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10 Days in a Madhouse, composed by Rene Orth with libretto by Hannah Moscovitch, premiered last fall to sellout crowds. Now, they've won MCANA's Best New Opera award for it, the third such award for an Opera Philadelphia commission.
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WRTI is proud to premiere "Heard But Not Seen," the lead single to George Burton's new album, "White Noise," releasing on September 20th via Porge Records.
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The future is now in Moment's Notice, as acclaimed young women instrumentalists Sarah Hanahan, Haley Brinnel and Summer Camargo hold the spotlight.
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"Overall, I am most interested in telling stories," Homer Jackson, director of the Philadelphia Jazz Project, once explained. Since his passing on July 13, Philly's cultural scene is left to remember him as one of its most devoted connectors and chroniclers.
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For esperanza spalding, the iconic Brazilian troubadour Milton Nascimento exerts a magical influence. So it makes sense that she describes their luminous new album, Milton + esperanza, as the realization of a dream.
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Join us on Sunday, July 21 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, July 22 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 when the Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series brings you Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, featuring pianist Haochen Zhang, and his Symphony No. 7 in A Major, with guest conductor Nathalie Stutzmann.
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In Moment's Notice this week: Brandee Younger in Ardmore, Chad Taylor at Solar Myth, and Jamaaladeen Tacuma with Odean Pope on Lancaster Ave.
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Celebrate Bastille Day with a special edition of Sunday Classical, where we'll play some of the greatest pieces representative of France on the country's national day.
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Join us on Sunday, July 14 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, July 15 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert features Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, and spotlights violinist Joshua Bell in works by Henri Vieuxtemps and Ernest Chausson.
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Moment's Notice continues the summer festivities, with a performance on the beach, a remarkable big band, and three amazing jazz singers.
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From patriotic anthems to freedom songs to soul-jazz staples, WRTI has your soundtrack for the Fourth of July. Here are some highlights.
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Look no further for your classical music soundtrack to the Fourth of July!