Music

A version of “King Henry IV” adapted into Americana folk songs is getting its world premiere.

The all-ages festival, co-produced by former Philadelphia Eagle Connor Barwin and promoter Bowery Presents, will take place Friday, July 25 and Sunday, July 27.

“This will be the last day we hear the instrument in the space that it was designed for,” one visitor said.

With a new album, Michelle Zauner tells NPR she is finally finding balance between all the things she yearns for.

Princeton professor Elizabeth Margulis explains why music can affect our mood, transport us to another time and place, and connect us to others.

Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Picaflor: A Future Myth” digs into ancient Peruvian mythology to tell a story about the future.

Positive Movement Drumline spreads a message of peace through its drill team in its mission to stop gun violence.

Christopher Dragon, an Australian conductor based in Colorado, wants to make pops orchestra music more contemporary.

The idea for the new institute emerged from an 18-month study and conversations with community stakeholders. It will be funded through government and private funds.

The Black Visioning Group is chasing the dream, literally, into its fifth year.

The Grammy Award-winning artist and educator had shared an ALS diagnosis in 2022. She was best known for ballads such as "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

Tariq Trotter’s 2023 memoir about growing up in Philadelphia will be the focus of the Free Library’s all-city reading program.

When her son first emerged on the scene as one of rap's most distinctive talents with songs that expertly detailed street life in Brooklyn, Wallace labeled his music “noise.”

“Night Side Songs” by Daniel and Patrick Lazour takes on palliative care as an audience sing-along.

It was the first time an award for best classical solo vocal album went to music composed entirely by a Black woman.