The Salon, a performance series in the home and modeled after the 19th Century European salons, was founded in September 1986 by composer Andrea Clearfield. Andrea hosted monthly Salons from September through May at her Spruce Street apartment in central Philadelphia, and in 2003 moved into a larger space to accommodate the growing number of audience attending. Unlike the Salons of the past, this Salon was conceived with the idea of integrating different music genres as well as other arts. The Salon features not only classical chamber music and opera, but also jazz, original contemporary compositions, electronic, improvisation, folk, experimental, world music, poetry, dance and multimedia works. Near the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Salon reflects the strong tradition of music in Philadelphia and fosters new art forms in an intimate and supportive atmosphere. For more information, go to Contact page. For Salon photos, go to Gallery page.
“Andrea Clearfield’s home-based Salon has been creating community through music for 20 years. This monthly performance and concert series started with friends invited by the musician/composer host and then expanded to a free email subscription service. Clearfield organizes the evening to achieve a warm, engaging concert experience featuring original compositions, jazz, electronic, improvisation, folk, experimental, poetry, dance, world music, and time-honored classical chamber music and opera. As to the performers, Clearfield says, ‘People want to come to a place where they can be really free to express themselves from the heart’.
Winner 2006 Citypaper Choice Awards:
Most Creative Way to Spend a Sunday
“For 20 years, contemporary classical pianist-composer Andrea Clearfield has hosted performance salons that throw open the door to artistic possibility. Her gatherings for musicians, composers, poets, dancers and choreographers are not only vibrant recitals, they’re critical sessions for sound explorers, archivists and adventurers tuned into a different cosmic station.”
- Lewis Whittington, Philadelphia City Paper, November 1, 2006
andrea’s music salon
The Salon Celebrates 23 Years!
The Salon was awarded Philadelphia Magazine’s
Best of Philly® 2008
Best Highbrow Fun
http://www.phillymag.com/best_of
Photo by John Hayes
The Salon, a performance series in the home and modeled after the 19th Century European salons, was founded in September 1986 by composer Andrea Clearfield. Andrea hosted monthly Salons from September through May at her Spruce Street apartment in central Philadelphia, and in 2003 moved into a larger space to accommodate the growing number of audience attending. Unlike the Salons of the past, this Salon was conceived with the idea of integrating different music genres as well as other arts. The Salon features not only classical chamber music and opera, but also jazz, original contemporary compositions, electronic, improvisation, folk, experimental, world music, poetry, dance and multimedia works. Near the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Salon reflects the strong tradition of music in Philadelphia and fosters new art forms in an intimate and supportive atmosphere. For more information, go to Contact page. For Salon photos, go to Gallery page.
salon press
Read about Andrea’s Salon in the Philadelphia City Paper
Close for Comfort: Salon culture is on the rise as local art lovers make a case for intimacy.
By A.D. Amorosi, September 16, 2009
Read in ALL ABOUT JAZZ
Music a la Carte: Andrea Clearfield’s Salon in Philadelphia
By Victor L. Schermer, February 1, 2009
www.allaboutjazz.com
The Salon: An 18-Year Philadelphia Tradition
By Andrea Clearfield
Published in the Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM), vol. 10/2 (2004): 15-18
Listen to the Salon story on WRTI: Creatively Speaking!
With Jim Cotter
Susan Lewis: The Salon, underground concert series
May 20, 2006
Listen to the Salon story on WXPN:
Philadelphia Music Makers Series with Tracy Tanenbaum
April 2007
Watch the TV spot on the Salon on WHYY:
WHYY Experience
“Andrea Clearfield’s home-based Salon has been creating community through music for 20 years. This monthly performance and concert series started with friends invited by the musician/composer host and then expanded to a free email subscription service. Clearfield organizes the evening to achieve a warm, engaging concert experience featuring original compositions, jazz, electronic, improvisation, folk, experimental, poetry, dance, world music, and time-honored classical chamber music and opera. As to the performers, Clearfield says, ‘People want to come to a place where they can be really free to express themselves from the heart’.
Winner 2006 Citypaper Choice Awards:
Most Creative Way to Spend a Sunday
“For 20 years, contemporary classical pianist-composer Andrea Clearfield has hosted performance salons that throw open the door to artistic possibility. Her gatherings for musicians, composers, poets, dancers and choreographers are not only vibrant recitals, they’re critical sessions for sound explorers, archivists and adventurers tuned into a different cosmic station.”
- Lewis Whittington, Philadelphia City Paper, November 1, 2006
Read the article “Center City Salonista” in The Jerusalem Report
October 3, 2006Read in the Philadelphia City Paper
Artists in Residence: You never know what you’ll hear in Andrea Clearfield’s living room.
By Scott Robinson, October 15, 1998
Salon Collage created by Antonia Cianfrani
Antonia Cianfrani
Photo by John Hayes
salon gallery
Photos by John Hayes
for salon slide show, go to gallery page