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As a first-call trumpeter in many jazz, Latin and Broadway ensembles, Frink made a lot of bands sound good. But she was better known as someone who made thousands of other trumpet players sound better. The foremost brass instructor in New York City, Frink was 62.

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On the 300th anniversary of his birth, hear how music by Johann Sebastian's son Carl Philipp Emanuel bridged the gap between the old-fashioned Baroque and newfangled music by Haydn and Mozart.

The pianist's 1958 recording At The Pershing: But Not For Me spent 108 weeks on the Billboard album chart.

Listen to this delightful performance by the Wissahickon High School Camerata Choir, led by John Conahan, when they were live on the radio and on the WRTI…

The debut Philadelphia Orchestra appearance by conductor Joshua Weilerstein highlights a concert broadcast of Brahms Symphony No. 3, Weber's Clarinet…

Yannick leads the orchestra on the behemoth 9th Symphony by Bruckner with support from the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir and soloists including baritone Ryan Speedo Green and soprano Elza van den Heever.

In this week's Fanfare, Meg Bragle highlights concerts by Piffaro, Mendelssohn Chorus, The Philadelphia Orchestra and more.

The best-selling pianist also hosts a jazz show on BBC Radio 2. He joins NPR's Scott Simon to share new music from three European artists who merge classic sounds with electronic elements.

NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.