Radio Spotlights

The Next Big Thing
New to Friday nights, this program features a quirky mix of stories on a wide range of topics, from commissioned jazz music, to a visit with a New York City fishmonger, to a profile of a "hard-hitting" ping-pong hustler, as it ponders the question, "What's the next big thing?" November 1 at 11 p.m

Sunday Showcase
This season, WHYY brings listeners 34 full-length concerts by The Philadelphia Orchestra and five performances by the Opera Company of Philadelphia. Host Ed Cunningham provides background information on the featured works and introduces the artists and conductors.

November 3 Wolfgang Sawallisch conducts Strauss' "The Happy Workshop" and Mozart's "Haffner" Serenade
November 10 Pianist Freddy Kempff performs Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1.
November 17 Cellist Truls Mork joins the orchestra in a performance of Schumann's Series I - Mature Masterpieces: Manfred Overture, Cello Concerto and Symphony No. 4
November 24 Music Director-designate Christoph Eschenbach honors Maestro Sawallisch by performing as piano soloist in a program featuring the music of Beethoven and Strauss.

SkyTour
Join host Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, and WHYY 91FM's Dave Heller for the final sky party of the year, "Running Out of Time in the Universe," as they discuss how scientists use time to measure distance. Tune your radio to 90.9 FM or watch the show live under the stars at McMoran Park, next to the Belmont Hills Library in Bala Cynwyd, Lower Merion Township. For more information about the broadcast and directions to the site, visit www.whyy.org/skytour. Wednesday, November 6 at 8 p.m.

Chanukah Specials

Thanksgiving Specials