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Untrammeled joy in music: Mac McClure at the Academy of Vocal Arts. (Photo by Margaret Darby.)

Philadelphia Young Pianists Academy presents Mac McClure in ‘An Afternoon of Spanish Music’

A refreshing Spanish repertoire

Pianist Mac McClure’s guest recital as a faculty artist with the Philadelphia Young Pianists Academy brought an exciting performance of rarely heard music to the Academy of Vocal Arts. Margaret Darby reviews.
Margaret Darby

Margaret Darby

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Herbie Hancock was a great opening to a concert at the Met Philadelphia, but the rest of the show didn’t fare so well. (Image courtesy of the artist.)

The Met Philadelphia presents Herbie Hancock and Kamasi Washington

How do you love me?

Kamasi Washington and Herbie Hancock star in a marathon of cheese and ill-taste at the Met Philadelphia. Aaron Pond reviews.
Aaron Pond

Aaron Pond

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They were on a bus: Ursula Rucker and Madame Data. (Image courtesy of Bowerbird.)

The Double Decker Music Series presents Madam Data and Ursula Rucker

Transfigured night

Bowerbird’s Double Decker Music Series transformed the cityscape into an unparalleled concert experience, welcoming Ursula Rucker and Madam Data. Aaron Pond reviews.
Aaron Pond

Aaron Pond

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Erica Corbo’s voice bites in just the right way. (Photo courtesy of the artist.)

The Barnes Foundation presents Erica Corbo’s ‘American Odyssey’

Failed reinvention

Erica Corbo’s ‘American Odyssey’ attempts a daring musical reinvention over the Fourth of July weekend, but the concept falls flat at the Barnes. Aaron Pond reviews.
Aaron Pond

Aaron Pond

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Why return to this work now? The ensemble of ‘Nixon in China’ in Princeton. (Photo by Jessie Franko Designs LLC.)

The Princeton Festival presents John Adams and Alice Goodman’s ‘Nixon in China’

A modern relic

The Princeton Festival offers an admirable staging of John Adams’s landmark opera ‘Nixon in China,’ but the work itself hasn’t aged particularly well. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Demanding surrender: the ensemble of The Crossing’s ‘Aniara.’ (Photo by John C. Hawthorne.)

The Crossing presents ‘Aniara’

The bubble in the glass of God

The Crossing journeys through the cosmos and into performance art with the world premiere of 'Aniara.' Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Humor and gravitas wanted: Bradley Cooper (at right) joins Carey Mulligan and singers Alec Shrader (Candide) and Timothy McDevitt (Maximilian). (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents ‘Candide’ with Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan

Seeking star power

Bradley Cooper didn’t impress critic Cameron Kelsall in ‘Candide,’ but the Philadelphia Orchestra’s excellent musicianship sure did.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Innovation, imagination, and audience appeal: British composer Anna Clyne. (Photo by Jennifer Taylor.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Anna Clyne and Rachmaninoff

Swept away in six minutes

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra brought excitement and dynamic interest to a program spanning contemporary composer Anna Clyne and the symphony that almost sunk Rachmaninoff. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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The carillon at Longwood Gardens is a huge, complex instrument inside a stone tower. (Photo by Gail Obenreder.)

Longwood Gardens presents carillonneur Janet Tebbel

Heavenly sounds from stone

Bells are ringing over the trees and fountains of Longwood Gardens this summer thanks to an instrument that's very large and very rare, at least on this side of the pond. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Marshall Allen, a living “jazz deity.” (Image courtesy of sunraarkestra.com.)

Union Transfer presents 'Marshall Allen’s 95th Birthday Celebration'

The spirit of the day, for almost a century

Close your airlock and engage your warp drive to find out why “Space Is the Place” where you’ll find “Cosmo Aliens” dancing to “Interplanetary Music.” The Sun Ra Arkestra is coming to Philly for Marshall Allen’s 95th birthday tour. Suzanne Cloud talks to the ones who know him best.
Suzanne Cloud

Suzanne Cloud

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