Philadelphia Orchestra and Mongolia Announce New Cultural Partnership

By B.BAATAR

The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Office of the Ulaanbaatar City Mayor signed an official memorandum of understanding on March 3 at Congress Hall, Philadelphia Pennsylvania in the USA.

President of the Philadelphia Orchestra Allison Vulgamore and Ambassador of Mongolia to the USA B.Altangerel, who represented the mayor's office, attended the signing ceremony.

According to the memorandum, the world famous Philadelphia Orchestra will visit Mongolia in June 2017 to perform.

"The Philadelphia Orchestra is steadfast in our support of the State Department's commitment tog innovative cultural diplomacy," said Vulgamore.

She added, "During our time in Mongolia, in addition to traditional performances, the Philadelphia Orchestra will co-design community-based music activities. Having honed our in-residence model over several years, we now look forward to this next extraordinary cultural exchange, sharing person to person the common language of music in schools, hospitals, and with our...