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A compilation of popular holiday tracks from across Louis Armstrong's recording career, 'Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule' is his highest-charting album since Hello Dolly in 1964.

Fanfare this week features Opera Philadelphia's modern take on Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, a rare recital from lyric tenor Matthew Polenzani, and more.

From Beethoven to Handel to Purcell, an array of composers have created coronation music. As King Charles III formally assumes the throne on Saturday, WRTI has a guide to some of the finest and fittest musical themes.

The Crossing continues to cement its adventurous reputation with 'Titration,' a choral cycle composed by Shara Nova. Read our Album of the Week review.

Beach House and Mitski and Spoon, oh my! Here are the tracks public radio is spinning over and over this year.

In search of the perfect gift for the music obsessive in your life — or looking to drop a few hints for family and friends? Look no further than the 2023 WRTI Holiday Gift Guide.

Join us on Sunday, October 24th from 5 to 6 PM on WRTI 90.1 to hear the GRAMMY-winning new music chamber choir The Crossing perform signature works of the recent past. "It's a celebration of works we love, sung with artists and for people we love, marking a time of isolation, grief, confusion, hope, and returning," says Director Donald Nally.

Ofeibea Quist-Arcton is an award-winning broadcaster from Ghana and is NPR's Africa Correspondent. She describes herself as a "jobbing journalist"—who's often on the hoof, reporting from somewhere.

By the early 1930s, Louis Armstrong had already revolutionized jazz. Through the next four decades, he would continue to reinvent himself. Along the way, he produced landmarks of the 20th century in American music and entertainment.

The classical pianist, who turns 200 today, changed the art of performance forever with his over-the-top concerts, creating a craze that historians have dubbed "Lisztomania."