The Evening Concert

Classic Mornings

7-9 PM Monday-Thursday & Sunday

Great performances from the great concert venues, 7 to 9 pm Monday thru Thursday, and Sunday, on WILL-FM.

Duain Wolfe
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Celebrating the career of Duain Wolfe

Tuesday night June 28 at 7:00 on the Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”.  The program features the Chicago Symphony Chorus led by Duain Wolfe in choruses from Verdi operas and in Beethoven’s “9th Symphony”.  Music Director Riccardo Muti conducts.

Copland
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Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and more

Monday night June 27 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. It’s a playlist program that includes Copland’s “Appalachian Spring”, Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’”, and Debussy’s La Mer” (The Sea). Also on the program Ravel’s “Tzigane”.

Brahms
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Brahms’ “2nd Symphony”

Thursday night June 23 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. You’ll hear Brahms’ “2nd Symphony” and Mendelssohn’s “4th Symphony”, the “Italian”. Also on the program Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition”.  

Debussy
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Debussy’s “La Mer” (The Sea)

Wednesday night June 22 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra”. You’ll hear Debussy’s “La Mer” (The Sea) and Ravel’s “La Valse”. Juraj Valcuha guest conducts.  Also on the program Prokofiev’s “3rd Symphony and Glazunov’s “Concert Waltz No. 1”.

Schubert
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Schubert’s 9th Symphony

Tuesday night June 21 at 7:00 on the Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”.  You’ll hear Schubert’s “9th Symphony” and Ravel’s “Rapsodie espagnole”. Music Director Riccardo Muti conducts. Also on the program Falla’s “2nd Suite” from “The Three-Cornered Hat” and music by Anna Clyne.

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Philharmonic “Firsts”, Part I

Monday night June 20 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. It’s a program of works that had their world premieres by the Philharmonic, like Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”, Copland’s “Connotations for Orchestra” and Corigliano’s “Clarinet Concerto”.

Leonard Bernstein
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Bernstein’s “Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”)”

Thursday night June 16 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. From their archives you’ll hear Bernstein’s “Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”)” and Copland’s “Quiet City”. Music Director Laureate Edo de Waart conducts.  Also on the program John Adams “Harmonielehre”.

Kaija Saariaho
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Lorna McGhee plays Kaija Sarriaho’s “Flute Concerto”

Wednesday night June 15 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra”. Lorna McGhee is the soloist in Kaija Sarriaho’s “Flute Concerto”. Osmo Vanska guest conducts.  Also on the program Mendelssohn’s “3rd Symphony” the “Scottish” and Beethoven’s “Overture to ‘Egmont’”.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.