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The high point of the evening came during “Two Shades of Texas,” when the parish’s new rector, Father Eric Hungerford, both recalled and poked fun at his own Texas roots in a musical manner that was both casual and accomplished.
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by Michael Caruso
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5/18/22
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Perhaps the most amazing aspect of AVA’s presentation of “La Boheme” is its incredibly imaginative use of the tiny space of the Warden Theater.
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by Michael Caruso
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5/12/22
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Through the magic of the Internet’s digital stage, the concert presented in Dresden’s Dreikoenigskuchen (Church of the Epiphany) was available for viewing by local music lovers and supporters of the ensemble.
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by Michael Caruso
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5/4/22
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The concert has been described as “an inspiring collaboration between musicians and church leaders who believe in the power of music and storytelling to foster ‘beloved community.’”
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by Michael Caruso
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4/29/22
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The event is scheduled for 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the center’s headquarters, 6711 Lincoln Dr.
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by Len Lear
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4/29/22
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Pearl opened the program with a rare treat -- Jacquet de la Guerre’s Suite in A minor.
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by Michael Caruso
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4/21/22
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Creole-born C.J. Chenier, a Grammy-nominated, world-renowned musician and recording artist will bring his musical hot sauce to the “Zydeco Dance Party” on Friday, April 22, at The Irish …
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by Len Lear
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4/21/22
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“The Seven Last Words of Christ” at the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields is part of a tradition of reflecting on Christ’s sayings on the cross that goes back 335 years.
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by Michael Caruso
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4/14/22
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The tradition of reflecting on Christ’s sayings on the cross goes back 335 years. A century later, Haydn was commissioned to provide music for a Good Friday service in Cadiz, Spain.
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by Michael Caruso
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4/13/22
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The three major works of the musical roster were the “Magnificat” and “Nunc dimittis” from the “Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense” (Service for Magdalen College, Oxford University) by Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988) and the anthem at the Offertory “Turn Thou to Thy God” by Leo Sowerby (1895-1968).
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by Michael Caruso
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4/8/22
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AVA’s president and artistic director, K. James McDowell, of East Falls, conceived “Jubilate!” to fill the contemporary absence of great music heard in churches and the loss of that repertoire not only for music-lovers, but for professional singers as well.
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by Michael Caruso
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3/31/22
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Whereas PCCH’s Steinway grand is a masterwork that beautifully evokes the sound of turn-of the-20th-century Steinways – mellow, but clear – the instrument at St. Paul’s sounds as though it were wearing a woolen mute.
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by Michael Caruso
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3/24/22
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Everyone involved in the service, which drew an encouragingly large congregation, wore masks, even the choristers while singing.
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by Michael Caruso
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3/17/22
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Gwyn Roberts and Richard Stone's Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra has been performing portions of the Baroque repertoire that are beyond the confines of the era’s “Big Three” – Vivaldi, Handel and Bach for 20 years.
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by Michael Caruso
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3/9/22
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Gwyn Roberts and Richard Stone have brought delighted music lovers often worn out by hearing the same “retreads” of the standard repertoire with wonderful yet little-known works of music by overlooked composers.
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by Michael Caruso
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3/2/22
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The roster of music includes Francesca Maria Veracini’s Sonata in F Major, Silvius Leopold Weiss’ Suite in D Minor, William Babell’s Sonata No. 6 in G Minor, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre’s Sonata No. 4 in G Major, and Johann Friedrich Fasch’s Sonata in C Major.
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by Michael Caruso
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2/24/22
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First Presbyterian Church in Germantown will launch its new concert series Sunday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m.
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by Michael Caru
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2/16/22
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They say that every cloud has a silver lining. Although that may not always be the case, it was so over the final weekend of January when the region was hit by a snowstorm. Although I was unable to …
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by Michael Caruso
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2/10/22
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The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia welcomed David Hayes back to his old homestead here in Philadelphia to lead its first pair of concerts of the new year.
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by Michael Caruso
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2/3/22
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Not merely content to follow the outward forms, Mason Bates voiced his “Piano Concerto” as a compendium of the history of classical music.
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by Michael Caruso
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1/26/22
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