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 on January 3, 2023☆⚑

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 on May 14, 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 on May 3, 2022☆⚑

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 1:51pm on August 10, 2021☆⚑

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 video…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:17am on December 23, 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 1:03pm on December 20, 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 8:24am on November 1, 2020☆⚑

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 on December 17, 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 on December 16, 2019☆⚑

PLAYING AND PRESERVING (Astral Artists, Play on Philly, Partners for Sacred Spaces): Beautiful music at St. Mary's, Hamilton Village by Margaret Darby

Free family-friendly classical music

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:02am on November 25, 2019☆⚑