Music
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Norristown Area School District welcomes Spring with Choral Festival
Today inside of the auditorium at Norristown Area High School, roughly 600 students from Cole Manor Elementary School, East Norriton Middle School, Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy, Gotwals Elementary School, Hancock Elementary School, Marshall Street Elementary School, Paul V Fly Elementary School, Norristown Area High School, Stewart Middle School, and Whitehall Elementary School gathered…
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The Jazz Sanctuary offers free concerts throughout the region in March
Jazz lovers can enjoy the toe-tapping improvisations of the Jazz Sanctuary at five free concerts in March. Everyone is welcome at these non-religious – or secular events. One concert each will be in Bucks, Chester and Montgomery County; two others will be near center city Philadelphia. These free jazz concerts will take place: – Thursday,…
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Distinguished pianist Sara Davis Buechner to perform at Bryn Mawr College
The Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Seriespresents acclaimed concert pianist Sara Davis Buechner, Saturday, March 2 at 8:00 p.m.in the Great Hall, Old Library. Noted for her musical command, cosmopolitan artistry, and visionary independence, Buechner is one of the most vital concert pianists of our time. She has been lauded for her “intelligence, integrity, and all-encompassing technical prowess” (The New…
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Mental Health Chamber Music Ensemble launches “Acts of Kindness” concerts
Ellipses Ensemble, a Philadelphia-based chamber music ensemble devoted to mental health and suicide prevention awareness, announces its third concert, Acts of Kindness. Ellipses Ensemble was co-founded by Susanna Loewy, a Philadelphia Orchestra teaching artist and the founding artistic director and curator of the Pikes Falls Chamber Music Ensemble. Loewy is an accomplished musician, educator, and…
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Norristown native making waves in Music City
The greater Philadelphia area has produced countless musicians that have gone on to become huge success stories. The list goes on forever, but includes Hall & Oates, Jim Croce and Chubby Checker. It isn’t necessarily thought of as a hot bed for country music, but don’t be fooled. There are people in that part of…
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Family-friendly pop concert to benefit the homeless
Student leaders from The Hill School, Pottstown School District, and Montgomery County Community College have collaborated on behalf of the Pottstown CARES group and organized their third annual Welcome Home concert. This family-friendly pop music concert will provide financial assistance to the Ministries at Main Street organization which runs a drop-in shelter serving the needs…
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Expressive Path family friendly fundraiser set for April
Expressive Path will host Where’s Pete Rocks Mardi Gras, at the Lower Providence Fire Hall 3199 Ridge Pike, Eagleville, PA 19403 on Friday, April 26, 2019. This is the 5th annual Spring Fling, which will feature live music and art to benefit Expressive Path. Where’s Pete Rocks Mardi Gras will be a fun family event,…
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Chestnut Hill College hosting annual Steinway Artist Concert
Award-winning pianist Spencer Myer will perform at Chestnut Hill College’s upcoming Steinway Artist Concert — an annual tradition featuring piano recitals from the world’s foremost artists. The College hosts the Steinway Artist Concert on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 4:00 p.m. in the East Parlor of Saint Joseph Hall. The Steinway concert series began in 2012…
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Whitpain Community Festival has something for everyone
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) and Whitpain Township invite the community to enjoy a day of family fun, food and musical entertainment at the Whitpain Community Festival held at the College’s Central Campus, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. Admission is free for the festival and musical performances, thanks to the generosity of the event sponsors. Donations are…
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Nikolay Gavlishin brings classical guitar to Centre Theater for First Sunday free concert
As part of its free First Sunday concert series at Centre Theater in Norristown, Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society veteran and world-renowned musician Nikolay Gavlishin will entertain the audience with his eclectic classical guitar stylings. Many will be amazed that the accomplished Gavlishin has only been mastering the guitar for a relatively short period of time, writes Gary…
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76th Annual Youth Festival Concert – The Stars of Tomorrow – Coming to MCCC
Winners of the Tri-County Concerts Association’s 76th Annual Youth Festival auditions will appear in recital on Saturday, June 9, at 7 p.m. at Montgomery County Community College’s Science Center Theater, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The young artists include pianists, instrumentalists, and vocalists from Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware counties. They will perform works by…
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Sensational sushi and all that jazz at August Moon
By Katie Kohler For decades, Main Street in Norristown possessed little retail, dining or entertainment options, which are considered key components to any hope of revitalization. One of the stalwarts, August Moon, stands firm in its original location (300 East Main Street) since 1994 despite temptations to move to the retail realm of King of…
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Arts Montco makes debut at Ursinus College
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) – the destination marketing organization for Montgomery County – launched its newest brand, Arts Montco, at an exclusive event at the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College yesterday evening. More than 100 arts enthusiasts and influencers from across Montgomery County and the region…
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‘Arts Montco’ ready to make a big impression
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) – the destination marketing organization for Montgomery County – has just announced its newest brand, Arts Montco. Designed to inspire visitors to explore Montgomery County’s more than 200 arts attractions, Arts Montco strives to establish Montco as an arts destination and to build community awareness and pride…
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Graterford Prison Welcomes First Formal Music Program for a Decade
The first formal music program in a decade has returned to Graterford Prison in Skippack Township, providing a long-awaited dose of humanity for its inmates, writes Samantha Melamed for Philly.com. Songs in the Key of Free was launched last October as a barely funded initiative mostly staffed by volunteers. However, the program has been hugely…
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Washington Memorial Chapel to Host Free Concert on Memorial Day
This holiday weekend, celebrate Memorial Day with the magnificent sounds of the Carillon during a special outdoor concert at the Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge starting at 2 PM. The Chapel’s Carillon, which is an extraordinary instrument housed in a 112-foot-tall building that is dubbed the “National Patriots Tower,” comprises 58 bells, each tuned…
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From Delco: 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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Rock Legends from Montgomery County Receive Their Hollywood Star
Montgomery County’s Daryl Hall and John Oates, one of the most famous duos in the world of rock music, received their own star on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame in early September, writes Chris Epting for Ultimate Classic Rock. Hall grew up in Pottstown, and graduated from Owen J. Roberts High School in 1965,…
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