[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E743]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER

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                           HON. DWIGHT EVANS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 6, 2021

  Mr. EVANS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor two cultural 
institutions in my district who have announced that they are formally 
merging. The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Kimmel Center are poised to 
bring the greatest performances and most impactful education and 
community programs, in person and digitally, to audiences in 
Philadelphia, nationally and worldwide.
  This merger is an example of how cultural and creative non-profits 
can be drivers of a post-pandemic economy. The creative and performing 
arts play an integral role in Philadelphia and across all Congressional 
Districts. This new cultural and creative non-profit will be led by 
Matias Tarnopolsky. America is a land of immigrants and his family's 
journey from Argentina to the United Kingdom to California to 
Pennsylvania is inspiring.
  The Kimmel Center is America's premier performing arts venue. I join 
countless Philadelphians with unforgettable memories from visits to 
this exquisite hall. My constituents and visitors from across the world 
have watched performances there as well as celebrating weddings and 
graduations.
  The Philadelphia Orchestra has a deep partnership with the State 
Department. They are the only American orchestra to visit Vietnam. They 
have performed for our troops in Korea and to mark 30 years of 
democracy, they made history by traveling to Mongolia.
  I join the constituents of Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District 
in extending warm wishes to the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Kimmel 
Center in this new venture.

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