Harpist Mariko Anraku, Announced
Harpist Mariko Anraku, announced Monday at the winner of the 1995 Concert Artists Guild New York Competition, heads up a performance of the Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet by Maurice Ravel. She and other alumni of the Pro Musicis Foundation gave the performance last week during the Pro Musicis 30th Anniversary Gala at Lincoln Center in New York. (NPR)
Thousands of mourners are gathered Friday to hear President Barack Obama pay tribute to the pastor and eight parishioners of the Emanuel AME Church today. The nine were slain at the church during a Bible study session last week in what authorities are investigating as a racially-motivated attack. Today&#8217;s service for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was also a state senator, promised to be another wrenching but cathartic occasion for the community to say goodbye to the victims. Hansi Lo Wang of NPR joins Here & Now&#8217;s Jeremy Hobson from Charleston with details. Guest

Hansi Lo Wang, reporter for NPR’s Code Switch team. He tweets @hansilowang.