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Watch select performances and video interviews, including a recent segment on Good Morning America. GMA featured founder and artistic director Jeri Lynne Johnson's trailblazing career leading orchestras around the world and starting Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra.

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Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra

How 1 conductor is changing the face of classical music

Read more Orchestra conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson discusses her career and the founding of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra. SUBSCRIBE to GMA's YouTube page: https://bit.ly/2Zq0dU5 VISIT the GMA3 homepage: https://bit.ly/3kNlst8 FOLLOW GMA3: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abcgma3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/abcgma3 Instagram: https://instagram.com/abcgma3 #gma3 #jerilynnejohnson #orchestra #orchestraconductor #classicalmusic

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See Me: A Global Concert | Davos Agenda 2021

Read more "See Me: A Global Concert” is the remarkable result of an international collaboration between hundreds of musicians, artists and film teams who took a leap of faith, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, to create together, across the world, a beautiful 23-minute musical production in the spirit of trust, connection and hope. With the participation of Yo-Yo Ma, the Chamber Orchestra of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, the Choir of the State Orchestra of São Paulo, the Orchestra della Toscana, the Drakensberg Boys Choir, the Beijing NCPA Orchestra, and sand artist Jim Denevan. An original production by the World Economic Forum. Marin Alsop, Music Director. Nico Daswani, Executive Producer. Bernadette Wegenstein, Film Director. Es Devlin, Creative Director. John Benam, Director of Photography. Annette Porter, Film Producer. Generous support provided by Intesa Sanpaolo. The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change. World Economic Forum Website ► http://www.weforum.org/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum/ YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/wef Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/worldeconomicforum/  Twitter ► https://twitter.com/wef LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-economic-forum TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@worldeconomicforum Flipboard ► https://flipboard.com/@WEF #WorldEconomicForum #DavosAgenda2021 #OpeningConcert

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Beethoven Eroica Opening- Dress Rehearsal @ the Dell

Read more An excerpt from the dress rehearsal before our annual summer performance at the Dell Music Center

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#ABCAwards2018 - PNC Arts Alive Award for Arts Innovation: Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra

Read more According to leading research and census data, the core orchestra audience is getting older faster than the general population and younger generations are not attending orchestra concerts at the same level as Baby Boomers. The Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra was founded with a mission of making classical music more engaging and relevant for audiences. Its Founder, Jeri Lynne Johnson, decided to create a 21st century orchestra that fosters innovation, grants hands-on access to the music and embraces cultural diversity at every level. Johnson keeps classical music relevant to people of color and young people by ensuring the orchestra looks like the community it serves and considerations of community engagement inform all of Black Pearl’s programming. Diversity, equity and inclusion are not special projects or current trends for Black Pearl; DEI is in its DNA and the orchestra exists to innovate. Established within reach of three of the country’s great music schools—the Curtis Institute, the Juilliard School and the Peabody Institute—Black Pearl has found that using world-class Latinx, White, Asian and African-American musicians on stage is the simplest and most effective way to create a connection between the orchestra and communities of color in Philadelphia and is a visible demonstration of the notion that classical music truly is for everyone. This emphasis on authentic diversity, equity and inclusion strengthens the efficacy of Black Pearl’s “Inreach” philosophy of engagement whereby the community is given hands-on access to the orchestra—whether as a conductor (the iConduct! program) or as a player (the Citywide Side-by-Side program). These Knight Foundation Arts-Challenge Award-winning programs serve as open invitations from the orchestra and have helped Black Pearl achieve its objective of making classical music more approachable and accessible. Learn more: http://artsbusinessphl.org/2018/04/04/awards-2018-pnc-arts-alive-award-goes-black-pearl-chamber-orchestra/

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Beethoven Symph #8, 4th Mvt - Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra

Read more Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra - Debut Concert Jeri Lynne Johnson, Conductor & Artistic Director March 18, 2009, Pennysylvania Convention Center BEETHOVEN: 8th Symphony, 4th Movement: Allegro Vivace www.blackpearlco.org Produced by Joe Hannigan Video by Matthew Conant WestonSound.com

Philly 360° Presents: Jeri Lynne Johnson (Short Version)

Read more Meet 2010 Philly 360° Creative Ambassador Jeri Lynn Johnson, founder of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra. www.philly360.com

Beethoven Symph #8, 1st Mvt - Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra

Read more Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra - Debut Concert Jeri Lynne Johnson, Conductor & Artistic Director March 18, 2009, Pennysylvania Convention Center BEETHOVEN: 8th Symphony, 1st Movement: Allegro Vivace e con brio www.blackpearlco.org Produced by Joe Hannigan Video by Matthew Conant WestonSound.com

ArtChangeUS@SHIFT Festival of American Orchestras

Read more ArtChangeUS@SHIFT Festival of American Orchestras will bring together an accomplished group of artist leaders to advance diversity and cultural equity issues in the orchestral and larger arts field. The forum will start with TED-style presentations by artists and cultural organizers who are boldly transforming the arts. This event will engage much-needed questions about the universal challenges facing orchestras as the audience landscape changes, communities call out for more engagement from their non-profits, and the art form seeks its place amidst the currents of contemporary American life. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb

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Sounds of the Season, Bricolage 1756

Read more Jeri Lynne Johnson and the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra prevent, Sounds of the Season - Bricolage 1756, which will premiere at Woodford Mansion on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. Philadelphia Parks & Recreation partnered with the Fairmount Park Conservancy to present the 46th annual holiday celebration at the historic houses.

The secrets of conducting the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra

Read more Jeri Lynne Johnson, founder and music director of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra discusses the keys to conducting musicians and shows students from the High School of the Future how it's done. For the full story go to: http://www.newsworks.org/ (Video produced by Lindsay Lazarski)

Philly 360° Creative Ambassador: Jeri Lynne Johnson

Read more Meet 2010 Philly 360° Creative Ambassador Jeri Lynn Johnson, founder of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra. www.philly360.com Follow us on Twitter: @Philly360 Like us on Facebook.com/Philly360
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