Mason Bates

From Clara Schumann to Amy Beach to Pauchi Sasaki, our Mother's Day playlist spotlights a colorful array of musical offerings.

Join us on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings an encore presentation of Debussy’s La mer, plus the world premieres of the Nomad Concerto for violin and orchestra by Mason Bates, featuring soloist Gil Shaham; and a Concerto for Orchestra by Valerie Coleman.

Join us on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 when our Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series brings you a performance recorded live in February, 2022.

Join us on Sunday, October 3rd at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, October 4th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 as one of the biggest stars in the opera world today joins Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphians.

Join us on Sunday, June 6th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, June 7th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 to hear a 2017 Philadelphia Orchestra concert that was…

“People light up when you recognize and value them. To have high regard for the individual and to understand their contribution: that’s been my guidepost.…

What does it take to write an opera about a man who changed the world? It takes a composer like Mason Bates, known as a master of computer-generated music…

It’s blue and it’s the blues on Now Is the Time, Saturday, August 20th at 9 pm, We pick a Blueberry Rag-A-Muffin to begin the program, one of Linda…

Pieces of this and that country make up Now Is the Time, Saturday, August 6th at 9 pm. Two works of Mason Bates seemingly float in space, as Chanticleer…

American Masters is the title of a recently released CD, referring to the composers and works that appear on the disc. But the term can just as easily be…