Also in this week's Moment's Notice: Snarky Puppy at Longwood Gardens, the Hiruy Tirfe Quartet at Love City Brewing, and Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound at Hawthorne Park.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Pete Checchia / Philadelphia Orc/PO1CT102Join us on Sunday, Aug. 3 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, Aug. 4 10 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 when The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you an encore presentation of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2, with Seong-Jin Cho, and Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 — the first performance from the Orchestra's 2024-25 season. -
Jeff Fusco/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a single work: Mahler’s massive Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and three local choirs: the Philadelphia Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs, and the women of the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir.
WRTI Video of the Week
The Late Set Podcast
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On his fine new Blue Note album, Words Fall Short, saxophonist Joshua Redman introduces a band full of up-and-comers, including Philly’s own Nazir Ebo. This young cohort reminded us of a conversation The Late Set had with Redman in the fall of 2023. We're sharing it again with you now. -
Painter of the Invisible is Jaleel Shaw's first full-band album in more than a dozen years. But it's not as if Shaw, an alto and soprano saxophonist from Philadelphia, has been slacking; as he explains in this revealing episode of The Late Set, the pause had more to do with high standards and pure convictions.
WRTI News Stories
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The British composer was a generational success story before his death at 37 — yet keeping that legacy in view has always been a challenge, even during his lifetime. -
She recorded a magical debut album on Blue Note and was later named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts. -
Oscar Peterson's centennial is Friday, Aug. 15. Tune in to WRTI all week to hear selections from throughout his career, including a special one-hour tribute during Bob Craig's Sunday Jazz Brunch on Aug. 17.
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