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The Crossing, a contemporary chamber choir led by Donald Nally (first row, far right), concluded its Sept. 16 performance with “Infinite Body,” a stunning contemporary choral work by composer Ayanna Woods (2nd row, second from right).
The Crossing premieres three in Chestnut Hill
Donald Nally conducted The Crossing in concert on Sept. 16 in the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. The program was entitled “Crickets in Our Backyard.” more
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Pianist Marja Kaisla
Woodmere Art Museum announces classical music recitals
Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Art Museum has announced a fall/winter season of classical concerts that includes five performances. more
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Principal bassoonist Daniel Matsukawa of West Mt. Airy will be performing solo at the Philadelphia Orchestra on Friday, Oct. 3.
Local ensembles offer more matinees than ever
When I was a kid, growing up in the 1950s, Sunday matinees were a common and frequent offering by many classical music ensembles throughout the country, including those here in Philadelphia. Then, in … more
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Donald Nally, founder and conductor of The Crossing
Local musicians welcome the new season with song
The opening of the 2023-24 season of classical music concerts will be highlighted by peerless vocal and choral singing offered by local musicians and ensembles. more
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Tempesta, taking a bow at the Berlin Philharmonic this past June.
Tempesta di Mare and Chamber Orchestra announce new seasons
Local classical music lovers are lucky when it comes to hearing “live” performances of music taken from the chamber orchestra repertoire. more
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Piffaro
Piffaro, Vox Ama Deus plan concerts on the Hill
Two of Philadelphia’s most acclaimed and popular classical music ensembles have announced 2023-24 “live concert” seasons that include performances in Chestnut Hill. more
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The operatic masterpiece “Henri VIII,” composed by Camille Saint-Saens (above), deserves a place in the active repertoire of companies and schools all over the world, including our own Opera Philadelphia and Academy of Vocal Arts.
Bard ‘Summerscape’ revives Saint-Saens’ ‘Henri VIII’
In the decades following World War I (1914-18), the classical music world traveled a pathway that has proven to be an unwise change of direction. It moved away from its traditional foundation on folk … more
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Choral Arts Philadelphia’s new season includes works by Bach, Britten and Monteverdi.
Hill conductor announces Choral Arts’ 2023-24 season
The new artistic director of Choral Arts Philadelphia has announced an exciting new roster of concerts for the 2023-24 season. more
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A 10-year-old Andre Watts performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1957 after winning a student competition.
Germantown’s keyboard titan Andre Watts dies
Concert pianist Andre Watts, 77, a trailblazing virtuoso of classical music, spent his childhood and teenage years in Germantown. more
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Peter Nero, the founder and longtime director of the Philly Pops who died July 6, led the orchestra “with panache and charisma.”
Five Fridays is back with music and philanthropy
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill has announced the 2023-24 season of one of the Hill’s most popular offerings: “Five Fridays.” more
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Kristopher Rudzinski (center), director of Settlement Music School’s Germantown branch, with senior student services associate Elizabeth Zuckerman (left) and branch coordinator Mervin Toussaint.
Plymouth Meeting musician completes first year leading Settlement in Germantown
Kristopher Rudzinski recently completed his first year as director of the Germantown Branch of Settlement Music School. more
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Matthew Glandorf will direct his final liturgy at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, in Rosemont, on Sunday, July 9.
Leading figure in the region’s classical music scene departs
Matthew Glandorf, the longtime artistic director of Choral Arts Philadelphia, is moving to a new role in Germany. more
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“Pride Evensong” celebrated at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill Sunday, June 11, featured Tyrone Whiting (center), the parish’s director of music and the arts, conducting the parish choir.
St. Martin’s Church celebrates ‘Pride Evensong’
The Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill celebrated a “Pride Evensong” Sunday, June 11. more
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Donald Nally will lead The Crossing in a performance of the world premiere of Ted Hearne’s “Farming” at Kings Oaks Farm in Newtown, Bucks County, June 22-25.
The Crossing heads outdoors for premiere of ‘Farming’
Donald Nally and The Crossing will present the world premiere of Ted Hearne’s “Farming” outdoors at Kings Oaks Farm in Newtown, Bucks County, June 22-25. The Grammy Award-winning … more
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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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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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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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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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