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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.
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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.'
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In Moment's Notice this week, there's a great mix of landmark performances and down-to-earth jazz gigs. From the percussive project Onilu and Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons to the Luke Carlos O'Reilly Quartet and Webb Thomas & His Superband, you can't miss out.
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This week's Fanfare brings plenty as the season winds down, including a dual opera performance from the Circus Opera Company, a second concert from PCMS celebrating Maurice Ravel's 150th birthday, and more.
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Here's what you need to know about how the elimination of federal funding for public radio impacts WRTI.
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"In honor of Stevie Wonder's 75th, I'm overjoyed to pay homage to his vast tapestry of music," says Courtney Blue. From 9 p.m. to midnight, she'll play nothing but jazz versions of his songs on Late Evening Jazz.
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"Running and listening can illuminate each other,” argues critic Ben Ratliff in a new book, Run the Song: Writing About Running About Listening. He recently sat down to talk about the book, its back story and his listening practice with friend and colleague Nate Chinen at Solar Myth.
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Join us on Sunday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a Baroque and Classical program from the 2024/2025 season, featuring works by Bach, Handel and Haydn. Masaaki Suzuki is on harpsichord and at the podium, and soprano Jone Martínez makes her Orchestra debut.
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In this week's Fanfare, there's the world premiere of Fearless, an opera about WWII pilot Hazel Ying Lee by Opera Delaware, a gathering of the Philadelphia Youth Concert band, Tune Up Philly and the Young Musicians Debut Orchestra, the first time performance of a lost Chopin waltz, and more.
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Heads up: the Exit Zero Jazz Festival is rolling into Cape May, NJ, bringing some of today's greatest jazz talent to the stage. If you're looking for something closer to Philly, then don't fret - V. Shayne Frederick, Nasir Dickerson, Ken Fowser and more are performing in the city this week.
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Meet clarinetist Zakyya McClenny, a graduating senior from the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, who will attend the Peabody Institute in the fall as a music education major.
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From Clara Schumann to Amy Beach to Pauchi Sasaki, our Mother's Day playlist spotlights a colorful array of musical offerings.