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Now Is the Time jumps into the Giving Thanks for Philadelphia weekend on WRTI Saturday, November 19th at 9 pm. All the composers and many of the… -
Mischievous, menacing, or minuetting, it's dancing during our Labor Day Weekend Dance Party and on Now Is the Time, Saturday, September 3rd at 9 pm on…
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Philadelphia-based composer Jennifer Higdon has begun writing her first opera. Based on the novel Cold Mountain, it will be her sole creative pursuit for… -
Carson Cooman writes music as naturally as anyone I’ve heard. The number of his works is already approaching 1,000 for this just barely 30 composer, and…
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Boston Conservatory professor Jan Swafford explains how a piece written to celebrate a Russian war victory became the theme song for American independence.
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David Patrick Stearns profiles acclaimed Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. As a composer, Salonen is quoted saying "Musical expression is…
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As the Philadelphia Orchestra celebrates the legacy of Leopold Stokowski, WRTI's Jim Cotter speaks with Music Director Designate Yannick Nézet-Séguin. He…
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Guitar virtuoso Jason Vieaux joins WRTI's Jill Pasternak as he performs "My Funny Valentine" live in the WRTI studio, and discusses his new CD, The Music…
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Jazz vocalist Tessa Souter interprets various beloved classical works with her own passionate and poetic lyrics in her newly released album, Beyond the…
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David Patrick Stearns considers the great conductor Leopold Stokowski - the man, the music, and the myths - as The Philadelphia Orchestra prepares for its…
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David Patrick Stearns looks ahead to the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s production of Nico Muhly’s Dark Sisters. The company co-commission is among the…
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This week, we're on location at Jacobs Music in Philadelphia where we visited its celebrity resident - the Horowitz Steinway CD 503 piano. Legendary…
