Knight Art Challenge Finalists Named
The Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra named Knight finalist for second year in a row.
Philadelphia Inquirer
BPCO wins Knight Arts Challenge grant!
Our fun and exciting iConduct! project was one of 36 winning proposals to engage Philadelphia communities in classical music.
Knight Foundation
Review of "Paris- When It Sizzled"
Sharon Torello of Local Arts Live gives her take on the BPCO's final concert of the season as part of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts.
Local Arts Live- Philadelphia
Black Pearl & Wycliffe Gordon unite for PIFA
The Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra presents its 2011 PIFA concert on April 28, 2011, featuring master jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and the Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass.
Philadelphia Tribune
BPCO on the 10! Show
Music Director Jeri Lynne Johnson enlists the talents of BPCO Principal string players, the Dali Quartet, to help promote the BPCO's February concert in honor of Black history.
NBC 10 Philadelphia
BPCO is a finalist in the Knight Arts Challenge
One of 63 finalists, the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra proposed a summer music engagement festival using its exciting and innovative "iConduct!" program as a way to reach into communities and create new and diverse audiences for classical music.
Philadelphia Tribune
Jim Cotter interviews Jeri Lynne Johnson
WRTI's Arts and Culture Editor, Jim Cotter, speaks with Music Director Jeri Lynne Johnson about the 2010-2011 season and how the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra's mission to normalize diversity at every level of an orchestra has helped it not only survive but thrive during the current economic crisis.
WRTI FM
FINEST: Jeri Lynne Johnson
UPTOWN Magazine for the African-American Young Urbane Professional profiles conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson
UPTOWN Magazine
WRTI, Temple Public Radio Critic at Large Review
Lesley Valdes, WRTI's Critic at Large reviews the BPCO's final performance of the year.
WRTI
Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra: Performing impressive, programming less so | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/31/2010
David Patrick Stearns of the Philadelphia Inquirer reviews the BPCO's final concert of its Inaugural Season
Philadelphia Inquirer
2010 Philly 360° Creative Ambassadors - Philadelphia - visitphilly.com
BPCO Music Director Jeri Lynne Johnson is a 2010 Creative Ambassador for the City of Philadelphia and putting the BPCO at the forefront of the arts scene!
Philly.com
The Philadelphia Tribune - Tuesday, September 15, 2009
An introduction to the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra by the nation's first African-American newspaper, the Philadelphia Tribune
Philadelphia Tribune
Jeri Lynne Johnson | Video | 6abc.com
See what drove Jeri Lynne Johnson to create the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra and learn about the obstacles and successes on the path of engaging the community in classical music in innovative ways.
6 ABC News
Five African-American artists pick up where the Black Arts Movement left off
Jeri Lynne Johnson showcased in the Philadelphia Weekly Magazine.
Philadelphia Weekly
Jeri Lynne Johnson wins major award
Maestra Johnson is awarded a 2009 Leeway Foundation Transformation Award, which honors women and trans artists for their ability to create social change through their artistic and cultural work.
Leeway Foundation
Philadelphia Tribune Review of the BPCO Inaugural Season Opening Concert
Tribune Entertainment Writer Kimberly Roberts reviews the BPCO September 19, 2009 Inaugural Season opening concert.
Philadelphia Tribune
Black Pearl's first concert showcases talent, diversity - September 21, 2009
Philadelphia Inquirer critic David Patrick Stearns reviews the BPCO's opening concert of its Inaugural Season.
Philadelphia Inquirer