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Shirley Sagin was among those who helped war orphans find loving homes in the U.S. after the Saigon Airlift at the end of the Vietnam War.
Adoption specialist who united children with loving families dies
There is likely no one in the Greater Philadelphia area responsible for finding more loving families for orphaned children than Shirley Sagin. more
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Ethan Monberg, 12, will be performing the leading role of Amahl in the opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” at the 100th anniversary celebration of Cooper River Park in Camden County on Thursday, July 13, 8 p.m.
Young opera singer is already reaching for the stars
Chestnut Hill's Ethan Monberg is just 12, but the rising eighth grader at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is already a musical luminary. more
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Eamon, Amon and Jessica create colorful pollinators at Woodmere Art Museum.
Looking for a week of fun for the kids? Summer camps are still enrolling
Oops! It’s already July and you forgot to sign the kids up for camp. Not to worry. more
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Matthew Glandorf will direct his final liturgy at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, in Rosemont, on Sunday, July 9.
Leading figure in the region’s classical music scene departs
Matthew Glandorf, the longtime artistic director of Choral Arts Philadelphia, is moving to a new role in Germany. more
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“Pride Evensong” celebrated at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill Sunday, June 11, featured Tyrone Whiting (center), the parish’s director of music and the arts, conducting the parish choir.
St. Martin’s Church celebrates ‘Pride Evensong’
The Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill celebrated a “Pride Evensong” Sunday, June 11. more
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Author Diane Billas, who describes herself as queer and pansexual, will discuss her new novel, “Does Love Always Win?,” at booked on Saturday, June 24, 3 to 5 p.m.
Author to discuss new LGBTQIA+ novel at booked on the Hill
Diane Billas will discuss her new novel, “Does Love Always Win?,” at booked on June 24. more
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Donald Meineke, of Chestnut Hill, is the newly appointed artistic director of Choral Arts Philadelphia.
Chestnut Hill resident selected to lead Choral Arts Philadelphia
Choral Arts Philadelphia has announced the appointment of Donald Meineke, of Chestnut Hill, as its new artistic director. more
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Soloist Lora Sherrodd will offer an evening of jazz and selections from the “Great American Songbook” at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church.
Two seasons end as new seasons are announced
Two local ensembles, Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, rounded out their 2022-23 concert seasons with recent performances. more
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Pulitzer prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe, who graduated from Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, wrote “unEarth,” which will be performed by locally based choir Donald Nally and The Crossing, and the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center in New York.
Local choir premieres Pulitzer winner's work in New York
Donald Nally and The Crossing, the Chestnut Hill-based choir specializing in contemporary choral music, will join the New York Philharmonic June 1-3. more
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The Renaissance Band Piffaro will perform the music of 16th- and 17th-century Peru, Bolivia and Chile on Saturday.
Piffaro revives the music of South America on the Hill
Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will explore the music of the cities, missions and cathedrals of 16th- and 17th-century Peru, Bolivia and Chile in concert Saturday, May 20. more
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After a few false starts in his career, Chestnut Hill resident Walter Bell became an international force in jazz.
Local musician, ‘ambassador for jazz’
Walter Bell, an international force in jazz, gave up the flute for 20 years because his music career wasn’t paying the bills. more
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Tyrone Whiting conducting the combined choirs of St. Paul’s and St. Martin’s Episcopal Churches at the Choral Evensong Sunday, April 30th.
St. Paul’s Church hosts joint Choral Evensong and open house
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill is looking to increase the number of its young Choristers, who enhance the singing of its Adult Choir throughout the liturgical season. more
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St. Martin’s Church welcomes 'How She Danced' May 13
The Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill, will welcome the Fairmount String Quartet Saturday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. more
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Philomusica Chorale will perform in a “T-Shirt Concert” on May 6 at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
A ‘T-shirt concert’ set to explore social justice issues
Philomusica Chorale, a Chestnut Hill-based community chorus, will perform in a May 6 concert that highlights issues of social justice. more
Variant 6 vocal ensemble will perform in a classical music concert entitled “Sacred and Profane,” Saturday, April 22, at Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill.
Woodmere Art Museum to host two classical concerts
Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Art Museum will host two classical concerts over the next two weekends. First on the roster is “Sacred and Profane,” featuring Variant 6, Saturday, April … more
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Pepon Osorio, of Mt. Airy, is a multimedia visual artist whose work has appeared in major museums and private homes throughout the world.
NW artists of color dominate Pew grant awards
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has awarded $1,170,000 in fellowships to 12 Philadelphia area artists of color. more
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Choir section leaders (from left) Michael Miller, Gillian Booth, Tyrone Whiting (director of music & arts), Aaron Scarberry and Marissa Miller performed Franz Liszt’s “Via Crucis” in observance of Palm Sunday at St. Martin-in-the-Field Episcopal Church.
Choral Arts Philadelphia to perform two ‘lost’ oratorios
Matthew Glandorf will conduct Choral Arts Philadelphia in two performances of a pair of oratorios by Giacomo Carissimi long thought to be lost to posterity. more
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A concert by the Montgomery County Chorale & Orchestra will feature the music of Dr. Rollo A. Dilworth, a vice dean at Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University.
A 25th anniversary season concludes with a concert and premiere
The Montgomery County Chorale & Orchestra will conclude its 25th anniversary season with a concert April 16 featuring the premiere of a new work by composer Dr. Rollo A. Dilworth. more
Trumpeter and music educator Paul Futer’s performance of Vivaldi’s Concerto for Trumpet in D major was a highlight of a concert at the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill.
Three churches host concerts that suggest a return to normalcy
Three local churches hosted a trio of varied concerts, providing a glimpse of how concert life used to be before the outbreak of COVID. more
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Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will perform the music of Austria, Saturday, March 25, at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
Piffaro explores the Austrian court and countryside
Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will perform a concert of music from the Austrian court and countryside Saturday. March 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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