Tag: philadelphia youth orchestra

  • On the Air This Week | Teenage Piano Trio, Talented Vocalist, and Cultural Pride
    On the Air This Week | Teenage Piano Trio, Talented Vocalist, and Cultural Pride
    Dec 1, 2020

    On this week’s From the Top, one of the strongest teenage piano trios in the country performs Beethoven with passion and precision. They are joined by a young vocalist performing Shakespeare, an 18-year-old cellist with a special relationship with his grandfather, a hard-working flutist with a unique sense of style, and a 15-year-old violinist who […]

  • Just 5 days before leaving the country, Akili performs on <i>From the Top</i>
    Just 5 days before leaving the country, Akili performs on From the Top
    Nov 8, 2018

    This excerpt was taken from Akili Farrow’s on-air segment on NPR’s From the Top Show 359 from Kennett Square, PA. Akili, the Brahms is so beautiful and such an intense and dramatic piece of music that ends in this grand manner. How do you bring it to life? How do you bring out the drama? I used to […]