Music
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Kennett Symphony Releases Schedule for 2023-2024 Season
The Kennett Symphony, Chester County’s only professional symphony orchestra, and Music Director Michael Hall announce its 83rd season. With six diverse concert offerings, the season promises to be exhilarating. “Together with the passionate and committed musicians of the Kennett Symphony, I am excited about presenting our upcoming season. We will be performing some of the…
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Conestoga Grads Return Home, Bringing Their Soaring Band Mt. Joy with Them
Indie rockers Matt Quinn and Sam Cooper, Conestoga High School graduates, have returned home and brought their music with them, writes Holly Herman for the Tredyffrin-Easttown Patch. The pair used to play in the Berwyn Tavern or Gryphon Cafe in Wayne while still in high school. They went their separate ways for college then reunited…
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Finalists in Uptown’s Taylor-Made Singer Songwriter Competition to Perform August 9
On Wednesday, August 9, the six finalists in the Taylor-Made at the Uptown Singer-Songwriter competition will appear on the main stage at Uptown! This competition, focused solely on local talent, and sponsored in partnership with Taylor Music, received a whopping 41 submissions. One of the judges stated being “blown away by the talent in the…
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Conestoga High School Grad Carves Name for Herself as Indie-Rock Artist
Conestoga High School graduate and former School of Rock student Molly Martin has carved herself a niche as an indie-rock artist, writes Hobart Rowland for Main Line Today. Martin left her hometown on the Main Line for Tulane University, but it did not take her long to decide to transfer to Nashville’s Belmont University where…
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Coatesville Native Making Waves in Music, Modeling Industries
With her unique style and talent, Coatesville native Anisha LaBelle is making waves in the music and modeling industries, writes Wrightsmind Media for Newsbreak. LaBelle is a gifted musician who started her music career independently. Her style blends pop, rap, and R&B influences and puts a unique twist on them. Her debut album, Heart Expansion,…
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Free Concert at West Chester University Features Alumni Jazz Ensemble
Alumni of the Criterions Jazz Ensemble, the premiere jazz ensemble group out of West Chester University’s Wells School of Music, will take the stage for a free concert on Thursday, July 20, at 7 PM, in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, Philips Memorial Building at 700 S. High Street, West Chester. The concert to…
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The Kennett Symphony to Present Masterworks 3 Concert at Longwood Gardens
The Kennett Symphony will be hosting its biggest concert of the year on June 25 at Longwood Gardens. With talented musicians, a great conductor, and beautiful music, it is one of the most look-forward-to events of the season for the symphony. Masterworks 3: Symphony Under the Stars will take place at 7:30 PM at Longwood…
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Uptown! Launches New Artist Series, Featuring Sisters Presley & Taylor, and Grammy-nominated Six One Five Collective
Since 2017, in addition to theatre, dance, comedy and film, Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has built an enviable niche presenting popular tribute bands and local musical artists from alternative, to rock, to jazz on their Mainstage and in their intimate Cabaret. Starting July 15th, Uptown is presenting a New Artist Series, featuring rising stars…
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Sail On: The Beach Boys Tribute Returns to West Chester for a Father’s Day Concert at Uptown!
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is recognized as a destination for a wide variety of tribute bands and June will be no exception. The previously sold-out Sail On: The Beach Boys Tribute will make a return appearance to the Uptown Mainstage on Father’s Day, Sunday June 18th, at 7:30. Green River – The Creedence Clearwater…
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West Chester Grad, Soul Singer Devon Gilfillian Promotes His New Album
Singer/songwriter and guitarist Devon Gilfillian recently found his way home again, celebrating the release of his new album Love You Anyway with a trip to one of his favorite haunts, Charlie’s Hamburgers in Delaware County, writes Dan DeLuca for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Gilfillian lived nearby, but for the past 10 years, he’s been living in…
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Philadelphia Boys and Philadelphia Girls Choirs Announce Spring Shows
The Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale will perform its concert — entitled “United We Stand! Celebrating the American Spirit: Music of the North and South” — at the Temple Performing Arts Center on June 10 at 3 PM. The Philadelphia Girls Choir will then perform (at the same venue) “A Concert of Musical Gems Spanning…
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Chester County Woman Brings 81 Pages of Lyrics to Taylor Swift Concert
Maureen Gregory, a Chester County woman who went to a Taylor Swift concert in Philadelphia with her daughter, is going viral after she brought 81 pages of printed lyrics along with her, writes Marcello Baietto for CBS 21 News. As Swift sang on stage at Lincoln Financial Field, Gregory was holding onto the lyrics, illuminated…
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Here’s How This West Chester Fan Prepares for Taylor Swift Concerts
Amanda Grant, of West Chester, a huge fan of Taylor Swift, was seven months pregnant when she saw her first Eras Tour show in Tampa, writes Beatrice Forman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Grant used the Lover era and its pink hues and kitschy hearts as inspiration to create an outfit that was both stylish and…
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Delaware County Symphony Presents: The Koussevitsky Connection
The Delaware County Symphony presents the final symphony concert of its season–The Koussevitzky Connection. The concert program on May 7, 3 PM, features varied and inspiring music of the 20th Century. The concert takes place in Neumann University’s Meagher Theatre. Serge Koussevitzky was the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949…
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Kennett Symphony to Host Masterworks Concert at West Chester University
The Kennett Symphony will host Masterworks 2 Concert on Sunday, May 7 at 3 PM at West Chester University in the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre at 817 South High Street. The program includes composer Roger Zare, David Kim, Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, along with a professional orchestra of 57 musicians. As the first Composition…
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Distinguished Musician Dr. Timothy Blair Named President of Kennett Symphony’s Board of Directors
Dr. Timothy Blair, who boasts more than three decades of experience in education and the arts, has been appointed President of the Kennett Symphony’s Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Blair assume the role of board president; he is a long-tenured board member who knows our organization and has a vision for…
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How a Bucks County Rock Group’s Album Influenced the Creation of SpongeBob SquarePants
One of the most popular children’s shows of all time might not have existed were it not for an album by a rock group from Bucks County. Ween, a widely popular rock band from New Hope, released their sixth studio album, “The Mollusk”, in 1997. With underlying themes of maritime adventures and nautical mystique, the…
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Exton Teen Snags Golden Ticket to American Idol
Sixteen-year-old Dylan Zangwill, from Exton, has earned a golden ticket that will take him to Hollywood for the next round of American Idol, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6ABC. Zangwill walked away from the New Orleans audition with a ticket for the popular show’s Hollywood Week. “Honestly, it’s pretty crazy,” he said. During the audition, the…
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