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On Spruce Street, A Symphony Of Fading History
History

On Spruce Street, A Symphony Of Fading History

Contributor Rob McClung opens the door of 1617 Spruce, where the Philadelphia Musical Academy once filled the street with the sounds of classical music

At The Academy, The Birth Of Wire Transmission Of Music
History

At The Academy, The Birth Of Wire Transmission Of Music

Eighty years ago, Leopold Stokowski and pioneering sound engineers turned the Academy of Music into a multi-media hub for broadcast music. Jack McCarthy has the story of Bell Labs, Disney, and the first stereo broadcast performances

South Broad, North Broad, And The Rite Of Spring
History

South Broad, North Broad, And The Rite Of Spring

It had its US orchestral premier at the Academy of Music, its US ballet premier at the Metropolitan Opera, and now it returns tomorrow night for a multi-media, dance, and orchestral spectacle at the Academy. Jack McCarthy has the story

Barnes Prequel On The Parkway: The Unbuilt Temple Of Music
Architecture

Barnes Prequel On The Parkway: The Unbuilt Temple Of Music

Jack McCarthy has the familiar story of a controversial move by a top Philadelphia arts institution to a Modern facility on the Parkway. But unlike the Barnes Museum, the Philadelphia’s Orchestra’s Temple of Music became a victim of the deepening Great Depression

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Broadcast Across the Nation, 15th and Spruce

Lang Lang and the Orchestra seeks audience across America


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