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In this week's Fanfare, there's the world premiere of Fearless, an opera about WWII pilot Hazel Ying Lee by Opera Delaware, a gathering of the Philadelphia Youth Concert band, Tune Up Philly and the Young Musicians Debut Orchestra, the first time performance of a lost Chopin waltz, and more.

Join WRTI as we broadcast live—for the first time ever—from our performance studio this Friday, March 3rd at 5:30 pm, to help celebrate the 164th…

After nine years in prison for sexual assault of a baby girl, Lopez has been reunited with his family in Texas. An investigation by NPR, Frontline and ProPublica showed that the baby had a disorder that mimicked the signs of physical abuse. And now, Lopez awaits a new trial.

The ebullient nonagenarian's new recording features music she's been playing for nearly a century.

While many musicians love the Crescent City, few choose to stay after they become successful. The New Orleans-raised Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews comes from a long line of brass-band greats, but is quickly coming into his own with a jazz-funk group — and plans to stay.

This week's Moment's Notice gives us multiple shows for Juneteenth, as well as different eras of soul jazz in the Doug Carn Quintet and Brandon Woody Upendo.

It was 205 years ago when "Silent Night" was first heard by Austrian villagers attending Christmas Eve mass in St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf. How did this simple melody, with its words of comfort, become a beloved hymn of peace throughout the world? WRTI's Susan Lewis has the story.

An independent panel found that the mine safety agency understated its role in its internal review.

July's Fanfare brings you highlights like Marcus Roberts revisiting Rhapsody in Blue, the Philadelphia Young Pianists' Academy (PYPA) Piano Festival, Black Pearl, and more.

For the 200 anniversary of Richard Wagner's birth, William Berger, author of Wagner Without Fear, guides us through five of his favorite Wagner moments — musical episodes that keep the composer's extraordinary dramas in our lives today.