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.

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.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night June 13 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. From the archives it’s an all-Beethoven program on which you’ll hear the “Leonore Overture No. 3”, the “3rd Symphony, the ‘Eroica’” and the “6th Symphony, the Pastoral”.

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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night June 12 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Mozart’s “17th Piano Concerto” featuring soloist Conrad Tao. Jaap van Zweden conducts. Also on the program Respighi’s “Pines of Rome”.   

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Gateways Radio

Friday night June 9 at 6:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s Gateways Radio. Garrett McQueen is your host. You’ll hear Valerie Coleman’s “Afro” and Fred Emory Smith’s “Suite No.1 for Percussion”. Also on the program Stravinsky’s “A Soldier’s Tale” featuring the Gateways Chamber Ensemble.

Dvorak
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Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts

Thursday night June 8 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s a Deutsche Welle Festival Concert. From the 2022 Beethoven Festival in Bonn you’ll hear the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine play Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony. Also on the program Beethoven’s “3rd Piano Concerto”.

Mozart
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San Francisco Symphony

Wednesday night June 7 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. You’ll hear Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony and Mahler’s “5th Symphony”. Gustavo Dudamel guest conducts.

Saint-Saens
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Monday night June 6 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Organist Cameron Carpenter is the soloist in Saint-Saen’s “Organ” Symphony and Poulenc’s “Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani”. Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider guest conducts. Also on the program, Dukas’ ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”.

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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night June 5 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From the archives you’ll hear Verdi’s “Requiem” with vocal soloists Angela Meade, Lilli Paasikivi, Russell Thomas and Eric Owens with the New York Choral Artists chorus. Alan Gilbert conducts.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

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