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Today's preeminent jazz violinist, Regina Carter. (Photo courtesy of Unlimited Myles)

Regina Carter at the Annenberg Center

When roots music soars

I dutifully listened to Regina Carter's Southern Comfort album in preparation for her recent Annenberg concert and found it listenable but not particularly interesting. I was thus a little nervous about the concert, but the live music magic kicked in, and the evening was phenomenal.

Judy Weightman

Mar 31, 2015 Articles 2 minute read

My mother was concerned that urban development would sweep Billy off his pedestal.

Public art in Philadelphia

If Billy went away

Physical art demands a home, and the physical demands of public art become metaphoric in mirroring the individual’s need in establishing a place of home. Thus, location becomes crucial and is often a source of contention, mimicking other city realities.

Treacy Ziegler

Mar 29, 2015 Articles 5 minute read

A playful quality: Lisa Batiashvili (photo by Mat Hennek)

Batiashvili and Lewis with the PCMS

Musical greatness without Sturm und Drang

The recent performance of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society emphasized lyrical beauty over struggle, power, and tension, yet in its own way it achieved a measure of greatness and depth of feeling.

Victor L. Schermer

Mar 29, 2015 Articles 4 minute read

Overpowered or in control?: Jantsch and tuba. (Photo by Ryan McDonell)

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra

Mahler, more or less

Conductor Gianandrea Noseda led a somewhat rocky performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony with the Philadelphia Orchestra, along with the orchestra’s premiere of an unusual piece: a concerto for tuba.

Robert Zaller

Mar 27, 2015 Articles 4 minute read

She coulda been a Rockette: Pergande and Winton (photos by Matthew Murphy)

'Dirty Dancing' at the Academy of Music

A nice Jewish girl in the Catskills

Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage resembles the film on which it’s based, but doesn’t match the original’s charm and connection.

Naomi Orwin

Mar 27, 2015 Articles 5 minute read

Promoting your writing: a response

The cost of blowing your own horn

Did you find this article via social media? You’re welcome. I put it there, but nobody paid me to do it. Am I the only writer feeling fleeced?

Alaina Johns

Mar 24, 2015 Articles 5 minute read

Sean Chen: Playing with good humor. (photo by schafphoto via seanchenpiano.com)

The Chamber Orchestra with Sean Chen

A Sunday afternoon musicale

A musical world citizen led the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia through four thoroughly enjoyable pieces from the core of the 19th-century repertoire.

Tom Purdom

Mar 24, 2015 Articles 3 minute read

i.n.k. and water (both photos by Sharen Bradford)

Jessica Lang Dance at the Annenberg

Coming home

Like performing at the Super Bowl in front of your home crowd, Doylestown native Jessica Lang introduced her New York-based company to old friends, family, and art enthusiasts at the Annenberg Center.