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.
Wednesday night January 15 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear the second program in a new series from the Cleveland Orchestra. You’ll hear Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony” and Berg’s “Lyric Suite”. Franz Welser-Most conducts. Also on the program Schubert’s “Mass No. 6”.
Tuesday night January 14 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Wagner’s “Overture to Tannhauser” and Rachmaninoff’s “2nd Symphony”. Also on the program Jessie Montgomery’s “Transfigure to Grace” and Coleridge-Taylor’s “Solemn Prelude”.
Monday night January 13 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Schumann’s “2nd Symphony in C Major” and Ives’ “The Unanswered Question”. Also on the program Beethoven’s “4th Piano Concerto” with Emanuel Ax as soloist.
Sunday night January 12 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear Mendelssohn’s Op. 44, No. 2 String Quartet on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 o’clock you’ll hear music by Albeniz and Piazzolla on Fiesta.
Friday night January 10 at 7:00 on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “Early Music Now with Sara Schneider”. You'll hear a program titled “Three Wise Men from the East”. Broadcasting this program on Friday nights at 7:00 gives us time to collect new local recordings for use on future “Prairie Performances”.
Thursday night January 9 at 7:00 on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear "Classical Music" from the "Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival": David Popper’s “Requiem" and Beethoven’s “Op. 20 Septet".
Wednesday night January 8 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear the first program in a new series from the Cleveland Orchestra. Music Director Franz Welser-Most is joined by the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and vocal soloists in Mahler’s “2nd Symphony”, “Resurrection”.
Tuesday night January 7 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Grieg’s Piano Concerto with soloist Simon Trpčeski. Xian Zhang (Shen Zhong) guest conducts. Also on the program Prokofiev’s “6th Symphony” and Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s “Primal Message”.
Monday night January 6 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Copland’s “Suite from Appalachian Spring” and Gershwin’s “An American in Paris”. Also on the program Thomas Hampson sings selections from Copland’s “Old American Songs”.
Sunday night January 5 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear Korngold’s “Piano Quintet” and Nino Rota’s “Clarinet Trio” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 o’clock you’ll hear music by Venezuelan composer Paul Desenne on Fiesta. Also to be heard at 8:00 as shown in Patterns Magazine as "Classical Music", chamber music from the "Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival".
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
