Even though it seems like winter just won't quit, our region always enjoys a spring rush of concert activity. Fanfare has the latest, including a Baroque devotional program from Variant Six and Filament.

March is here, and with it we kick off Women’s History Month in high style, while welcoming some marquee talent from out of town.

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.

John Szwed wrote the definitive biography of Sun Ra almost 30 years ago. As a new documentary revives interest in the visionary artist and interplanetary being, Szwed revisits his subject, considering what he means today.

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.

Renaud Capuçon playing Bach's Sonatas and Partitas, Neave Trio performing Clara Schumann, and Boris Giltburg tackling Rachmaninoff — just a few highlights from the March edition of Sunday Classical: New Releases. Join host Mark Pinto on Mar. 1 from 3-6 p.m.

Meet 17 year-old operatic soprano Katherine Gilchrist from Allentown, PA, a three-time CS All-State singer for Pennsylvania and a featured artist on NPR’s From the Top Daily Joy series.

Fanfare is jam-packed with stellar concerts this week, including the Curtis Opera Theatre's production of a Saariaho opera; Nathalie Joachim with a new evening-length work; and a monumental program by the Jasper String Quartet.

Kurt Elling has lately been earning ovations on Broadway, but he hits Philly with pianist Christian Sands, as on their duo album 'Wildflowers, Vol. 3.'

Search high and low, in this world and beyond, and you won't ever find another Sun Ra. So we're excited about the broadcast premiere of Sun Ra: Do the Impossible on PBS. Our own Nate Chinen is a commentator in the film — and so is our guest this episode, the author and critic Marcus J. Moore, who brings a multilayered appreciation of Sun Ra's artistry to our conversation. Space is the Place!