Settlement Music School

Meet 15-year-old trombonist Henry Koban Payne, winner of the 2023 Composition and Arranging Contest at the Jazz at Lincoln's Center's Essentially Ellington Competition.

Meet 16-year-old violinist Gabriela Salvador Riera, concertmaster of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra and a Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth (PMAY) Artist.

The multitalented Kendrah E. Butler-Waters, a pianist, composer, and vocalist, weaves cultural honesty and spiritual sensibilities into her compositions…

Today we have 24 hours to turn an ordinary Tuesday into something extraordinary! How? It’s Giving Tuesday and for every dollar donated to WRTI, a dollar…

A new education program in Philadelphia is creating unique opportunities for aspiring classical music students from diverse backgrounds, with the ultimate…

WRTI’s Meridee Duddleston looks at the third Philadelphia Festival of Young Musicians that took place on Feb. 16, 2015 at the Kimmel Center. Gathered…

The nationally syndicated public radio program From the Top features gifted young classical musicians from all over the country. They’re always super…

As Settlement Music School celebrates the opening of its newest branch, Jim Cotter speaks with the school's Executive Director Helen Eaton.Susan Lewis…

We listen back to Jim Cotter's interviews with author Steve Lopez and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas.Jason Peifer visits the Lantern Theater Company as…

Jim Cotter on Philadelphia's Boyd Theater. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named the art deco building on its 2008 list of America's 11…