Mission

PCE challenges and redefines what an orchestra is
by radically rethinking the concert experience through
format and repertoire. Our programming aims to tell
stories--exploring the role of music in its cultural and
historical context. It aims at being collaborative, often
integrating theater, dance, film, and art, as well as
international folk music and non-Western instruments.
And, we believe that music should be creatively
contextualized in new spaces--for all audiences new and
old.