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Members of the DSO record their last distanced concert of the year. (Image courtesy of the DSO.)

The Delaware Symphony Orchestra presents its Classics Series VI

A musical commentary

For its Classics VI concert, Delaware Symphony Orchestra honored composer Claude Baker with its annual A.I. duPont Composer’s Award. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
Sharing a special language: Joilet Harris and Mary Martello in ‘Sisters!’. (Image courtesy of Arden Theatre Company.)

The Arden presents ‘Joilet Harris and Mary Martello: Sisters!’

Such devoted sisters

Stalwart Philadelphia performers chronicle their decades-long friendship in 'Sisters!,' a virtual cabaret
produced by Arden Theatre. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 4 minute read
Streaming the fugue’s golden age: Piffaro musicians Bob Wiemken, Priscilla Herreid, Joan Kimball, and Grant Herreid. (Photo by David Lowe.)

Piffaro presents ‘Fuguing from Obrecht to Bach’

Fleeing to the music

Piffaro’s latest virtual musical presentation, ‘Fuguing from Obrecht to Bach,’ chases melody, mystery, and musical conversations. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
A heart-stopping theme: Yannick Nézet-Séguin with organist Paul Jacobs and members of the orchestra. (Photo by Jeff Fusco.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Foumai, Farrenc, and Poulenc

No forgetting Farrenc

Yannick Nézet-Séguin promised that Louise Farrenc’s symphonic works will get more airtime beyond the Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest sweet and energetic Digital Stage outing. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

Reviews 3 minute read

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A visceral portrait of a woman in conflict: soprano Ariadne Greif in ‘We Need to Talk.’ (Image courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.)

Opera Philadelphia presents Caroline Shaw and Anne Carson’s ‘We Need to Talk’

Opera as performance art

Opera Philadelphia concludes its 2021 digital series with ‘We Need to Talk,’ an exciting collaboration between composer Caroline Shaw and poet Anne Carson. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 3 minute read
The Philadelphia Orchestra seats Stravinsky, Gershwin, and Ellington together. (Images via Wikimedia Commons.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Ellington, Gershwin, and Stravinsky

Broad Street meets Tin Pan Alley

George Gershwin and Duke Ellington take their place beside Stravinsky in the latest digital offering from the Philadelphia Orchestra. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
DSO members wear masks, sit behind plexiglass, and play for a nearly empty house, but livestreaming has upsides for audiences. (Photo courtesy of Delaware Symphony Orchestra.)

Delaware Symphony Orchestra presents Smetana, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky

Orchestra stories

The Delaware Symphony Orchestra continues its distanced season with a livestream of rich musical narratives from Smetana, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
It felt good to hear Goode, seen here in his last pre-pandemic Philly performance at the Kimmel’s Perelman Theater. (Photo by Pete Checchia.)

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Richard Goode

A Goode friend

After a pandemic cancellation last season, pianist Richard Goode returns to the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society with a striking program of Bach, Beethoven, and Debussy. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
She really said it: Abigail Adams’s “Remember the Ladies” letter is on loan from the Massachusetts Historical Society. (Photo courtesy of the Museum of the American Revolution.)

The Museum of the American Revolution presents Melissa Dunphy’s ‘Remember the Ladies’

Abigail Adams in song

Abigail Adams’s famous “remember the ladies” letter returns to Philly for the first time since she sent it to her husband in 1776, and composer Melissa Dunphy gives it new life. Gail Obenreder listens.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Features 4 minute read
Jason Vieaux’s guitar has a voice like a living being. (Photo by Tyler Boye.)

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Jason Vieaux and Clancy Newman

Soaring to the future of classical music

PCMS presents classical guitarist Jason Vieaux and cellist Clancy Newman on a livestreamed program of mostly Latin American and Spanish classical works, with a surprising rock encore. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

Reviews 4 minute read