PRIDE CONCERT

Category is Philadelphia Orchestra Pride!

This past Pride season was one of the best attended Pride yet, surpassing World Pride when they hosted it. And this year it was with honor that the world-renowned orchestra pit on its fifth annual free Pride Concert and it was a huge hit. This year Trixie Mattel served as it's hot for the evening- between her solo set, a gay Philly History lesson and everything in between, Trixie's charisma, uniqueness, nerve and huge talents kept the Marian Anderson Hall energized all night. The Philadelphia Orchestra led by Yannick Nezet-Seguin, is the only symphony in the country's first and only orchestra to put on a free concert for the fifth-year running. If you ever get a chance to go hear the orchestra...go, they are truly phenomenal. Trixie paied with the magic of the orchestra, brought Pride to an epic conclusion for Pride Month. Carolyn Kuan led the orchestra that night, the Anna Crusis Feminist Choir, Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus, the Voices of Pride and the Trans-cendent Choir of Philadelphia all join in for an incredible program. From Madonna, to Gaga, to Bach to Tchaikovsky, Chopin to Bernstein was performed in addition to Dorcas Leung and Kyle Mangold performed songs from The Notebook

Special thanks to Josh, a member of the orchestra for sharing the clip and the pictures he sent in. Philly certainly is lucky to have this orchestra in our midst. And love a queen who knows her gay history.