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Tonight at 8:00pm on TV 26 and WETA HD

Dionne Warwick: Then Came You

Celebrate the legendary Grammy-winning singer and her greatest hits, spanning her roots in gospel, her chart-topping partnership with Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and duets with The Spinners, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder.

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Saturday at 9:00pm on Classical WETA

Center Stage From Wolf Trap: Brentano Quartet

The Brentano Quartet performs music by Beethoven, and more!

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Super WHY!

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Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos and Lin-Manuel Miranda in "Hamilton" | Courtesy of Joan Marcus

Tonight at 9:30pm on TV 26 and WETA HD

Hamilton's America

Great Performances follows the creation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's pop culture Broadway phenomenon Hamilton and the history behind it.

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Saturdays at 9:00pm on WETA UK

Shetland

Douglas Henshall stars as Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez in this murder mystery set against the stunning Scottish backdrop of the Shetland Isles.

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Hinterland

A Celtic noir series about an enigmatic DCI who investigates crimes in a centuries-old Welsh town that is as troubled as it is picturesque.

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Hamilton's America

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Center Stage from Wolf Trap

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Minnesota Orchestra Honors Nelson Mandela By Bringing Music To South Africa

August 16, 2018

The Minnesota Orchestra will be the first major U.S. orchestra to play in Soweto, South Africa. The orchestra's tour of the country grew out of its conductor's work with youth orchestras there.

After Criticism, Philadelphia Orchestra Adds Female Composers To Its New Season

August 2, 2018

America's top orchestras are programming little or no music by women. Philadelphia has now included two works by female composers. A month ago it had zero.

On 'Fanfare For The Common Man,' An Anthem For The American Century

July 19, 2018

Written in the thick of WWII, Aaron Copland's piece seems to have hope woven between its notes. Mandalit del Barco asks why so many who hear it, from presidents to prog rockers, are still so moved.

What's The Buzz? Insects Have Invaded My Music

July 16, 2018

Insects have been an inspiration in music for centuries, starring in pieces from "Flight of the Bumblebee" to Mastodon's "March of the Fire Ants."

Oliver Knussen, Composer And Conductor, Dies At 66

July 9, 2018

Knussen, who wrote symphonies, chamber music and operas, is likely best known for his collaborations with children's author Maurice Sendak on adaptions like 1979's Where The Wild Things Are.

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The Doors front man, Jim Morrison, returns home as the band plays a strange and somewhat controversial double-header concert in Alexandria and Annapolis.

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