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The brilliant trumpeter Clifford Brown died in a car accident on June 26, 1956, at 25. The anniversary of his death invites a reflection on its ripple effect, and how he's remembered today.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Eugene Ormandy Collection of Photographs, 1880-1992, University of PennsylvaniaJoin us on Sunday, June 28 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, June 29 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 for an encore presentation: Part Two of The Philadelphia Orchestra at 125, which celebrates a milestone, examining the evolution of “the Philadelphia Sound” and the conductors who have nurtured it. -
Christoph Köstlin/Deutsche GrammophonJoin us on Sunday, June 14 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in Stravinsky's revolutionary Le Sacre du Printemps and Ravel's 'Mother Goose Suite,' and Seong-Jin Cho performs Shostakovich's first Piano Concerto.
Emmet Cohen from inside the WRTI Performance Studio
Watch pianist Emmet Cohen and tenor saxophonist Tivon Pennicott play a deconstructed version of Cohen's "Universal Truth" suite.
The Late Set Podcast
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When Chris Speed formed Yeah No in the late 1990s, there was no lane for its hybrid style. Things are different now for Speed and his bandmates — trumpeter Cuong Vu, bassist Skúli Sverrisson, and drummer Jim Black — but their rapport is as deep and distinctive as ever. Before a reunion show at Solar Myth, Speed and Black sat down with Nate Chinen to talk about that journey, and share their views on the current scene. -
Miles Davis is a source of endless fascination — so for his centennial episode, we decided to sit down and compare highlights, including some of the less celebrated turns and pivots in a famously forward-thinking career.
WRTI News Stories
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Tune into WRTI on July 5 from 3-6 p.m. to hear a special Independence Day edition of Sunday Classical: New Releases. Host Mark Pinto will be playing highlights from new albums, many of which focus on America's 250th anniversary. -
This month's edition of Fanfare is a little different. Zev Kane provides a detailed programming overview of Sounds of America, WRTI's special programming for Independence Day weekend. -
Tune in on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on 90.1 FM, and streaming at wrti.org, as The Late Set Radio Hour brings us to the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens — and on a listening tour of Satchmo's career.
