Academy of Vocal Arts
For Opera Day, WRTI has teamed up with the Academy of Vocal Arts to broadcast a vibrant production of Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville.' Tune in on Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Patrice NinJoin us on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you the Symphony No. 4 in c minor by Dmitri Shostakovich, plus the Simple Symphony for strings by Benjamin Britten and Canzon septimi toni for two brass choirs by Giovanni Gabrieli. -
Pete ChecchiaJoin us on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you the profoundly moving German Requiem by Johannes Brahms. As a prelude, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a choral piece by Luis Ernesto Peña Laguna commissioned for performance alongside Brahms' masterwork.
WRTI Video of the Week
The Late Set Podcast
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“Dreams do come true.” That’s how Greg sums up this episode, as he and Nate talk with master drummer Jack DeJohnette about an incredible recording made in the spring of 1966. Featuring a ferocious quartet co-led by pianist McCoy Tyner and tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, it captures each of those giants at a turning point in his career. Blue Note Records will release this album, Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs’, on Nov. 22. -
WRTI’s Josh Jackson subs in for Greg, talking with Nate about their rich experience at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival. Their guests are saxophonist Chris Coles and trumpeter Sean Jones, who had just performed a powerful suite titled Nine Lives. Coles composed the suite in response to a 2015 church shooting in Charleston. This conversation touches on the power of grace, the call to forgiveness — and a quietly thriving jazz scene in Akron, Ohio.Submit your questions and voice memos for our Mailbag episode here: editor@wrti.org
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NPR's A Martínez speaks with Dutch brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen about their new EP, Rêve, featuring piano duets by lesser-known composers influenced by — or rejecting — French Impressionism. -
Charles Ives wrote "Variations on ‘America'" as a solo piece for pipe organ in 1892. In its patriotism and playful self-expression, it offers a uniquely apt soundtrack to this Election Day. -
Riley’s pioneering piece, which premiered 60 years ago, leaves many decisions up to the performers. It helped launch the movement known as minimalism, but In C itself has also survived and changed.
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