We honor the late Quincy Jones' extraordinary jazz legacy with our host, Christian McBride, who bonded with the media mogul and musical icon over the years.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Join us on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Sergei Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony, a new organ concerto by French composer Guillaume Connesson, and Claude Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Carl Orff’s rousing and colorful Carmina Burana, with three Philadelphia-based choirs and three sterling soloists joining the fun.
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The Late Set Podcast
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As Thanksgiving rolls around, it’s a good time to ask: what are we grateful for? Here at The Late Set, our first answer is you, our listener. So we decided to spend this holiday episode answering your questions.
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“I’m a jazz musician first, I feel,” says Bilal. Maybe this comes as news to the many admirers who know him as an ethereal singer with a shape-shifting R&B profile, or as one of the original catalysts for neo-soul. On a compelling new album, Adjust Brightness — his first studio release in almost a decade — Bilal explores a galactic sweep of sound, making genre distinctions feel all the more irrelevant to any conversation.
WRTI News Stories
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Global attention has turned once again to one of opera's greatest stars. Learn more about Maria Callas and her legacy as WRTI re-broadcasts 'La Divina' on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. The program will also be available for on-demand listening here until Dec. 25.
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A newly discovered Mozart compositions, love letters between the Schumanns, and a virtuoso treatment of Tchaikovsky's 'The Seasons' are among this month's New Release highlights, to be featured on Sunday Classical on Dec. 1.
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In this version of Fanfare, the lack of performances over Thanksgiving week allows us to focus on what we're truly thankful for: the music we hold dear, and you.
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