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West Philadelphia Orchestra / Pittonkatonk Benefit

PITTONKATONK & UPITT Present

WEST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
(2016 Pittonkatonk featured act)

Carpathian Ensemble
(UPITT Balkan ensemble)

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 sliding scale

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 todays 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, WPOs 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.