Women's History Month

Every Monday through Thursday in March, Nicole Sweeney will focus on a different artist for her Women's History Month spotlight on Evening Jazz. Here's the rundown.

Every day in March, with the exception of Sundays, a different woman composer will take the spotlight at WRTI, with her music played at the start of the 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. hours from Monday through Friday, and to begin the 10 a.m. hour on Saturdays.

As WRTI honors Women's History Month, hear an expansive range of music composed by women on our broadcast, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia's Baroque Orchestra, performs 'Juditha Triumphans' on March 16, with WRTI's Meg Bragle in the title role. The fascinating history behind Vivaldi's oratorio still carries lessons for us today.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Grammy-winning baritone Will Liverman about his latest album — Show Me The Way — honoring women in classical music, past and present.

The Philadelphia Orchestra's main concert hall will soon be renamed Marian Anderson Hall, honoring a legendary contralto and civil rights icon — and a lifelong Philadelphian.

On Acrobats, singer Jo Lawry is aided solely by the rhythm team of Linda May Han Oh on bass and Allison Miller on drums. Rather than a reduction, the format opens up possibilities.

From Saint Hildegard de Bingen to Billie Eilish, cellist Rafaela Gromes celebrates works by women on 'Femmes,' a double album performed with Festival Strings Lucerne.

Beatrice Rana and Yannick Nézet-Séguin foreground the music of Clara Wieck, better known today as Clara Schumann, on an album of piano concertos by her and her celebrated husband. John T.K. Scherch has our Album of the Week review.

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