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The Philadelphia Orchestra Group of the United States was welcomed by the Chinese audience as it gave a concert in Peking on Sept. 14, 1973.
The Why
Arts & Entertainment

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

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Seventh Principle will perform at the Free Library of Philadelphia's Central Branch on Sunday. (Courtesy of Seventh Principle)
Arts & Entertainment

African 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.

7 years ago

#MuteRKelly supporters protest outside R. Kelly's studio, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 in Chicago. Lifetime's
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

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."

7 years ago

A plaque marks the site of the original Woodstock festival in Bethel, N.Y.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

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.

7 years ago

(#HUNNUROCK via YouTube/Screengrab by NPR)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

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.

7 years ago

Marquise Bradley, a founding member of the Center City Chamber Orchestra, plays during rehearsal at Settlement Music School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

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.

7 years ago

This 1,200 lb. bell, just slightly smaller than the Liberty Bell, sits inside Delaware Symphony Orchestra music director David Amado's garage in Greenville, Delaware. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

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.

7 years ago

45 RPM sleeve for 'Christmas On The Block' - Alan Mann Band (1984). (Image via Flickr Creative Commons, uploaded by Brian of Retroland U.S.A.)
Speak Easy
Arts & Entertainment

Seeing what really matters at Christmas

In Philadelphia, there's a very special song that reminds us of what Christmas is really all about.

7 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

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.

7 years ago

George Lakey takes a turn at soloing in the
Community

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.

7 years ago

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U.S. Navy CPO Graham Jackson, with tears of grief, plays
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

How 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.

7 years ago

In this Jan. 19, 1993 file photo, singer Aretha Franklin performs at the inaugural gala for President Bill Clinton in Washington. Franklin died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at her home in Detroit. AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Aretha Franklin doc ‘Amazing Grace’ to finally see the light

More than 46 years after it was shot, the Aretha Franklin concert film "Amazing Grace" will finally be released.

7 years ago

Springsteen on Broadway will make its debut on Netflix in December. (Rob DeMartin/Courtesy of the artist)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Recorded on Broadway, Springsteen sings a song for a ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’

Springsteen has performed "Land of Hope and Dreams" often for benefit concerts and political rallies.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown reads a resolution in support of Jazz Philadelphia at the opening of a jazz summit in the Kimmel Center. Councilman David Oh is at left. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia jazz gets a boost from new nonprofit

Jazz Philadelphia, a new support organization for jazz in the city, launches with a weekend conference on the art and business of music.

7 years ago

Future (right) and Juice WRLD blur the lines between celebration and social critique in three videos. (YouTube)
NPR
Lifestyle

Could Future & Juice WRLD be trap’s Trojan-horse advocates for drug policy reform?

If it's hard to separate the celebration from the social critique, that's exactly the point.

7 years ago

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