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After scoring off of a rebound, SCH sophomore Alex de Beaulac (center) celebrates her second goal of the day with freshman teammate Nadia Bevan.
Productive first half propels SCH girls' soccer past Penn Charter
SCH's program of homecoming games began with an Inter-Ac League girls' soccer showdown. more
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258 West Tulpehocken Street, designed by the Hewitt Brothers in 1886. The group of similar houses nearby were constructed at the same time as the Saveur House in Chestnut Hill.
Henry Howard Houston's Germantown years
The railroad executive, entrepreneur, real estate developer and philanthropist is now remembered as the founding father of Chestnut Hill. more
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Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, will open its 2024 season Oct. 6 with “Stolen,” a program featuring music by Handel and Keiser, and described as “a lifetime of musical borrowings from a suitcase of stolen music.”
Tempesta di Mare launches 2024-25 season in Chestnut Hill
Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, will open its season with a full complement of musicians Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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Nieve Keitel, left, a sophomore, placed first for host Germantown Academy and third overall in the Patriots' Inter-Ac League opener. At right, Penn Charter eighth-grader Mackenzie Skelly is about to finish first in last week's Inter-Ac quad meet at GA.
Young talent on display in PC, GA cross country opener
The cross country runners who finished first and third at the girls' Inter-Ac League championships last year started the 2024 league season at Germantown Academy. more
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New SCH head coach Aaron Tritch directs his team during last Friday's scrimmage. (Photo by Tom Utescher)
New SCH girls soccer coach inherits talented squad
There's been a major development with the girls' soccer program at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. more
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Under the leadership of president and artistic director Scott Guzielek (above), the American Academy of Vocal Arts in Center City will celebrate the tuition-free school’s 90th anniversary year of training future stars of the opera stage.
Academy of Vocal Arts celebrates 90 years of training opera’s best
Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts, America’s leading training ground for professional singers, is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its founding. more
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Junior Liv Reynolds went the distance for GA in last Tuesday's PAIS semifinal game. Photo by Tom Utescher
SCH softball battles past GA and PC to capture Indy Schools title
After suffering a 1-0 loss in the Pennsylvania Independent Schools tournament finals a year ago, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's softball team captured the 2024 championship last Thursday at Ursinus College. more
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Ashton Roxander danced the role of a rebellious son with fellow dancers of Philadelphia Ballet in a performance of “Prodigal Son,” with choreography by George Balanchine.
Germantown choir to perform Bach’s ‘Magnificat’
"Bach's 'Magnificat' is undoubtedly one of his most fun and most challenging pieces for a choir to sing." more
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Penn Charter Jaxon Adams (right) appears to surprise fellow junior Bryce Pitt of Haverford School. Photo by Tom Utescher
GA boys, PC girls place second at Inter-Ac track and field championships
Episcopal Academy proved to be an unstoppable force at the Inter-Ac League track and field championships, winning both the boys' and girls' team titles at Penn Charter. more
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Music conductor Cristian Macelaru, who formerly lived in Chestnut Hill and led the Philadelphia Orchestra in several assistant conductor positions, will be taking the reins at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
Former Chestnut Hill conductor to lead Cincinnati Symphony
    The Romanian-born conductor, Cristian Macelaru, who formerly lived in Chestnut Hill, has been named the incoming music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He … more
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Richard Raub, of Germantown, is conducting the Academy of Vocal Arts production of Gioachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” which opened April 25 in Philadelphia and ends with the company’s May 12 performance in Bethlehem.
A Sunday afternoon of sacred choral masterpieces
Two local conductors lead performances of note this month: Donald Meineke, of Chestnut Hill, and Richard Raub, of Germantown. more
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Freshman Callan Curry makes contact for Springside Chestnut Hill.
With late rally, Mount softball gets past visiting SCH, 6-5
Mount St. Joseph Academy picked up a good non-league victory in softball last Wednesday, rallying to beat Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. more
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Philadelphia Ballet will close out its 2023-24 season with Sir Frederick Ashton’s “The Dream” (above, starring Oksana Maslova) and George Balanchine’s “Prodigal Son” May 9-12 in the Academy of Music.
Piffaro glories in the Wind, and the Ballet dances a Dream
Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will present “Glory of the Wind Band: Music from Portugal and Spain,” Saturday, May 11. more
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On this shot by Penn Charter senior Aditi Foster (left), Episcopal goalie Grace Holland came up with the save.
PC lacrosse succumbs to Episcopal in clash for first place
Until last week, Penn Charter's lone league loss in girls lacrosse had been a 12-6 setback in the Quakers' Inter-Ac opener against Episcopal Academy. more
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Patriots senior Caitlin Luviano (with ball) is marked by Agnes Irwin's Olivia Daniels.
GA lacrosse steps up after slow start
The weather was beautiful last Tuesday afternoon when GA traveled to Agnes Irwin School for a lacrosse match, but the outcome wasn't as sunny. more
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Tom Keels (from left), Janet Wasser, Samuel Fernandez and Samantha Simpson star in “The Trouble with Harry,” now at Allens Lane Theatre through April 21. For reservations: allenslane.org.
Hitchcock's only comedy, adapted for Allens Lane Theater
Alfred Hitchcock was known as “the master of suspense,” but "The Trouble with Harry" is quite different. more
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After winning a face-off, SCH freshman Alex Luce heads downfield.
SCH stickmen top GA in League opener; softball also wins
The Blue Devils hosted the Germantown Academy Patriots to launch the 2024 boys' lacrosse season. more
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Sandra B. Boyd (nee Barr)
A resident of Wyndmoor for 60 years, Sandra passed away peacefully on March 28, 2024 at the age of 86 of Alzheimer’s Disease. more
The Puget Sound Piano Trio will perform the final recital in the “Five Fridays” series of fundraising concerts at 7:30 p.m., April 19, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill.
Final ‘Five Fridays’ set for April 19 with Puget Sound
The final recital in the “Five Fridays” series of fundraising concerts held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, is set for April 19. more
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Dorothy Cousins (seated) with her daughter, two granddaughters, one grandson-in-law and three great-granddaughters.
The life of Mt. Airy's Dorothy Cousins was a series of 'firsts'
Dorothy F. Cousins, a pioneer whose life encompassed a series of “firsts” in the Philadelphia Police Department and District Attorney's Office, died Feb. 29. more
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