Mark Pinto
Classical HostA Philadelphia native, Mark grew up in Roxborough and at WRTI has followed in the footsteps of his father, William, who once hosted a music program on the station back in the '50s.
As an undergraduate in communications at La Salle University, Mark hosted their radio station's only classical music show. He went on to become the weekend overnight host at WFLN-FM for seven years until the station changed format in 1997.
Mark is also a professional librarian. His full-time gig is as the Adult Services Director at Phoenixville Public Library, where he has worked since 1997. Mark serves as the unofficial librarian of WRTI, cataloging new classical recordings and maintaining the classical CD library.
At his church, he coordinates the lector (liturgical reader) program and serves as cantor and member of the tenor section of the choir. He sings with other choral groups around Montgomery and Chester counties, including Musica Concordia, Wayne Oratorio Society, and the Ursinus College Choir. Mark and his organist/choir director wife, Donna, are also active volunteers with the Chester County Pops Orchestra.
Hear Mark on Saturdays from 12 to 1 pm for Overture with Mark Pinto, and from 5 to 6 pm as host of WRTI's Classical New Releases show.
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WRTI's Mark Pinto, host of the Classical New Releases show, fills you in on the latest and the greatest classical music CDs every Saturday at 5 pm. Here…
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WRTI's Mark Pinto, your host for the Classical New Releases show, has several newly released CDs to recommend for your listening pleasure...Rudolf…
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Like hands and gloves, brass music and Christmas were made for each other. This new album from the always imaginative Canadian Brass is an affectionate…
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A little night music, please. Actually, there's a lot of it to enjoy on this beautifully conceived and performed two-disc set dedicated to the art of the…
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Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, performed by CapellaIstropolitana, is featured on CD 3 in the WRTI60th Anniversary Classical 3-CD set.This iconic…
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The Lark Ascending, by Ralph Vaughan Williams, performed by David Greed, violin, and the English Northern Philharmonia conducted by David Lloyd-Jones, is…
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The Wunderkind has come of age! Gustavo Dudamel, the young, Venezuelan conductor known for his flashy and energetic performances with the Simon Bolivar…
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Tune in this Saturday, June 15th, after the opera, when Mark Pinto will host a special New Releases. He's stretching out and broadcasting for us Mahler's…
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I admit I approach any new recordings of these, my favorite Tchaikovsky symphonies, with a bit of trepidation. Over the years I’ve encountered one too…
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Let me make one thing clear: I am not a gamer. I am, however, an admirer of the recordings of La Pieta, the Canadian all-female string orchestra, and…