Category Archives: Music
Freddy Wexler C’10 shows the music world that “[He'll] Be There”
Meet Freddy Wexler. He graduated from the College just last May, but he’s already making a name for himself in the music world. His tribute video of Michael Jackson’s “I’ll Be There” debuted late last month, and already has more … Continue reading
When it comes to the perfect Philadelphia proposal…
…All You Need Is Love. And maybe a little help from Penn vocalists. Canadian couple Todd and Meaghan recently planned an extended layover in Philadelphia while on their way to France in order to take the Mural Arts Program’s Love … Continue reading
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Trish Sie C’94 directs and choreographs OK Go’s viral music videos
Odds are that if you had an Internet connection back in the summer of 2006, you’ve seen OK Go’s music video for “Here It Goes Again.” (Hint: It involves treadmills. Lots of them.) While the band’s playful, charming members were … Continue reading
WXPN provides ‘The Key’ to local music
Local music fans, rejoice! NPR has selected Penn’s member-supported radio station, WXPN, to participate in its new AGRO Network of local news websites. (WXPN is the only arts and entertainment site included in the network.) In response, WXPN created The … Continue reading
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Alumnus crafts noteworthy instruments
David E. Field ChE’52 says he’s always loved working with his hands, so it seemed only logical that, when the folk music craze of the early 1960s hit, he should take up instrument making. There was just one problem: He … Continue reading
Summer Nights at the Penn Museum
The Secrets of the Silk Road exhibition doesn’t come to the Penn Museum until next February, but in the meantime, there’s Silk Road Summer Nights — a series of summer concerts held every Wednesday night through August 25 from 5 … Continue reading
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Infectious songs, ultra sounds
Yesterday’s Inquirer mentioned a Penn music group I’d never heard of before: The PennMed Ultrasounds. Formed in 2008, the group’s infectious repertoire includes well-known classics from Billy Joel (“And So It Goes“) to Disney (“Kiss the Girl“), as well as … Continue reading
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A new home for Penn musicians
This recent article in the Penn Current made me eager to see the newly renovated Music Building (located at 201 S. 34th St.) in person. (And, of course, report back here with my findings.) So I grabbed my intrepid photographer … Continue reading
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WXPN’s ‘Free at Noon’ series celebrates five years tomorrow
John Legend C’99 is among the musicians who’ve stopped by World Cafe Live to perform a ‘Free at Noon’ set. Every Friday, WXPN (88.5FM) offers a musical it’s-almost-the-weekend celebration: a free noontime concert in its World Cafe Live building on … Continue reading
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Arts History Lesson: February
Welcome to the February installment of your monthly arts history lesson. Last month, I showed you a Thornton Oakley illustration from 1905. And now for something completely different… That’s the cover page of “Dreary Weather”–a song that Clay Boland D’26 wrote with Frank … Continue reading
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