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 January 4 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the first program in a new series: “Orchestras from the European Broadcasting Union”. Vladimir Jurowski leads the London Philharmonic in Enescu’s “2nd Symphony”. Also on the program Elgar’s “Violin Concerto” with soloist Julia Fischer.
Tuesday January 3 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Concertmaster Robert Chen leads the group in an all-Mozart program, the “3rd Violin Concerto’, “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”, the “25th Symphony”, and the “2nd Flute Concerto”.
Monday night January 2 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Bach’s “Sing unto the Lord a New Song” and “Magnificat”. Also on the program, Mendelssohn’s “Magnificat” and “Christus”. Masaaki Suzuki conducts.
Sunday night January 1 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 we pre-empt the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center” and “Fiesta” to bring you the Vienna Philharmonic’s presentation of its ever-popular New Year’s Day concert from the Golden Hall of Vienna’s Musikverein.
Thursday night December 29 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra”. You’ll hear selections from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” and Vivian Fung’s “A Child’s Dream of Toys”. Also on the program Barber’s “Violin Concerto” with soloist James Ehnes.
Wednesday night December 28 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra”. The featured work is Beethoven’s “9th Symphony”. Also on the program the Aizuri Quartet joins the Orchestra in John Adam’s “Absolute Jest”.
Tuesday night December 27 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear “Part I” of Handel’s “Messiah” featuring Jessye Norman and selections from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” ballet.
Monday night December 26 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 we pre-empt “The New York Philharmonic This Week” to bring you two Holiday specials: “The Ballad of the Brown King” and “A Soulful Christmas”.
Sunday night December 25 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 we pre-empt the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center” and “Fiesta” to bring you the Holiday special of traditional readings and music “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols”.
We apologize for the technical problems that prevented us from broadcasting this Holiday Special.
If you have any comments, remarks, etc, please contact me at trauth@illinois.edu
Thursday night December 22 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 we pre-empt the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra” for two holiday specials: “The Christmas Revels: In Celebration of the Winter Solstice 2022” and the “St. Olaf Christmas Festival”.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
