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"I think of America as this melting pot of somewhat disjointed ideas and many different interpretations of what freedom is," says Christian McBride, who composed a new song manifesting that idea.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Steve J. ShermanTune in on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 to hear an all-Mozart program performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra, and conducted by Harry Bicket. -
Jeff Fusco / Philadelphia Orches/PO1CT546Join us on Sunday, August 16 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, August 17 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 to hear a program featuring conductor Marin Alsop leading Schumann and a new work by Ukranian composer Iryna Aleksiychuk, and pianist Haochen Zhang playing Rachmaninoff.
The Late Set Podcast
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SML is one of our era's most beguiling bands: a collective rooted in group improv, with a blend of loopy groove, staticky texture and shifting timbre. Three of the band's five members — bassist Anna Butterss, saxophonist Josh Johnson, and synthesist Jeremiah Chiu — join Julian Booker to talk about their commitment to shared discovery. -
The gayageum is a plucked Korean zither with a history that stretches to the sixth century. Its first and finest exponent in avant-garde jazz is DoYeon Kim, whose spellbinding debut, Wellspring, reveals a fiercely original voice. She joins us to talk about tradition, translation, and the power of self-expression.
WRTI News Stories
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Mike Bolton will be stepping down as host of Saturday Morning Classical. Fortunately, he will remain an active presence at WRTI, continuing to host Sunday Classical. -
Tune into WRTI on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 1 p.m. to hear the Vienna State Opera’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Luisa Miller. -
Plenty of offerings on the jazz scene this week, including two lauded vocalists and two saxophone quartets.
