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 August 28 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the Los Angeles Philharmonic. You’ll hear Michael Tilson Thomas lead the Philharmonic in Stravinsky’s “Petrushka” and Tchaikovsky’s “4th Symphony”.
Tuesday night August 27 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear works that feature the Chicago Symphony Chorus led by Margaret Hillis: Verdi’s “Requiem Mass” and Bartok’s “Cantata profana”.
Monday night August 26 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From a recording released in 1988 you’ll hear two of Richard Strauss’ most famous works conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli: “Also Sprach Zarathustra” and “Death and Transfiguration”.
Thursday night August 22 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 August 21 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the Los Angeles Philharmonic. You’ll hear two works inspired by cities: New York and Los Angeles: Aaron Copland’s “Quiet City” and John Adams’ “City Noir”. Also on the program Timo Andres’ “Made of Tunes”.
Tuesday night at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä (MEHK-a-la) lead the group in music of Mahler, his “5th Symphony” and Jimmy Lopez Bellido, his “Aino” (EYE-no).
Monday night August 19 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear five of the Orchestra's principal players as concerto soloists in music by Copland, Samuel Barber, William Bolcom, Julia Adolphe, and Mozart.
Sunday night August 18 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL- FM 90.9 you’ll hear Mozart’s K.285 “Flute Quartet” from Lincoln Center followed at 7:00 by music of Luis Gianneo (ja-NEO) on Fiesta and at 8:00 by Gateways Radio.
Thursday night August 15 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.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
