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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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The PRISM Quartet will join with The Crossing Choir to present the world premiere of Martin Bresnick’s “Self-Portraits 1964, Unfinished” Friday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity.
PRISM Quartet joins The Crossing Choir for world premiere
The Crossing, the Grammy Award-winning choir founded and directed by Donald Nally, will be joined by the PRISM Quartet to present the world premiere of Martin Bresnick’s “Self-Portraits 1964, Unfinished.” more
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Richard Troxell, the stage director for the Academy of Vocal Arts’ production of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale,” which was conducted by Germantown’s Richard Raub.
Choral Arts to premiere commissioned cantata March 4
Matthew Glandorf will conduct Choral Arts Philadelphia on March 4. more
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Gwyn Roberts, founder and director of the quartet, New World Recorders, will perform with the group Feb. 25, at Woodmere Art Museum.
Woodmere Art Museum to host recorder quartet on Feb. 25
Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Art Museum will host New World Recorders in recital Sat., Feb. 25, at 5 p.m. The repertoire will include music by Dufay to Bach and even on to Schumann and beyond. more
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Baritone Ethan Vincent
Region celebrates Black History Month with music
Members of the Fairmount String Quartet will be the principal musical performers in “Healing with the Arts.” more
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Richard Raub, of Germantown, who will conduct an upcoming performance at the Academy of Vocal Arts, began taking piano lessons when he was in the second grade.
Germantown maestro conducts comic masterpiece ‘Don Pasquale’ at AVA
Longtime Germantown resident Richard Raub will conduct the Academy of Vocal Arts’ production of Gaetano Donizetti’s comic masterpiece, “Don Pasquale,” Feb. 16 to 23. more
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Members of Filament Baroque chamber ensemble members (from left) Evan Few, John Walthausen and Elena Kauffman will perform French sacred music with vocalists Variant 6 in a free concert Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown.
Germantown Presbyterian church to host vocal concert
First Presbyterian Church in Germantown will present a concert entitled “Virtue & Vice” Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. Admission is free with a suggested donation. more
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Guest clarinetist Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic and a graduate of Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music, performed with the Juilliard String Quartet.
New year begins with choral and chamber music
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill marked the completion of the Christian season of Christmastide with a Lessons and Carols service on Jan. 15. more
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Soprano Jessica Beebe
Choral Arts Philadelphia and Phila. Orchestra round out the year
Choral Arts Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Bach Collegium gave the region’s final performance of 2022 on Dec. 31. more
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The Adult Choir and Children’s Choristers march into the service at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
St. Paul’s and The Crossing end 2022 in song
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill and The Crossing helped close out the year 2022 with songs of the season. more
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Holiday concerts bring challenging year to a close
The year 2022 has been a challenging one for classical music lovers – locally, nationally and even internationally. more
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Piffaro evoked the spirit of Renaissance Italy in their Christmas concert.
Music imbues church audiences with holiday spirit
Two of Chestnut Hill’s most musically active churches hosted two popular concerts on Dec. 10. more
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The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform “The Glorious Sounds of Christmas at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 21-23, at the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall.
St. Martin’s Church celebrates season with service of carols
The Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill, marked the second week of Advent with an abbreviated and updated “Lessons and Carols” presented Dec. 4. more
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Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will perform “Festa di Natale!’ at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. Pictured above are the permanent members of the band (left to right): Erik Schmalz, Grant Herreid, newly named artistic director Priscilla Herreid and Greg Ingles.
AVA opens 88th opera season with Verdi’s “La Traviata”
The Academy of Vocal Arts opened its 88th season of fully staged operas with a production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata.” more
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(Left to right) Pianist Laura Ward, soprano Danielle Talamantes, baritone Jorell Williams and mezzo-soprano Marjorie Maltais.
Lyric Fest celebrates pioneering patroness in Paris
Lyric Fest continued its commitment to uncovering overlooked geniuses in the world of music with a compelling recital Nov. 13 in The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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Harpist Rachel Lee O’Brien performed with Andrew Kotylo at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
St. Paul’s Church hosts choral and chamber music concerts
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill was the site of two musical performances of vastly different personalities.  more
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church performing the Solemn Eucharist for the Commemoration of the Souls of All the Faithful Departed, with Andrew Kotylo conducting.
Season gets underway for local holiday concerts
Throughout history, the combined Advent and Christmas seasons of the Christian church have been characterized by some of the most joyous music of the entire liturgical year. more
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Vincent Dubois, one of three titular organists at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, performed a solo organ recital on Oct. 30 in the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church.
Notre Dame Cathedral’s organist gives local recital
Vincent Dubois, one of the three organists at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, made a much-appreciated stop in Philadelphia to present a solo organ recital. more
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Violinists Yesong Sophie Lee and Tianyou Ma, violist Michael Shaham, and cellist Matthew Christakos
Treble Choristers sing Evensong at St. Paul’s Church
Although the COVID-19 pandemic stubbornly refuses to completely go away, during the week between Oct. 16 and 23, I heard three performances that bode well for the future. more
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Mezzo-soprano Chrystal E. Williams
St. Paul’s Church Hosts First ‘Five Fridays’ Recital
Mezzo-soprano Chrystal E. Williams and pianist Andrew Hauze were the featured artists at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill’s first “Five Fridays” recital Oct. 14. more
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