The term Endangered Artifacts is most associated with objects from ancient civilizations. Yet, in Pennsylvania - as WRTI’s Jim Cotter reports - there’s…

In the early 1900s, royalties from sales of sheet music produced a steady source of income to composers and music publishers. But radio changed all that.…

You don't have to go far to hear music in Philadelphia - sometimes it’s on the next street corner. A guy with an acoustic guitar plays folk/rap on…

A top-tier oboist is not only musically gifted, but also a skilled craftsman. As WRTI’s Susan Lewis reports, the sound of the instrument relies on a…

The Crossing, Philadelphia’s foremost contemporary music chorus, begins a newly expanded season this Sunday, September 15th. The choir will now perform…

Philadelphia’s premiere opera company begins its new season this month with a new name and a fresh approach to presenting its work. The Opera Company of…

Coming up on Sunday, September 15th, WRTI's Sunday radio broadcast of The Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert features, on the podium, Englishman Simon…

So Percussion is one of the most celebrated groups its kind in the U.S. and can usually be counted on for high-intensity rhythms. But in their one hour at…

Lovers of classical music and jazz, musicians and composers, are acutely tuned in to the acoustics of a performance space. WRTI’s Meridee Duddleston looks…

Barbara Hannigan is a world-renowned vocalist at home in many genres. She's known especially for her performances of contemporary music. This Sunday,…