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Jeff Alexander, confirmed yesterday as president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from next January, has kept so low a profile until now that no picture of him showed up on social media, Google or any of his previous jobs. Andrew Patner fills in the...

GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! ROBERT NATHANIEL DETT Robert Nathaniel Dett (October 11, 1882 – October 2, 1943), often known as R. Nathaniel Dett and Nathaniel Dett, was a composer, organist, pianist and music professor. While born in Canada, he spent most of...

Arvo Pärt, the most performed composer in the world, celebrates his 80th birthday today. Estonians are proud of Pärt because he is a world-famous Estonian. Fame creates respect. But when we look more closely, his compositions address everyone, attempting...

Philadelphia is home to an incredible 150 theater companies in a 50-mile radius, with 500 shows produced a year. Take advantage of that lively creativity by seeing one of the dozens of shows on stage this fall. (Photos by G. Widman for GPTMC) Fall in...

Hometown Cleanup Day registration PLYMOUTH – Plymouth Hometown Cleanup Day is Saturday, May 3 (rain day May 4). People all over Plymouth are invited to pick up trash in their favorite parks, playgrounds, gardens and neighborhoods. Register a group...