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Donald Meineke, of Chestnut Hill, is the newly appointed artistic director of Choral Arts Philadelphia.
Chestnut Hill resident selected to lead Choral Arts Philadelphia
Choral Arts Philadelphia has announced the appointment of Donald Meineke, of Chestnut Hill, as its new artistic director. more
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The band Alex & the Kaleidoscope, led by Alex Mitnick (above), will headline the first date of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s 2023 summer concert series at 7:30 p.m., June 14, in Pastorius Park.
Pastorius Park summer concert series kicks off with children’s program
Alex Mitnick’s songs are guaranteed to get your kids dancing, clapping and shouting. more
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Soloist Lora Sherrodd will offer an evening of jazz and selections from the “Great American Songbook” at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church.
Two seasons end as new seasons are announced
Two local ensembles, Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, rounded out their 2022-23 concert seasons with recent performances. more
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Pulitzer prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe, who graduated from Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, wrote “unEarth,” which will be performed by locally based choir Donald Nally and The Crossing, and the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center in New York.
Local choir premieres Pulitzer winner's work in New York
Donald Nally and The Crossing, the Chestnut Hill-based choir specializing in contemporary choral music, will join the New York Philharmonic June 1-3. more
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The Renaissance Band Piffaro will perform the music of 16th- and 17th-century Peru, Bolivia and Chile on Saturday.
Piffaro revives the music of South America on the Hill
Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will explore the music of the cities, missions and cathedrals of 16th- and 17th-century Peru, Bolivia and Chile in concert Saturday, May 20. more
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Mt. Airy soprano Annie Carruthers will perform a free concert featuring the works of legendary operatic composers on Sunday, May 21, 3:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Flourtown.
Mt. Airy soprano performs opera classics in Flourtown
As a child growing up in Swarthmore, Annie Carruthers wanted to be a pop star like Britney Spears or the Spice Girls. Lucky for us, her tastes changed. more
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Koyal is (Clockwise, from left) Ethan Hunt, Henry Wallace, Noah Weinstein, Cooper Billsborough and Pooja Prabakaran. Photo by Amanda Florence
Koyal, a band going somewhere, makes first stop in Philly
“If I was going to be in a band,” Noah Weinstein told the Local from a studio in Huntsville, Alabama, “I wanted it to be a band that was going to go somewhere.” more
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After a few false starts in his career, Chestnut Hill resident Walter Bell became an international force in jazz.
Local musician, ‘ambassador for jazz’
Walter Bell, an international force in jazz, gave up the flute for 20 years because his music career wasn’t paying the bills. more
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Temple Health Chestnut Hill Hospital is once again sponsoring free concerts in Pastorius Park this summer.
Hospital sponsoring Pastorius concerts
Tyrone Whiting conducting the combined choirs of St. Paul’s and St. Martin’s Episcopal Churches at the Choral Evensong Sunday, April 30th.
St. Paul’s Church hosts joint Choral Evensong and open house
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill is looking to increase the number of its young Choristers, who enhance the singing of its Adult Choir throughout the liturgical season. more
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Mt. Airy teacher/musician Raji Malik will be performing original acoustic guitar pieces from his new album, “Time of the Glowing,” at the Mt. Airy Art Garage, 7054 Germantown Ave., on May 9, 6 p.m.
Acoustic guitar master's concert at Mt. Airy venue
Raji Malik will perform original acoustic guitar pieces from his new album, “Time of the Glowing,” at the Mt. Airy Art Garage (MAAG), 7054 Germantown Ave., on Tuesday, May 9. more
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St. Martin’s Church welcomes 'How She Danced' May 13
The Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill, will welcome the Fairmount String Quartet Saturday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. more
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Cellist Eric Coyne will be playing at Chestnut Hill College.
St. Paul’s and St. Martin’s Churches combine choral forces April 30
Chestnut Hill’s two Episcopal parishes, St. Paul’s and St. Martin-in-the-Fields, will combine forces for the final Choral Evensong of the season Sunday, April 30. more
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Philomusica Chorale will perform in a “T-Shirt Concert” on May 6 at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
A ‘T-shirt concert’ set to explore social justice issues
Philomusica Chorale, a Chestnut Hill-based community chorus, will perform in a May 6 concert that highlights issues of social justice. more
Variant 6 vocal ensemble will perform in a classical music concert entitled “Sacred and Profane,” Saturday, April 22, at Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill.
Woodmere Art Museum to host two classical concerts
Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Art Museum will host two classical concerts over the next two weekends. First on the roster is “Sacred and Profane,” featuring Variant 6, Saturday, April … more
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Big John Wallace, of West Mt. Airy, (second from left) at a 1970s concert, with Harry Chapin (third from left), Chapin’s brother, Steve (far left), and drummer Howard Fields (second from right). Wallace, Steve Chapin and Fields will play at an upcoming 50th anniversary concert at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside.
Mt. Airy musician reviving Harry Chapin hits at Keswick
For younger readers who may not recognize the name, Harry Chapin was an influential singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and anti-hunger activist known for folk-rock hits of the 1970s, which he … more
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Choir section leaders (from left) Michael Miller, Gillian Booth, Tyrone Whiting (director of music & arts), Aaron Scarberry and Marissa Miller performed Franz Liszt’s “Via Crucis” in observance of Palm Sunday at St. Martin-in-the-Field Episcopal Church.
Choral Arts Philadelphia to perform two ‘lost’ oratorios
Matthew Glandorf will conduct Choral Arts Philadelphia in two performances of a pair of oratorios by Giacomo Carissimi long thought to be lost to posterity. more
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A concert by the Montgomery County Chorale & Orchestra will feature the music of Dr. Rollo A. Dilworth, a vice dean at Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University.
A 25th anniversary season concludes with a concert and premiere
The Montgomery County Chorale & Orchestra will conclude its 25th anniversary season with a concert April 16 featuring the premiere of a new work by composer Dr. Rollo A. Dilworth. more
RUNA will perform April 21 at the Commodore Barry Arts and Cultural Center.
RUNA returns with a reimagined blend of musical styles
RUNA returns to the Commodore Barry Arts and Cultural Center, in their hometown of Philly, on Friday, April 21. more
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St. Martin’s Church to present Liszt’s 'Via Crucis' on Palm Sunday
The Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields will present a rare performance of Franz Liszt’s “Via Crucis” (“The Way of the Cross”) on Palm Sunday, April 2. more
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