Academy of Music
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Philadelphia Ballet, IBX Kick Off Holiday Season with Event Celebrating 56th Year of The Nutcracker
Philadelphia Ballet, in partnership with Independence Blue Cross, recently ushered in the holiday season with a festive celebration to mark the 56th annual production of George Balanchine’s The…
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Delaware County Leadership: Ronald Matthews, President, Eastern University
Ronald Matthews, President of Eastern University, spoke to DELCO Today about growing up in Philadelphia, where his parents encouraged his passion for music from a…
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Philadelphia Ballet and IBX Host Pop-Up Event to Kick Off 55th Year of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
The Philadelphia Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker — a dazzling holiday classic featuring more than 170 dancers and many other artists who bring Tchaikovsky’s…
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A Philadelphia Inventor Was Among the First to Demonstrate Moving Images That Became the Precursor to Movies
In 1870, Philadelphia inventor Henry Heyl displayed among the first demonstrations of a projected moving picture, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for Billy Penn at WHYY. He…
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Philadelphia Boys and Philadelphia Girls Choirs Announce Spring Shows
The Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale will perform its concert — entitled “United We Stand! Celebrating the American Spirit: Music of the North and South”…
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Margaret Hollinger, Singer, Episcopal Academy Fund-raiser, Dead at 79
Margaret Hollinger, a popular director of development at Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square and who was known in the 1940s and 50s in Drexel Hill,…
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Pa. Ballet’s Sharon Hill Warehouse Holds A Lot of ‘Nutcracker’ Magic, Including a Renovated Christmas Tree
A warehouse in Sharon Hill holds much of the Pennsylvania Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ magic, including a recently refurbished Christmas tree, writes Ellen Dunkel for The Philadelphia…
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He’s Sung in Opera Houses World-wide But Now This Havertown Vocalist Is Bringing It Home
Havertown native Ben Wager is no stranger to the opera stage but he’s found it an interesting challenge to appear as Farfarello in the Philadelphia…























