The Evening Concert

Classic Mornings

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.

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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night May 12 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite” and Milhaud’s “Suite française”. Also on the program Hindemith’s “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” and Rodger’s “Carousel Waltz”.

Puccini
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Fiesta!

Sunday night May 11 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear a clarinet quintet by Anton Reicha on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 you’ll hear music by Living Composers from Mexico on “Fiesta”.

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The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Friday night May 9 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”. You'll hear a harpsichord trio by Rameau and Brahms’ Op. 34 “Piano Quintet in F Minor”.

Stravinsky
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WFMT Orchestra Series: San Francisco Symphony

Wednesday night May 7 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. You’ll hear Stravinsky’s “Octet for Wind Instruments” and “Les Noces”. Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts. Also on the program Gabriela Smith’s “Breathing Forests”.

Mahler
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night May 6 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Sibelius’ “The Swan of Tuonela” and Mahler’s “5th Symphony”. Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä conducts. Also on the program Jimmy Lopez Bellido’s “Aino”.

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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night May 5 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear the “Variations on a Theme of Haydn” and the “4th Symphony” by Brahms.  Also on the program Schoenberg’s “Verklarte Nacht”. 

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The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Friday night May 2 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”. You'll hear two of Handel’s “Water Music Suites” and a clarinet quintet by Bernard Herrmann.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.