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.

A special live broadcast of “The Atomic Age Cocktail Party”

Friday night September 5 at 7:00 on “W-I-L-L Classical” we pre-empt “Gateways Radio” so that we can bring you a special live broadcast of "The Atomic Age Cocktail Party". Tune in and make a pledge in support of this and other programs on WILL Classical at willgive.org.

Fritz Reiner
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night September 2 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear works conducted by Fritz Reiner: Haydn’s “88th Symphony”, Rolf Liebermann’s Concerto for Jazz Band and Orchestra”, and Mahler’s “4th Symphony”.

Haydn
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night September 1 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. The program opens with Strauss’ “Also Sprach Zarathustra” followed by Haydn’s “Wind-band Mass” and closing with Strauss’ “Death and Transfiguration”.

Witold Lutoslawski
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Fiesta!

Sunday night August 31 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” you’ll hear Lutoslawski’s “Variations on a Theme of Paganini” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 you’ll hear music by Claudio Santoro on “Fiesta”.

Loki Karuna
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Gateways Radio

Friday night August 29 at 7:00 on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s “Gateways Radio”. You'll hear Carlos Simon’s “Amen”, Samuel Adler’s “In Memoriam: Marian Anderson”, David Baker’s “Blues (Deliver My Soul) and William Grant Still’s “3rd Symphony”. Loki Karuna hosts.

CSO logo
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night August 26 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear John Adams’ “The Chairman Dances” and Shostakovich’s “1st Suite for Variety Orchestra. Also on the program music by Ellington by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Shostakovich
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night August 25 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear three works by Shostakovich: the 6th and 14th symphonies conducted by Leonard Bernstein and the “2nd Piano Concerto”.

Ravel
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Fiesta!

Sunday night August 24 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” you’ll hear Ravel’s “Gaspard de la nuit” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 you’ll hear a program on called “Sonic Alchemies from Latin America” on “Fiesta”.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

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