Founder's Weekend
Our Centennial celebration begins with Founder's Weekend.
To mark its founding a century ago and to honor the legacy of Mary Louise Curtis Bok, Curtis will launch its milestone season with Founder’s Weekend from October 11–13, 2024, as generations of alumni and supporters will be invited to campus to reminiscence with one another, interact with students, attend various concerts and festivities, and celebrate the past, present, and future of the school.
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Join us for milestone projects designed to inspire our community throughout the year.
October 11, 2024 | 7:30 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Celebrating New Music at Curtis.
Alvin Singleton, Argoru IX for solo violin, world premiere
Michael Djupstrom, Two Fantasies, for string trio
Rene Orth, A Mother’s Lullaby, for solo harp
Eric Sessler, Shift and Riff, for guitar quartet
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Chris Rogerson - Lullaby: no bad dreams, for violin and piano
Chia-Yu Hsu, Sparkle, for brass quintet
Zhou Tian, Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs, for guitar, violin, viola, and cello
Gabriella Smith, Carrot Revolution, for string quartet
Campus Tours
October 12, 2024 | Available Upon Request
Curtis student leaders and staff provide tours of Lenfest Hall and 1726 Locust Street, the historic home of the school. To request a tour, please email rsvp@curtis.edu or call (215) 717-3131.
October 13, 2024 | 11:00 a.m.
Field Concert Hall
Please note the timing of this program has changed. The program will start at 11:00 a.m. followed by tea at 12:00 p.m.
Join the piano department for a celebration of Curtis’ third president, composer, inventor, pedagogue, writer, and arguably “the greatest pianist of the 20th century” (Harold C. Schonberg, The Great Pianists from Mozart to the Present), Josef Hofmann. Celebrating the stature of this generative artist, the program will include featured replays of his historic 1938 recital in Casimir Hall (now Field Concert Hall).
The program will also include remarks, readings and performances by current piano faculty and students. The musical program is slated to begin at 11:00 a.m., and alumni and audience members are invited to join the Curtis community at 12:00 p.m. for a special Curtis Tea in the Common Room at 1726 Locust Street. Enjoy refreshments, including tea served from Curtis’ legendary samovar.