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submission rules directions to wrti jobs code of integrity support contribute to wrti about membership renewal additional gift faqs sustaining membership leadership circle major giving business support wrti amazon store vehicle donation events jazz events search a weeklong anniversary celebration of erik satie on wrti this year marks the 150th anniversary of erik satie the eccentric french composer at the intersection of modernism and minimalism in early 20th century music and art . from monday october 17th through friday the 21st wrti will revisit his enigmatically beautiful music all week long . read more bob craig s big band jazz hits 300 get the wrti app the chamber orchestra of philadelphia on wrti pianist ching yun hu plays mozart oct. 16 5 pm by dave conant oct 13 2016 this sunday s broadcast concert by the chamber orchestra of philadelphia contains two works from this past monday s season opener mozart s piano concerto no. 23 and haydn s symphony no. 99 . the soloist in the mozart is the taiwanese american pianist ching yun hu . a bronze plaque for wrti s bob perkins on broad street walk of fame by kile smith oct 13 2016 wrti s bob perkins joins the all jazz 2016 philadelphia music alliance walk of fame class on october 19th . five of the most outstanding jazz personalities will have bronze plaques installed into the walk of fame joining more than 100 others on broad street the avenue of the arts . the philadelphia music alliance announced that in the 30 years of these awards there has never been an all jazz class . check out the philadelphia inquirer s october 14th bio of bob perkins ava s giargiari bel canto competition and you get to vote by wrti staff oct 13 2016 credit diana pinto photography on saturday october 22nd at 4 pm join wrti for a broadcast of the popular giargiari bel canto competition which will be recorded live on october 15th . each year philadelphia s academy of vocal arts holds this competition at the kimmel center to highlight the best emerging operatic talent . prizes are awarded by a professional panel of judges and by the audience themselves . ticket information for this year s competition on saturday october 15th at 7 30 pm bob dylan titan of american music wins 2016 nobel prize in literature by colin dwyer oct 13 2016 bob dylan has won the 2016 nobel prize in literature . the prolific musician is the first nobel winner to have forged a career primarily as a singer songwriter . what s more he s also the first american to have won the prize in more than two decades . not since novelist toni morrison won in 1993 has an american claimed the prize . an all neville marriner tribute saturday morning october 15th on wrti by wrti staff oct 12 2016 credit richard holt wrti remembers sir neville marriner with an entire saturday morning of his recordings october 15th 6 am to noon . the prolific and revered conductor passed away october 2nd in london at age 92 . the philadelphia orchestra in concert on wrti three works composed in paris oct. 16 at 1 pm by gregg whiteside oct 10 2016 all three of the works on this sunday s philadelphia orchestra in concert re broadcast were composed in paris within a five year period 1928 33 one by a german another by a frenchman and the last by an american . and they all marvelously combine elements of serious composition with popular influences notably from jazz . listen listening ... 6 33 yannick n zet s guin speaks with wrti s susan lewis . what is gypsy jazz by susan lewis oct 10 2016 listen listening ... 1 52 listen to the radio feature . rooted in african american communities of the south jazz became popular in europe in the 1920s and 30s and influenced the development of other styles . wrti s susan lewis has more on gypsy jazz . the melody of yom kippur in max bruch s kol nidre by kile smith oct 10 2016 a concert piece for cello and orchestra uses sacred music from the center of jewish tradition . max bruch s kol nidre is a work with wide appeal from an unlikely composer . listen listening ... 1 30 the story behind the presidential anthem hail to the chief by meridee duddleston oct 10 2016 listen listening ... 1 52 listen to the radio feature . at what s likely to be a frosty noon time ceremony this january one presidential candidate will be announced with a well known march preceded by the ultimate in u.s. fanfare not one but four sets of drum ruffles and bugle flourishes . steve reich at 80 the phases of a lifetime in music by anastasia tsioulcas oct 9 2016 brian eno . david bowie . kraftwerk . radiohead . aphex twin . the national . these are just some of the contemporary artists and bands who have looked up to american composer steve reich . pages1 2 3 4 next last now playing on classical classical playlists now playing on jazz jazz playlists saturday opera on wrti wrti special offer save 30 % at annenberg center live abbey theatre s the plough and the stars oct. 13 16 use code wrti here wednesdays from 12 to 3 pm submit your classical request here the sousalarm at 7 15 am with gregg whiteside join the club the ipad contest winners congratulations to wrti members lucille and chuck martine from smyrna de the philadelphia orchestra on wrti your jazz place wrti picks from npr music bob dylan titan of american music wins 2016 nobel prize in literature neville marriner who recorded the beloved soundtrack to amadeus has died nadia sirota on making music accessible even when it s weird newlywed composer christopher rouse on his encoded musical love letters it s familiar to all the women in my family adapting von trier for the opera cd selections classical cd selections mark pinto s summertime roundup mark pinto recommends new classical cds for spring thad jones mel lewis an absolutely essential recording dett s bold music in an authoritative new recording icon magazine s best jazz recordings of 2015 wrti arts desk what is gypsy jazz by susan lewis oct 10 2016 listen listening ... 1 52 listen to the radio feature . rooted in african american communities of the south jazz became popular in europe in the 1920s and 30s and influenced the development of other styles . wrti s susan lewis has more on gypsy jazz . the melody of yom kippur in max bruch s kol nidre by kile smith oct 10 2016 a concert piece for cello and orchestra uses sacred music from the center of jewish tradition . max bruch s kol nidre is a work with wide appeal from an unlikely composer . listen listening ... 1 30 the story behind the presidential anthem hail to the chief by meridee duddleston oct 10 2016 listen listening ... 1 52 listen to the radio feature . at what s likely to be a frosty noon time ceremony this january one presidential candidate will be announced with a well known march preceded by the ultimate in u.s. fanfare not one but four sets of drum ruffles and bugle flourishes . piffaro and don quixote not an impossible dream by david patrick stearns oct 7 2016 listen listening ... 2 55 piffaro philadelphia s renaissance band is taking don quixote back to his 17th century roots in a pair of concerts this weekend at the episcopal cathedral titled the musical world of don quixote . what might those roots sound like a lot like ours says the philadelphia inquirer s david patrick stearns . a harpsichord concerto built for two by susan lewis oct 6 2016 it s not often that one harpsichord is heard in concert with orchestra let alone two wrti s susan lewis has more on c.p.e. bach s concerto for two harpsichords in f major and two soloists who champion it . listen listening ... 1 50 listen to the radio feature . more arts desk stories 2016 wrti contact wrti listen live wrti on facebook wrti public reports