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WATCH NOW! New videos weekly. Presented by MIFA Victory Theatre, New England Public Media (NEPM), and GBH Music - El Puerto Rico a series of 10 original works by contemporary composers performed by the MIFA Victory Players and interviews by GBH's Brian McCreath with composers. Nine composers come together to write pieces inspired by Puerto Rico, from its music to its landscapes to the experiences of its people. Commissioned by the Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts and the Victory Players led by Tian Hui Ng, El Puerto Rico presents a many-faceted look at the "Island of Enchantment."

In 1921 Joseph Skinner was living in South Hadley with his wife, Martha, and their second child, Elisabeth. Three of their children had married and moved out the estate, but Elisabeth, never married. When not helping her mother cope with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis, she was playing golf at Mt. Tom Golf Course. But that was a 20 minute car ride away, and Joseph wanted a convenient place for her to play. So he called Donald Ross to design and build a course across the street from his home. The family named it The Orchards. In addition to the Skinner family, […]