Schedule & Playlists

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

7:00 am

Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael

With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

11:00 am

Introductions

Hayden Joyce, 17, horn & Fabrizio Milcent, 18, bassoon. Gallay: Unmeasured Prelude, Op. 27, No. 27; F Strauss: "Nocturno"; Bach arr. Hoss: Cello Suite No. 2, Allemande; R Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, 1st mvt; Elgar: Romance, Op. 62; Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat, K. 191. With Katherine Petersen, piano & Mio Nakamura, piano.

12:00 pm

Metropolitan Opera

Kevin Puts's The Hours

Renée Fleming (Clarissa Vaughan); Joyce DiDonato (Virginia Woolf); Kelli O'Hara (Laura Brown); Kyle Ketelsen (Richard); Sean Panikkar (Leonard Woolf); Brandon Cedel (Dan Brown); William Burden (Louis); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Kensho Watanabe.

3:15 pm

Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

The Three Countertenors in Concert

Carlo Vistoli, Raffaele Pé, and Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen perform arias and ensembles from operas by Vivaldi, Handel, Porpora and more. Recorded October 20, 2023 at Rome's Teatro dell'Opera.

5:00 pm

Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller

7:00 pm

Sounds Classical

Music—A Catalyst for Change

In times of duress, history shows that humanity turns to music for serenity and an escape from the challenges of life. Moreover, music has been used as a medium for expressing discontent and inspiring unity. Hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn share a playlist of music written as a catalyst for societal change.

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

Live from the Levin Performance Studio: A preacher's kid with a big voice and a heart worn proudly on her sleeve, Katie Oates comes to WFMT to showcase her newest album, "Edge of a Hurricane."

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

We congratulate graduates with a show about achieving goals, moving on, and looking to new adventures.