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• Posted Phillyist Reviews... Feist at the Academy of Music to Phillyist
  Recognize this silhouette? You might if you had been to Feist's shadow-intensive show this past Sunday at the Academy of Music. The evening opened with Hayden, a Canadian modern-day Dylan with a little less angst. His one-man show packed in great virtuosity on all three instruments: guitar, harmonica, and piano. His songs demonstrate a strange, but honest and often humorous, viewpoint on the world. His stage banter was also top-notch, joking after a little...
• Posted Free Philadelphia Orchestra Summer Concerts to Phillyist
  Looking forward to outdoor concerts this summer? How would you like to see some for free? The Philadelphia Orchestra has lined up several opportunities to see this fabulous orchestra for free. May 1st – May 31st, you can get free lawn tickets to its summer season at the Mann: Monday, June 30 at 8pm - YO-YO MA RETURNS Tuesday, July 1 at 8pm - LA BOHÈME Wednesday, July 2 at 8pm - A NIGHT...
• Posted Phillyist Reviews... Lyric Fest's "Old City - New Song" to Phillyist
  Lyric Fest is slowly but surely perfecting the solo voice recital. Their concerts are always well-programmed—thematic and insightful. This past weekend’s concert, “Old City - New Song,” featured works written by composers who have spent some or all of their lives in Philadelphia, ranging from Curtis alumni Samuel Barber and Leonard Bernstein to the Philadelphia Library’s orchestral music curator Kile Smith. The concert culminated in the world premiere of organist/composer Nicolas White’s The Aim...
• Posted Preview: Voces Novae et Antiquae Presents Palestrina and Poulenc to Phillyist
  Local professional choir Voces Novae et Antiquae presents "A Propitious Pairing: Palestrina and Poulenc." If the alliterative title doesn't pique your interest then the music certainly will—Palestrina's Dum Complerentur Dies Pentecostes and Missa Brevis and Poulenc's Salve Regina and Mass in G major certainly run the gamut of choral music. Voces Novae et Antiquae have two more performances of this innovative program: Voces Novae et Antiquae presents "A Propitious Pairing: Palestrina and Poulenc" Church...
• Posted Jazz Trumpeter Sean Jones at the Art Museum to Phillyist
  Looking for a new way to start the weekend? Head on over to the art museum for its Art After 5 series. This week's Art After 5 concert features up-and-coming jazz trumpeter Sean Jones. This 29-year-old has been making a name for himself as the lead trumpeter for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (with Wynton Marsalis). True to their name, these concerts (free with museum admission) go from 5 PM until 8:45 PM on...