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"Philadelphia Voices" cheesesteak solo

April 9, 2018

Tod Machover

Muriel R. Cooper Professor of Music and Media; Faculty Director, MIT Media Lab

Voices from all over Philly will fuel a Philadelphia Orchestra performance

"Philadelphia Voices" in the birthplace of American democracy.

Suffering for art took on frigid new meaning for composer Tod Machover while creating his new symphony for the Philadelphia Orchestra.

This week, the Philadelphia Orchestra premieres a new musical composition about its home city, by the city — in a way.

“Philadelphia Voices” is the latest in a series of Machover symphonies inspired by cities.