Franklin & Marshall College

The F&M Philharmonia is the college's elite chamber orchestra and chamber wind ensemble. This ensemble is approximately 30 players is made up of primarily of F&M's finest instrumentalists who are also members of either the F&M Orchestra or Symphonic Wind Ensemble. The repertoire includes works for full chamber orchestra as well as works for just strings and just winds. Depending on the concert and repertoire, the ensemble is sometimes enhanced by area professionals, and outstanding high school students. The Philharmonia rehearses Monday and Wednesday nights from 8:40 to 10:10 p.m. Students may receive .5 credits for two semesters of participation.

The performance schedule for the fall of 2011 is as follows:
Saturday, October 29, 8:00 p.m., Halloween Spectrum Concert
Saturday, November 5, 8:00 p.m., Spring in Fall Concert: Beethoven, Symphony No. 8; Copland, Appalachian Spring

The Philharmonia will also present the 21st annual Super Bowl Cultural Warm-Up on Saturday, February 4, 2012, titled Firebird. This concert combines Franklin & Marshall's finest instrumentalists with Franklin & Marshall's performance teaching staff and area professionals to form a professional level orchestra. The repertoire for the Super Bowl Warm-Up is as follows: Stravinsky, Firebird Suite; Hanson, Merry Mount Suite; Theofanidis, Symphony No. 1. 

Auditions

Members of the Philharmonia are also members of either the Orchestra or Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Based upon the audition for those ensembles, players are invited to join the Philharmonia.