Richard Rodgers

Samuel Barber's Adagio, Aaron Copland's Fanfare and William Grant Still's Hymn: these are among WRTI's classical selections for Memorial Day.

Born in New York City to German-Jewish immigrants, Lorenz Hart penned some of Broadway’s most haunting, sophisticated lyrics. At age 24, he began…

“Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, ” “My Funny Valentine,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “The Sound of Music." With over 900 songs to his name, composer Richard…