Alto saxophonist and bandleader Marshall Allen has made 100 trips around the sun — and for most of that time, he's been inseparable from the Sun Ra Arkestra. WRTI is honored to share this recent birthday concert.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Join us on Sunday, May 19 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, May 20 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Mozart’s Symphony No. 39, plus the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi and The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla.
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Join 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.
WRTI Video of the Week
WRTI Presents "Fore" by the Mervin Toussaint Quintet. This video was recorded and produced by Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia, and was filmed as part of a full set at the venue on November 24th, 2020. "Fore" is an original composition by Mervin Toussaint. The Quintet is Connor O’Neill on guitar, Micah Graves on piano, John Moran on bass, Julian Miltenberger on drums, and Mervin Toussaint on sax.
The Late Set Podcast
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Cornetist Ron Miles left us too soon — but also left a lot to remember him by. Two of his closest friends, guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Rudy Royston, do just that in this episode, which follows the release of a gorgeous archival album, Old Main Chapel.
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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.
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Faliks draws from her Ukrainian-Jewish heritage and Mikhail Bulgakov's anti-censorship novel The Master and Margarita for a new album.
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Fanfare looks ahead, as Mitsuko Uchida performs with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Filament celebrates its first album, and more.
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Marshall Allen, the Sun Ra Arkestra's fearless leader ushers in a big round number onstage this week. Learn more about that and other Philly-area shows in Moment's Notice, our weekly guide.