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Phil Woods in Oslo in 2007. (Photo by Bjørn Erik Pedersen via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Phil Woods: An appreciation

There wasn't a jazz giant Phil Woods didn’t work with. Over the years he worked with everyone from Buddy Rich and Quincy Jones to Dizzy Gillespie and Billie Holiday.

Bruce Klauber

Oct 01, 2015 Articles 3 minute read

Aww, Mom! Tuomanen and Kasprzycka. (Both photos by Dominic M. Mercier, courtesy Opera Philadelphia)

Fringe 2015: 'Andy: A Popera' by Opera Philly & Bearded Ladies (third review)

Two of my colleagues have reviewed Andy, a Popera, but neither questioned whether this piece belongs in the repertoire of an opera company. Subscribers to Opera Philadelphia argued the issue during and after the exciting performance.

Steve Cohen

Sep 23, 2015 Articles 5 minute read

Venus (Hesperus/Phosphorus) reflected in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Brocken Inaglory via Creative Comons/Wikimedia)

Lewis Spratlan; Andrew Rudin; Jeremy Gill

Three CDs with Philadelphia connections

Three recent CDs highlight the Philadelphia music scene.

Sep 22, 2015 Articles 4 minute read

Boy in a box. (Both photos by Dominic M. Mercier, courtesy Opera Philadelphia)

Fringe 2015: 'Andy: A Popera' by Opera Philly & Bearded Ladies (second review)

Choosing to become Andy Warhol

The pop Andy Warhol was as loud and clear as the rollicking music in the Opera Philadelphia/Bearded Ladies Andy: A Popera.

Margaret Darby

Sep 18, 2015 Articles 4 minute read

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Lederhosen and little hats with feathers. And a brass band. (Photo via Creative Commons/capl@washjeff.edu)

Three kinds of traveler and composer

Oktoberfest

Ideally, as a composer, your eyes and ears are always open; both the different and the same will surprise you.

Kile Smith

Sep 15, 2015 Articles 5 minute read

Members of both the Opera Philadelphia Chorus and the Bearded Ladies appear as a colorful bevy of Marilyns. (All photos by Dominic M. Mercier)

Fringe 2015: 'Andy: A Popera' by Opera Philly and Bearded Ladies

A mishmash of the past and present

What’s wonderful and terrible and lots of fun all at the same time? Andy: A Popera creates a Warholian experience of pop culture, mixing recent pop history with our modern media obsessions.

Naomi Orwin

Sep 12, 2015 Articles 5 minute read

Decoding the swamp message is up to you.

Fringe 2015: Pig Iron and Dr. Dog's 'Swamp Is On'

Falling into a psychedelic swamp

The fearless Pig Iron Theatre Company is back, this time with Philadelphia’s own Dr. Dog rock band, in a unique, exotic collaboration.

Carol Rocamora

Sep 11, 2015 Articles 3 minute read

The long trip home from war: Gunn and Leonard (Photo by Ken Howard)

Jennifer Higdon’s 'Cold Mountain'

A chilly mountain

The world premiere of Jennifer Higdon's first opera, Cold Mountain, has many fine elements but misses greatness.

Steve Cohen

Sep 03, 2015 Articles 4 minute read

Kiana takes flight: the author's daughter on her way to the Berklee summer program.

Help! My daughter is a music major!

Despite my best efforts to guide her, my daughter's love for music wore me down. Now I'm hoping for the best.

Maria Thompson Corley

Aug 30, 2015 Articles 4 minute read

Schweinsbraten mit Kartoffelknödel (photo by Takeaway via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Why telling jokes is like writing music

In comparing the making of music to the making of a joke, I’m not saying that music ought to be funny. The main sense of a sense of humor is funniness, of course, but the best comedians handle all the humors.