.philorch.org. There will be holiday music in Commonwealth Plaza starting at 6 p.m., with opportunities to conduct the players. The Verizon Hall doors open at 7, and the 75-minute concert begins at 7:30.

Music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead the ensemble in seasonal favorites from Tchaikovsky, Leroy Anderson, and Brahms, plus works by Pulitzer Prize-winning Philadelphia composer Jennifer Higdon and others.

Orchestra officials promise some "audience participation surprises." Musicians will be dressed in colorful attire, and the audience is invited to do the same.

Orchestra officials also ask audience members to give by bringing a contribution for Cradles to Crayons, a charitable group aiding children. The goal of this year's drive, "Sponsor a Snow Day," is to collect all types of new or gently used winter gear. Books, board games, and puzzles are also welcome.

GivingTuesday was founded in 2012 by New York's 92d Street Y in partnership with the U.N. Foundation to promote the idea of a single day of generosity. It now engages more than 10,000 organizations worldwide.

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