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Krzysztof Penderecki--In Conflict--The Rebirth of Memorial Hall--Academy of Music in a New Light

Memorial Hall

David Patrick Stearns looks at the life and work of the Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki. The Philadelphia Orchestra is celebrating his 75th birthday with a series of concerts.

Jason Peifer reports on the journey of the play In Conflict--from Temple University to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to a current off-Broadway production.

Susan Lewis visits Memorial Hall, a Philadelphia National Historic Landmark now restored and reopening as the new home of the Please Touch Museum.

Tom Keels takes us to the Academy of Music to learn how a combination of historic preservation and cutting-edge technology is helping audiences see Academy productions in a whole new light!

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Susan writes and produces stories about music and the arts. She’s host and producer of WRTI’s TIME IN online interview series, and contributes weekly intermission interviews for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series. She’s also been a regular host of WRTI’s Live from the Performance Studio sessions.