Philly Loves Ukraine Benefit Concert - Friday, 4/8/22
Hello!
We've been busy booking spring and summer dates, prepping new singles - get ready for "Sails Up" in May - and, at exceedingly long last, finalizing The Cosmic Trilogy EP with Oolala. But let's put all that on hold for a moment...
While it is spring and we are (maybe) moving past the pandemic, the situation in Ukraine has definitely dampered our outlook. A few weeks ago, we were contacted by Philly Stands With Ukraine about playing a benefit concert, and we invited our favorite local choir Sing Slavic to join us. Philly Stands With Ukraine was tremendous in organizing this event with such urgency and it's happening this week.
Friday, April 8th, at the Rotunda (40th and Walnut), 7-9pm.
Sing Slavic will open the concert at 7 and we'll close it out starting at 8. Please consider joining us. Pre-ordering tickets is recommended as it may sell out.
And if you'd like to see our promo video for the event (and hear a preview of a new WPO song), click here. That's it for now. Stay tuned.
XOXO,
WPO
www.westphiladelphiaorchestra.com
westphillyorchestra@bandcamp.com
WPO is (currently) Gregg Mervine, Chad Brown, Elliot Beck, Hayley Varhol, Larry Toft, Michnari Robinson, Ello Shertzer, Frank Rein, Adam Hershberger, Dawn Webster, Daniel Stern, Elliott Levin, David Fishkin and Larry Goldfinger.
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