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Atomic Age Cocktail Party
Saturdays at 11 PM and Sundays at 10 PM
Soft Tempo Lounge (143)
This week on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s Soft Tempo Lounge. That next step in lounge and easy listening that blended the rhythms of bossa nova with bits of cool jazz, wordless vocals, and a little pop all wrapped up in a simmering, sensual vibe. We’ll hear from Hugo Montenegro, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, Dorothy Ashby, and many others.

Prairie Performances
Fridays at 7 pm
Prairie Performances: Rising Classical Artists
On this week’s episode of Prairie Performances, we celebrate the music of rising classical artists

Evening Concert
7 to 9 pm Monday thru Thursday, and Sunday
Gateways Radio
Friday night September 19 at 7:00 on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s “Gateways Radio”. You'll hear “Improvisations on Dvorak’s “American String Quartet”, Igor Stravinsky’s “A Soldier’s Tale”, and Wynton Marsalis’s “A Soldier’s Tale” with Phylicia Rashad as Narrator. Loki Karuna hosts.

Classics of the Phonograph
Saturdays at 11 am
Julia Escobar shares her favorite flute recordings
On this very special edition, John Frayne will be joined in studio by Julia Escobar—the first ever John Frayne Classical Music Grad Fellow—who will share her favorite flute recordings from the 20th century.

Afternoon at the Opera
Saturdays at noon
Opera Gala 2021
For this year's Opera Gala on Sept. 18, we enjoy a truly phenomenal piece of operatic history brought to life by Opera Southwest’s Artistic Director Anthony Barrese and then brought straight to you, thanks to Afternoon at the Opera.