The Philadelphia Orchestra rehearses the "cheesesteak solo" portion of Tod Machover's new work "Philadelphia Voices." The piece received its world premiere by the Orchestra on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Verizon Hall. It wass also schedule to play in Carnegie Hall in NYC.

Buildings are a big environmental headache. They account for nearly half of the world's climate changing emissions. But things may be different in the years ahead, as VOA's Rosanne Skirble discovered in a laboratory on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Mexican Food is an intangible world heritage of humanity! Mexico is a Foodies Paradise! The variety of the food is reflected in the lifestyle whether you live there or you are traveling through the unique and distict reagons of the country.

In their first concert at Lincoln Center, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra performs Yuri Shevchenko’s arrangement of the National Anthem of Ukraine, led by Keri-Lynn Wilson and featuring concertmaster Marko Komonko. Videography by Pete Scalzitti.

3D Systems introduced their ChefJet line of food 3D printers at CES 2014, which will be the first kitchen-ready food printer when it's released later this year. We learn about how the ChefJet works and what kinds of food and shapes it can make, and then taste test some geometric sugar candy and choc...

Popular composer Burt Bacharach died Wednesday at the age of 94. The hit-maker won six Grammys, three Oscars and is known for such melodies as "Walk on By," "I Say a Little Prayer," and dozens of others. Jeffrey Brown has a look at Bacharach's life and career.

This special edition of the series "Tapestry: The Faces of AIDS", profiles James Adler, a well-known pianist and composer. A native of Chicago, Mr. Adler is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He is a member of the Fine Arts Department faculty at Saint Peter's College in Je...

This short documentary brings the Russian composer to the present - radically: Based on Tchaikovsky‘s diaries and letters, director Ralf Pleger discovers an entirely new side and sketches an entirely different profile of the man whose mind and talent brought us Swan Lake. The film focuses on what it

Emma Thompson announces Tom Hanks winning the Oscar® for Actor in a Leading role for his performance in "Philadelphia." - 66th Annual Academy Awards® in 1994. He portrays a victim of AIDS dealing with the disease as well as the stygma involved with HIV/AIDS and the spread among the gay community in

4/20/1981, Philadelphia, PA - Glenn Doman, the director of the Better Baby Institute of Philadelphia says, “Tiny children are starved for information. They have a rage to learn. And they understand superbly.”