Arts Desk
Throughout the week
Listen to WRTI's Arts Desk features for a daily look into music in the Philadelphia region.
Latest Episodes
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David Patrick Stearns previews The Month of Moderns - a series of concerts by the chamber choir The Crossing.Susan Lewis explores the Woodmere Art…
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Susan Lewis considers the variety in ballet today, as Pennsylvania Ballet prepares to open a new program headlined by a work titled Tango with Style.Jason…
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We remember Thomas Chimes who died this week at age 88. He was one of Philadelphia's most respected contemporary artists.Jason Peifer delves into the…
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Jim Cotter speaks with Rossen Milanov. He conducts both Camden's Symphony in C with Astral Artists, and The Philadelphia Orchestra in upcoming concerts at…
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Jason Peifer visits 'Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya' at the Penn Museum. The exhibition features 1,300-year-old pottery from…
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Jim Cotter speaks with legendary playwright Edward Albee. The Philadelphia Theater Company is presenting his At Home at The Zoo.Jason Peifer visits the…
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We listen again to Jim Cotter's recent conversation with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas.Susan Lewis looks at AMERICA I AM: The African American Imprint,…
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Jim Cotter speaks with harpsichordist and Temple University music professor Joyce Lindorff. A celebration of early keyboard music she's helped organize…
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George Walker--Village of Arts & Humanities--Lost Manuscript - The Good Earth at Pearl S. Buck HouseJim Cotter speaks with composer George Walker. The Philadelphia Orchestra will include his rarely performed Lilacs in upcoming concerts at the Kimmel…
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Composer Andrea Clearfield--Chronicles of Narnia at the Franklin Institute--Wilma Theater's ScorchedA conversation with composer Andrea Clearfield about music she's created, inspired by the indigenous art and music of Nepal. Clearfield traveled to a…