Music
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Immaculata to Present Annual Children’s Concert Based on Book by Lemony Snicket
The Immaculata Symphony will hold its annual children’s concert, “The Composer is Dead,” on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 3 PM in Alumnae Hall on the campus of Immaculata University. The Immaculata Symphony is a university-community organization, with a long and outstanding tradition that goes back to the university’s founding in 1920. Co-conducted by Robert Frazier and Mark Cellini,…
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New York Times: Star Pianist Yuja Wang Preparing with Philadelphia Orchestra for Carnegie Hall Challenge
Star pianist Yuja Wang is preparing for a new challenge with the Philadelphia Orchestra, writes Javier C. Hernández for The New York Times. Wang will do what is virtually unheard-of by playing all four of Rachmaninoff’s piano concertos and his “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” in a single concert at Carnegie Hall in New…
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Renowned Drexel Hill Accordionist Mike Martino Gives 2017 Concert
Accordionist Mike Martino of Drexel Hill showed off his renowned accordion skills at his annual public concert in October, writes Peg DeGrassa for Delaware County News Network. Martino, who refers to himself as “the ultimate showman accordionist,” performed his public concert on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Collenbrook United Church in Drexel Hill. Known for his…
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Curtis Symphony Orchestra to Perform at Immaculata on January 28
The Curtis Symphony Orchestra presents a concert at Alumnae Hall on the campus of Immaculata University on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 2 PM. “Immaculata University is thrilled to have the Curtis Symphony Orchestra return to campus for another amazing concert,” said Joseph Gehring, chair of Immaculata’s music department. “We are proud to offer an exceptional afternoon of…
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WCU’s Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band Selected to Perform in the 2024 Rose Parade
The West Chester University “Incomparable” Golden Rams Marching Band will again represent West Chester University and the greater Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) on the international stage when they become the first marching band within the PASSHE system to march in the iconic 135th Rose Parade presented by Honda on Monday, Jan. 1,…
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Hit Steve Gunn 2019 Single Invokes Spirit of Upper Darby Neighborhood
Lansdowne-born musician Steve Gunn has released his latest album, The Unseen in Between, which takes his music in a more personal direction, writes Tom Beck for Philadelphia Weekly. One of the hit singles from the album – “Stonehurst Cowboy” – tells the story of the artist’s recently departed father, who grew up as a street-fighting…
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Wall Street Journal: Upper Darby’s Jim Croce Wrote Music That Still Resonates
Singer-songwriter Jim Croce, who grew up in Upper Darby and who sang in Villanova University singing groups, has fallen into obscurity after being killed Sept. 20, 1973, in a plane crash, writes Maarc Myers for the Wall Street Journal. But his music still resonates. Croce died at 30, leaving behind a wife and son. At…
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Broomall Pop Artist Drizzy P Credits Mom With His Love of Music
Dominic Peyreferry, a.k.a. Drizzy P., grew up in Broomall and gives credit to his mother for instilling in him his love of music. It was her massive CD collection and her affinity for music that sparked his musical interests, writes Seth Barmash for hiphopsince1987.com. Fans know Dominic as “Drizzy P”, a 20-year-old American pop artist…
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London Pollster — Analyzing the Holidays’ ‘Grinchiest’ Places — Also Arrives at List of Most Overplayed Songs
A 2022 survey from OnePoll, a London market research company, asked Americans about their “Grinchiest places,” defined as Dec.’s most stress-inducing settings. The results, including opinions on the songs heard at these locations, were reported on MSN. No. 1 on seasonally uncomfortable sites was malls and shopping centers, followed by (in order) by airports and…
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Ring in the Season at West Chester University’s 101st Annual Holiday Concert This Saturday
West Chester University invites the community to ring in the holidays with a festive celebration of music at the 101st Annual Holiday Concert. The concert is on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 3 PM in the 1200-seat Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall in Philips Memorial Building at 700 South High Street. Director of Jazz Studies Jonathan…
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Lansdowne Native, Indie Rock Veteran Reaches No. 1 on Billboard Chart
Lansdowne native Kurt Vile has spent decades steadily climbing the U.S. charts and a single from his latest album, b’lieve I’m goin down … , is now No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative chart, writes Adam Clair for Flagpole Magazine. Compared to his earlier works, the album that came out in 2015 is a more-polished…
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WCU’s Free Jazz Concert in November Pays Tribute to Illustrious Alumni
West Chester University’s Wells School of Music faculty, staff, students, and alumni will come together to pay tribute to one of its most illustrious alumni: arranger, composer, educator, and publisher Robert Harry “Bob” Curnow ’63. A week-long celebration in honor of Curnow will culminate in a free public concert of the Criterions Jazz Ensemble, conducted…
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Immaculata Presents Fall Concerts, Symphony to Travel to Philly High School
On Nov. 5, the Immaculata Symphony will perform their fall concert entitled “Inspired Visions.” The concert begins at 7:30 PM in Alumnae Hall. The Immaculata Symphony is a university-community organization, with a long and outstanding tradition that goes back to the university’s founding in 1920. The fall concert will begin with Malcom Arnold’s Peterloo Overture, Op.…
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Havertown Music Therapy Serves People With Special Needs for 20 Years
A lifelong musician is making his dream come true through music therapy. MusicWorks in Havertown came to Jerry O’Leary in a dream, writes Tom Kretschmer for 6 ABC. Once the vision came to O’Leary he got to work. “I got a master’s degree in a local college, started my own business, and gave myself a…
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Lansdowne Symphony Wins American Prize For Orchestral Recording
The Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra was honored with a national award by The American Prize for its premiere recording of compositions by American female composers, writes A.A. Cristi for Broadway World. Orchestra Music Director Reuben Blundell selected the compositions to be recorded from the Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of the Philadelphia Free Library. This is the…
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Origin of Popular Nursery Rhyme Is Thought to be West Chester
The popular nursery rhyme “Miss Mary Mack,” which can often be heard on school playgrounds throughout the country, is thought to have originated in West Chester, writes Jacob Uitti for American Songwriter. “Miss Mary Mack,” inspired by a performer in Ephraim Williams’ circus in the 1880s, was originally published in The Counting Out Rhymes of…
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Remembering Jazz Organist Joey DeFrancesco, Springfield Native
Joey DeFrancesco, 51, formerly of Springfield, a soulful keyboard prodigy, particularly on jazz organ, died Aug. 25 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. DeFrancesco created a jazz renaissance of the Hammond B-3 organ in the 1990s. He’s a five-time Grammy Award nominee as well as a skilled pianist, trumpeter, tenor…
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Jamey’s House of Music Partners With Conshohocken Brewing
Jamey’s House of Music in Lansdowne has partnered with Conshohocken Brewing Co., writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Jamey’s is a regional live music club and restaurant in Lansdowne. A public ribbon cutting for a grand re-opening ceremony will take place at the 32 S. Lansdowne Ave. location today at 3 p.m. Jamey’s House…
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