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Pete ChecchiaJoin us on Sunday, May 12 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, May 13 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you the profoundly moving German Requiem by Johannes Brahms. As a prelude, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a choral piece by Luis Ernesto Peña Laguna commissioned for performance alongside Brahms' masterwork. -
Andy Sheppard/Redferns/GettyJoin us on Sunday, May 5 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert features Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin, Petrushka by Igor Stravinsky, and the Symphony No. 2 by Kurt Weill. The Marcus Roberts Trio adds extra improvisatory flair to the Rhapsody, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
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"Smiling" - Recorded from a Live Studio Broadcast in the performance studio at WRTI 90.1 Philadelphia.
Producer - J. Michael Harrison, Technical Director - Tyler McClure, Audio Engineer - Paul Marchesani Video Producer - Ryan Gottlieb, Graphics - Stanley Weaver, AP Editor - Maureen Malloy.
Producer - J. Michael Harrison, Technical Director - Tyler McClure, Audio Engineer - Paul Marchesani Video Producer - Ryan Gottlieb, Graphics - Stanley Weaver, AP Editor - Maureen Malloy.
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Jazz bandleader Kamasi Washington has released Fearless Movement, a new album inspired by dance.
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Giacomo Puccini's final opera Turandot gets a brand new ending premiered in Washington, with music by a composer known for video game tunes and a librettist who produced 'Succession' -
Meet hornist Evan Bretz, a section leader in the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra and a mechanical engineering student at Rowan University.
The Late Set Podcast
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Trumpet great Lee Morgan now has a historical marker in West Philly, at the site of his final hometown gig. We were there for the ceremony, so we could bring you this report. -
When Shabaka hung up his tenor saxophone in favor of bamboo flutes, the world reacted with a mix of admiration and puzzlement. In this episode, we talk with him about his remarkable new album, Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace, and the challenge of making such a decisive pivot.
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