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  • Police & Fire Bagpipers Perform with The Philadelphia Orchestra in Memory of Lt. Matthew LeTourneau
    Three bagpipers from the Philadelphia Police and Fire Pipes & Drums join The Philadelphia Orchestra this week in performances of Maxwell Davies’ An Orkney…
  • The Dance of Ravel and Satie
    Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, Saturday June 6th, 5 to 6 pm... In the last Discoveries we took a snapshot of Saint-Saëns, Ravel, and Poulenc…
  • Listen: Electro-Acoustic Violist Martha Mooke Live from the WRTI Performance Studio
    Violist Martha Mooke has electrified audiences with her innovative performances and compositions that transcend musical genres.Listen to her perform a…
  • In sports-crazy Argentina, sports journalism schools have cropped up to train aspiring reporters and broadcasters. Here, Argentine national soccer team coach Sergio Batista arrives for a press conference in Cordoba, Argentina, last year.
    Sports Journalism Is The Goooaal At Argentine School
    Argentina is mad for sports — and soccer in particular. There are plenty of opportunities for sportswriters and broadcasters, spawning an education industry that specializes in sports journalism.
  • Josefina Vazquez Mota celebrates her selection as the presidential candidate of the National Action Party in Mexico City on Feb. 5. She's the first woman to run for president in Mexico on a major party ticket.
    Female Candidate Battles Machismo In Mexico
    On the campaign trail, Josefina Vazquez Mota avoids marketing herself as a presidential candidate specifically for women. One expert says the nomination shows change, but that's not Vazquez Mota's only challenge.
  • For the second year in a row, the Ford Fusion won J.D. Power's dependability prize in the mid-size sedan category. Pictured is the 2013 model of the car, unveiled in January.
    Auto Dependability Hits 22-Year High In New Study
    Toyota and Ford won the most awards in the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, which came out today. Vehicles made by Toyota led the way with eight awards, while Ford models received three. In general, vehicle dependability was the best since 1990, J.D. Power says.
  • Chef Manish Mehrotra, an Indian contestant on <em>Foodistan</em>.
    'Foodistan' Takes India-Pakistan Rivalry To The Kitchen
    The cooking show, which will have its semi-finals next week, pits Indian chefs against Pakistani chefs. It exploits the long rivalry between the two countries — something that has rarely been a joking matter.
  • South By South Africa: 5 Jazz Acts From The Rainbow Nation
    For centuries, the country turned its back on black musicians — including the jazz artists whose creations embodied freedom and empowerment. Today, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival is one of Africa's largest musical gatherings. Here are five musicians who played the festival this year.
  • Soprano Maria Slatinaru and bass Paul Plishka perform in a 1986 production of Verdi's <em>La Forza del Destino</em> at the San Francisco Opera.
    Verdi's 'La Forza,' Born Under A Bad Sign
    Now considered one of Verdi's masterpieces, the opera flopped on its first run and carries the stigma of cursing those who perform it to terrible fates.
  • Blossom Dearie.
    Blossom Dearie On Piano Jazz
    Host Marian McPartland calls Dearie an "incandescent singer and pianist" whose "delicate, swinging style makes every song a musical gem." The vocalist and pianist died this past year of natural causes. Piano Jazz remembers her life and music in an archival interview and performance.
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