Women's History Month

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.

Within both jazz and classical realms, women have found far greater representation on record and in concert programming. So this Women’s History Month, WRTI celebrates forward progress while reflecting on past milestones.

Alto saxophonist and composer Lakecia Benjamin drew inspiration from a harrowing personal experience to create 'Phoenix,' a powerful album that proudly heralds "the era of women."