
Music
Grammy-winning choir The Crossing premieres sci-fi theatrical performance
The 1954 dystopian sci-fi novel by Swedish poet Harry Martinson has been developed into a 90-minute performance with singers, actors, and video.
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Listen 2:38New chamber music festival debuts tonight in Wilmington
Wilmington’s Serafin Summer Music aims to fill the void left by former Delaware Chamber Music Festival, which disbanded two years ago.
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Kool & The Gang to be honored with Marian Anderson Award
The Marian Anderson Award is given in Philadelphia to "critically acclaimed artists who have impacted society in a positive way."
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Fans flock to the Troc for its final performance
The Filmore, The Met and World Cafe Live have all siphoned off the music fans who used to go to The Troc.
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Successful Roots Picnic draws 25,000 to Fairmount Park, minor disruption near the end
Despite the temporary panic, it was a glorious day of music at the Mann Center.
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Pennsylvania’s heartbreaking ‘Kids for Cash’ scandal becomes a musical
‘Minors’ is a rock musical based on a pair of corrupt judges who sent children to prison in exchange for kickbacks. Both are now in prison.
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Listen 4:10Batalá, the ‘loudest show on Earth’ hitting Philly tonight
Drumming group with Afro-Brazilian roots brings ‘loudest show on Earth’ to Philadelphia Wednesday evening.
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Listen 1:26Delaware Symphony ends season with cinematic flair
The Delaware Symphony Ochestra’s “Roman Hollywood” starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Grand Opera House in downtown Wilmington.
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Philadelphia Orchestra begins concert tour of China as Trump’s trade war escalates
Over 10 years, the Fabulous Philadelphians have built strong cultural ties with China. With trade diplomacy hitting a low note, will that good will dissipate?
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Listen 1:21After 50 years, funk album recorded in Philly finally debuts
The Nat Turner Rebellion recorded the blistering funk-rock-soul album at Philly’s Sigma Sound Studios, but it sat forgotten on a shelf for a half-century.
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Listen 5:3780 years later, Philly holds tribute to Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson performed 80 years ago outside the Lincoln Memorial after she was barred by the Daughters of the American Revolution at Constitution Hall.
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Hear music made ‘using an entire building’ in a West Philly church
This weekend, a church in West Philadelphia will host performances of music composed by experimental sound artist Maryanne Amacher.
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Imparting the patterns of history and disaster repeating on Ruination Day
A Philadelphia artist takes cues from Gillian Welch and folk ballads to paint historic repetition.
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Listen 3:34Rolling Stones postpone tour as Jagger receives medical treatment
The band announced Saturday that Jagger was told by doctors "he cannot go on tour at this time."
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Luis Biava, beloved violinist and teacher at Temple, dies at 85
Former violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and influential teacher Luis Biava dies at 85. He led the Temple University Symphony Orchestra for decades.
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