A new documentary film featuring the musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra takes a decidedly personal view of music and the people who play it. “The paradox of performing in an orchestra is that it is an intensely private experience in a public arena,” and the aloofness with which orchestral musicians (and orchestras as a whole) are usually portrayed stands at stark odds with the film’s exploration of the emotions and contrasting inspirations of the Philadelphians. “The musicians… are presented as regular people who have been anointed with a gift they do not fully comprehend, or want to. The ineffability of their musicmaking is central to their passion.”