Mason Bates

Join us on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings Debussy’s La mer (“The Sea”), plus the world premieres of two concertos: 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…

It's sound, brand-new and fantastical, on Now Is the Time, Saturday, August 2nd at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. Mason Bates intersects electronica pop…