Channel your inner maestro by “conducting” music and water during this interactive installation at Dilworth Park.
Center City District and The Philadelphia Orchestra have partnered to bring you Water Orchestra, which reimagines Dilworth Park’s fountain as a playful, responsive musical instrument, activated in real time by the gestures of anyone who steps onto the conductor’s podium. To celebrate its upcoming 125th anniversary, The Philadelphia Orchestra recorded a specially curated soundtrack for the installation.
Schedule
Friday, September 5, at 2:00 PM
Water Orchestra debuts with a special opening performance.
Thursday, September 11, at 2:00 PM
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra musicians join for a one-time-only performance.
Water Orchestra allows your movement and gestures to affect the sequence of music, rhythm, and flow of the water. Wide, expressive movements will result in bursts of sound and energetic jets; slower, smaller motions will result in gentle melodies and soft pops of water. Experience the thrill of creation, the delight of movement, and the chance to make something extraordinary and individual within Dilworth Park, one of Philadelphia’s most celebrated gathering places.
More information will be announced soon, including details on a guest conductor series, pop-up performances from youth and community orchestral ensembles, and other programming.
