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I just got off an uplifting Zoom call with Iranian-Canadian composer Iman Habibi, who was speaking to me from a backstage dressing room at Verizon Hall, as The Philadelphia Orchestra rehearsed onstage.

WRTI, along with WXPN and other public radio music stations across the country, are celebrating the second annual Public Radio Music Day on Wednesday, November 10th when we present a full day of special programming showcasing the role public radio music stations play in connecting communities.

The most beautiful and inspiring music for Good Friday, Easter and all of Holy Week is on WRTI.

Your classical music soundtrack for Halloween is on WRTI with hosts John T.K. Scherch, Melinda Whiting, and Meg Bragle.

The prodigious drummer Marcus Gilmore, 25, has been playing with the biggest names in jazz since he was a teenager. He's coming off a career year that saw him named the top rising star among jazz critics. It helps that his grandfather is Roy Haynes, one of the great pioneers of the drum kit.

Starting around the 1960s, the music's advocates increasingly turned to institutions of higher education. Within a few decades, college campuses became an unavoidable part of the modern jazz world, training generations of musicians, providing employment and shaping the future audience.

Sunday, June 21 5 to 6 pm Program: Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, "Turkish" Korbinian Altenberger, violin Ignat…

Our "BP with the GM" will be honored with a Jazz Master Award by the Somers Point Jazz Society on Sunday, April 22nd. Take a drive down the shore and join…

Although the snowstorm is over, this week's edition of Fanfare forecasts a flurry of exciting musical performances.

On the first Sunday of every month, WRTI broadcasts a special edition of Sunday Classical focused on classical new releases. Here are some highlights from our April edition, from Ragazze Quartet, the Cantata Collective, Lang Lang and more.