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Author: Margaret Darby

Music Reviews

The German Society of Pennsylvania presents their final Delius Society Concert

Margaret Darby April 30, 2018 No Comments

The Wister Quartet and Choral Arts Philadelphia gave their audience a rare chance to hear the Delius Songs of Sunset.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra pulls in an audience with a surprisingly good Philadelphia Voices

Margaret Darby April 8, 2018 No Comments

Philadelphia Voices is about a lot more than cheesesteaks!

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Lahav Shani leads Philadelphia Orchestra with music by Lindberg, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev

Margaret Darby March 23, 2018 No Comments

Twenty-nine-year-old maestro Lahav Shani leads the Philadelphia Orchestra with a spotlight on trumpeter David Bilger

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NINETEEN MOVEMENTS FOR UNACCOMPANIED CELLO (Scott Ordway): Sounding the Chestnut Hill Skyspace for a world premiere

Margaret Darby February 12, 2018 No Comments

The premiere of composer Scott Ordway’s Nineteen Movements for Unaccompanied Cello took place in the perfect setting – the James Turrell Skyspace in the Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting.

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VISUAL MUSIC (Network for New Music at the University of the Arts): Art in music

Margaret Darby January 23, 2018 No Comments

Out of the ordinary, but a delight to experience.

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[music review] Mélomanie at Saint Clements with soprano Clara Rottsolk

Margaret Darby January 15, 2018 No Comments

The eclectic chamber group Mélomanie presented some of their characteristic “provocative pairings of early & contemporary works” in Saint Clement’s Church on Saturday

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PABLO HERAS-CASADO RETURNS (Philadelphia Orchestra): Old and new

Margaret Darby January 9, 2018 No Comments

Although Spanish guest conductor has led the Philadelphia Orchestra once before, in 2016, he is a relatively new face for the Philadelphians.

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HILARY HAHN PLAYS BERNSTEIN (Philadelphia Orchestra): A stunning postlude

Margaret Darby December 12, 2017 1 Comment

The performance was more than the music – it was four friends who find that although they spend their lives practicing, they actually enjoy playing music together.

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Cowell, Cage, and Crumb: An avant-garde piano show at the Barnes

Margaret Darby November 10, 2017 No Comments

The Barnes Foundation is sponsoring a very high-level series of musical performances, which connect visual arts and music. Robert Whalen and his wife, Katherine Skovira,…

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After the O17: A reflection on Opera Philadelphia’s brave endeavor

Margaret Darby September 29, 2017 1 Comment

This bountiful menu of music had something for every taste

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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (Opera Philadelphia): Mozart at the Academy of Music

Margaret Darby May 1, 2017 No Comments

Opera Philadelphia’s new co-production of Mozart’s MARRIAGE OF FIGARO is fast, lively and a wonderful way to be introduced to opera.

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