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The streets of Mt. Airy rang out with rock, blues, pop, R&B, game boy and country music Sunday in the community’s first-ever Porchfest. The festival featured musicians performing on porches throughout the neighborhood where residents observed while sitting in garden chairs, or created a kind of on-the-street standing room only. Organizers are hoping to make Porchfest an annual event.
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Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will mark the retirement of co-directors Joan Kimball and Robert Wiemken with a concert Oct. 1 in Chestnut Hill.
Piffaro: ‘Passing the Torch’ on the Hill
Piffaro, Philadelphia’s internationally acclaimed Renaissance Band, will pass the torch with a concert Saturday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m., at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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JamRock will perform Brazilian and international music.
A new Mt. Airy festival stages music on the front porch 
Mt. Airy is perfect for Porchfest, and Tim Osborne knows it. more
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Mezzo sopranio Sun-Ly Pierce
Fall season of live concerts ready to begin
Chestnut Hill's concert season is upon us. more
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Musician and bandleader Dikki Du brings his Zydeco Krewe to the Commodore Barry Club.
Louisiana band brings Zydeco to Mt. Airy
The Louisiana Dance Party event starts with a beginner dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. more
The Alt is one of several popular performers featured at the Philadelphia Ceili Group’s 48th Annual Irish Traditional Music and Dance Festival, back this year at the Commodore Barry Club in Philadelphia on Sept. 8, 9 and 10. For more information, go to philadelphiaceiligroup.org.
Annual Irish Traditional Music and Dance Festival is back
The Philadelphia Ceili Group’s 48th Annual Irish Traditional Music and Dance Festival this September 8, 9 & 10th is once again fostering and promoting traditional Irish arts and culture in … more
The choir of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, sang three services at Southwark Cathedral in England.
Two area church choirs tour England, Middle East
Despite continuing concerns about COVID,  two Philadelphia area church choirs managed to fulfill their respective dreams of touring England and the Middle East. more
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City officials, musicians, and judges gather at City Hall to discuss the returning PHL LIVE Center Stage competition.
PHL LIVE music competition returns
Musicians across Philadelphia will now once again get the opportunity to compete for cash prizes and other perks in this year’s PHL LIVE Center Stage competition. more
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Donald Nally and The Crossing returned to Chestnut Hill in a surprise concert to present the East Coast premiere of “Titration” by Shara Nova.
The Crossing performs East Coast premiere on the Hill
Close on the heels of their groundbreaking “Month of Moderns,” Donald Nally and The Crossing returned to the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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Tempesta di Mare launches its new season in Chestnut Hill with a continuation of its Artist Recital Series on Oct. 8.
Tempesta di Mare returns to Chestnut Hill for new season
Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia’s internationally acclaimed, baroque-period instruments orchestra, has announced its 2022-23 season. more
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Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the Academy of Vocal Arts is on solid financial footing and considering new ways to accomplish its mission of training international opera singers, says Scott Guzielek, the academy’s vice president and general manager.
Fully staged opera returns to Academy of Vocal Arts
In one of the most encouraging signs that the world of the performing arts is returning to its old pre-pandemic self, Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts has announced a full season. more
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From 1989 to 1993, Kraus (left) was general manager of the legendary comedy club, Catch a Rising Star in New York, where he befriended stand-up comics including Jerry Seinfeld (right).
Hill trombonist, 80, was a musician and manager to the stars
Anyone who is older than about 60 would certainly be familiar with the performers Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Liza Minnelli and Diana Ross. more
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The Choir of Christ’s College, University of Cambridge, performed music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms and Billy Joel at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill.
Choir of Christ’s College in England sings at St. Paul’s Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, played host to the Choir of Christ’s College, University of Cambridge, Saturday, July 9. more
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Keisha Hutchins Hirlinger grew up in Mt. Airy and returned to the neighborhood six years ago because “it's a wonderful place to live.”
Mt. Airy pair brings great music to Water Works
Mt. Airy residents Doug Hirlinger and his wife, Keisha Hutchins Hirlinger are both musicians, but have not played together much - until now. more
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Tawnie Olson’s “Beloved of the Sky,” composed in 2020, finally got its premiere last week when Donald Nally and The Crossing decided to include its performance on the season’s final program.
‘Month of Moderns’ concludes with concert on the Hill
Donald Nally and The Crossing brought to a conclusion the 2022 edition of “Month of Moderns” on July 8, with a concert performed in the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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The New York-based Ulysses Quartet will be making their first appearance in Philadelphia at the final performance of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Pastorius Park Summer Concert Series on July 27 at 7:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by Chestnut Hill Hospital.
New York quartet is 'therapy for the soul'
The Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Pastorius Park Summer Concerts series will conclude July 27 at 7:30 p.m. with a performance by The Ulysses Quartet. more
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Metropolitan Opera countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo sang the “Pie Jesu” movement from Faure’s “Missa da Requiem” at a performance this spring by the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Philadelphia Orchestra repays a debt to New York
When Leopold Stokowski took over the reins of the Philadelphia Orchestra as its new music director in 1912, the band was little more than a decade old and had nothing more than a regional reputation. more
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Meghan Cary with Analog Gypsies will headline the next edition of the Pastorius Park Summer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. on July 20 in Pastorius Park. The event is sponsored by Chestnut Hill Hospital.
Musician Meghan Cary turned overwhelming grief into a lifetime of art
When Meghan Cary’s fiance Matthew Black died, she was only 26 years old and she could barely play guitar. more
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Minas performs at World Cafe Live as a sextet.
Minas to perform at Pastorius Park
If you have not yet managed to make it to one of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Pastorius Park Summer Concert Series, you might very well want to put that on your bucket list for the summer.  more
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Knoebels’ cabins, cottages and Eagles Roost efficiency units are great ways to enjoy the outdoors of camping while still maintaining the creature comforts of modern life.
Looking for something new to do this summer?
Here are nine things you might want to try. more
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