Music
Choirs make the most of virtual rehearsals during coronavirus pandemic
Singing together can be fatal during the COVID-19 outbreak. Choral groups find ways to stay together while staying at home.
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Listen 3:40Philly hip-hop producer who worked with Dr. Dre, Beyonce and The Roots is livestreaming a DJ battle
Scott Storch is well on his way to a comeback.
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2020 Roots Festival postponed to Aug. 1 because coronavirus
All original tickets will be honored.
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Music tells the story of our ‘shared connection’: Why arts education is crucial in times of crisis
We must continue to sing and dance, and we must continue to play, for every chord from our pianos and every note from our strings tells the story of our shared connection.
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Virtual field trips: A guide to Philly area online offerings for kids
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, several organizations are putting out a schedule of live, streaming content. Many update offerings daily.
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9 Philly songs to help you cope with the COVID outbreak
From handwashing to social distancing, local musicians offer wisdom for our current moment.
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Philly native McCoy Tyner, groundbreaking pianist of 20th century jazz, dies at 81
McCoy Tyner, a pianist whose deep resonance, hammering attack and sublime harmonic invention made him a game-changing catalyst in jazz and beyond, died Friday, March 6.
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Despite a legal blow in court this week, students of a N.J. choir college say they’re going to continue to fight its parent university’s plans to consolidate campuses.
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Man convicted of murder in Nicki Minaj crew member slaying
A man has been convicted of third-degree murder in the stabbing death of a Nicki Minaj crew member outside a Philadelphia bar five years ago.
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Opera Philadelphia opens next season with a real-life art heist
The 2020-2021 season will open with a new chamber opera about a major 2012 art heist at the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam.
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Listen 2:00‘Black Panther’ gets a musical premiere at Willingboro High School
A faith-based community theater company in New Jersey has turned the 2018 blockbuster superhero movie into a youth-empowering production.
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Listen 2:21Camden drill team with bigger mission celebrates new home
Tawanda Jones’ tireless commitment to the Camden community has opened doors for her drill team.
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This week: WHYY's Delaware reporter Mark Eichmann joins us to tell us what's going on in the state, Philadelphia's hiring problem, and saving the John Coltrane House.
Air Date: February 24, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:13Regional Roundup: translating the Odyssey, Sacred Harp singing, Harriet Tubman
For President's Day, we bring you some of the best segments from the Regional Roundup archives.
Air Date: February 17, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 50:00Tickets on sale for Roots Picnic 2020, feat. Meek Mill, Thundercat, Hardwork Movement
Taking over the Mann Center in Fairmount Park for the second year in a row, tickets for the Roots Picnic — Philly’s biggest hip-hop party — go on sale Friday at noon.
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