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13 singers and musicians, all dressed in black, perform on the gold-painted, pillared chancel of a church full of listeners.

Piffaro and Variant 6 present A New Sun Rises

A new start for old music
Piffaro launched its first in-person concert since the pandemic with the singers of Variant 6 for a wide-ranging program, including the premiere of Kile Smith’s "Ave Maris Stella." Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
A color rendering of the French Revolution in 1789. A fortress burns and homes collapse behind a mass of armed people

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia presents Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony

Beethoven’s belated birthday
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia returned to live performance with an ambitious program anchored by Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, but the results were somewhat variable. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Hunt poses in all black in a black and white portrait photo.

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia's The Eroica Symphony opens the new season

A heroic reopening
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia opens its season with a symphony normally played by larger orchestras—Beethoven’s Eroica. Tom Purdom previews.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Previews 1 minute read
Six performers pose in front of gazebo pillars, dressed in all black.

Piffaro welcomes the new and old with A New Sun Rising

Renaissance music for a musical renaissance
Piffaro returns to live, in-person concerts with a celebration of rising suns and the dawn of a new era in its 40-year history. Tom Purdom previews.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Previews 2 minute read
Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Iman Habibi smile on the Verizon Hall stage in front of a standing ovation, the orchestra behind them

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Beethoven and Iman Habibi

Out of the wilderness
In its first performance before a paying audience at Verizon Hall since March 2020, the Philadelphia Orchestra picked up right where it left off, with a stirring interpretation of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 4 minute read
Brown, a Black woman, and Goraczko, a white man, look towards each other in a well-lit room, art canvases are around them.

The Weekly Roundup, September 29-October 5

Mural Arts Month, Philadelphia Orchestra, WHITE, and the Virtual Latino Arts Festival
Celebrating and meditating on mural art, Our City, Your Orchestra returns, and James Ijames's WHITE is presented by Villanova Theatre. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 3 minute read
A collage of images of people laughing.

Lyric Fest returns with The Funny Bone

Restarting with a laugh
The Lyric Fest song series returns to in-person concerts with songs that combine music with some much-needed laughter. Tom Purdom previews.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Previews 1 minute read
Garrett, a Black man, wears a blue denim blazer and white top with a wide-brim hat and glasses in a portrait-style photo.

Dolce Suono Ensemble teams up with Norman Garrett for Songs of the Spirit

Music for deep emotions
The Dolce Suono Ensemble presents a rising young baritone in a program devoted to music for the human spirit. Tom Purdom previews.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Previews 1 minute read
Three violin players seem to be running and playing through a small crowd in what looks like a brightly lit museum space

The Weekly Roundup, September 22-28

YallaPunk and Arab.AMP’s JAM3A, Penn Live Arts, 'Black Panther,' and the Delaware Korean Festival
A collaborative music festival from YallaPunk, Penn Live Arts opens its new season, Black Panther screens with an orchestra, and more this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 3 minute read
Four musicians pose together, trees and bushes in the background, with a cello, viola, and two violins at hand.

1807 & Friends returns with the Wister and Dalí Quartets

Let the revels resume
With a series of chamber music events, 1807 & Friends resumes the musicmaking that ended just as the lockdown began. Tom Purdom previews.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Previews 1 minute read