Apollo’s Fire, under the direction of Jeannette Sorrell, presents an exploration of the four quarters of Old Jerusalem (Jewish, Christian, Arab, and Armenian/Byzantine).

A longtime WFMT New Year’s broadcast tradition.

The famed Vienna Philharmonic offers “a greeting of hope, friendship, and peace” in its annual New Year’s Day concert, broadcast live around the world.

Ring in the New Year with your favorite WFMT hosts.

Film critic Michael Phillips presents music from holiday favorites and other wintry classics.

Dame Jane Glover leads the Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra with soloists soprano Yulia van Doren, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, tenor Miles Mykkanen, and baritone Will Liverman. Recorded live in concert.

Baroque&Before’s special extended Christmas edition presents Johann Sebastian Bach‘s Christmas Oratorio, written for the Christmas season of 1734-1735.

A beloved Christmas Eve tradition, A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols sets a tone for Christmas Eve both contemplative and celebratory.

The gentlemen of Cantus share a warm and inviting mix of music for the holidays.

Celebrating the season with a recording of José Mauricio de Nunes Garcia’s monumental mass, “Missa de Nossa Senhora da Conceição”

A beloved program of Appalachian music for the holidays.

Live from Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.

The Christmas season was an extremely busy time for church composers in the eighteenth century: congregations expected newly written music every year. A tradition emerged in the early seventeenth century of composing music with the aim of recreating the pastoral atmosphere of the first Christmas Eve. On this special Advent edition of Baroque&Before, Concerto Copenhagen starts off our program with …

The vocal ensemble Chicago a cappella highlights the creativity and vitality of American Jewish musical traditions.

Handel recast the story of Judas Maccabeus as a celebratory ode to King George II, with music of unprecedented refinement, gripping suspense, and drama.

Creating a musical exploration of the complex intertwinings – the sacred bridges – between Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.

Recently, Bill was staying at a beautiful little home in an oak forest in Massachusetts, near the Connecticut River. There had been tremendous thunderstorms through the night, but when he awoke that Sunday morning, the sun was shining, and the birds were singing. He thought what we need in the world is more days of peace and joy. So, this …

A longtime WFMT New Year’s broadcast tradition.

Baritone Thomas Hampson joined the Philharmonic in 2009 for an American New Year’s Eve celebration.

An encore presentation of the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s tradition.

The famed Vienna Philharmonic offers “a greeting of hope, friendship, and peace” in its annual New Year’s Day concert, broadcast live around the world.

Ring in the New Year with your favorite WFMT hosts.

Songs for endings and beginnings and a tuneful celebration of Hanukkah.

Megon McDonough, Chris Walz, Don Stiernberg, Marc Edelstein, and Daniel Nahmod gather to honor “Chicago Shorty” singing songs by Steve Goodman and his friends.

With another year come and gone, LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn share a playlist of their favorite recordings released in 2024.