287 stories by "Gail Obenreder"
Great Arrangements by Dolce Suono made for a compelling afternoon of chamber music, featuring arrangements of well-known and less-well-known works that differed from the composer's original …
Classical music offerings from the first half of December in the Philly and the Greater area. Gail Obenreder previews.
In the first half of the 20th century, the music and culture of America's Jazz Age drove major social change. Now, a new exhibition at Delaware Art Museum captures the era's masterful illust…
Wood comes alive in The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick, now on view at the Brandywine Museum of Art. It's a rare chance to see the interdisciplinary artist's full oeuvre outside his histo…
LyricFest, Delaware Symphony, the Fairmount String Quartet and others close out November with classical offerings in the Philly area. Gail Obenreder previews.
Resident Ensemble Players at the University of Delaware takes on Tom Stoppard's rarely produced Rough Crossing, but it's choppy seas, despite a cast that is well-known for excellent farce. G…
Getting tea with Mimi Stillman, seeing the future with Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, and saying goodbye to Astral Artists. Gail Obenreder previews.
La bohème is one of the opera canon's all-time favorites. In a co-production with Opera Baltimore, OperaDelaware offered a lively, beautifully staged production that showcased Puccini's mus…
Delaware
Theatre Company teams with Charlie DelMarcelle to present the popular one-man
show Every Brilliant Thing, a gentle comedy that embraces the audience
in its exploration of depression…
In a glorious season opener, Renaissance band Piffaro and the vocalists of TENET explored the musical world of the great poet Francesco Petrarch, including his unfulfilled lifelong love (con…
Offerings from Pyxis Piano Trio, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Jasper String Quartet, and more round out the rest of the month. Gail Obenreder previews.
A new season of music opens with Chamber Orchestra, the Crossing, Variant Six, and more. Gail Obenreder previews.
Delaware Theatre Company marks 45 years on Wilmington's waterfront with an all-out, thigh-high production of Kinky Boots. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Delaware's Resident Ensemble Players opens its season with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again], mixing sketch and farce for a dizzy and hilarious presentat…
More music to close out September, with performances by Filament Baroque, Ensemble Arts Philly, Lyric Fest, and more. Gail Obenreder previews.
The Publick Pleasure, an early music group featuring top period instrument specialists, tackled a Fringe Festival program exploring our city's
cultural scene before, during, and after the 17…
Gail Obenreder rounds up the classical music scene in the Philadelphia area for September.
Rockwood Mansion, a moody, historic northern Delaware house museum with a renowned collection of Victoriana, asks two contemporary glass artists to respond to its resident works. Gail Obenre…
Artists from across the country, including many from the Philly area, respond to Winterthur's famous collection of art, textiles, furniture, and more in this exceptional interdisciplinary ex…
A list of late July and early August concerts, including performances by the Philadelphia Young Pianists Academy and new music from up-and-coming musicians from Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra…
Delaware Shakespeare opens its 22nd year with a finely mounted production of Julius Caesar"one of the Bard's shortest and darkest plays"in Wilmington's atmospheric Rockwood Park. Gail Obenre…
PAFA's new Layers of Liberty exhibition, a rare close-up on Appalachian art, continues a trend of museums exploring our complicated, often greedy relationship with the natural world. Gail Ob…
Kick off summer with classical music from new choral ensemble Convoco, PAFA's Sunday Serenades, and outdoor concerts from Philadelphia Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and more. Gail Obenreder …
June brings outdoor music in striking natural locales, early music, new music, the rededication of Verizon Hall, and some bonus musical Book Week picks. Gail Obenreder rounds up.
A background in music theory will serve readers well in this trenchant and insightful tour of music throughout history: its meaning and function, and how it helps us understand the many worl…
