Mother's Day

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

Gretchen Parlato's new album 'Lean In' highlights her deep simpatico with West African guitarist Lionel Loueke — and explores the ins and outs of motherhood. She opened up about that subject in a recent conversation with WRTI.

One November night in the year 1934, a 17-year-old girl was about to take the stage at the Apollo theater’s Amateur Night program and planned to do a…

Mother's Day is a time to honor our mothers and the roles they've played in shaping who we are. Pianist Lara Downes' music shines a light on social…

May 4, 2020. Mother’s Day will be a lot different this year. The jazz brunches that would normally be packed will be replaced by curbside pickup and…

Tune in on May 9th from 6 am to 12 noon for a Mother's Day Weekend edition of Saturday Morning Classical Coffeehouse featuring music by women composers…

Known especially for his New World Symphony and Slavonic Dances, Czech composer Antonín Dvorák wrote a song about motherhood for piano and voice that has become a standard for opera singers around the world.