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.
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”.
Sunday night May 4 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Quintet for Piano and Winds” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 you’ll hear music by Paquito D’Rivera on “Fiesta”.
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.
Enjoy an hour of classical music from our partners at Classical 24.
Wednesday night April 30 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 “Symphony in Three Movements”. Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts. Also on the program Salonen’s “Kínēma” for clarinet and orchestra and Jens Ibsen’s “Drowned in Light”.
Tuesday night April 29 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 Shostakovich’s “10th Symphony”. Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkela conducts. Also on the program Shostakovich’s “1st Cello Concerto” with soloist Sol Gabetta.
Monday night April 28 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From the Philharmonic’s legendary audio archives, you’ll hear concertos by Beethoven, Corigliano, Hindemith and Vivaldi featuring famous soloists and conductors.
Sunday night April 27 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear Faure’s “1st PIano Quartet" on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center” followed at 7:00 by “String Music by Living Latin American Composers” on “Fiesta”.
Friday night April 25 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 string quartets by Verdi and Bartok. Broadcasting this program here permits us to collect new recordings for use on future Prairie Performances.
Enjoy an hour of classical music from our partners at Classical 24.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
