Tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin was born on Oct. 31. His "Eerie Dearie" is a must for your spooky playlist this year.
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Join 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.
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Join us on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a complete performance of Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème. Led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphians welcome sopranos Nicole Car and Leah Hawkins, tenor Stephen Costello, baritone Alexey Lavrov, and bass-baritones Adam Plachetka and Christian van Horn, alongside the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, Philadelphia Girls Choir, and Philadelphia Boys Choir.
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The Late Set Podcast
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Urgency is a currency for Isaiah Collier, an ambitious young saxophonist from the South Side of Chicago. During a recent visit to Philly, he sat down with us to talk about stirring emotions, channeling energies, and his problem with the term “spiritual jazz.”
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Feel that rumble underfoot? It might be the stampeding onrush of new music this fall. This episode, we’re throwing a spotlight on the most anticipated albums among them — including 'Odyssey,' by tenor saxophonist Nubya Garcia.
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Dedicated to expanding opportunities for women and nonbinary artists in improvised music, Next Jazz Legacy will continue for at least another three-year cycle, thanks to a $1.25 million gift from the Mellon Foundation.
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This week's Fanfare features a plethora of performances, from Opera Delaware's production of La bohème, to the Curtis Symphony Orchestra featuring Time for Three, to The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by former music director Riccardo Muti, and more.
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This week's Moment's Notice takes us to Cape May, NJ for the fall edition of the Exit Zero Jazz Festival, alongside Philly performances from Danny Jonokuchi, Marshall Allen, and more.
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