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.

Manuel de Falla
Ricordi

The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night October 23 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”.  From commercially available recordings you’ll hear Manuel de Falla’s “Three-Cornered Hat”, “Love, the Magician” and the “Concierto del Sur” with guitarist Sharon Isbin.

Amy Beach
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Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and The Middle

Thursday night October 19 at 7:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”. You’ll hear Amy Beach’s “Piano Quintet”. At 8:00 it’s “The Middle”: a weekly, live, call-in talk show on politics. The chamber music program differs from the listing published in Patterns Magazine.

Schumann
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday night October 18 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the third program in a new series from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. You’ll hear Schumann’s “1st  Symphony” and Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture”. Also on the program choral works by Brahms.

Mozart
Wikipedia

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night October 17 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”.  From the CSO’s archives you’ll hear Mozart’s “39th Symphony” and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 3, the “Heroic”. Herbert Blomstedt guest conducts.

Anton Bruckner
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night October 16 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 Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 3, the “Heroic” and Bruckner’s “2nd Symphony” in C Minor. Alan Gilbert conducts.

Dvorak
Wikipedia

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and The Middle

Thursday night October 12 at 7:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”. You’ll hear Dvorak’s “Op. 51 String Quartet”. At 8:00 it’s “The Middle”: a weekly live, call-in talk on politics. The chamber music program differs from the listing published in Patterns Magazine.

Tchaikovsky
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday night October 11 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the second program in a new series from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. You’ll hear Tchaikovsky’s “5th Symphony” and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Opus 33 “Ballade in  A minor”.  Also on the program Prokofiev’s 2nd Violin Concerto with soloist James Ehnes. 

Stravinsky
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night October 10 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”.  You’ll hear Stravinsky’s “The Firebird” and Anders Hillborg’s “Eleven Gates” Klaus Makela guest conducts. Also on the program Prokofiev’s 2nd Violin Concerto with soloist Daniel Lozakovich.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

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