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	Folk Project (Northern New Jersey)
		The Folk Project is a not-for-profit folk music, storytelling, and dance organization which sponsors or organizes a wide variety of folk activities in the Northern New Jersey area.
		There is a comprehensive listing of folk music activities in the US accessed either by artist or state from Dirty Linen folk music magazine.
		Joining the Folk Project gives you discounts at the Festivals, a monthly newsletter, access to the Evenings of Music, and the respect of discerning folk musicians worldwide.
	www.folkproject.org (616 words)

	Folk Music, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Resource Guide
		The Philadelphia Folksong Society is an organization dedicated to furthering folk music in the Greater Philadelphia area, offering concerts and workshops and producing the Philadelphia Folk Festival, which is held on the weekend before Labor Day weekend at the Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville, PA.
		UMOJA is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of African culture through the public performance of authentic traditional and neo-traditional music, dancing, and storytelling, and through demonstrations and educational lectures and workshops in African heritage, culture, and arts.
		a unique ensemble of talented young folk artists dedicated to the performance and preservation of the music, songs, and dances of Eastern Europe and other related folk cultures.
	www.clpgh.org /subject/music/folk.html (832 words)

	Lithuanian American Community - Philadelphia
		This year with the strict enforcement of the fire codes in Philadelphia (brought on by the tragic club fires in Rhode Island and elsewhere) lights, alarms and exits were installed to keep the Music Hall open.
		the fire codes in Philadelphia (brought on by the tragic club fires in Rhode Island and elsewhere) lights, alarms and exits were installed to keep the Music Hall open.
		Amber Roots Lithuanian Heritage Club "Kucios" at 7 P.M. in the Cultural Center of Lithuanian Music Hall, 2715 E. Allegheny Ave.
	www.phillylac.org (832 words)

	University of the Arts Music Library Reading Room Notes No. 3 (2000-01)
		Music will play no role in the well-known Friends Schools of Philadelphia until the 20th century (Germantown Friends School purchases its first piano in 1914 and appoints its first music teacher in 1927).
		What follows is a selective and provisional notice of dates and facts relevant to the history and growth of musical communities in Philadelphia, derived from sources accessible in the Reading Room of the Music Library.
		New concert series initiated at Pennsylvania Coffee House; music of Haydn, Vanhal, Stamitz, J.C. Bach, Toeschi, Gossec, and other composers of the European vanguard are presented to Philadelphia audiences (to 1793).
	www.uarts.edu /stuserv/libraries/resources/subjectguides/MusicLibrary/mlrrn3.2.html (1995 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on CELEBRATION! THE PHILADELPHIA FOLK FESTIVAL'S... - Various Artists at Epinions.com
		Before I first heard this album, I was unaware of the Philadelphia Folk festival, but apparently this celebration has been going on since the early 1960's, and the music featured on this collection was recorded during 2001's three-day festivities.
		People who are already big fans of folk music will probably enjoy this collection (as will, undoubtedly, attendees of the Philadelphia Folk Festival), but people who are looking to get into the genre will probably be too overwhelmed, even though this isn't an exceedingly long collection.
		In the last few decades, though, the idea of folk music has been fractured, splintered, and scattered to the four winds.
	www.epinions.com /content_102350950020 (1254 words)

	Academy of Music - Philadelphia, PA, 19102 - Citysearch
		Until the Kimmel Center became the Philadelphia Orchestra's new home, the Academy hosted a venerable line of six Philadelphia Orchestra music directors, from Eugene Ormandy through Leopold Stokowski, Riccardo Muti, and Wolfgang Sawallisch.
		Academy of Music - Philadelphia, PA, 19102 - Citysearch
		One of America's oldest concert halls still in operation, this beautiful open-horseshoe shaped, 2,897-seat auditorium is known for its excellent sightlines, warm acoustics (a three-foot-thick brick wall around the auditorium helps keep musical sounds in and street sounds out), and a half-ton crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
	philadelphia.citysearch.com /profile/8960420 (383 words)

	University of Delaware - Department of Music - Julie Nishimura
		Nishimura presented a chamber music recital with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra in Weill Recital Hall.
		Nishimura has performed on the Philadelphia Orchestra Connection Series at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Music Series in the Ballroom of the Academy of Music and in the Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center, the Delaware Symphony's Chamber Music Series and the Wilmington Music School's Music Masters Series.
		Pianist Julie Nishimura, a past recipient of a Delaware State Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship, celebrates her sixteenth year as Faculty Accompanist for the Department of Music at the University of Delaware where she is also an instructor of the Sight-reading and Accompanying/Chamber Music courses.
	www.music.udel.edu /deptinfo/faculty/nishimura.html (424 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Curtis Institute of Music
		A freshman at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Tyson studies the piano and was chosen as a finalist in the classical music category.
		Solzhenitsyn music director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and a piano faculty member at Philadelphia's famed Curtis Institute of Music demonstrated interpretive finesse and a collaborative spirit.
		The Detroit-born Laredo graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia in 1960.
	news.surfwax.com /colleges/files/Curtis_Institute_of_Music.html (4277 words)

	UArts : Check Us Out : Mission/History
		One year later the former Philadelphia Dance Academy became part of PCPA, and in 1983 the School of Theater was created, thus achieving the college's ideal balance of performing arts: dance, music and theater arts.
		While still offering only a music program, the school changed its name to the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts (PCPA) in 1976, the first such college in Pennsylvania.
		The performing arts programs of The University of the Arts date to 1870 when three graduates of the Conservatory of Leipzig opened one of the first European style conservatories of music in America: the Philadelphia Musical Academy.
	www.uarts.edu /mission (711 words)

	Illustrated Eric von Schmidt discography
		ASCAP member Eric von Schmidt, a pioneering figure in the folk music explosion of the late '50s and early '60s, will be presented with The ASCAP Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in Folk Music.
		Stellar Lineup of Acoustic Music Legends for Cambridge Folk Pioneer at Club Passim on 6/11
		Among those participating in what promises to be an historic folk music event are Bill Keith, Jim Kweskin, Geoff Muldaur, Maria Muldaur, Jim Rooney, Tom Rush, Chris Smither, Peter Wolf, as well as surprise guests.
	www.wirz.de /music/vonschm.htm (1747 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Symphony audience conquered by Russians
		Far more familiar was the sound of Mozart, exemplified by the Concerto in D Major, K. Solzhenitsyn – music director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and a piano faculty member at Philadelphia's famed Curtis Institute of Music &; demonstrated interpretive finesse and a collaborative spirit.
		Acclaimed at its 1937 premiere in what was then called Leningrad (again St. Petersburg), it was the cause of the composer's political redemption – proof to the repressive Soviet authorities that he could temper his experimental impulses and create music they considered acceptable.
		Ling succeeded in eliciting tautly cohesive playing from the orchestra, nowhere more entertainingly than in the Allegretto, where the boisterous dance rhythms recalled music by Mahler.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20050117-9999-1c17ling.html (415 words)

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		A resident company of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia boasts new artistic leadership for the 2004-2005 season, with the appointment in January 2004 of Ignat Solzhenitsyn as Music Director.
		Orchestra 2001 is dedicated to premiering, performing, and promoting the music of 20th and 21st Century composers, providing a major voice for contemporary music in the classical continuum, and reaching out to regional and international audiences through recordings and tours.
		The Philadelphia Singers, America's premier professional chorus, is a unique group of professional singers who excel in solo as well as ensemble work.
	www.westonsound.com /clients.htm (1301 words)

	Penn Presents: Press Releases
		Founded in 1972 and under the leadership of Music Director David Hayes, The Philadelphia Singers is a versatile ensemble composed of 24 of the area's finest vocal musicians.
		Praised for its "all-star quality," The Philadelphia Singers performs regularly with leading national and local performing arts organizations including: The Philadelphia Orchestra, The New York Philharmonic, The Pennsylvania Ballet, The Curtis Institute of Music, The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia (formerly Concerto Soloists) and Astral Artistic Services.
		On September 15, 2001 The Singers performed in the national PBS television broadcast of "A Tribute Concert: Music and Reflection of the Tragedies of September 11" with The Philadelphia Orchestra.
	www.pennpresents.org /press?item=2004-08-11ab (805 words)

	PCVB.ORG - Press Kits
		According to the duo, TSOP was written to “reflect the music of Philadelphia and the sound and spirit of the City of Brotherly Love, the freedom at Independence Hall, the vibrations of the Liberty Bell, or the locomotive rhythm of a SEPTA subway train.”
		In 1993, their song-writing and producing genius was recognized by the Philadelphia Music Alliance’s Walk of Fame and their names were engraved in brass plaques on Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts, just a stone’s throw from their studios on South Broad Street.
		Their sweet and sexy music, referred to as The Philadelphia Sound, includes passionate soul ballads and funky dance tracks; and songs of peace, love, social conscience and turmoil.
	www.pcvb.org /pressroom/view_kit.asp?ID=60 (805 words)

	Undergraduate Bulletin Updated for 1997-98
		Anthony Gigliotti, Adjunct Professor; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; principal clarinet of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
		Marilyn Costello, Lecturer; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Carlos Salzedo; former principal harpist of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
		David Cramer, Lecturer; B.M., The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Murray Panitz, William Hebert, and James Pappoutsakis; associate principal flute of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
	www.temple.edu /ugbulletinarchive/webarchive/ugbulletin97/faculty_music.html (1957 words)

	American Urban Radio Networks
		“TSOP: Behind the Sound of Philadelphia,” hosted by Grammy Award-winning writer/producer Kashif, is a stirring musical journey into the phenomenal sound that dominated the music industry in the 1970s, catapulting its founders, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, to world-wide fame.
		AURN Presents A Celebration of Black Music: “TSOP - Behind The Sound of Philadelphia” and “P. Diddy...Behind the Jamz”
		This radio special explores the music and events that made TSOP an unforgettable part of Soul and RandB music history with its unique blend of dance rhythms, quality lyrics and orchestral arrangements.
	www.aurnol.com /news_announcements/releases/release.asp?ContentID=102 (1957 words)

	Recent Researches in American Music
		Some of the earliest volumes in the series concern music of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, such as J. Bunker Clark's two-volume edition Anthology of Early American Keyboard Music 1787—1830 (A 1, A 2) and Robert Hopkins's edition of previously unpublished sonatas by the important Philadelphia composer Alexander Reinagle (1756—1809) (A 5).
		Karl Kroeger's volume, Pelissier's Columbian Melodies: Music for the New York and Philadelphia Theaters (A 13—14), brings together many of the songs, dances, and incidental music to the operas, plays, and pantomime of Victor Pelissier (c.
		Several volumes are devoted to sacred music of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
	www.areditions.com /rr/rra.html (1957 words)

	TWO V1.3: Oboes in the Philadelphia Orchestra
		John de Lancie joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1946 and assumed his present post as principal oboist upon the retirement of Marcel Tabuteau in 1954.
		Through his appearances as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, his recordings, and as a member of the Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet and other chamber groups, he has gained world-wide recognition.
		He was associated with the Marlboro Music Festival in the year of its inception and in a subsequent year.
	idrs.colorado.edu /Publications/TWOboist/TWO.V1.3/philadelphia.html (1285 words)

	PeterNero.com - The Official Web Site of Peter Nero
		Peter Nero will be the Music Director for The Philadelphia Freedom Concert, a landmark concert and fundraiser for HIV/AIDS charities this July 4th with Sir Elton John.
		Peter Nero to be Music Director for The Philadelphia Freedom Concert with Sir Elton John
		Join Peter Nero and the Philly Pops on Sunday evening, July 3rd, on the lawn in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
	www.peternero.com /home.html (1285 words)

	AudiOracle - Audio Production Books :: A House On Fire: The Rise And Fall Of Philadelphia Soul
		The author underscores the endemic racism of the music business at that time, revealing how the three men were blocked from the major record companies and outlets in Philadelphia because they were black, forcing them to create their own label, sign their own artists, and create their own sound.
		Comment: I believe the soul music coming out of Philly in the 1970's is the best music ever made, and this book gets on the inside on how it all came together.
		Philadelphia soul hit its peak in the early and mid-70's led by The O'Jays, Spinners, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, and The Stylistics just to name a few..
	www.audioracle.com /books/index.php?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=0195149726 (1658 words)

	Philadelphia Live Soul Series
		On October 17th, Axis Music Group in association with Nike teamed up to produce the Philadelphia Live Soul Series, the first in a four part series of private events for the Philadelphia music community.
		Another great one for the Philadelphia music books!
		Over 500 invited guests witnessed an all-star band featuring James Poyser and Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson of the Roots along with performances by DJ Jazzy Jeff, Musiq Soulchild, Jill Scott, Kindred, Black Thought and Tyrone Tribbett and the Greater Anointing.
	www.citypaper.net /events/live_soul/index.shtml (81 words)

	International Association of African-American Music [IAAAM.com]
		Affectionately named "The Ambassador of African-American Music" by American Express’ Platinum Departures magazine, Dyana Williams’ is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades including a Liberty Bell from Mayor John Street and the City of Philadelphia as well as a citation from the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives.
		Williams has contributed her efforts as a board member with American Women in Radio and Television, The Philadelphia Dance Company, Black Music Association and currently serves on the boards of both The Philadelphia Fund and The National Endowment for the Arts.
		Following the lead of Presidents Carter and Clinton (both of whom recognized June as Black Music Month), Bill 509 was instituted as a means to give credence to the contributions of African-American music as an economic entity.
	www.iaaam.com /cofounder1.html (1285 words)

	Philadelphia Orchestra - 12/5/2005
		Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, presides over the closing bell to celebrate the Orchestra's endowment campaign crossing the $100 million mark.
		Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra rings the closing bell.
		Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra,
	www.nasdaq.com /reference/200512/market_close_120505.stm (146 words)

	Accent Online: Winter 2000: Page 21
		l C. Rinaldi, President and CEO of Jacobs' Music in Philadelphia, was presented with the prestigious Yamaha Founder's Award last summer.
		"Jacobs' Music has been a Yamaha dealer for 34 years and has been the major force in the Philadelphia music community for so long that this award was a must," says McNeary.
		Upon his arrival, Rinaldi was surprised to find family, close friends, and business associates waiting to greet him.
	www.yamaha.com /publications/accent/Accent100/21.htm (146 words)

	Expert Forums from Gig, EQ, Keyboard, Surround Professional & MusicPlayer: Cartoons for your kids to hear?
		Every summer the Philadelphia Orchestra does a Bugs Bunny concert where they play the actual soundtrack while the cartoons are played on big screens behind the stage and on the outside of the venue (the Mann Music Center in Farimount Park).
		I think they used classical music a lot during the show, but my favorites were the opening and closing themes.
		They do such an amazing job keeping everything in sync it's difficult to tell where the music on the cartoons ends and the orchestra kicks in.
	www.musicplayer.com /ultimatebb.php?/ubb/get_topic/f/1/t/009306.html (146 words)

	Philadelphia Plans R&B Hall Of Fame
		His desire is for the museum to provide a history of the genre and would also chronicle the city's important contributions to the music.
		"Philadelphia has a great music history, and we should be able to exploit it," Gamble said.
		Songwriter Kenneth Gamble has put together a team in Philadelphia to develope a proposal for a museum devoted to rhythm & blues music.
	vybr8r.com /news/show.php?id=1026 (146 words)

	PCVB.ORG - For Immediate Release
		The plan was developed based on the concept that music is a universal language crossing all cultural and ethnic boundaries serving as the perfect tool to allow Philadelphia to continue leading the charge in effectively competing for the convention and tourism business of the $90 billion multicultural travel market.
		The plan, which is designed to maintain Philadelphia’s competitive nationwide status as America’s number one multicultural travel destination, features The Sound of Philadelphia music and the worldwide Gamble-Huff musical legacy as its foundation — and in every component.
		The Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress, a division of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, works to increase Philadelphia’s share of the national multicultural convention and tourism markets and ensure that the region’s multicultural population is an integral part of Philadelphia’s growing hospitality industry.
	www.pcvb.org /pressroom/view_article.asp?ID=201 (146 words)

	Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
		The Philadelphia Orchestra, founded in 1900, is one of the world’s greatest classical music organizations and one of the most prolific recording artists in history.
		The 1960s doo-wop era, the Philly Sound of the 1970s, the jazz scene typified by artists ranging from John Coltrane to Grover Washington Jr., the classical juggernaut known as the Philadelphia Orchestra and the new-generation version of Philadelphia soul music, typified by Musiq and Jill Scott, are all related in some way.
		MFSB was composed almost totally of Philadelphia Orchestra musicians who played and taught classical music by day and disco, soul and jazz at night.
	www.gophila.com /pressroom/main/factsheets/philamusicbg.htm (146 words)

	Emiliano
		He is also leader of the Philadelphia-based children's music troupe Auricolae, founder of the Philadelphia Viola Society and teaches chamber music at the University of Pennsylvania.
		David was raised in New York City and has studied with Martha Katz and Heidi Castleman and is currently Music Director of the chamber music series at historic St. Peter's Church in Philadelphia in addition to Artistic Director of the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival near Boston, MA.
		Yumi comes from an extremely musical family that includes John Kendall, Suzuki violin pedagogue; Christopher Kendall, music director of the University of Maryland; William Foster, assistant principal viola of the National Symphony Orchestra and Curtis graduate Daniel Foster, principal viola of the National Symphony Orchestra.
	www.fermatapub.com /fantasiamesana.asp (285 words)

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its cultural diversity is reflected in the music and musicians who have come from or through Philadelphia: the RandB styles of Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, Boyz II Men, Glenn Lewis, and Kindred the Family Soul; the jazz of John Coltrane, Grover Washington, Jr.
		Philadelphia is one of the oldest and most historically significant cities in the U.S. During part of the 18th century, the city was the second capital and most populous city of the United States.
		Philadelphia (also referred to as "Philly," the "the City of Brotherly Love," and "the Quaker City") is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the largest in population and area in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania (6038 words)

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