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WRTI brings you a comprehensive guide to this summer's music festivals and outdoor performances.

Bill Frisell performs a song made famous by Barbra Streisand, live for World Cafe.

Don Byron gives insight on the cinematic inspirations behind his new piece Quartet for Saxophones, which PRISM Quartet will premiere in Germantown on Saturday, June 6.

Join host Mark Pinto on WRTI on May 3 from 3-6 p.m. for a new edition of Sunday Classical: New Releases, featuring two albums of the works of Joseph Bologne, the first classical composer of African descent to achieve widespread renown in Europe, and a collection of piano duets by women composers.

Join us on Sunday, June 7 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, June 8 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Debussy, Ravel, and a concerto featuring pipa soloist Wu Man

Dozens of musicians will converge for a memorial tribute to Jack DeJohnette on Aug. 9 in Kingston, NY, with all proceeds going to a pair of local service organizations.

Although Fanfare is scaling back to a once-montly issue for the summer, there are still plenty of classical performances to enjoy in June.

Kicking off the summer is vocalist Catherine Russell with Sean Mason, Bobby Zankel honoring the life of Sonny Rollins, and more.

As the new leader of the Seattle-based nonprofit big band, Philadelphia piano-composer Orrin Evans plans to evolve SRJO's sound and foster a sense of community.

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck's joint project, which took more than 20 years to finalize, sees them collaborate with other folk musicians and singers.