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A portrait of tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin taken in 1966.
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Tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin was born on Oct. 31. His "Eerie Dearie" is a must for your spooky playlist this year.
Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir in Verizon Hall on Jan. 26, 2024.
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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.
  • Left to right: Bass-baritone Christian van Horn, baritone Alexey Lavrov, soprano Leah Hawkins, bass-baritone Adam Plachetka, soprano Nicole Car, and tenor Stephen Costello perform La bohéme at Marian Anderson Hall on June 6, 2024.
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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
  • 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.”
  • 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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