Skovira joins the musicians of SoundLAB for a performance of Augusta Read Thomas's Plea for Peace at the Barnes-Stokowski Festival of the Philadelphia Orchestra. This performance, part of the Orchestra's festival celebrating the relationship and innovation of Dr. Albert Barnes and Maestro Leopold Stokowski in the arts, music and education, celebrates a five-day festival of contemporary music to include works by Xenakis, Haas, the American premiere by Zosha di Castri, and 11 Philadelphia premieres.