Andrea Clearfield's Salon

The Salon, a renowned performance series modeled after 19th-century European salons, was founded in September 1986 by composer Andrea Clearfield who has hosted them in Philadelphia and around the U.S. The Salon was conceived with the idea of continuing the Salon tradition with a contemporary spin – 10 ensembles X 10 minutes of classical, contemporary, jazz, world, electronic, chamber, opera, dance, multimedia and more – helping to build a vital and engaged community around the arts. The diverse programming has led to a cross-fertilization of audience that continues to expand. In the thirty-five years since, more than 8000 performers and 18,000 audience members have come through Andrea’s living room and even more on the virtual stage since the pandemic

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The Salon, a renowned performance series modeled after 19th-century European salons, was founded in September 1986 by composer Andrea Clearfield who has hosted them in Philadelphia and around the U.S. The Salon was conceived with the idea of continuing the Salon tradition with a contemporary spin – 10 ensembles X 10 minutes of classical, contemporary, jazz, world, electronic, chamber, opera, dance, multimedia and more – helping to build a vital and engaged community around the arts. The diverse programming has led to a cross-fertilization of audience that continues to expand. In the thirty-five years since, more than 8000 performers and 18,000 audience members have come through Andrea’s living room and even more on the virtual stage since the pandemic. The Salon reflects the strong tradition of music in Philadelphia and beyond, builds and informs audiences, and fosters new art forms in an intimate and supportive atmosphere. It’s been heralded as “one of the best-known music salons in the country” with a “deep bench of topflight musicians” and “an underground sensation” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), and given the “Best of Philly Award 2008″ (Philadelphia Magazine). The Salon’s longtime home was put on the market in Spring 2014. Investors and contributors from around the country miraculously came forward to secure the property.

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