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Vox Populi Gallery presents Dante Foley's UPFRONT W/ BLACK PUNKS VOL. 1
Investigation of self among others
A new feature documentary chronicles Black musicians working in punk, metal, and heavy music and their experiences in these alternative communities from the 1990s to the present. Thomas Hagen previews.
Previews
3 minute read
BSR Classical Interludes, July 2026
The summer crescendoes
Classical music performances in the Philly area in July, including offerings from Lenape Chamber Ensemble, OperaDelaware, the Curtis Institute, and more. Gail Obenreder previews.
Previews
3 minute read
The Crossing presents Month of Moderns 2
After 250 years, Philly composers have questions
Renowned chorus The Crossing celebrates 250 with a concert featuring nine local composers in a program titled The People Speak from the Birthplace of America (Philadelphia Composers Ask Questions). Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
ArtPhilly’s What Now festival presents Andrea Clearfield and Cookie Diorio’s Long Live the Queen: A Herstory of Drag
“The light of limitless love is a possibility”
The inaugural Art Philly: What Now festival brought composer Andrea Clearfield and multidisciplinary drag artist Cookie Diorio together for an exciting, genre-defying new work. Krista Mar reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
BSR Classical Interludes, more in June 2026
Summer tunes for you
Covering the second half of classical music in June as summer officially begins. Gail Obenreder previews.
Previews
3 minute read
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Philly’s Transcendent Choir welcomes trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive singers
“No matter what your voice sounds like, there’s a place for it.”
Trans and gender-expansive singers often face a rigid classical music performance tradition that makes it difficult to participate, but the Transcendent Choir of Philadelphia is changing that. Anndee Hochman listens.
Features
6 minute read
The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Gershwin and Bernstein
An all-American season closer marks the 250th
The Philadelphians closed their 2025-26 season with a stirring program of Gershwin and Bernstein, featuring superstar French pianist Hélène Grimaud and the Philadelphia Orchestra debut of Canadian mezzo soprano Emily D’Angelo. Linda Holt reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
BSR Classical Interludes, June 2026
Listening to festive tunes
Gail Obenreder rounds up classical musical performances in and around the city, with a number of festivals decorating June.
Previews
3 minute read
Piffaro presents Eagle & Empire: Music of Colonial Mexico
Exploring the music of Renaissance-era Mexico, where European and Indigenous cultures mixed
A deeply researched program from Piffaro proves that the mixing of European and Indigenous cultures in 16th- and 17th-century Mexico created works that rival their more famous European peers. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
6 minute read
Opera Philadelphia and Davóne Tines present Langston Hughes’s The Black Clown
Evergreen poetry on stage
An incredibly resonant, and nearly 100-year-old, text is brought to life in this weekend-long production. An Nichols previews.
Previews
3 minute read