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 > more
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 > more
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 > more
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 > more
Broadcast Across the Nation, 15th and Spruce
Lang Lang and the Orchestra seeks audience across America > more
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