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.
Tuesday night February 4 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Sheku Kanneh-Mason is the soloist in Elgar’s “Cello Concerto”. Paavo Jarvi guest conducts. Also on the program Carl Nielsen’s “5th Symphony”.
Monday night February 3 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Julia Wolfe’s oratorio “Fire in My Mouth” featuring the Women of The Crossing directed by University of Illinois Grammy-winning Choral Conductor Donald Nally.
Sunday night February 2 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear two “String Quartets” by Alberto Ginastera on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 o’clock you’ll hear “Latin American Songs” on “Fiesta”.
Friday night January 31 at 7:00 on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “Early Music Now with Sara Schneider”. You'll hear a program titled “Praetorius and Sartorius”. Broadcasting this program on Friday nights at 7:00 gives us time to collect new local recordings for use on future “Prairie Performances”.
Wednesday night January 29 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the fourth program in a new series from the Cleveland Orchestra. You’ll hear Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” and Julius Eastman’s “2nd Symphony”. Also on the program Wynton Marsalis’ “Trumpet Concerto”.
Tuesday night January 28 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Brahms’ “4th Symphony” and Carl Nielsen’s “Helios Overture”. Also on the program Lalo’s “Symphonie espagnole” featuring violinist Ray Chen.
Monday night January 27 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week” with an all-Sibelius program. You’ll hear “Finlandia”, the “2nd Symphony” and “Pohola’s Daughter”. Also on the program the “Violin Concerto” featuring Zino Francescatti.
Sunday night January 26 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear Mozart’s “K. 285a Flute Quartet” and Haydn’s “String Quartet No. 78” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 o’clock you’ll hear “Great Symphonic Music from Mexico” on “Fiesta”.
Friday night January 24 at 7:00 on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “Early Music Now with Sara Schneider”. You'll hear a program titled “Music from the Most Serene Republic”. 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 23 at 7:00 on WILL 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear "Classical Music" from the "Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival": Marc Neikrug’s “Oboe Quartet” and Bach’s “E Major Violin Concerto”.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
