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Philadelphia: America's great experiment brought to life in Machover première

By Hilary Stroh, 09 April 2018
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Reviewed at Kimmel Center: Marian Anderson Hall, Philadelphia on 5 April 2018
Programme
Bernstein, Chichester Psalms
Machover, The Voices of Philadelphia (world premiere)
Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition
Performers
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Westminster Symphonic Choir
The Philadelphia Orchestra
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Hilary Stroh
Hilary Stroh
Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.