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David F. Gibson, whose precise and hard-driving beat powered legacy editions of the Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Cab Calloway orchestras, and other bands big and small, died on July 30. He was 72.

Join us on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 when The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series brings you a performance featuring Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" symphony, a suite from Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe, and Saariaho's Graal théâtre. Rafael Payare is on the podium, alongside violinist Carolin Widmann in her debut with the orchestra.

Meet 16-year-old harpist Catalina Vasquez Calderon, a junior at Northeast High School in Philadelphia, where she plays in orchestra, the Baroque ensemble, and marching band, and studies harp through a partnership between Northeast High School and the Lyra Society.

Can a week ever be too jam-packed with talent? This is a good week to find out, and Moment's Notice has the intel.

President Obama's health care overhaul was largely based on one that then-Gov. Mitt Romney signed into law in Massachusetts in 2006. Now, more than 98 percent of state residents have health insurance, and the law has drawn unexpected supporters. But controlling costs remains a challenge.

The Syrian government's crackdown against dissenters continues, and Western journalists were killed on Wednesday as forces shelled the city of Homs. Meanwhile in Libya, reports of torture are surfacing, and the interim government is struggling to control armed militias. Host Michel Martin talks with Al-Jazeera Washington Bureau Chief Abderrahim Foukara.

The best-known father figure in jazz has famous musical sons. But the Marsalis clan is even more extensive, as you can see when students reflect on his influence.

Growing up in Denver, Rudy and Shamie Royston dreamed about moving to a jazz hub like New York. After a few welcome delays to teach and raise a family, they're beginning to pursue careers as performing musicians.

Jazz's highest-profile competition recently crowned a new victor in a star-studded gala. But for the Thelonious Monk Institute, competition is only a small part of its desire to be back out West.

In jazz, arranging — designing parts to fit together and creating new spins on familiar songs — is often unglamorous. But Williams' incomparable success as an arranger only further proves her genius.