Missy Mazzoli

On her new album, Dark with Excessive Bright, the vibrant, young composer coaxes unusual sounds from a symphony orchestra.

Join us on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program of Brahms, Holst, and Missy Mazzoli from the 2022/2023 season.

The composer of Breaking the Waves speaks candidly about equity in her field, the importance of role models and the unglamorous side of writing music every day.

Join us on Sunday, September 4th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, September 5th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 when our Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert broadcast brings you a performance recorded live in December, 2021. Nathalie Stutzmann leads the Orchestra in works by Franz Schubert and Missy Mazzoli, in her first appearance as principal guest conductor.

A group of high school girls are spending two weeks this July on the Temple University campus, immersing themselves in the world of music composition.…

Composer Missy Mazzoli, whose star continues to rise, is passionate about encouraging more young women to write music. She spoke with WRTI’s Meridee…

A video premiere from violinist Olivia De Prato offers ecstatic music by Missy Mazzoli with an enigmatic take, by director James Darrah, on the evening prayer service.

Beth Morrison is not your typical moneyed arts patron — but over the past decade, she's managed to gather the funding and venue support to produce works by some of today's most innovative composers.

Opera Philadelphia’s latest new opera Breaking the Waves turned into one of the company’s big successes. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s David Patrick Stearns…

Composer Missy Mazzoli wouldn't call Lars von Trier's film Breaking the Waves, a feminist project. But its portrayal of a woman's experience was part of what drew her to help reimagine it onstage.