Ellipses Ensemble

09/13/2019

Our first concert of Season 2 is next Sunday, September 22 at 7:30PM (doors open at 7)! Come to the Philadelphia Ethical Society to enjoy the collaboration with Peace Day Philly on "Cultivating Personal Peace." The concert is free; we look forward to seeing you there to together explore the importance of personal peace in creating a peaceful world.

05/09/2019

We are so proud of Norristown Police Department Officer Joe Peterson, Abington Township Police Dept., PA Officer Rob Davis, and Abington Township Animal Control Officer Ron Griffith, formerly of the NYPD.

Last night, these three officers were honored by NAMI Montgomery County with the Criminal Justice Award in recognition of their openness, vulnerability, and bravery in coming forward and sharing their mental health recovery stories on film with OC87 Recovery Diaries as part of its "Beneath the Vest: First Responder Mental Health" film series. These officers are helping decrease the stigma surrounding mental health issues in police culture and are helping other officers understand that seeking help is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of bravery.

We were honored to have Joe Peterson speak at our May 4th Ellipses Ensemble concert for first responder mental health and we send our warm congratulations to Joe, Rob, and Ron on this well-deserved honor.

05/04/2019

Getting started soon! Catch us at the Penn Wynne Library at 11 or tomorrow at the Philadelphia Ethical Society Sunday at 7:30 pm!

05/03/2019

Please join us Saturday, May 4 at 11:00 am at the Penn Wynne Library and/or Sunday, May 5 at 7:30 pm at the Philadelphia Ethical Society for this special concert devoted to mental health and su***de awareness for police officers.

We hope to see officers from the Lower Merion Police Department and Haverford Township Police Department at Saturday's concert, just around the corner, and members of the Philadelphia Police Department, SEPTA Transit Police, and Office of the Sheriff of Philadelphia in Philly on Sunday!

All Ellipses Ensemble concerts are FREE and open to the public.

04/28/2019

Our last series of the season is next weekend! We look forward to raising awareness for first responders' mental health through music, storytelling, and documentaries. Our first season has been wonderful, and we look forward to sharing this final concert experience with you! (https://www.ellipsesensemble.org/store/p3/reserve-a-seat.html)

03/13/2019

Next FRIDAY (not Sunday), March 22 at 8PM at the Philadelphia Ethical Society: An Autism Awareness Sensory-Friendly Concert featuring Arlen Hlusko, Antonello Di Matteo, and Susanna Loewy playing JS Bach and Heitor Villa-Lobos. Also, hear narrative by Jonathan Fink, and see documentaries by Glenn Holsten. This concert is musician-donated, so we hope you come out to enjoy the performance and support the Ellipses Ensemble! Want the best seats in the house? Reserve one here: https://www.ellipsesensemble.org/store/p3/reserve-a-seat.html

02/25/2019

We had a wonderful concert series this weekend. Check out these pictures our Catchafire HQ volunteer, Rick Urbanowski Photography, took at our Saturday afternoon concert. He did an incredible job of sensitively capturing the vibe of the event. Thank you, Rick and Catchafire! (Stay tuned for photos from last night's Ethical Society Concert by Chloe Cooper.)

February 23, 1PM concert at Holy Trinity Church in West Chester, PA. Photographs by Rich Urbanowski Photography.

02/24/2019

Can't make it to the Philadelphia Ethical Society tonight for our 7:30 pm concert? Fear not! It shall be Facebook Live'd! That's right, you can watch our whole "Acts of Kindness" concert in your jammy-jams from the comfort of your own home (we'd rather see you in person, though-- you can come in your pajamas, too, if you want). If you can't come and would like to donate to Ellipses Ensemble to support our mission and help us continue the work we do around mental health stigma reduction, advocacy, and su***de awareness, please make a tax-deductible donation here: https://www.ellipsesensemble.org/support-ee.html