by Kile Smith | Jan 9, 2016 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
New is the word of the day on Now Is the Time, Saturday, January 9th at 9 pm. David Ludwig set The New Colossus, the famous words by Emma Lazarus on the Statue of Liberty, after 9/11, and its timeless message always resonates. From David Starobin’s New Music with...
by Kile Smith | Sep 25, 2015 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
We look up and out on Now Is the Time, Saturday, September 26th at 9 pm. In Philadelphia there’s no escaping the influence of the pope’s visit this weekend, so there’s a sacred tinge to this Saturday’s program. Curt Cacioppo gives the solo piano a workout, negotiating...
by Kile Smith | Jan 3, 2015 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
We turn the corner into a new year of Now Is the Time, Saturday, January 3rd at 9 pm. Kevin McCarter’s Prelude and Excursion for orchestra leads into a sacred new year’s dedication for chorus by Carson Cooman, Set Me As a Seal. And then the pianist...
by Kile Smith | Nov 2, 2013 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
It’s the world and how we live in it on Now Is the Time, Saturday, November 2nd at 9 pm. Starting today, things go bump in the night as the schedule shifts on WRTI-HD2. The biggest move is for Now Is the Time, moving from its Sunday slot to one day and one hour...
by Kile Smith | Dec 22, 2012 | American music, CDs, new music, Radio, WRTI
It’s expectation, light, and looking up on Now is the Time, Sunday, December 23rd at 10 pm. Welcher’s Zion for band refers to what is now the national park in Utah—the haven for Mormons in the 19th century—and the old American hymn tune. Skyriding, from...
