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Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, leads the Philadelphia Orchestra. (Courtesy of Jessica Griffin)
Arts & Entertainment

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?

7 years ago

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Michael Jackson in 1988. (Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
NPR
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Before and after: What it’s like listening to Michael Jackson now

The allegations against Michael Jackson in the documentary Leaving Neverland make listening to his songs a struggle, one that resists the comfort those songs once provided.

7 years ago

Members of the Nat Turner Rebellion ride in a parade during a Harambe Festival in Springfield, Mass., in the early 1970s. Pictured from left are Major Harris, Ron Hopper, Bill Stratley, and Joe Jefferson. (Courtesy of Reservoir Media)
Arts & Entertainment

After 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.

7 years ago

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The pipe organ of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, one of the most famous in the world, was spared from the cathedral fire on April 15, but major restoration needs to be done on the instrument. (Stephane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

After the flames, Notre Dame’s centuries-old organ may never be the same again

The main issues may be fixing the water damage to the organ's wind chest from when firefighters put out the blaze.

7 years ago

Jillian Patricia Pirtle sings the patriotic medly made famous by Marian Anderson 80 years ago on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The tribute was hosted by the National Park Service at the Independence Visitor Center in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

80 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.

7 years ago

Yo-Yo Ma brought his Bach Project to the sister cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The project uses the music of Johann Sebastian Bach to explore connections between cultures. (Lauren A. Terrazas/Texas Public Radio)
NPR
Community

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach in shadow of border crossing

The world-renowned cellist brought his Bach Project to the sister cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on Saturday.

7 years ago

Bill Dietz is staging Maryanne Amacher's works inside the Holy Apostle and The Mediator Church in West Philadelphia this weekend. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

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.

7 years ago

Melinda Steffy's
Arts & Entertainment

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.

7 years ago

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A still from Tierra Whack's video for 'Unemployed' (youtube)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s Tierra Whack serves up spuds with a side of horror in ‘Unemployed’ video

Philly rapper Tierra Whack's reputation as a surrealist and experimenter was sealed last year with the release of Whack World, her masterful debut.

7 years ago

Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed on Sunday in Los Angeles.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Nipsey Hussle, Grammy-nominated rapper and philanthropist, shot and killed

Nipsey Hussle was widely respected in the hip-hop world, not just for his musical contributions but for the hustle ethic personified in his chosen stage name.

7 years ago

Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on stage during the concert of his band in Prague, Czech Republic, July 4, 2018 within their No Filter tour on a stage that is 32 metres high and nearly 80 metres long. (Vit Simanek /CTK via AP Images)
Arts & Entertainment

Rolling 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."

7 years ago

Temple music professor and orchestra conductor Luis Biava irehearses with the Temple University Symphony Orchestra on March 20, 2014, shortly before his retirement.  (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

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.

7 years ago

Hundreds of fans, friends and family mourn at a vigil for battle rapper Akeem Mickens (professionally known as Tech9) at the Happy Hollow playground, in the Germantown section of Philadelphia on Tuesday Jan 26, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

Sudden death of famed Philadelphia battle rapper Tech 9 inspires call for ‘Tech Day’

Tech 9 was a renowned battle rapper with a career that took him from verbal spars in Philadelphia to compete with the nation’s best in battles treated like prizefights.

7 years ago

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Audrey Glickman, a congregant from the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and a survivor of last October's mass shooting. She will will play the shofar in the Philadelphia Orchestra's premiere of Healing Tones. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Tree of Life Synagogue joins Philly Orchestra for ‘Healing Tones’

The premiere of “Healing Tones,” by composer Hannibal Lokumbe, will feature a member of the Pittsburgh synagogue where a mass shooting happened last year playing a shofar.

7 years ago

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Westminster Choir College’s Williamson Hall in Princeton, NJ. (Provided)
Arts & Entertainment

Rider University delays sale of Westminster Choir College to Chinese company

The sale of a New Jersey music college to a Chinese company has been delayed after the state said it needs more information.

7 years ago

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