Live Music Series
Live Music Series
The Live Music Series at Delaware County Community College is dedicated to providing musical experiences that enrich the lives of our students, faculty, staff, and community. Our mission is to provide events that showcase the highest standards of artistic excellence across a diverse range of genres, from classical and jazz to contemporary and world music. By presenting talented musicians, both local and international, we provide a vital platform for exceptional performances in the region. Events often incorporate educational components such as pre-concert talks, workshops, and masterclasses to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of music. Through collaboration, education, inclusiveness, and a commitment to excellence the Live Music Series at Delaware County Community College enhances the cultural vitality of our college and the community we serve.
Large Auditorium | Academic Building | Marple Campus
$10 General Admission
FREE for DCCC Students & Employees (Just show your ID at the door!)
FREE for All Students (from all schools and colleges)
For more information and group ticket sales, please call
ADA Assistive Listening Devices, Accessible Seating and Parking Available
Spring 2025 Concerts
Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Brian Giebler, Tenor
with Steven McGhee on piano
Join us as we welcome GRAMMY® nominated tenor and Phoenixville native Brian Giebler and pianist Steven McGhee to the College!
This concert, "Songs of the Human Spirit: Love, Nature, and Transformation," takes the audience on a journey through the emotional landscape of love, longing, and connection to the natural world. Brian Giebler explores a wide range of musical styles, from the introspective and nostalgic English song cycles of Warlock, Gurney, and Ireland, to the modern, transformative works of Britten, Lippa, and Assad, culminating in playful, whimsical pieces by Head and Lehmann. With a mix of poignant poetry and evocative music, this program reflects the enduring themes of human experience—love, loss, and the beauty of the natural world—while also celebrating personal transformation and the power of connection, both human and spiritual.
Praised for his “lovely tone and deep expressivity” by The New York Times, radiates “shine and clarity” (Opera News) in every phrase using “his high-placed tenor with great skill” (Opera Magazine). “The sweetness of Giebler's impressive high tenor” and his "expressive and elegant phrasing" (Cleveland Classical) have been heard in diverse roles such as Apollo in Handel Semele with The English Concert and The Clarion Choir in an international tour under Harry Bicket at the Theatre des Champs-Elysées (Paris), the Barbican (London), and Carnegie Hall (New York); as Adam in REV 23 at the Prototype Festival (dir. James Darrah; cond. Daniela Candillari); as Aeneas in Purcell Dido and Aeneas with Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, and in the comedic role of Arnalta in Monteverdi L'incoronazione di Poppea with Boston Baroque. Recent highlights include Desmerest Circé and Caccini Alcina with Boston Early Music Festival under Stephen Stubbs and Paul O’Dette, Bach B Minor Mass at Carnegie Hall with the Oratorio Society of New York (Kent Tritle) and Clarion Music Society (Steven Fox), Orff Carmina Burana with the Milwaukee and Virginia Symphony Orchestras, a tour of the Ravinia and Caramoor Festivals singing Monteverdi with Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell, Haydn Creation with Santa Fe Pro Musica, and with Mark Morris Dance Group to sing the choreographer’s iconic version of Handel L’Allegro, il Penseroso at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Erik Satie Socrate at Cal Performances.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 7 p.m.
The Batik Quartet with the Morii Duo
The Live Music Series presents The Batik Quartet and Morii Duo, a fantastic array of top-notch clarinetists hailing from Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Texas. Both ensembles will showcase a variety of ways in which the boundaries of what sounds can be created in a live performance context can be pushed, and incorporate these new sonic possibilities and techniques, whether they are produced acoustically through extended techniques or with the help of effects pedals and processing, in unique and excited concert programing that goes well beyond the traditional classical roots of their instrument.
The program features exciting works from DCCC music professor and composer, Richard Belcastro. A highlight of the program will be the U.S. premiere of an original interactive work by Belcastro for animated film, live musicians and digital media titled “Claws & Effect” which takes the audience on a fun filled journey through a day in the life of a rambunctious and playful kitten named “Popcorn”! Morii Duo will also present a preview of a new work by Belcastro for bass clarinets and live digital effect processing sure to shake the house! In addition, David Bowie fans will enjoy Belcastro’s tribute to Bowie’s music entitled “Bits of Bowie”, for solo clarinet and fixed media.
The concert will be rounded out with works by composers Jennifer Rose, Jennifer Jolley, Emily Joy Sullivan, and Philadelphia-based composer Daniel Dorff. Audiences are even invited to bring their phones out and play a video game along with one of the pieces!
These fantastic artists and musicians have toured worldwide on stages from New Zealand to Beijing and across the US from Carnegie Hall to NAMM. This fun and family friendly show is sure to be a joy for all!
