Music
Top flutist settles gender pay-gap suit with Boston Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Rowe was among the first women to file a gender pay-equity claim under the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act.
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Why the marquee lights are back on at North Philly’s shuttered Uptown Theater
North Philadelphia’s Uptown Theater celebrated 90 years since it first opened its doors. Now, community organizers hope to fully reopen the theater by 2020.
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Listen 1:53Lady Alma put music aside until viral South African video of her song revived it
A stranger lip-syncing to one of her songs in South Africa has propelled a Philadelphia singer to resume her career.
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Listen 4:55Remembering The Beatles’ rooftop gig, 50 years later, with someone who was there
Fifty years ago today, on Jan. 30, 1969, The Beatles gave what would be their final concert.
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From Mao to Mozart: The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 80-year relationship with China
Despite the U.S. and China's complex and often tense relationship, why has the bond between China and the Philadelphia Orchestra has endured for almost 80 years?
Air Date: January 28, 2019
Listen 12:50African music, dance kick off 2019 Sundays on Stage at Philly Free Library
The decades-old series “Sundays on Stage” begins 2019 season at Free Library of Philadelphia with Seventh Principle performing African music and dance.
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An open letter to R. Kelly: We hear your accusers
Meet our outrage. Much of the black community is sickened by what we saw in the Lifetime documentary, “Surviving R. Kelly."
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Woodstock will return this summer, for its 50th anniversary
The event will be held over three days — Aug. 16-18 — on a 1,000-acre green space in Watkins Glen in upstate New York, near the Finger Lakes.
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How a Mongolian heavy metal band got millions of YouTube views
The Hu — from the Mongolian root word for human being: "Hu." The band spent seven years putting together their first album, which they expect to release this spring.
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Philly youth making their own way in the classical world
Young people are learning the notes and bolts of running their own orchestra in Philadelphia.
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Delaware Symphony Orchestra rings in the holidays with large bell donation
Seven bells collected as a memorial to victims of 9/11 have a new home with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra.
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Seeing what really matters at Christmas
In Philadelphia, there's a very special song that reminds us of what Christmas is really all about.
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Jazz legend Herbie Hancock becomes first musician to receive Ben Franklin Medal
"I'm not a musician": Jazz legend Herbie Hancock opens up about music, science, and his relationship with Benjamin Franklin.
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A home-grown ‘Messiah’ sing-along marks 50 years in Philly
For 50 years, George Lakey has been organizing sing-alongs of George Frideric Handel's iconic oratorio, a beloved part of the holiday soundtrack.
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Listen 3:23How the ‘New World’ symphony introduced American music to itself
Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, subtitled "From the New World," has become one of the world's most beloved orchestral works.
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