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Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 31°F
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin is an exciting daily radio program that delves into a wide assortment of topics in classical music. Each five-program series builds off a single theme ranging from composer biographies to explorations of various cultures, musical styles, and time periods.
Throughout this journey, Bill McGlaughlin guides the listener deep into the music with care and enthusiasm by giving historical context, illustrations at the piano and providing a special insight that only a top-notch musician, conductor, broadcaster, and composer could. Whether 90 or 9, professional musician or simply a music lover, Bill McGlaughlin truly makes exploring music fun.
Behind the Microphone
For millions of music fans, the intimate voice of Bill McGlaughlin signals another adventure into the heart of music-making. Whether he's chatting with one of the great string quartets, hosting an intermission at the Met or seated at the piano with a Beethoven score, Bill's insight and magnanimous charm are a cornerstone of classical broadcasting.
William McGlaughlin's introduction to music came late; he was fourteen before he took his first piano lessons. Read More
Exploring Music Support
Major funding for Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin is provided by Helen Zell, the Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation, an anonymous gift in memory of Carl & Fern Gaensslen, Mr. & Mrs. William Gardner Brown, Joan W. Harris and the Irving Harris Foundation, and Sanfred & Nancy Koltun.
Generous support is also provided by The Black Dog Fund, Julie & Roger Baskes, Mr. Phil Lumpkin, Nancy L. & Alfred L. McDougal, Randy Kroszner & David Nelson, and the listener supporters of WFMT.
This program is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
January 23 - 27 : Mozart: Bright Lights, Big City
Mozart gets the boot from the Archbishop and moves to the city.
January 30 - February 3 : Too Darn Big
This week we're ascending some of the most colossal musical mountains in existence - works like Schoenberg's Gurrelieder and Havergal Brian's Gothic Symphony that are (usually) too big to program on Exploring Music.
February 6 - 10 : John Corigliano
Bill McGlaughlin welcomes one of America’s foremost composers as co-host and programmer.
February 13 - 17 : It Was a Lover and His Lass
Composers influenced by the elixir of love.
February 20 - 24 : The Violin Concerto
A sampling of great works for solo violin and orchestra, including concerti by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Sibelius.
February 27 - March 2 : American Masters, Part III
Our series celebrating American composers continues with more innovative works from the 20th century.
The Exploring Music Message Board
Your chance to join the conversation or get one started. Tell us what you've enjoyed or what you'd like to hear on one of our future shows.
