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Composer and flutist Valerie Coleman, several of whose works, including 'Umoja: Anthem of Unity,' have been premiered by The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Kia Caldwell
Every day in March, with the exception of Sundays, a different woman composer will take the spotlight at WRTI, with her music played at the start of the 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. hours from Monday through Friday, and to begin the 10 a.m. hour on Saturdays.
Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center on Oct. 4, 2013.
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    Join us for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert, on Sunday, March 1 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2. Music and artistic director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads performances from 2013 – in his first season at the Orchestra’s helm – as well as 2018 and 2019. Featured works include Janáček’s Sinfonietta, Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony, Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, and the Serenade for Winds by Richard Strauss.
  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra in their 2024/2025 season finale at Marian Anderson Hall on June 7, 2025.
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    Join us on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 for the final concert of the 2024-25 season, as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads works by Mozart, St-Georges and Prokofiev — along with Shostakovich's first Cello Concerto, featuring Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
The Late Set Podcast
  • Search high and low, in this world and beyond, and you won't ever find another Sun Ra. So we're excited about the broadcast premiere of Sun Ra: Do the Impossible on PBS. Our own Nate Chinen is a commentator in the film — and so is our guest this episode, the author and critic Marcus J. Moore, who brings a multilayered appreciation of Sun Ra's artistry to our conversation. Space is the Place!
  • How do we feel about this year’s Grammy Awards? We'll attempt to answer that question before diving deep into a conversation with bassist Dezron Douglas, conducted onstage before a recent quartet show at Solar Myth.
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