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March 18, 2013

Michael Krajewski and The Philly Pops stage a fun Beatles Tribute

"...In the first half, he charmed. Interspersing Irish tunes with jokes, he was an understated raconteur...what came through is a musician of solid authority..."

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November 15, 2012

King of Pops Steven Reineke, leader of the NSO Pops, works to connect people through ''the universal language'' of music

Steven Reineke once played trumpet in a college production of Pippin. Decades later, Stephen Schwartz, the composer of Pippin, sat at Reineke's piano in New York playing his way through early versions of ''The Wizard and I,'' a tune from his most recent and most successful musical by far. ''I was in heaven sitting there listening to this brilliant guy sitting in my living room playing songs that got cut from Wicked,'' marvels Reineke.

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November 6, 2012

Music of the 1970s captivate audiences

But one thing I've learned about attending concerts programmed and conducted by Jack Everly is that regardless of the thematic content, the music will be handled with a professionalism that extends to high quality orchestral arrangements, talented featured soloists and a disarming sense of humor that gently satirizes an era's musical excesses.

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October 4, 2012

A Polite Crooner Capable of Boogie-Woogie Fire

Click, click, click: the many parts of the singer, songwriter and pianist Tony DeSare, who might be described as two parts young Sinatra to one part Billy Joel, meshed seamlessly in Tuesday’s opening performance of his new show, “Making Love Songs,” at 54 Below.

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