Sunday night February 5 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear selections from George Crumb’s American Songbook. He earned his Master of Music from the University of Illinois in 1952.  At 8:00 you’ll hear “Great Brazilian Pianist” on “Fiesta”.

Monday night January 9 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week” with “An All-American New Year’s Program”. Thomas Hampson sings selections from Copland’s “Old American Songs” and standards by Cole Porter.

Also on the program other "Americana": "Appalachian Spring" and "An American in Paris".

Bramwell Tovey guest conducts music by Elgar, Ives and others.

Thomas Hampson was in the neighborhood so he dropped in to sing on John Adams' "The Wound Dresser"