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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

The Academy of Music and The Philadelphia Orchestra’s archives get a new home at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries by Margaret Darby

A beautiful but inaccessible room at the Academy of Music housed almost 200 years of Philly cultural history. Now, the Philadelphia Orchestra teams with the Penn Libraries to give the archiv…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:05AM
Saturday, May 14, 2022

The Musical Legacy of Charles V: Piffaro Founders’ Finale by Margaret Darby

The final concert for Piffaro founders Joan Kimball and Bob Wiemken is far from a somber affair as they celebrate a thriving Renaissance band as their legacy. The post The Musical Legacy of …

SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:22PM
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

PCMS presents the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia’s 200th Anniversary Concert by Margaret Darby

The Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia marked its bicentennial in 2020, and was finally able to celebrate with four commissioned Philly-inspired premieres by world-class contemporary compo…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:28AM
Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Lisette: A Haitian song travels through Philadelphia history and beyond by Margaret Darby

The oldest-known Haitian song has a Philadelphia connection. The post Lisette: A Haitian song travels through Philadelphia history and beyond appeared first on phindie.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 01:51PM
Wednesday, December 23, 2020

A pandemic, a passel of musicians, and panoply of ideas: Scott Ordway’s digital video project Twenty/Twenty by Margaret Darby

A joint project commissioned by Hamilton College, Swarthmore College, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr. The post A pandemic, a passel of musicians, and panoply of ideas: Scott Ordway’s digital vid…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:17AM
Sunday, December 20, 2020

Girl in the Snow: A new CD by Rutgers-based composer Scott Ordway by Margaret Darby

Ordway’s originality shines through every aspect of this music. The post Girl in the Snow: A new CD by Rutgers-based composer Scott Ordway appeared first on phindie.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 01:03PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020

Piffaro joins Carillon at Miraculous Medal Shrine in Germantown by Margaret Darby

Piffaro's stream offered advantages a live concert would never have afforded.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 08:24AM
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Natalia Kazaryan at the APS: Champion pianist champions undervalued composers by Margaret Darby

The three gems sound quite modern more than 100 years after they were written.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:41AM
Monday, December 16, 2019

TYDINGS TREW (Piffaro): Shining with warmth and light by Margaret Darby

Is it anachronistic to seek out Renaissance music in this age of cybernetics?

SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:16AM
Monday, November 25, 2019

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards