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.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Gateways Radio

Friday night June 23 at 6:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s Gateways Radio. Garrett McQueen is your host. You’ll hear Samuel-Coleridge Taylor’s “Fantasy-Piece No. 2” and Fela Sowande’s “Jubilate, Go Down Moses”. Also on the program William Grant Still’s “Sahdji”.

Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts

Thursday night June 22 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s a Deutsche Welle Festival Concert. From the 2022 Berlin Music Festival you’ll hear Mahler’s “6th Symphony”, the “Tragic” and Kaija Saariaho’s “Orion” as performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra led by Klaus Mäkelä.

Sibelius
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San Francisco Symphony

Wednesday night June 21 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. The broadcast starts with Steven Stucky’s “Radical Light”, continues with John Adams’ piano concerto “Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?” featuring Vikingur Ólafsson and closes with Sibelius’ “5th Symphony”.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night June 20 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Inon Barnatan is the soloist in Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue" and Ravel’s “Piano Concerto in G Major”. Andre de Ridder guest conducts. Also on the program, Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess Symphonic Picture”.

Olivier Messiaen
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night June 19 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 Messiaen’s “Turangalîla-Symphonie” with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and ondes martenot soloist Cynthia Millar.  Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducts.

Quincy Jones
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Gateways Radio

Friday night June 16 at 6:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s Gateways Radio. Garrett McQueen is your host. You’ll hear Quincy Jones’ “Nettie Teaches Celie” and Michael Abels’ “Delights and Dances”. Also on the program Ravel’s “La Valse” as performed by the Gateways Orchestra led by Michael Morgan.

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Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts

Thursday night June 15 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s a Deutsche Welle Festival Concert. From the 2022 Leipzig Bach Festival you’ll hear organ works by J. S. Bach and other members of the Bach family as performed by organist Johannes Lang.

Brahms
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San Francisco Symphony

Wednesday night June 14 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. You’ll hear choral works by Brahms: the Op. 89 “Gesang der Parzen” “Song of the Fates”, and the Op. 54 “Schicksalied” “Song of Destiny”.  Also on the program Tchaikovsky’s “Pathetique” Symphony.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

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