The Evening Concert

Tuesday night June 18 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. The featured work is Carl Orff’s “Carmina burana” led by guest conductor Osmo Vänskä.  You’ll also hear Rautavaara’s “Cantus Arcitus” and Jessie Montgomery’s “Banner”.

Monday night June 17 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From the Philharmonic’s archives you’ll hear Kurt Masur lead the group in Ludwig van Beethoven’s “1st Symphony” and Anton Bruckner’s “7th Symphony”.  

Sunday night June 16 the Evening Concert starts at 5:00 o’clock with the “Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”, followed at 6:00 by the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”, at 7:00 by Fiesta, and at 8:00 by Gateways Radio.

Thursday night June 13 at 7:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear another episode of “The Sound of 13”, a program that investigates the intersection between the 13th Amendment and classical music. At 8:00 it’s “The Middle”: a weekly, non-partisan call-in talk show on politics.  

Wednesday night June 12 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. You’ll hear Shostakovich’s “First Symphony” and Wynton Marsalis’ “Blues Symphony”. Cristian Măcelaru guest conducts.  Also on the program Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen’s (OH-Tee Tar-key-aynen) “Milky Ways” featuring soloist Russ de Luna.

Tuesday night June 11 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear an all-Beethoven program: the “Leonore Overture No. 3”, the “3rd Symphony, the Eroica and the “6th Symphony, the Pastoral.

Monday night June 10 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From the 2009-2010 season you’ll hear Sir Andrew Davis conduct the overture to “The Free Judges” (Les Franc-juges) by Berlioz followed by Saint-Saens’ “3rd Symphony, the “Organ” Symphony.

Sunday night June 9 the Evening Concert starts at 5:00 o’clock with the “Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”, followed at 6:00 by the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”, at 7:00 by Fiesta, and at 8:00 by Gateways Radio.

Thursday night Jun 6 at 7:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear another episode of “The Sound of 13”, a program that investigates the intersection between the 13th Amendment and classical music. At 8:00 it’s “The Middle”: a weekly, non-partisan call-in talk show on politics.  

Wednesday night June 5 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. You’ll hear Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas lead the group in a performance of Mahler’s “6th Symphony” from a recording made in 2023 in Davies Symphony Hall.