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Matthew Fitzpatrick: In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and FamilyThe Philadelphia Orchestra’s website touts its Campus Representative program as “a great way to get professional publicity and promotions experience while...
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Davyd Booth - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? I was born Clarksburg, West Virginia.What...
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“Amahl” and the “television opera”: The creation of a rare, important genre
It’s not as if Gian Carlo Menotti sat down one day and said, “I think I’ll invent a new genre today.” Yet with the composition of Amahl and the Night Visitors in 1951 (the Philadelphians perform the...
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Jane Kesson: In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and Family"If I didn’t know the facts, I wouldn’t have believed it!”That’s how Cindi Pasceri describes her reaction to the news that her dear friend, the late Jane...
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Patrick Williams - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? Boulder, CO.What piece of music could you...
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Schoolhouse Classical: The Philadelphia Orchestra Gives Back
It’s no secret that The Philadelphia Orchestra spends a lot of time away from Verizon Hall. Every summer it heads to the Mann Center, Vail, and Saratoga. There are regular visits to New York’s Carnegie...
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Adrienne Simpson: In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and FamilyWhen Philadelphia Orchestra Board of Directors member Adrienne Simpson says, “My life has been inundated by classical music,” she means it.Her father,...
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Olivia Staton - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? Sacramento, California.What piece of music...
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Past as Present: The Philadelphia Orchestra Announces a Season-long Focus on...
Music communicates and unifies. And its non-verbal elements can transform us in ways that are difficult to articulate. As The Philadelphia Orchestra embarks on its 2019-20 season, this transformative...
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Julie Coker Graham: In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and FamilyAs president and CEO of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB), Julie Coker Graham is keenly attuned to what makes a city special.“It’s...
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Richard Harlow - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? In Detroit, but I grew up in Dearborn.What...
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“The Best of All Possible Worlds”: The Philadelphia Orchestra presents...
Since its premiere in 1956, and through several subsequent revisions, Leonard Bernstein’s comic operetta Candide has held singular appeal for a broad range of audiences. Set to a libretto by Lillian...
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Linda Forlini: In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and Family“We are the first voice you hear.”That’s how Linda Forlini, vice president of Ticket Philadelphia, describes how her organization interacts with the...
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Robert Grossman - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? In Philadelphia, the area currently known as...
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The Orchestra and Fairmount Park: A Match Made in Heaven
Hearing The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts on a beautiful summer evening has always felt like an occasion. The resounding majesty of the Orchestra’s legendary sound...
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WomenNOW
In the 2019–20 season, a woman’s place is on The Philadelphia Orchestra’s stages, leading from the podium, performing in the spotlight, and commanding the repertoire.Ravel. Bartók. Frank.Gabriela Lena...
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Christine Lim - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? In Seoul, South Korea.What piece of music...
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Elina Kalendarova - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? In Tashkent, USSR.What piece of music could...
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Michelle Zwi - In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and FamilyAre you reading this in Verizon Hall, waiting for the concert to start? If so, pay close attention just before the house lights go down. As the musicians...
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Lisa and Peter DiLullo - In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and FamilyPeter and Lisa DiLullo first began going to occasional Philadelphia Orchestra concerts over 20 years ago. But it took a generous offer from close friends...
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