Music
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Immaculata Symphony to Present Spring Concert in April
On Saturday, April 15, the Immaculata Symphony will perform their annual spring concert entitled “New Directions.” 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 spring concert begins with Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 in E minor,…
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Elkins Park Singer Earns Four-Out-of-Four Coaches’ Chair-Turns on ‘The Voice’
NariYella, a 20-year-old Elkins Park singer with a powerful vocal ability, caught the interest of all four coach-judges on the Mar. 21 episode of NBC’s The Voice. Michael Tanenbaum reported her stunning debut in PhillyVoice. A Cheltenham High School graduate, NariYella sang “One Night Only” from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls. She performed during the blind…
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Abington Friends School Seeks Sharers of the ‘Greatest Songs You’ve Never Heard’
As part of its Lifelong Learning 2023 initiative, Abington Friend School (AFS) is holding a Mar. 29 online event for music lovers of classics and, perhaps, works that are more obscure. AFS choral director Justin Solonynka is the moderator-host. Titled “The Greatest Song You’ve Never Heard,” the session invites participants to share a favorite song…
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Avon Grove Student’s Original Composition Receives Global Recognition
Over the past month, Olive Wallace, a fifth-grade student from Avon Grove Intermediate School, has received significant media attention for her original musical composition that went viral on TikTok. Wallace, who is a musically talented child, plays the violin, the clarinet, and sings in the school choir. She writes music in her free time and…
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Fan’s Search for Grave of Jazz Musician Lee Morgan Reaches Startling Coda
Lee Morgan, a prominent 1950s–1960s jazz trumpeter, had a tragically short career. The 33-year-old performer was killed by his common-law wife in 1972 and buried in White Chapel Memorial Park, Feasterville, next to his father. NPR’s Nate Chinen uncovered the story of a recent, surprising revelation unearthed there. Morgan succeeded as both a recording and…
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Distinctly Warped Voice of a 1960s Novelty Songwriter Is Silenced in King of Prussia
Jerry Samuels, whose novelty tune took off in 1966, has passed away in a King of Prussia assisted-living facility. Nate File reported the 84-year-old’s loss in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Samuels, from New York City, played piano by age three and wrote marketable songs by 15. He eventually moved to Northeast Philadelphia as a record producer…
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MCCC Student Donates Guitars to CCATE Students in Norristown
Montgomery County Community College faculty members and a student are being praised for their efforts to help Latinx students in Norristown learn to play the guitar. Doug Ellis, of Lansdale, a student in the Sound Recording and Music Technology (SRT) Program at MCCC and founder of the nonprofit organization “No Strings Attached Guitars,” donated two…
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Grammy-Award Winning Artists Headline West Chester University’s Annual Jazz Festival
The Wells School of Music at West Chester University will bring world-class entertainment and free live jazz to the surrounding community during the 33rd annual Jazz Festival from March 22 – 25, 2023. All performances except for the High School Jazz Festival are free and open to the public in the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre, Swope…
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Doylestown Native, Singer-Songwriter Wows Crowd at Recent Philadelphia Concert
A Bucks County musician recently returned to the area for several shows in support of her latest album, which is receiving rave reviews. Paige Walter wrote about the recent show for WXPN. Natalie Mering, known by the stage name Weyes Blood, recently came back to her home area for two shows to support her latest album, “And…
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WCU’s Golden Rams Marching Band Celebrate ‘National Marching Music Day’
National Marching Music Day on March 4 is drumming up lots of interest on campus this year as West Chester University’s “Incomparable” Golden Rams prepare to “march forth” in the preeminent Rose Parade on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. “National Marching Music Day” serves as an annual day to honor the dedicated musicians, composers, and performers of marching music…
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Penn State Abington Student’s Custom Flutes, Performances Provide Healing Vibes
Jack Darnell, a Penn State Abington integrative arts major, began his musical journey at the age of 11, which originated from his love of movies. “As I kid, I remember watching Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe,” he recalled. “The character Mr. Tumnus was playing an unusual flute. I had never…
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Bala Cynwyd Woman Raps on Rare Disease
A Bala Cynwyd woman turned her battle with a rare disease into a creative outlet. 6abc reported her lyric escape from her health condition. Romy Braunstein was misdiagnosed with MS in 2001. Throughout her 35 years of work in radio, Braunstein dealt with unexplained symptoms such as falls, difficulty walking, and chronic fatigue. She…
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Delaware County Symphony: Myths and Legends Symphony Concert
The Delaware County Symphony offers music by 19th and 20th-century composers inspired by the myths and legends of the past. This “Myths and Legends” concert, featuring mezzo-soprano Kathryn Leemhuis, will take place March 5, 3 PM, in Neumann University’s Meagher Theatre. The concert opens with two works by the great French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice…
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Women’s History Month: Penn State Abington Features Works of Female Composers Played by Female Musicians
Penn State Abington opens Women’s History Month on a musical note with a free community concert featuring the Merion Trio on March 1. The musicians will perform chamber works by female composers who inspired connection through music despite tremendous odds. The evening includes not only music but the stories of the featured creatives: Merion Trio hopes to…
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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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Curtis Symphony Orchestra to Perform at Immaculata on January 28
The Curtis Symphony Orchestra presents a concert at Alumnae Hall on the Malvern 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…
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Backed by Overwhelming Demand, Second Night of Pink Homecoming Show Added This Summer
After seeing a huge surge in ticket sales, one of Bucks County’s most well-known music artists is adding a second date to her homecoming show. Staff writers for FOX 29 News wrote about the summer shows. Alecia Beth Moore Hart, known by her stage name Pink, has added a second date to her homecoming show…
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